1987 Sovran Bank 500

October 2023 Eighth race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 72.808 mph km/h 38th Annual Sovran Bank 500 SETN Eli Gold, Jerry Punch 156 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing 3 Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway Sovran Bank 500 April 26 500 423.257 0.847 423.257 500 263 0.526 29 8 1987 20.728 263 The 1987 Sovran Bank 500 program cover. 1987 Sovran Bank 500.jpeg 40,000 The 1987 Sovran Bank 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 26, 1987, before an audience of 40,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a misfortunate Geoff Bodine, who spun from a large lead over the field with 17 laps in the race, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt managed to hold the lead after Bodine's spin to take his 26th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his sixth victory of the season, and his fourth straight victory, increasing his driver's championship points lead to 157 points.Higgins Tom April 27, 1987 Hot Streak Gets Hotter As Earnhardt Takes Martinsville 1C, 4C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-hot-streak-gets-h/133704184/ October 19, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy April 27, 1987 Wheels of fortune keep spinning as Earnhardt wins fourth straight C1, C5 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-wheels-of-fortune-keep/133704288/ October 19, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace and the aforementioned Geoff Bodine finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett7Alan 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 Financial19Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingChevroletStoke Racing21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevroletBahari Racing33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacTurtle Wax55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug64Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline81Buddy ArringtonFillip RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 23, at 2:00 pm EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21–30 meant to be determined the following day on Friday, April 24.April 23, 1987 NASCAR Today 6B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/133705111/ October 19, 2023 Newspapers.com 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 that had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.Higgins Tom April 24, 1987 Rain at Martinsville Puts Elliott In Back 14C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-rain-at-martinsvi/133736857/ October 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Morgan Shepherd, driving for King Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 20.728 for an average speed of 91.355 mph km/h.Higgins Tom April 24, 1987 Driver Shepherd Awakens In Time To Take Pole 1B, 10B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-driver-shepherd-a/133709688/ October 19, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed126Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick20.72891.355211Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet20.73791.315333Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet20.76191.20943Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.78691.100527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20.82090.951621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord20.83290.89975Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.86890.74287Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.86990.737975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac20.86990.7371043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.90790.5731117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.91390.5471271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.93990.4341322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick20.95390.3741418Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet20.96690.3181515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord20.96990.3051681Buddy ArringtonFillip RacingFord21.00490.1541735Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.03090.0431830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet21.05289.9491955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile21.07989.8332090Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord21.12889.6252144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile21.15889.498228Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick21.19989.3252364Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord21.32988.7812462Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac21.35688.6682567Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord21.40488.4692652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac21.43788.3332770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac21.48788.1282812Slick JohnsonHamby RacingOldsmobile21.52387.9802919Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingChevrolet21.57887.7563048Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet23.04482.173Provisional319Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500156running185$50,8502527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac50063running175$27,325375Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500116running170$20,75041955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile5000running160$10,2755211Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4980running155$16,4256319Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord49866running155$12,95072090Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord4980running146$8,28081322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4970running142$8,8509975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4960running138$6,630101830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet4950running134$7,285111681Buddy ArringtonFillip RacingFord4940running130$2,37012621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4930running127$6,020132919Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingChevrolet4900running124$2,720142652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4880running121$5,45015228Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4520rear end118$7,820161515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord4400rear end115$9,05017126Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick39634engine117$9,550183048Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet3860running0$1,555192144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3780running106$4,385202364Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord3690clutch103$4,850211117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36045engine105$2,200221043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3470timing chain97$4,375231271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3330rear end94$4,100242567Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord2690engine91$3,485252462Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac2640running88$1,375261735Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2230valve85$9,35027333Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet18620rear end87$5,4052887Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1850oil line79$4,970291418Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1130engine0$4,135302812Slick JohnsonHamby RacingOldsmobile870timing chain73$2,660312770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac210engine70$1,160Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,390 10px 2 Bill Elliott 1,233 (-157) 10px 1 3 Neil Bonnett 1,138 (-252) 10px 1 4 Richard Petty 1,105 (–285) 10px 5 Ricky Rudd 1,085 (–305) 10px 6 Terry Labonte 1,078 (–312) 10px 2 7 Rusty Wallace 1,061 (–329) 10px 8 Kyle Petty 1,029 (–361) 10px 1 9 Ken Schrader 1,028 (–362) 10px 3 10 Darrell Waltrip 1,022 (–368)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 Valleydale Meats 500 1987 Winston 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in Virginia Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:April 1987 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway