The 1987 Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 6, 1987, before an audience of 75,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race was shortened from its scheduled 367 laps to 202 laps due to rain.
Racing until the 198th lap, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt managed to fend off challenges for the lead by owner-driver Richard Petty until a caution period was declared on lap 198. Four laps later, the race was red-flagged and not resumed, earning Earnhardt his 30th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his 10th victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace and the aforementioned Richard Petty finished second and third, respectively.
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, September 3, at 3:00 pm EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21–40 meant to be determined the following day on Friday, September 4.[5] However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round. 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.[6]
Davey Allison, driving for Ranier-Lundy Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 31.276 and an average speed of 157.232 miles per hour (253.040 km/h).[7]
J. D. McDuffie was the only driver to fail to qualify, as he signed up later than U. S. Racing owner D. K. Ulrich. In the battle for the last position to qualify, four cars out of the 41-car entry list did not run laps during the first round. Two provisionals were given to Dale Jarrett and Brett Bodine for the 38th and 39th positions, leaving the 40th position to be determined by whichever car owner signed up for the race earlier. Due to Ulrich signing up earlier, his entry, driven by Connie Saylor, was given the 40th position.[3]
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Notesedit
^Cope crashed the team's primary car during a preliminary practice session. As a result of the crash, Cope was replaced by Connie Saylor in the team's backup car.[3]
^Withdrew due to complications from a severe cold.[4]
^Branham, Russell (September 7, 1987). "Earnhardt wins rain-shortened Southern 500". Florence Morning News. pp. 2B. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abWoodward, Bill (September 5, 1987). "Name calling a compliment for Pearson". The News & Observer. pp. 3B. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (September 4, 1987). "Richmond Withdraws From Southern 500". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 4B. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1987 Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday September 6 1987 before an audience of 75 000 in Darlington South Carolina at Darlington Raceway a 1 366 miles 2 198 km permanent egg shaped oval racetrack The race was shortened from its scheduled 367 laps to 202 laps due to rain 1987 Southern 500Race detailsRace 21 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1987 Southern 500 program cover featuring Davey Allison Kyle Petty and Bill Elliott DateSeptember 6 1987Official name38th Annual Southern 500LocationDarlington Raceway Darlington South CarolinaCoursePermanent racing facility1 366 mi 2 221 km Distance202 laps 275 932 mi 444 069 km Scheduled Distance367 laps 501 322 mi 806 799 km Average speed115 52 miles per hour 185 91 km h Attendance75 000Pole positionDriverDavey AllisonRanier Lundy RacingTime31 276Most laps ledDriverDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingLaps109WinnerNo 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Chris EconomakiRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Racing until the 198th lap Richard Childress Racing s Dale Earnhardt managed to fend off challenges for the lead by owner driver Richard Petty until a caution period was declared on lap 198 Four laps later the race was red flagged and not resumed earning Earnhardt his 30th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his 10th victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Blue Max Racing s Rusty Wallace and the aforementioned Richard 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 Notes 6 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Darlington Raceway the venue where the race was held Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina It is nicknamed The Lady in Black and The Track Too Tough to Tame by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as A NASCAR Tradition It is of a unique somewhat egg shaped design an oval with the ends of very different configurations a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars handling in a way that is effective at both ends Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Brett Bodine Ellington Racing Chevrolet Bull s Eye Barbecue Sauce3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Wrangler4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett6 Derrike Cope a R U S Racing Chevrolet Slender You Figure Salons7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller American9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet Budweiser12 Trevor Boys Hamby Racing Chevrolet Gorman s Esso Sales15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide18 Dale Jarrett R Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet Freedlander Financial21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller American25 Tim Richmond b 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 Parts32 Jonathan Lee Edwards Edwards Racing Chevrolet Edwards Racing33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit34 Eddie Bierschwale AAG Racing Chevrolet Allen s Glass35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers Decaf36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Valvoline52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Classic62 Steve Christman R Winkle Motorsports Pontiac AC Spark Plug64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford Sunny King Ford67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy74 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet Wawak Racing75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline81 Mike Potter Fillip Racing Chevrolet Fillip Racing83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn s Kmart88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Crisco90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford Red Baron Frozen PizzaQualifying editQualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds The first round was held on Thursday September 3 at 3 00 pm EST Originally the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying with positions 21 40 meant to be determined the following day on Friday September 4 5 However due to rain the second round was cancelled As a result the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round 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 6 Davey Allison driving for Ranier Lundy Racing managed to win the pole setting a time of 31 276 and an average speed of 157 232 miles per hour 253 040 km h 7 J D McDuffie was the only driver to fail to qualify as he signed up later than U S Racing owner D K Ulrich In the battle for the last position to qualify four cars out of the 41 car entry list did not run laps during the first round Two provisionals were given to Dale Jarrett and Brett Bodine for the 38th and 39th positions leaving the 40th position to be determined by whichever car owner signed up for the race earlier Due to Ulrich signing up earlier his entry driven by Connie Saylor was given the 40th position 3 Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 28 Davey Allison R Ranier Lundy Racing Ford 31 276 157 2322 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 31 425 156 4873 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet 31 460 156 3134 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 31 469 156 2685 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 547 155 8826 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 