The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, June 27, at 11:30 AM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round were guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 were decided on time,[3] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.
Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 42.168 and an average speed of 170.746 miles per hour (274.789 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Referencesedit
^Higgins, Tom (June 29, 1987). "Earnhardt Tops Allison At Michigan". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 8B. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Brown, Clifton (June 29, 1987). "Earnhardt wins 400 at MIS". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 9D. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (June 28, 1987). "Wallace, Cope form Unlikely Front Row". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1D, 7D. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1987 Miller American 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday June 28 1987 before an audience of 78 000 in Brooklyn Michigan at Michigan International Speedway a two mile 3 2 km moderate banked D shaped speedway The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete 1987 Miller American 400Race detailsRace 14 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1987 Miller American 400 program cover DateJune 28 1987Official name19th Annual Miller American 400LocationBrooklyn Michigan Michigan International SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility2 mi 3 2 km Distance200 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Scheduled Distance200 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Average speed153 551 miles per hour 247 116 km h Attendance78 000Pole positionDriverRusty WallaceBlue Max RacingTime42 168Most laps ledDriverDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingLaps152WinnerNo 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkCBSAnnouncersKen Squier Ned Jarrett Chris EconomakiRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network By race s end Richard Childress Racing s Dale Earnhardt dominated a majority of the race leading 154 laps en route to his 27th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh victory of the season With the victory Earnhardt was able to increase his driver s championship lead over Bill Elliott by 304 points 1 2 To fill out the top three Ranier Lundy Racing s Davey Allison and Wood Brothers Racing s Kyle Petty finished second and third respectively Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Michigan International Speedway the venue where the race was held The race was held at Michigan International Speedway a two mile 3 2 km moderate banked D shaped speedway located in Brooklyn Michigan The track is used primarily for NASCAR events It is known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway as MIS s oval design was a direct basis of TWS with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking by open wheel standards the 18 degree banking is modest by stock car standards Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Brett Bodine Ellington Racing Buick Bull s Eye Barbecue Sauce3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Wrangler4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak04 Charlie Rudolph Rudolph Racing Chevrolet Sunoco5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett6 Connie Saylor U S Racing Chevrolet Kroger7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller American08 Butch Miller Throop Racing Chevrolet Throop Racing9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet Budweiser15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide18 Dale Jarrett R Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet Freedlander Financial19 Derrike Cope R Stoke Racing Chevrolet Alugard21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller American25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick Quaker State27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak28 Davey Allison R Ranier Lundy Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee s30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet All Pro Auto Parts33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts38 Rickey Hood Hood Racing Ford Hood Racing43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines49 Bob Keselowski Keselowski Racing Chevrolet Arnold Jerome Enterprises50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Valvoline51 David Simko Simko Racing Chevrolet Mound Steel amp Supply52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile Copenhagen62 Steve Christman R Winkle Motorsports Pontiac AC Spark Plug64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford Sunny King Ford67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts68 Jerry Holden Holden Racing Chevrolet Altra Dry69 Donny Paul Paul Racing Chevrolet Cyclo Automotive70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Helen Rae Special74 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet Wawak Racing75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline77 Eddie Bierschwale Ragan Racing Ford Ragan Racing80 Gary Fedewa Burke Racing Chevrolet Burke Racing81 Mike Potter Fillip Racing Ford Fillip Racing82 Rick Jeffrey Jeffrey Racing Chevrolet Jeffrey Racing83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn s Kmart85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet James Chevrolet88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Crisco89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford Red Baron Frozen Pizza91 Ken Bouchard Sullivan Racing Chevrolet Sullivan RacingQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Saturday June 27 at 11 30 AM EST Each driver had one lap to set a time During the first round the top 20 drivers in the round were guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Saturday at 2 00 PM EST As with the first round each driver had one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 21 40 were decided on time 3 and depending on who needed it a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner s points up to two were given Rusty Wallace driving for Blue Max Racing managed to win the pole setting a time of 42 168 and an average speed of 170 746 miles per hour 274 789 km h in the first round 4 12 drivers failed to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 42 168 170 7462 19 Derrike Cope R Stoke Racing Ford 42 275 170 3133 90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 42 289 170 2574 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 42 330 170 0925 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet 42 368 169 9406 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 42 374 169 9167 22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 42 394 169 8358 28 Davey Allison R Ranier Lundy Racing Ford 42 404 169 7959 88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 42 493 169 44010 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42 510 169 37211 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 42 531 169 28812 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 42 562 169 16513 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 42 565 169 15314 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42 614 168 95915 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 42 723 168 52716 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet 42 