1987 Valleydale Meats 500

October 2023 Seventh race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Richard Childress Racing 16.588 27th Annual Valleydale Meats 500 The 1987 Valleydale Meats 500 program cover, featuring Morgan Shepherd. 29 7 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber ESPN 75.621 mph km/h 149 Melling Racing Dale Earnhardt Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol International Raceway Bill Elliott 3 500 0.858 500 428.89 428.89 266.5 April 12 0.533 Valleydale Meats 500 1987 266.5 34,000 1987 Valleydale Meats 500.jpeg The 1987 Valleydale Meats 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 12, 1987, before an audience of 34,000 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol International Raceway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. By race's end, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt had managed to dominate the final 100 laps of the race, coming back from a lap down early to take his 25th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fifth victory of the season, and his third straight victory.Higgins Tom April 13, 1987 Harsh Words Follow Earnhardt's Win At Bristol 1D, 3D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-harsh-words-follo/133525153/ October 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Bawden Steve April 13, 1987 Dale earns win in Valleydale 500 1B, 2B Bristol Herald Courier https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-dale-earns-win-in/133525313/ October 18, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, owner-driver Richard Petty and Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Bristol International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Slick JohnsonHamby RacingChevroletHesco Exhaust Systems15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevroletBahari Racing33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers41Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevroletBusch Polishes43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacTurtle Wax55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen64Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline81Mike PotterFillip RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 8, at 4:45 pm EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 drivers in the round would be 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, April 9, at 12:00 pm EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 16-30 would be decided on time,April 10, 1987 NASCAR Today 4C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/133609289/ October 18, 2023 Newspapers.com 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. Harry Gant, driving for Mach 1 Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 16.588 and an average speed of 115.674 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom April 11, 1987 Gant 'Nabs' Pole For Sunday's Bristol Race 1C, 5C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-gant-nabs-pole/133610222/ October 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Tony Spanos was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet16.588115.674227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac16.635115.34733Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16.665115.14045Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.677115.05757Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord16.710114.829622Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick16.723114.740790Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord16.727114.713826Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick16.736114.651935Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.755114.5211075Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac16.794114.255119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16.800114.2141217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.826114.0381311Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet16.839113.9501444Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile16.858113.8211515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord16.881113.666Failed to lock in Round 11621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord16.946113.2301771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet16.948113.2171843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac16.998112.8841955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile17.211111.487208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick17.255111.2032152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac17.262111.1572267Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord17.292110.9652330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac17.292110.9652418Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet17.295110.9452512Slick JohnsonHamby RacingChevrolet17.420110.1492670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac17.448109.9722764Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord17.522109.508286D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet17.611108.9552981Mike PotterFillip RacingFord17.619108.9053041Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet17.807107.755Failed to qualify3148Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet18.480103.831Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500134running180$43,85021843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac5001running175$21,03031515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord5000running165$17,1754119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord500149running170$12,570557Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord5003running160$11,6056133Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet5001running155$9,06071621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord50051running151$6,3508826Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick49942running147$5,58091311Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4990running138$9,800102418Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet4970running0$7,845111075Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4920running130$4,860121217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4900running127$1,850132330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4870running124$5,500142512Slick JohnsonHamby RacingChevrolet4870running121$4,29015286D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet4830running118$4,38016227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac47942running120$8,71017790Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord4510running112$3,660182981Mike PotterFillip RacingFord4500running109$1,4301945Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4365crash111$7,190201955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4190running103$1,950212670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4060engine100$1,260222764Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord3920running97$3,40023622Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick2890crash94$6,880241444Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile25254crash96$4,060252267Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord2090crash88$3,36026208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1950engine85$6,770271771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet16818crash87$2,54028935Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1680crash79$8,910292152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1270crash76$2,480303041Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet770engine73$950Failed to qualify3148Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,205 10px 2 Bill Elliott 1,078 (-127) 10px 1 3 Richard Petty 1,008 (-197) 10px 1 4 Neil Bonnett 1,000 (–205) 10px 5 Ricky Rudd 970 (–235) 10px 1 6 Terry Labonte 923 (–282) 10px 1 7 Darrell Waltrip 917 (–288) 10px 3 8 Kyle Petty 902 (–303) 10px 1 9 Rusty Wallace 886 (–319) 10px 1 10 Ken Schrader 882 (–323)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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