31 762 154 8277 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 889 154 2108 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 31 893 154 1919 35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 919 154 06510 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 31 919 154 06511 22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31 945 153 94012 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31 956 153 88713 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 32 013 153 61314 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 32 065 153 36315 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick 32 066 153 35916 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 32 111 153 14417 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 32 121 153 09618 90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 32 124 153 08219 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet 32 157 152 92520 88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 32 175 152 83921 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 32 193 152 75422 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 32 265 152 41323 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 32 312 152 19124 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 32 325 152 13025 64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford 32 378 151 88126 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32 394 151 80627 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32 404 151 75928 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 32 484 151 38529 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 32 497 151 32530 12 Trevor Boys Hamby Racing Oldsmobile 32 515 151 24131 34 Eddie Bierschwale AAG Racing Chevrolet 32 615 150 77732 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 32 631 150 70333 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 32 932 149 32634 74 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet 33 245 147 92035 81 Mike Potter Fillip Racing Ford 33 552 146 56736 32 Jonathan Lee Edwards Edwards Racing Chevrolet 33 605 146 33537 62 Steve Christman R Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 33 615 146 292Provisionals38 18 Dale Jarrett R Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 39 1 Brett Bodine Ellington Racing Chevrolet Qualified via earlier postmark entry sign in time40 6 Connie Saylor U S Racing Oldsmobile Failed to qualify or withdrew41 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac WD 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 202 109 running 185 64 6502 16 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 202 0 running 170 33 6953 14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 202 2 running 170 22 5304 24 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 202 0 running 160 18 6655 3 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet 202 0 running 155 19 9456 17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 202 0 running 150 14 8907 12 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 202 0 running 146 15 0558 2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 202 1 running 147 15 2159 15 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick 202 0 running 138 9 55510 7 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 202 1 running 139 6 36511 18 90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 202 0 running 130 9 76512 22 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 202 0 running 127 4 53513 21 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 201 0 running 124 4 37514 26 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 121 11 21515 38 18 Dale Jarrett R Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 118 9 11016 28 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 115 7 75017 20 88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 199 0 distributor 112 3 75518 27 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 109 9 31019 19 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 106 7 13520 39 1 Brett Bodine Ellington Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 103 3 85521 37 62 Steve Christman R Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 195 0 running 100 3 05022 29 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 97 6 36523 34 74 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 94 2 85024 32 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 193 0 running 91 5 96025 31 34 Eddie Bierschwale AAG Racing Chevrolet 192 0 running 88 2 76026 11 22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 185 0 engine 85 9 57027 25 64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford 185 0 running 82 5 52528 8 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 176 0 running 79 2 38529 1 28 Davey Allison R Ranier Lundy Racing Ford 164 86 accident 81 6 54530 4 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 163 0 accident 73 2 24031 9 35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 162 3 accident 75 12 29032 23 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 156 0 running 67 4 80533 35 81 Mike Potter Fillip Racing Ford 153 0 accident 64 1 97534 40 6 Connie Saylor U S Racing Oldsmobile 140 0 fatigue 61 4 69035 33 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 133 0 fatigue 58 1 85536 30 12 Trevor Boys Hamby Racing Oldsmobile 126 0 accident 0 4 56037 36 32 Jonathan Lee Edwards Edwards Racing Chevrolet 122 0 engine 52 1 75538 13 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 96 0 engine 49 1 70539 10 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 85 0 clutch 46 4 39540 6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 77 0 engine 43 4 500Failed to qualify or withdrew41 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing PontiacWD 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletOfficial race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points nbsp 1 Dale Earnhardt 3 521 nbsp 2 Bill Elliott 2 938 583 nbsp 3 Terry Labonte 2 872 649 nbsp 4 Rusty Wallace 2 825 696 nbsp 1 5 Darrell Waltrip 2 723 798 nbsp 1 6 Ricky Rudd 2 713 808 nbsp 2 7 Neil Bonnett 2 708 813 nbsp 8 Kyle Petty 2 663 858 nbsp 9 Richard Petty 2 653 868 nbsp 10 Ken Schrader 2 558 963 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings Notes edit Cope crashed the team s primary car during a preliminary practice session As a result of the crash Cope was replaced by Connie Saylor in the team s backup car 3 Withdrew due to complications from a severe cold 4 References edit Higgins Tom September 7 1987 Earnhardt Wins Rainy 500 The Charlotte Observer pp 1B 4B Retrieved November 7 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Branham Russell September 7 1987 Earnhardt wins rain shortened Southern 500 Florence Morning News pp 2B Retrieved November 7 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Woodward Bill September 5 1987 Name calling a compliment for Pearson The News amp Observer pp 3B Retrieved September 20 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom September 4 1987 Richmond Withdraws From Southern 500 The Charlotte Observer pp 1B 4B Retrieved November 7 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp NASCAR Today The Charlotte Observer September 3 1987 pp 12B Retrieved November 7 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Scoppe Rick November 7 1987 Rain forces alternate way of filling field The Times and Democrat Associated Press pp 3B Retrieved November 7 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom September 4 1987 Allison Roars To Pole The Charlotte Observer pp 1B 4B Retrieved November 7 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1987 Busch 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1987 season Next race 1987 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 Southern 500 amp oldid 1184683935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
