1987 Champion Spark Plug 400

November 2023 19th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 400 42.178 643.737 643.737 200 200 3.2 400 2 138.648 mph km/h 1987 August 16 Champion Spark Plug 400 18th Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 The 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover. Motor Racing Network 19 29 9 63 Ranier-Lundy Racing Davey Allison Bill Elliott Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Melling Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400.jpeg 72,000 The 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 16, 1987, before an audience of 72,000 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. In the final laps of the race, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott was able to hold off a late-race charges by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, holding off the field on the final restart with eight laps left to take his 20th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 17, 1987 Petty Makes A Run, But Elliott Wins Michigan 1B, 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-petty-makes-a-run/134559247/ November 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Brown Clifton August 17, 1987 Elliott survives a chaotic 400 1F, 6F Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-elliott-survives-a-ch/134559367/ November 4, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Dale Earnhardt and King Racing's Morgan Shepherd finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|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 (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Brett BodineEllington RacingChevroletBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce01Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFordErnie Haire Ford3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak04Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingChevroletSunoco5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Trevor BoysHamby RacingChevroletGorman's Esso Sales15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial19Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFordStoke Racing21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevroletAll Pro Auto Parts33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers Decaf36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts38Rickey HoodHood RacingFordSolar Sources43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline51David SimkoSimko RacingChevroletMetro 25 Car Care Center52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Classic62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug63Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevroletLinro Motorsports64Rodney CombsLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts69Donny PaulPaul RacingChevroletCyclo Automotive Chemicals70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletWawak Racing75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Ken RaganRagan RacingFordSouthlake Ford80Eddie BierschwaleS&H RacingChevroletTRW Automotive82Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevroletJeffrey Racing83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, August 15, 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,August 14, 1987 NASCAR Today 5C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/134559584/ November 4, 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 provisionals were given. Davey Allison, driving for Ranier-Lundy Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 42.178 and an average speed of 170.705 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom August 16, 1987 Davey Allison Charges To Pole At Michigan 1D, 10D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-davey-allison-cha/134644107/ November 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Ten drivers failed to qualify. Two drivers who failed to qualify, Jocko Maggiacomo and Donny Paul, were both involved in qualifying crashes.Griffis Richard August 16, 1987 Fords thunder to first four spots on grid 3D Battle Creek Enquirer https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-fords-thunder-to-f/134644054/ November 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord42.178170.70527Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord42.236170.47139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord42.370169.932490Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord42.488169.46051Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet42.494169.436635Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.606168.990717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.618168.94383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet42.684168.681911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet42.694168.6421019Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord42.696168.6341143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac42.746168.4371233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet42.754168.405134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile42.796168.2401483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile42.826168.1221526Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick42.878167.918168Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick42.887167.8831789Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac42.903167.8201821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord42.903167.8201922Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick42.913167.7812027Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac42.921167.750Failed to lock in Round 12144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile42.878167.918225Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.929167.7192355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile42.940167.6762464Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord42.942167.6682525Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.948167.6452677Ken RaganRagan RacingFord42.963167.5862715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord43.062167.2012830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet43.073167.1582971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet43.085167.1123075Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac43.106167.0303188Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile43.188166.7133229Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile43.221166.5863367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord43.354166.0753451David SimkoSimko RacingChevrolet43.410165.8503570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac43.427165.7953652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet43.510165.4793718Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet43.512165.4723804Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingChevrolet43.547165.3393974Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet43.645164.9674050Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac43.676164.850Failed to qualify (results unknown)4101Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord -* -*426Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet -* -*4312Trevor BoysHamby RacingOldsmobile -* -*4436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac -* -*4538Rickey HoodHood RacingFord -* -*4662Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4780Eddie BierschwaleS&H RacingChevrolet -* -*4882Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet -* -*4963Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet - -5069Donny PaulPaul RacingChevrolet - -Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20016running180$52,875283Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20063running180$34,32531526Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick2001running170$20,50542027Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20058running165$20,6505128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord20021running160$13,500627Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2000running150$15,79571922Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick20011running151$14,29083188Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile2000running142$8,29593075Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac2000running138$10,31010225Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2001running139$13,955111143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac19928crash135$9,99012134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1990running127$4,84513168Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1990running124$11,515142355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1990running121$4,185152144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1990running118$8,665161483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1990running115$3,64517717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1991running117$5,27018635Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running109$12,425194050Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac1980running106$3,015202830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet1980running103$7,0302151Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet1960running100$3,420223570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1950running97$2,560233367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1940running94$5,865241789Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac1900engine91$2,840252715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1800running88$11,485261233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1790engine85$5,360271821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1650engine82$9,100283451David SimkoSimko RacingChevrolet1640engine79$2,045292525Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1490engine76$1,990302677Ken RaganRagan RacingFord1460crash73$1,930312464Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord1460engine70$4,935323974Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet1370oil leak67$1,84533911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1290water pump64$10,60034490Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord890engine61$4,630352971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet770engine58$4,465363804Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingChevrolet680transmission55$1,680373652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet650engine52$4,430381019Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord430engine49$1,670393718Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet250engine46$4,400403229Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile220engine43$1,660Failed to qualify (results unknown)4101Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord426Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet4312Trevor BoysHamby RacingOldsmobile4436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac4538Rickey HoodHood RacingFord4662Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac4780Eddie BierschwaleS&H RacingChevrolet4882Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet4963Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet5069Donny PaulPaul RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,151 10px 1 2 Bill Elliott 2,653 (-498) 10px 1 3 Terry Labonte 2,552 (-599) 10px 1 4 Neil Bonnett 2,507 (–644) 10px 2 5 Rusty Wallace 2,480 (–671) 10px 6 Darrell Waltrip 2,479 (–672) 10px 3 7 Kyle Petty 2,463 (–688) 10px 8 Ricky Rudd 2,402 (–749) 10px 9 Ken Schrader 2,341 (–810) 10px 10 Richard Petty 2,323 (–828)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 The Budweiser at The Glen 1987 Busch 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in Michigan Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:August 1987 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway