1987 Miller High Life 400

September 2023 Third race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 3 216.8 1987 20.506 Miller High Life 400 0.542 348.905 348.905 0.872 400 400 216.8 33rd Annual Miller High Life 400 Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway 81.52 mph km/h 29 March 8 3 Motor Racing Network TBS Ken Squier, Lake Speed 235 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Richard Childress Racing The 1987 Miller High Life 400 program cover, featuring Kyle Petty. 1987 Miller High Life 400.jpeg 30,000 The 1987 Miller High Life 400 was the third stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. Originally scheduled to be the second race of the season, the race was postponed from its scheduled date of February 22, 1987 to March 8 due to winter storms that affected the Richmond area and scheduling conflicts.Branham Russell February 22, 1987 Wallace welcomed cancellation of Winston Cup's Miller 400 2B Florence Morning News https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-wallace-welcomed-c/132214996/ September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com The race was held before an audience of 30,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, a 0.542 mi km D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. After recovering from a practice crash early in the race's weekend and an early spin during the ninth lap of the race itself, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt was able to mount a comeback, dominating a majority of the race to take his 22nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 9, 1987 Earnhardt, Bent Car Wheel To Victory 1C, 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-bent-c/132184054/ September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearson Herald March 9, 1987 Earnhardt dominates field with well-repaired Chevrolet C1, C7 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-earnhardt-domina/132184335/ September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine and Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace finished second and third, respectively. Background Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor02Bill HollarHollar Racing EnterprisesPontiacHollar Racing Enterprises3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler04Clark JamesJames RacingPontiacJames Racing5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6D. K. UlrichU.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 MotorsportsChevroletTide18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFordRanier-Lundy Racing30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevroletDomino's33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit34Ron ShephardAAG RacingOldsmobileAAG Racing35Benny 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 RacingPontiacAC Spark Plug71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy72Eddie DruryDrury RacingChevroletDrury Racing74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletWawak Racing75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline81Buddy ArringtonFillip RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 6, at 3:00 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 Saturday, March 7, at 10:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 were decided on time,March 8, 1987 NASCAR Today 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/132262610/ September 22, 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 in the previous season; up to two were given. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 20.506 and an average speed of 95.153 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom March 7, 1987 Winning Pole At Richmond Makes Kulwicki's Day 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-winning-pole-at-r/132262568/ September 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.50695.153233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet20.59694.73733Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.61494.65445Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.67094.398544Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile20.67894.361617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.69294.297735Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.69394.293815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord20.69994.265911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet20.71094.2151026Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick20.71094.215119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20.71394.2021227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20.76093.9881322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick20.82993.6771430Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet20.87093.4931543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.92793.2381690Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord20.95493.1181718Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet20.96093.0921821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord20.97693.0211971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.11892.3952062Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac21.17192.164Failed to lock in Round 12128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord21.09392.5052255Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile21.17292.1592352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac21.22991.9122475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac21.27091.7352567Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord21.27491.7182681Buddy ArringtonFillip RacingFord21.30591.584278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick21.36791.3182864Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord21.56690.4762912Slick JohnsonHamby RacingOldsmobile21.59090.3753074Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet21.76289.661Provisionals3170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac21.85289.292326D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet21.92189.011Failed to qualify3304Clark JamesJames RacingPontiac -* -*3448Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3572Eddie DruryDrury RacingChevrolet -* -*3634Ron ShephardAAG RacingOldsmobile -* -*3702Bill HollarHollar Racing EnterprisesPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400235running185$49,150245Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4000running170$24,01031227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4000running165$18,2254119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4009running165$14,2855911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4001running160$13,590617Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord40065running155$15,37071821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3990running146$6,87081971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3990running142$6,36091322Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick39916running143$8,47010735Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running134$11,70011278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3960running130$7,845121430Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet3960running127$5,945131690Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord3950crash124$5,035142352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3940running121$4,845152255Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3910running118$2,145163170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac3890running115$1,700172681Buddy ArringtonFillip RacingFord3870running112$1,625182567Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord3810running109$4,410192912Slick JohnsonHamby RacingOldsmobile3790running106$4,26020617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet35123rear end108$1,88521544Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3511running105$4,060222475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3210crash97$3,805231543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3170running94$3,480242864Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord3120crash91$3,43525233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet26550transmission93$3,615262128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord2060crash0$1,685271718Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1610crash82$3,31028815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1430crash79$8,215292062Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac1160rear end76$1,08030326D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet1050oil leak73$2,545311026Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick790crash70$2,545323074Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet620overheating67$1,045Failed to qualify3304Clark JamesJames RacingPontiac3448Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet3572Eddie DruryDrury RacingChevrolet3634Ron ShephardAAG RacingOldsmobile3702Bill HollarHollar Racing EnterprisesPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 530 10px 2 Bill Elliott 510 (-20) 10px 6 3 Bobby Allison 417 (-113) 10px 2 4 Ken Schrader 414 (–116) 10px 6 5 Terry Labonte 411 (–119) 10px 1 6 Darrell Waltrip 401 (–129) 10px 3 7 Neil Bonnett 399 (–131) 10px 5 8 Ricky Rudd 392 (–138) 10px 2 9 Richard Petty 382 (–148) 10px 10 Phil Parsons 378 (–152)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 Goodwrench 500 1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in Virginia Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:March 1987 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway