1987 Talladega 500

October 2023 17th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1987 Talladega 500 program cover, featuring Bobby Hillin Jr. 46.981 Melling Racing Bill Elliott 105,000 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network CBS Ranier-Lundy Racing 9 77 Davey Allison Bill Elliott 171.293 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway Melling Racing 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 17 Talladega 500 2.66 July 26 1987 500.08 19th Annual Talladega 500 1987 Talladega 500.jpeg The 1987 Talladega 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 26, 1987, before an audience of 105,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. By race's end, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott managed to fend off a late-race charge by Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison in the final laps of the race to take his 19th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 27, 1987 Elliott Captures Talladega 1D, 3D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-captures/134425940/ November 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Webb Donnie July 27, 1987 Elliott doesn't tire in victory 1C, 4C The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-elliott-doesnt-tire-i/134425441/ November 1, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Davey Allison and Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Alabama International Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletHeyward Grooms Construction1Brett BodineEllington RacingChevroletBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce01Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFordErnie Haire Ford3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Jeff SwindellHamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletCoats & Clark21Kyle 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 Decaf43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Jerry HoldenHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Classic62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug64Rodney CombsLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Chet FillipArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 23, at 2:00 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 Friday, July 24, 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,July 23, 1987 NASCAR Today 4D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/134426051/ November 1, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 46.981 and an average speed of 203.827 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom July 24, 1987 Elliott Takes Pole 1D, 4D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-takes-pol/134426153/ November 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Connie Saylor was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord46.981203.82723Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet47.066203.459328Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord47.154203.079417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.295202.474511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet47.304202.435626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick47.347202.251722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick47.352202.230821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord47.376202.128927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac47.397202.0381044Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile47.471201.723115Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.537201.4431288Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile47.647200.978137Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord47.770200.4611483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile47.803200.3221555Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile47.805200.3141625Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.888199.9671775Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac48.022199.4091814A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile48.055199.2721935Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.055199.272208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick48.069199.214Failed to lock in Round 12130Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet47.977199.5962229Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile48.049199.297231Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet48.088199.1352401Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord48.098199.0942571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet48.114199.0272690Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord48.121198.9982715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord48.197198.6852843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac48.208198.6392933Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet48.474197.5493082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord48.601197.0333164Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord48.689196.677324Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile48.796196.2463312Jeff SwindellHamby RacingChevrolet49.206194.6103467Chet FillipArrington RacingFord49.288194.2873570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac49.302194.2313652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet49.352194.0353718Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet49.535193.318380Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet49.540193.2983962Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac49.742192.5134048Jerry HoldenHylton MotorsportsChevrolet49.748192.490Failed to qualify416Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet49.860192.058Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord18872running180$70,9202328Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord18877running180$39,115323Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1888running170$35,0504417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running160$19,12052229Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile1884running160$13,4656511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet18822running155$19,44571483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1880running146$8,8458927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1881running147$14,6459821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1881running143$12,695101288Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1880running134$8,720111625Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running130$5,06512722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1880running127$11,79513115Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running124$11,575141044Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1870running121$9,900152715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1870running118$12,97516324Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1870running115$4,115172130Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet1860running112$8,930182690Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1850running109$7,910193164Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord1840running106$7,690203467Chet FillipArrington RacingFord1840running103$7,965213718Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1830running100$7,210222571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1832running102$6,86523137Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1800running94$7,44524380Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet1800running0$3,130253570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1770running88$3,120263962Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac1760running85$2,955272401Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord1450crash82$2,895284048Jerry HoldenHylton MotorsportsChevrolet1330engine79$2,850291555Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1320engine76$2,765301935Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1310engine73$11,905312933Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1240engine70$5,690321775Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1160running67$6,110333082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord1150engine64$2,525343312Jeff SwindellHamby RacingChevrolet1020fatigue61$5,230351814A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile911handling63$2,505363652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet600engine55$5,120372843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac470engine52$5,04038231Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet320crash49$2,24039626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick100engine46$4,18040208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick20engine43$9,115Failed to qualify416Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,824 10px 1 2 Bill Elliott 2,394 (-430) 10px 1 3 Terry Labonte 2,318 (-506) 10px 2 4 Neil Bonnett 2,312 (–512) 10px 5 Kyle Petty 2,254 (–570) 10px 1 6 Darrell Waltrip 2,232 (–592) 10px 1 7 Ken Schrader 2,198 (–626) 10px 8 Ricky Rudd 2,154 (–670) 10px 1 9 Rusty Wallace 2,130 (–694) 10px 1 10 Richard Petty 2,067 (–757)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 Summer 500 1987 The Budweiser at The Glen 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in Alabama Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:July 1987 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway