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1987 Southern 500 - Wikipedia

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1987 Southern 500
Race details
Race 21 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1987 Southern 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison, Kyle Petty, and Bill Elliott.
Date	September 6, 1987
Official name	38th Annual Southern 500
Location	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.221 km)
Distance	202 laps, 275.932 mi (444.069 km)
Scheduled Distance	367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Average speed	115.52 miles per hour (185.91 km/h)
Attendance	75,000
Pole position
Driver	Davey Allison	Ranier-Lundy Racing
Time	31.276
Most laps led
Driver	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing
Laps	109
Winner
No. 3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Jenkins, Chris Economaki
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

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.

Background

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

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
1	Brett Bodine	Ellington Racing	Chevrolet	Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Wrangler
4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Kodak
5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Levi Garrett
6	Derrike Cope^[a] (R)	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	Slender You Figure Salons
7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	Zerex
8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	Miller American
9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	Coors
11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	Budweiser
12	Trevor Boys	Hamby Racing	Chevrolet	Gorman's Esso Sales
15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts
17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Tide
18	Dale Jarrett (R)	Freedlander Motorsports	Chevrolet	Freedlander Financial
21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Citgo
22	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	Miller American
25	Tim Richmond^[b]	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Folgers
26	Morgan Shepherd	King Racing	Buick	Quaker State
27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	Kodiak
28	Davey Allison (R)	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	Texaco, Havoline
29	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Hardee's
30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Chevrolet	All Pro Auto Parts
32	Jonathan Lee Edwards	Edwards Racing	Chevrolet	Edwards Racing
33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	Skoal Bandit
34	Eddie Bierschwale	AAG Racing	Chevrolet	Allen's Glass
35	Benny Parsons	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Folgers Decaf
36	H. B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	Almeda Auto Parts
43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	STP
44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	Piedmont Airlines
50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	Valvoline
52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	Eureka
55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Skoal Classic
62	Steve Christman (R)	Winkle Motorsports	Pontiac	AC Spark Plug
64	Rodney Combs	Langley Racing	Ford	Sunny King Ford
67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Ford	Pannill Sweatshirts
70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	Rumple Furniture
71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	Lifebuoy
74	Bobby Wawak	Wawak Racing	Chevrolet	Wawak Racing
75	Neil Bonnett	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	Valvoline
81	Mike Potter	Fillip Racing	Chevrolet	Fillip Racing
83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	Wynn's, Kmart
88	Buddy Baker	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	Crisco
90	Ken Schrader	Donlavey Racing	Ford	Red Baron Frozen Pizza

Qualifying

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]

