1987 AC Delco 500

November 2023 27th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 23rd Annual AC Delco 500 October 25 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ken Squier, Lake Speed, Johnny Hayes Bill Elliott Bill Elliott 237 Melling Racing Melling Racing 9 TBS Motor Racing Network 118.258 mph km/h 60,000 Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Motor Speedway 805.257 805.257 500.364 492 492 1.636 1.017 29 27 AC Delco 500 1987 25.144 500.364 The 1987 AC Delco 500 program cover. 1987_AC_Delco_500.jpeg The 1987 AC Delco 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 25, 1987, before an audience of 60,000 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. By race's end, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 218 of the 271 laps to take his 22nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 26, 1987 Elliott Wins At Rockingham; Earnhardt Takes Points Race 1C, 5C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-wins-at-r/135450058/ November 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhurn Mike October 26, 1988 Earnhardt Celebrates; Elliott Wins 15, 20 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-earnhardt-celebrat/135451678/ November 21, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports' Darrell Waltrip finished second and third, respectively. By starting the race, Dale Earnhardt clinched the NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver's championship, after completing a dominant season. The championship was Earnhardt's third overall driver's championship and his second in a row.Higgins Tom October 26, 1987 Earnhardt Wins Championship In Style With Strong Showing 1C, 6C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-wins-ch/135450180/ November 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of North Carolina Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Carolina Motor Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Brett BodineEllington RacingChevroletBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce2Kirk BryantBryant RacingChevroletBryant Racing3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American08Butch MillerThroop RacingChevroletThroop Racing9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Trevor BoysHamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletCoats & Clark21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American26Morgan 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 Decaf41Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevroletBusch Enterprises43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline51David SimkoSimko RacingChevroletMetro 25 Car Care Center52Jimmy MeansHendrick MotorsportsChevroletEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Classic62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug64Curtis MarkhamLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletWawak Racing75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline76Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsChevroletJaehne Motorsports80Eddie BierschwaleS&H RacingChevroletS&H Racing82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevroletSalmon Racing97D. Wayne StroutStrout RacingChevroletStrout Racing Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, October 22, at 4:00 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, October 23, 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,October 22, 1987 NASCAR Today 7B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/135552646/ November 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. Davey Allison, driving for Ranier-Lundy Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 25.144 and an average speed of 145.609 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom October 23, 1987 D. Allison Shakes Off Shakeup, Takes Rockingham Pole 4E The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-d-allison-shakes/135552693/ November 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers failed to qualify. One driver who failed to qualify, D. Wayne Strout, crashed his car in a Friday morning practice session. Strout later reported to The Charlotte Observer that the crash was severe enough to the point where he couldn't remember the crash.Higgins Tom October 24, 1987 Points Titles A Cinch 1C, 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-points-titles-a-c/135552958/ November 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord25.144145.60923Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25.211145.22239Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord25.289144.774444Sterling MarlinHagan RacingChevrolet25.352144.415522Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick25.364144.346626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick25.365144.341715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord25.409144.091821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord25.418144.04091Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet25.460143.8021017Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.477143.706117Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord25.503143.560125Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.507143.5371375Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac25.517143.4811411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet25.522143.4531588Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingChevrolet25.556143.2621690Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord25.569143.1891727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac25.574143.1611830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet25.650142.7371929Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsChevrolet25.661142.6762018Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet25.688142.5252180Eddie BierschwaleS&H RacingChevrolet25.734142.2712235Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.779142.023238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick25.846141.654242Kirk BryantBryant RacingPontiac25.870141.5262555Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsChevrolet25.919141.2552633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet25.963141.0162750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac25.975140.9512874Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet26.152139.9972967Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord26.239139.5333064Curtis MarkhamLangley RacingFord26.254139.4533141Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet26.291139.2573251David SimkoSimko RacingChevrolet26.302139.199336Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet26.365138.8663408Butch MillerThroop RacingChevrolet26.403138.6663570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac26.467138.3313643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac26.506138.1273776Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsChevrolet26.509138.1123882Mark StahlStahl RacingFord26.560137.8463952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac26.636137.4534012Trevor BoysHamby RacingChevrolet26.669137.283Provisionals4171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*4262Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4393Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet -* -*4497D. Wayne StroutStrout RacingChevrolet - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord492237running185$50,025223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet492122running175$38,91531017Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4925running170$16,69041411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet49261running165$19,3155626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick49230running160$16,1606821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4925running155$12,58071588Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingChevrolet4921running151$7,0308125Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4905running147$11,68092555Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsChevrolet4900running138$6,055101375Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4900running0$9,88011444Sterling MarlinHagan RacingChevrolet4890running130$8,050121727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4890running127$11,785132633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet4890running124$8,090141690Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord4870running121$7,220152235Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4860running118$12,725162018Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet4860running115$7,460173643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4860running112$6,30018117Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4851running114$6,940191830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet4840running106$5,580203952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4810running103$5,710214012Trevor BoysHamby RacingChevrolet4800running100$4,990224171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4760running97$4,905232180Eddie BierschwaleS&H RacingChevrolet4750running94$2,075242967Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord4730running91$4,73525336Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet4600running0$4,025263141Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet4000engine85$1,875272750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac3960running82$1,850283882Mark StahlStahl RacingFord3900running79$1,775293776Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsChevrolet3830engine76$1,700303064Curtis MarkhamLangley RacingFord3460overheating73$3,65031715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord3423engine75$9,985324262Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac3200crash67$1,53533238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick2990engine64$11,46534242Kirk BryantBryant RacingPontiac2050engine61$1,415353251David SimkoSimko RacingChevrolet1840engine58$1,365362874Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet1680engine55$1,335371929Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsChevrolet1510engine52$1,31038522Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1350engine49$9,785393408Butch MillerThroop RacingChevrolet1250transmission46$1,260403570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1160engine43$1,2354191Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet1100crash40$1,23542128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord7422gear42$5,985Failed to qualify4393Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet4497D. Wayne StroutStrout RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 4,443 10px 2 Bill Elliott 3,928 (-515) 10px 3 Terry Labonte 3,776 (-667) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,647 (–796) 10px 1 5 Rusty Wallace 3,511 (–932) 10px 1 6 Ricky Rudd 3,497 (–946) 10px 7 Richard Petty 3,475 (–968) 10px 1 8 Kyle Petty 3,448 (–995) 10px 1 9 Neil Bonnett 3,352 (–1,091) 10px 1 10 Ken Schrader 3,266 (–1,177)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 Oakwood Homes 500 1987 Winston Western 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in North Carolina Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Category:October 1987 sports events in the United States