726 168 51617 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42 731 168 49618 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 42 758 168 39019 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 42 760 168 38220 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 42 840 168 067Failed to lock in Round 121 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick 42 395 169 83122 35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42 704 168 60223 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 42 869 167 95424 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 42 902 167 82425 1 Brett Bodine Ellington Racing Chevrolet 42 910 167 79326 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 42 967 167 57027 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 43 001 167 43828 6 Connie Saylor U S Racing Chevrolet 43 033 167 31329 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 43 065 167 18930 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 43 192 166 69831 69 Donny Paul Paul Racing Chevrolet 43 222 166 58232 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 43 249 166 47833 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 43 314 166 22834 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 43 343 166 11735 77 Eddie Bierschwale Ragan Racing Ford 43 398 165 90636 91 Ken Bouchard Sullivan Racing Chevrolet 43 454 165 69237 08 Butch Miller Throop Racing Chevrolet 43 468 165 63938 18 Dale Jarrett R Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 43 600 165 13839 51 David Simko Simko Racing Chevrolet 43 643 164 97540 64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford 43 801 164 38041 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Failed to qualify results unknown 42 04 Charlie Rudolph Rudolph Racing Chevrolet 43 38 Rickey Hood Hood Racing Ford 44 49 Bob Keselowski Keselowski Racing Chevrolet 45 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 46 62 Steve Christman R Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 47 68 Jerry Holden Holden Racing Chevrolet 48 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 49 74 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet 50 80 Gary Fedewa Burke Racing Chevrolet 51 81 Mike Potter Fillip Racing Ford 52 82 Rick Jeffrey Jeffrey Racing Chevrolet 53 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Official starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 152 running 185 60 2502 8 28 Davey Allison R Ranier Lundy Racing Ford 200 0 running 170 27 5753 23 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 165 26 0254 17 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 7 running 165 13 1755 1 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 200 15 running 160 25 1506 11 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 200 0 running 150 16 1007 14 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 146 10 6558 3 90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 199 3 running 147 14 2459 22 35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 138 16 50010 30 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 199 0 running 134 7 47511 10 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 130 12 62512 15 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 199 0 running 127 9 42513 20 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 124 8 96514 18 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 199 0 running 121 12 95015 29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 118 8 50516 9 88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 199 0 running 115 3 97517 34 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 198 1 running 117 7 58518 41 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 198 0 running 109 7 20019 35 77 Eddie Bierschwale Ragan Racing Ford 197 0 running 0 3 31020 38 18 Dale Jarrett R Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 103 7 06021 13 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 196 0 running 100 3 45022 25 1 Brett Bodine Ellington Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 97 2 83523 40 64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford 196 0 running 94 5 93024 27 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 195 0 running 91 2 61525 21 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick 194 3 running 93 5 65026 39 51 David Simko Simko Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 85 2 42027 7 22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 193 0 running 82 9 36028 5 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet 192 0 running 79 11 10029 24 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 189 0 running 76 2 23030 12 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 169 0 engine 73 2 18031 19 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 163 0 engine 70 5 90032 36 91 Ken Bouchard Sullivan Racing Chevrolet 158 0 oil pressure 67 2 07533 26 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 130 0 brakes 64 2 02534 4 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 126 19 engine 66 12 05035 31 69 Donny Paul Paul Racing Chevrolet 104 0 engine 58 1 91536 37 08 Butch Miller Throop Racing Chevrolet 90 0 engine 0 1 88537 33 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 83 0 engine 52 4 65038 28 6 Connie Saylor U S Racing Chevrolet 63 0 engine 0 4 64039 16 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet 62 0 engine 46 4 62040 32 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 32 0 crash 43 1 87541 2 19 Derrike Cope R Stoke Racing Ford 0 0 did not start 0 0Failed to qualify results unknown 42 04 Charlie Rudolph Rudolph Racing Chevrolet43 38 Rickey Hood Hood Racing Ford44 49 Bob Keselowski Keselowski Racing Chevrolet45 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac46 62 Steve Christman R Winkle Motorsports Pontiac47 68 Jerry Holden Holden Racing Chevrolet48 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac49 74 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet50 80 Gary Fedewa Burke Racing Chevrolet51 81 Mike Potter Fillip Racing Ford52 82 Rick Jeffrey Jeffrey Racing Chevrolet53 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing ChevroletOfficial race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points nbsp 1 Dale Earnhardt 2 314 nbsp 2 Bill Elliott 2 010 304 nbsp 3 Neil Bonnett 1 985 329 nbsp 1 4 Kyle Petty 1 891 423 nbsp 1 5 Terry Labonte 1 869 445 nbsp 6 Ricky Rudd 1 825 489 nbsp 1 7 Darrell Waltrip 1 801 513 nbsp 1 8 Ken Schrader 1 799 515 nbsp 2 9 Richard Petty 1 788 526 nbsp 1 10 Rusty Wallace 1 710 604 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References edit Higgins Tom June 29 1987 Earnhardt Tops Allison At Michigan The Charlotte Observer pp 1B 8B Retrieved October 27 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Brown Clifton June 29 1987 Earnhardt wins 400 at MIS Detroit Free Press pp 1D 9D Retrieved October 27 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp NASCAR Today The Charlotte Observer May 19 1987 pp 27A Retrieved October 27 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom June 28 1987 Wallace Cope form Unlikely Front Row The Charlotte Observer pp 1D 7D Retrieved October 27 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1987 Budweiser 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1987 season Next race 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 Miller American 400 amp oldid 1182695846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
