1987 Winston 500

October 2023 Ninth race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1987 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Bobby Allison. 44.998 Ranier-Lundy Racing Davey Allison 135,000 Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber Motor Racing Network ESPN Ranier-Lundy Racing 28 101 Davey Allison Bill Elliott 154.228 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway Melling Racing 804.801 761.992 178 188 500.08 29 9 Winston 500 2.66 1987 5 3 1987 473.48 18th Annual Winston 500 1987 Winston 500.jpeg The 1987 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 3, 1987, before an audience of 135,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 mi km off on permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race was shortened from its scheduled 188 laps to 178 due to impending darkness that was caused by a lengthy red flag for debris cleanup and catch fence repairs for an earlier accident.Ingram Jonathan January 19, 2023 How Bobby Allison's 1987 Horrific Talladega Crash Led to Birth of Restrictor Plate Races https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a42540917/bobby-allison-1987-talladega-crash-restrictor-plate-birth/ October 21, 2023 Autoweek en-US By race's end, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison had managed to dominate a majority of the race, leading 101 laps when the race was called to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom May 4, 1987 Davey Allison Takes Wreck-Delayed Race 1D, 4D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-davey-allison-tak/133748556/ October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Webb Donnie May 4, 1987 Davey wins family affair 1B, 4B The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-davey-wins-family-affa/133748595/ October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates' Terry Labonte and Wood Brothers Racing's Kyle Petty finished second and third, respectively. The race is considered to be one of the most influential races in terms of the advancement of auto racing safety. On the 21st lap of the race, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison lost his engine, with pieces of his engine cutting his right rear tire at speeds of around 210 mph km/h. The car turned backwards and went airborne, hitting the wall and tearing down a wide stretch of protective fencing to protect fans from accidents. After the car hit the fence, the car was described to have spun "round-and-round like an insane top" per The Atlanta Constitution writer Bill Robinson,Robinson Bill May 4, 1987 Allison walks away a survivor D11 The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-allison-walks-a/133822415/ October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com collecting other cars in the accident and the accident itself injuring four spectators; none of them seriously.Love Brian May 4, 1987 4 Spectators Injured In Bobby Allison's Crash 1B The Montgomery Advertiser https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-4-spectators-i/133822434/ October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com The nature of the crash became a source of controversy for NASCAR. In response, NASCAR implemented the mandatory restrictor plate by the start of the 1988 season, which restricted air intake to the engine, made cars considerably slower, and unintentionally ushered in the era of pack racing.King Alanis February 21, 2016 The Days When Even NASCAR Got Too Fast, And How They Changed The Sport http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/the-days-when-even-nascar-got-too-fast-and-why-that-ma-1759237190 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160405230008/http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/the-days-when-even-nascar-got-too-fast-and-why-that-ma-1759237190 April 5, 2016 October 21, 2023 Jalopnik en-US 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. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Ron BouchardEllington RacingBuickBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Rick KnoopU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Slick JohnsonHamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevroletBahari Racing33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers39Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFordWangerin Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacIn-Fisherman55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug64Connie SaylorLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevroletHelen Rae Special75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Ken RaganRagan RacingFordSouthlake Ford81Chet FillipFillip RacingFordWarr Valves82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart86Ronnie SandersMoss RacingFordMoss Racing88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza98Ed PimmCurb RacingBuickCP-1 Oil Booster99Joe RuttmanBall MotorsportsChevroletBall Motorsports Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 30, 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, May 1, 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,April 30, 1987 NASCAR Today 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/133820734/ October 21, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 44.998 and an average speed of 212.809 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 1, 1987 Elliott On Pole At Talladega 1C, 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-on-pole-a/133820649/ October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com The lap set a new all-time record for the fastest recorded qualifying lap based on average speed; the record still stands as of March 2026.Hembree Mike April 19, 2023 Fast times at Talladega: The year everyone reached 200 mph https://www.nbcsports.com/nascar/news/fast-times-at-talladega-the-year-everyone-reached-200 October 21, 2023 NBC Sports en-US Two drivers failed to qualify. One of the drivers who failed to qualify, Blackie Wangerin, crashed during his second-round qualifying run, crashing his only car in the process.Wickham Pete May 2, 1987 Trials show little D1, D2 The Commercial Appeal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-trials-show-little/133799358/ October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com The other driver, Ronnie Sanders, elected to stand on his time; the time was the slowest out of all drivers who ran a lap in both sessions and he did not have enough owner's points for a provisional.Hardesty Abe May 2, 1987 Yarborough: Hot streak won't last 1C, 4C The