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	28	Davey Allison (R)	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	31.276	157.232
2	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	31.425	156.487
3	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	31.460	156.313
4	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	31.469	156.268
5	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	31.547	155.882
6	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	31.762	154.827
7	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.889	154.210
8	4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	31.893	154.191
9	35	Benny Parsons	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.919	154.065
10	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	31.919	154.065
11	22	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	31.945	153.940
12	15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	31.956	153.887
13	50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	32.013	153.613
14	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	32.065	153.363
15	26	Morgan Shepherd	King Racing	Buick	32.066	153.359
16	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	32.111	153.144
17	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	32.121	153.096
18	90	Ken Schrader	Donlavey Racing	Ford	32.124	153.082
19	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Chevrolet	32.157	152.925
20	88	Buddy Baker	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	32.175	152.839
21	29	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	32.193	152.754
22	55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	32.265	152.413
23	75	Neil Bonnett	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	32.312	152.191
24	44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	32.325	152.130
25	64	Rodney Combs	Langley Racing	Ford	32.378	151.881
26	21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	32.394	151.806
27	5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.404	151.759
28	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	32.484	151.385
29	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	32.497	151.325
30	12	Trevor Boys	Hamby Racing	Oldsmobile	32.515	151.241
31	34	Eddie Bierschwale	AAG Racing	Chevrolet	32.615	150.777
32	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Ford	32.631	150.703
33	36	H. B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	32.932	149.326
34	74	Bobby Wawak	Wawak Racing	Chevrolet	33.245	147.920
35	81	Mike Potter	Fillip Racing	Ford	33.552	146.567
36	32	Jonathan Lee Edwards	Edwards Racing	Chevrolet	33.605	146.335
37	62	Steve Christman (R)	Winkle Motorsports	Pontiac	33.615	146.292
Provisionals
38	18	Dale Jarrett (R)	Freedlander Motorsports	Chevrolet	-	-
39	1	Brett Bodine	Ellington Racing	Chevrolet	-	-
Qualified via earlier postmark entry sign-in time
40	6	Connie Saylor	U.S. Racing	Oldsmobile	-	-
Failed to qualify or withdrew
41	70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	-	-
WD	25	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	-	-
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	5	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	202	109	running	185	$64,650
2	16	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	202	0	running	170	$33,695
3	14	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	202	2	running	170	$22,530
4	24	44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	202	0	running	160	$18,665
5	3	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	202	0	running	155	$19,945
6	17	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	202	0	running	150	$14,890
7	12	15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	202	0	running	146	$15,055
8	2	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	202	1	running	147	$15,215
9	15	26	Morgan Shepherd	King Racing	Buick	202	0	running	138	$9,555
10	7	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	202	1	running	139	$6,365
11	18	90	Ken Schrader	Donlavey Racing	Ford	202	0	running	130	$9,765
12	22	55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	202	0	running	127	$4,535
13	21	29	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	201	0	running	124	$4,375
14	26	21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	200	0	running	121	$11,215
15	38	18	Dale Jarrett (R)	Freedlander Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	0	running	118	$9,110
16	28	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	200	0	running	115	$7,750
17	20	88	Buddy Baker	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	199	0	distributor	112	$3,755
18	27	5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	199	0	running	109	$9,310
19	19	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Chevrolet	198	0	running	106	$7,135
20	39	1	Brett Bodine	Ellington Racing	Chevrolet	195	0	running	103	$3,855
21	37	62	Steve Christman (R)	Winkle Motorsports	Pontiac	195	0	running	100	$3,050
22	29	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	195	0	running	97	$6,365
23	34	74	Bobby Wawak	Wawak Racing	Chevrolet	194	0	running	94	$2,850
24	32	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Ford	193	0	running	91	$5,960
25	31	34	Eddie Bierschwale	AAG Racing	Chevrolet	192	0	running	88	$2,760
26	11	22	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	185	0	engine	85	$9,570
27	25	64	Rodney Combs	Langley Racing	Ford	185	0	running	82	$5,525
28	8	4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	176	0	running	79	$2,385
29	1	28	Davey Allison (R)	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	164	86	accident	81	$6,545
30	4	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	163	0	accident	73	$2,240
31	9	35	Benny Parsons	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	162	3	accident	75	$12,290
32	23	75	Neil Bonnett	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	156	0	running	67	$4,805
33	35	81	Mike Potter	Fillip Racing	Ford	153	0	accident	64	$1,975
34	40	6	Connie Saylor	U.S. Racing	Oldsmobile	140	0	fatigue	61	$4,690
35	33	36	H. B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	133	0	fatigue	58	$1,855
36	30	12	Trevor Boys	Hamby Racing	Oldsmobile	126	0	accident	0	$4,560
37	36	32	Jonathan Lee Edwards	Edwards Racing	Chevrolet	122	0	engine	52	$1,755
38	13	50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	96	0	engine	49	$1,705
39	10	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	85	0	clutch	46	$4,395
40	6	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	77	0	engine	43	$4,500
Failed to qualify or withdrew
41		70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac
WD		25	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Dale Earnhardt	3,521
	2	Bill Elliott	2,938 (-583)
	3	Terry Labonte	2,872 (-649)
	4	Rusty Wallace	2,825 (–696)
1	5	Darrell Waltrip	2,723 (–798)
1	6	Ricky Rudd	2,713 (–808)
2	7	Neil Bonnett	2,708 (–813)
	8	Kyle Petty	2,663 (–858)
	9	Richard Petty	2,653 (–868)
	10	Ken Schrader	2,558 (–963)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

Notes

^ 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

^ Higgins, Tom (September 7, 1987). "Earnhardt Wins Rainy 500". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 4B. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Branham, Russell (September 7, 1987). "Earnhardt wins rain-shortened Southern 500". Florence Morning News. pp. 2B. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Woodward, 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.
^ "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer. September 3, 1987. pp. 12B. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ Higgins, Tom (September 4, 1987). "Allison Roars To Pole". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 4B. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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