1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

September 2023 Fourth race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta International Raceway 499.216 31.221 1.522 2.449 803.41 803.41 499.216 328 328 1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 28th Annual Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 4 29 Motor Racing Network ABC Jim Lampley, Sam Posey 15 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Engineering Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Racing 196 Dale Earnhardt 133.689 mph km/h 1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500.jpeg The 1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd. 60,000 March 15 The 1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 15, 1987, before an audience of 60,000 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway.Hinton Ed March 16, 1987 In the end, Rudd's best of the rest 1C, 8C The Atlanta Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-in-the-end-rudds-b/132285976/ September 24, 2023 Newspapers.com After the dominant car of the day, Dale Earnhardt, suffered mechanical problems that put him out of contention for the race, a restart with eight laps left in the race left a four car battle for the victory. By race's end, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd managed to pull away to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 16, 1987 Rudd Wins Atlanta 500 As Problems Slow Earnhardt 1C, 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-rudd-wins-atlanta/132285849/ September 24, 2023 Newspapers.com McCollister Tom March 16, 1987 Motorcraft win goes not to swiftest, but to Rudd 1C, 12C The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-motorcraft-win/132286029/ September 24, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports' Benny Parsons and Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta International Raceway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960. The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54 mi km on where before it was 1.522 mi km on. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. Entry list (R) - denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Ron BouchardEllington RacingChevrolet3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet12David SosebeeHamby RacingChevrolet14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet19Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac64Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord67Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord68Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevrolet70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac77Ken RaganRagan RacingFord82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord93Charlie BakerBaker was injured in the preliminary ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series race on Saturday. As he did qualify before then, Mike Potter replaced him for the race.Robinson Bill March 16, 1987 Petty's car, feelings were hurt by Cale Yarborough's 'love tap' 8C The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-pettys-car-fe/132322138/ September 24, 2023 Newspapers.com alphaSalmon RacingChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 13, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be 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 14, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,March 13, 1987 NASCAR Today 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/132346382/ September 24, 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. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 31.221 and an average speed of 175.497 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom March 14, 1987 Earnhardt Nails Atlanta Pole At Record Pace 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-nails-a/132346581/ September 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.221175.49729Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.445174.247329Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile31.481174.048490Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord31.505173.915588Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile31.538173.733615Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord31.569173.563727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac31.619173.288828Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord31.657173.080911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet31.714172.7691035Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.736172.6491133Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet31.748172.5841283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.784172.389138Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.784172.389145Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.786172.3781522Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick31.877171.8861630Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet31.880171.8701743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.948171.5041877Ken RaganRagan RacingFord31.949171.4981955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.973171.3702050Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac31.984171.311Failed to lock in Round 12117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.936171.5682244Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.999171.230237Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord32.041171.0062414A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile32.041171.0062521Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord32.056170.9262675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac32.112170.628274Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile32.118170.5962867Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord32.123170.5692926Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick32.126170.5533018Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet32.136170.5003112David SosebeeHamby RacingOldsmobile32.266169.813321Ron BouchardEllington RacingChevrolet32.284169.7193352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.289169.6923436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac32.417169.0223562Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac32.421169.0023671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.440168.9033764Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord32.520168.4873882Mark StahlStahl RacingFord32.535168.4093993Mike PotterSalmon RacingChevrolet32.546168.3524019Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord32.551168.327Provisionals4170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*426D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4374Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet -* -*4468Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1615Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord3287running180$62,40021035Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32843running175$36,1253727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac32826running170$25,9504911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet3282running165$20,8255828Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord3270running155$18,55062117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3270running150$9,90072675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3270running146$11,2058329Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile3277running147$5,65092521Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3270running138$9,320102926Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick3260running134$9,75011274Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile3260running130$8,47012321Ron BouchardEllington RacingChevrolet3250running127$3,500132244Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3250running124$9,945141743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3251running126$7,21515145Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3230running118$1,4801613Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet322196running125$19,520173018Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet3220running112$8,745183436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac3210running109$4,550191522Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3202running111$9,690202414A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile3190running103$3,070213112David SosebeeHamby RacingOldsmobile3170running100$7,610223562Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac3140running97$3,60023426D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet3030ball joint94$6,68024138Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3020running91$9,180253993Mike PotterSalmon RacingChevrolet2910running88$2,945261877Ken RaganRagan RacingFord2810ignition85$2,555271955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile2610engine82$1,9952829Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord25522engine84$10,56029490Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord22022engine81$5,130303882Mark StahlStahl RacingFord2080running73$1,840313671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1690handling70$4,855323352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1570crash67$4,55533237Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord860crash64$5,490341133Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet860crash61$4,455351283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile730fuel pump58$1,680364019Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord610crash55$1,655372050Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac530engine52$1,63538588Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile360engine49$1,615391630Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet330transmission46$4,325404170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac160engine43$1,510413764Connie SaylorLangley RacingFord30engine40$3,510422867Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord00did not start0$0Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 655 10px 2 Bill Elliott 594 (-61) 10px 2 3 Terry Labonte 576 (-79) 10px 4 4 Ricky Rudd 572 (–83) 10px 1 5 Darrell Waltrip 551 (–104) 10px 6 6 Benny Parsons 550 (–105) 10px 7 Neil Bonnett 545 (–110) 10px 5 8 Bobby Allison 528 (–127) 10px 6 9 Rusty Wallace 525 (–130) 10px 1 10 Richard Petty 508 (–147)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1987 Miller High Life 400 1987 TranSouth 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:March 1987 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway