Type: | NASWINSTON |
Year: | 1987 |
Official Name: | 19th Annual Budweiser 400 |
Announcers: | Larry Nuber, Dick Berggren |
Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
Network: | ESPN |
Pole Driver: | Terry Labonte |
First Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Most Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
First Driver: | Tim Richmond |
Most Driver: | Tim Richmond |
Pole Team: | Junior Johnson & Associates |
Most Laps: | 48 |
Avg: | 102.183mph |
Date: | June 21 |
Season No: | 29 |
Location: | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California |
Race No: | 13 |
Car: | 25 |
Race Name: | Budweiser 400 |
Scheduled Mi: | 248.9 |
Course Km: | 4.216 |
Scheduled Km: | 400.565 |
Distance Km: | 400.565 |
Scheduled Laps: | 95 |
Distance Laps: | 95 |
Course Mi: | 2.62 |
Pole Time: | 1:20.244 |
Distance Mi: | 248.9 |
Attendance: | 55,000 |
The 1987 Budweiser 400 was the 13th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 21, 1987, before an audience of 55,000 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62miles permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 95 laps to complete.
By race's end, Hendrick Motorsports' Tim Richmond managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the last 31 of 39 laps to take his 13th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1] [2] To fill out the top three, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd and RahMoc Enterprises' Neil Bonnett finished second and third, respectively.
Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and east of Los Angeles, in 1957. In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley. Riverside was noted for its hot, dusty environment and for being somewhat of a complicated and dangerous track for drivers. It was also considered one of the finest tracks in the United States.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 19, at 6:30 PM 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, June 20, at 5:00 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 provisionals were given.
Terry Labonte, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 1:20.244 and an average speed of 117.541mph in the first round.[4]
Five drivers failed to qualify.
Fin | St | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 48 | running | 185 | $36,450 | |
2 | 4 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 95 | 5 | running | 175 | $28,450 | |
3 | 14 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 95 | 0 | running | 165 | $17,005 | |
4 | 1 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 95 | 28 | running | 165 | $19,125 | |
5 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 95 | 0 | running | 155 | $13,850 | |
6 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 95 | 0 | running | 150 | $7,795 | |
7 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | running | 146 | $13,500 | |
8 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 95 | 0 | running | 142 | $9,650 | |
9 | 21 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 95 | 0 | running | 138 | $8,625 | |
10 | 19 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 95 | 0 | running | 134 | $8,790 | |
11 | 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 95 | 3 | running | 135 | $2,150 | |
12 | 18 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith Racing | Pontiac | 94 | 0 | running | 127 | 5,005 | |
13 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 94 | 0 | running | 124 | $9,450 | |
14 | 27 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 94 | 0 | running | 121 | $1,850 | |
15 | 29 | 95 | Chad Little | George Jefferson Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | running | 118 | $4,035 | |
16 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 115 | $6,125 | |
17 | 37 | 51 | Jim Fitzgerald | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 112 | $1,675 | |
18 | 41 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 109 | $5,765 | |
19 | 40 | 32 | Ruben Garcia | Stoke Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 106 | $2,755 | |
20 | 36 | 14 | Harry Goularte | Goularte Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 103 | $3,095 | |
21 | 31 | 67 | Chet Fillip | Arrington Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | running | 100 | $4,225 | |
22 | 39 | 6 | Ron Esau | U.S. Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 0 | $4,165 | |
23 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 90 | 0 | running | 94 | $4,080 | |
24 | 10 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 91 | $8,300 | |
25 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | ignition | 88 | $4,085 | |
26 | 24 | 64 | Rick McCray | Langley Racing | Ford | 88 | 0 | running | 85 | $3,200 | |
27 | 2 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 11 | engine | 87 | $8,175 | |
28 | 25 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 84 | 0 | running | 79 | $4,150 | |
29 | 30 | 66 | John Krebs | Krebs Racing | Oldsmobile | 80 | 0 | engine | 76 | $1,125 | |
30 | 3 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | running | 73 | $1,100 | |
31 | 28 | 12 | Jim Bown | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 70 | 0 | engine | 70 | $3,050 | |
32 | 16 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | engine | 67 | $3,025 | |
33 | 34 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | engine | 64 | $1,000 | |
34 | 11 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $10,175 | |
35 | 6 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | King Racing | Buick | 44 | 0 | transmission | 58 | $2,900 | |
36 | 38 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Lois Williams Racing | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | engine | 55 | $900 | |
37 | 35 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 17 | 0 | oil leak | 52 | $900 | |
38 | 26 | 1 | Brett Bodine | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | oil pressure | 49 | $900 | |
39 | 17 | 79 | Roy Smith | Razore Racing | Ford | 6 | 0 | clutch | 46 | $900 | |
40 | 33 | 29 | George Follmer | Midgley Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | steering | 43 | $875 | |
41 | 7 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | engine | 40 | $8,875 | |
Failed to qualify (results unknown) | |||||||||||
42 | 2 | St. James Davis | St. James Racing | Buick | |||||||
43 | 41 | Jack Sellers | Vincent Racing | Chevrolet | |||||||
44 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | Winkle Motorsports | Pontiac | |||||||
45 | 76 | Roman Calczynski | Spears Motorsports | Buick | |||||||
46 | 77 | Ray Kelly | Ray Kelly Racing | Pontiac | |||||||
Official race results |
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,129 | |||||||
2 | Bill Elliott | 1,944 (-185) | |||||||
3 | Neil Bonnett | 1,868 (-261) | |||||||
1 | 4 | Terry Labonte | 1,790 (–339) | ||||||
1 | 5 | Kyle Petty | 1,726 (–403) | ||||||
1 | 6 | Ricky Rudd | 1,704 (–425) | ||||||
2 | 7 | Richard Petty | 1,661 (–268) | ||||||
2 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 1,655 (–474) | ||||||
1 | 9 | Ken Schrader | 1,652 (–477) | ||||||
1 | 10 | Phil Parsons | 1,581 (–548) | ||||||
Official driver's standings |