Greenville News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-yarborough-hot-stre/133820572/ October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord44.998212.809222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick45.213211.797328Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord45.468210.610417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet45.498210.47153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet45.522210.360621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord45.525210.346744Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile45.558210.194811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet45.578210.101955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile45.608209.9631083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile45.608209.963115Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet45.663209.7101288Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile45.665209.701131Ron BouchardEllington RacingBuick45.838208.9101427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac45.983208.2511590Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord46.003208.160168Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick46.007208.1421715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord46.008208.1381829Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile46.018208.0921926Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick46.076207.8312035Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.114207.659Failed to lock in Round 12175Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac46.171207.4032250Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac46.206207.2462399Joe RuttmanBall MotorsportsChevrolet46.280206.9142430Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet46.300206.8252543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46.323206.7222633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet46.353206.589274Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile46.446206.175287Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord46.489205.9842977Ken RaganRagan RacingFord46.527205.8163098Ed PimmCurb RacingBuick46.635205.3393181Chet FillipFillip RacingFord46.645205.2953264Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord46.823204.5153382Mark StahlStahl RacingFord46.919204.0963467Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord46.939204.0093571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet47.224202.7783612Slick JohnsonHamby RacingChevrolet47.346202.2563773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet47.480201.6853818Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet47.542201.422396Rick KnoopU.S. RacingChevrolet47.561201.3414062Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac48.276198.359Provisional4152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac - -Failed to qualify4286Ronnie SandersMoss RacingFord49.142194.8644339Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1328Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord178101running185$71,2502811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1787running175$47,0603621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1780running165$30,915453Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet17810running165$31,3505168Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1780running155$25,05561427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1781running155$21,32572175Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1782running151$16,52081590Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1784running147$17,05091083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1770running138$9,575101926Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick1770running134$13,96511417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1770running130$7,565122035Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1772running132$16,315133571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1770running124$11,57014744Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1760running121$10,050153612Slick JohnsonHamby RacingChevrolet1752running123$9,940162543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1730running115$9,030173382Mark StahlStahl RacingFord1730running112$5,395183467Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord1720running109$7,900194062Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac1670running106$4,49520274Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1650overheating103$4,845212977Ken RaganRagan RacingFord1580crash100$4,0352219Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord15048engine102$16,685233264Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord1340engine94$6,84024396Rick KnoopU.S. RacingChevrolet1300wheel bearing91$6,470252430Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet1250clutch88$6,460262250Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac1090crash0$3,545273098Ed PimmCurb RacingBuick1031engine87$3,495283818Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet960engine79$6,200292633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet900crash76$6,130301715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord890crash73$11,74531955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile840running70$3,250321288Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile690engine67$3,225334152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac610wheel bearing64$5,20034287Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord300engine61$6,175353773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet270transmission583,150362399Joe RuttmanBall MotorsportsChevrolet270transmission0$3,125371829Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile220crash52$3,10038131Ron BouchardEllington RacingBuick220crash49$3,07539222Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick210crash46$11,27540115Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet110engine43$10,000413181Chet FillipFillip RacingFord30engine40$3,000Failed to qualify4286Ronnie SandersMoss RacingFord4339Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,555 10px 2 Bill Elliott 1,335 (-220) 10px 3 Neil Bonnett 1,289 (-266) 10px 1 4 Terry Labonte 1,253 (–302) 10px 1 5 Richard Petty 1,220 (–335) 10px 1 6 Rusty Wallace 1,216 (–339) 10px 1 7 Kyle Petty 1,194 (–361) 10px 1 8 Ken Schrader 1,175 (–380) 10px 4 9 Ricky Rudd 1,158 (–397) 10px 10 Darrell Waltrip 1,152 (–403)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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