1987 Oakwood Homes 500

26th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series November 2023 NASWINSTON October 11 806.281 806.281 128.443 mph km/h Stavola Brothers Racing SETN Bobby Allison Motor Racing Network Eli Gold, Jerry Punch Stavola Brothers Racing Bill Elliott Melling Racing 142 29 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 31.462 137,200 501 334 334 2.41 1.5 26 28th Annual Oakwood Homes 500 9 Oakwood Homes 500 1987 501 Bobby Allison 1987 Oakwood Homes 500.jpeg The 1987 Oakwood Homes 500 program cover. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1987 Oakwood Homes 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 11, 1987, before an audience of 145,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. With the assist of a fast final pit stop, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott managed to take the lead from the dominant Bobby Allison, leading the final 62 laps en route to his 21st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 12, 1987 Elliott Takes Brutal 500 1D, 6D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-takes-bru/135309987/ November 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhurn Mike October 12, 1987 Elliott Captures 4th Win 25, 28 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-elliott-captures-4/135312889/ November 18, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Bobby Allison and Hagan Racing's Sterling Marlin finished second and third, respectively. Heading into the next race of the season, the 1987 AC Delco 500, Dale Earnhardt was the write-in champion for the driver's championship, only needing to start the next race to clinch the championship.Kelly Dave October 12, 1987 Earnhardt's plans to celebrate title delayed 2 weeks 2B The State https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-earnhardts-plans-to-celebrate/135407393/ November 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletHeyward Grooms Construction1Brett BodineEllington RacingChevroletBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce2Kirk BryantBryant RacingChevroletBryant Racing3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Rodney Combs (R)Hamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts16Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevroletChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial19Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFordStoke Racing21Kyle 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 Parts31Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons32Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingChevroletEdwards Racing33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit34Eddie BierschwaleAAG RacingChevroletAllen's Glass35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers Decaf36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline52Jimmy MeansHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Classic56Ernie IrvanReno EnterprisesChevroletDale Earnhardt Chevrolet62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug64Trevor BoysLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevroletBarkdoll Racing74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletWawak Racing75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Ken RaganRagan RacingFordSylvan Resort82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart87Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevroletSony88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza91Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuickDuffie Racing93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevroletSalmon Racing Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 7, 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 Thursday, October 8, 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 6, 1987 Race Week Calendar 1C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-race-week-calenda/135342259/ November 18, 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 provisionals were given. Bobby Allison, driving for Stavola Brothers Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 31.462 and an average speed of 171.636 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom October 8, 1987 B. Allison Grabs Son's Thunder, 500 Pole 1C, 7C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-b-allison-grabs/135407081/ November 18, 2023 Newspapers.com 13 drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick31.462171.636235Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.702170.33635Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.965168.935433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet32.008168.708552Jimmy MeansHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.091168.274655Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile32.110168.17279Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord32.121168.117811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet32.130168.06593Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32.164167.8901028Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord32.174167.8401119Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord32.243167.4761290Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord32.276167.3071321Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord32.305167.159147Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord32.374166.8011550Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac32.382166.757161Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet32.391166.7131717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.425166.538188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick32.426166.5361927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac32.462166.3512077Ken RaganRagan RacingFord32.487166.220Failed to lock in Round 1214Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile31.671170.5032226Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick31.717170.2562314A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile31.806169.7792483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.826169.6732529Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile31.857169.5072688Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile31.916169.1942715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord31.940169.0672875Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.979168.8612967Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord31.995168.776306Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet32.066168.4033144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile32.069168.3873230Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet32.086168.2983316Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevrolet32.089168.2823471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.123168.1043531Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile32.139168.0203656Ernie IrvanReno EnterprisesChevrolet32.220167.5983782Mark StahlStahl RacingFord32.227167.5613812Rodney Combs (R)Hamby RacingChevrolet32.245167.4683964Trevor BoysLangley RacingFord32.252167.4314018Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet32.278167.297Provisionals4143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac32.328167.0384262Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac - -Failed to qualify4389Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac -* -*4436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac -* -*4534Eddie BierschwaleAAG RacingChevrolet -* -*4674Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet -* -*472Kirk BryantBryant RacingChevrolet -* -*4891Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick -* -*4973Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet -* -*5093Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet -* -*5170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*5287Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet -* -*530Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet -* -*5432Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingChevrolet -* -*5548Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings179Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord33462running180$74,0402122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick334142running180$67,76533144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3341running170$34,7704811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet33316running165$30,24054143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3330running155$31,86063316Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevrolet3331running155$13,04072483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile3320running146$10,19083656Ernie IrvanReno EnterprisesChevrolet3321running147$9,01591717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3310running138$10,365101321Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3301running139$16,265112715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord3290running130$15,1901293Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3292running132$16,440133531Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile32817running129$5,790142967Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord3190running121$9,705154262Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac3030brakes118$6,59016306Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet3010running115$9,145171290Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord2910running112$8,925183471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2871running114$8,665191028Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord2790engine106$5,190202226Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick22842engine108$8,755212314A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile2241engine105$4,365221927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac22324engine102$12,065233782Mark StahlStahl RacingFord2160overheating94$3,765242529Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile2140running91$3,565253964Trevor BoysLangley RacingFord2121engine0$6,670262077Ken RaganRagan RacingFord1960crash85$3,21527655Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1940running82$3,76528188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1290crash79$9,91529147Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1270crash76$6,83530214Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile12520crash78$3,2153135Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1251crash75$13,14032161Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet1250crash67$2,56533433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1170engine64$7,815344018Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1020engine61$5,285353230Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet820engine58$5,265362875Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac560crash55$5,985373812Rodney Combs (R)Hamby RacingChevrolet430engine0$4,49038235Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet421engine54$16,680391119Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord200crash46$2,47040552Jimmy MeansHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200crash43$5,960412688Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile200crash40$2,460421550Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac200crash37$2,460Failed to qualify4389Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac4436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac4534Eddie BierschwaleAAG RacingChevrolet4674Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet472Kirk BryantBryant RacingChevrolet4891Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick4973Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet5093Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet5170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac5287Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet530Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet5432Jonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards RacingChevrolet5548Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 4,268 10px 2 Bill Elliott 3,743 (-525) 10px 3 Terry Labonte 3,611 (-657) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,477 (–791) 10px 1 5 Ricky Rudd 3,422 (–846) 10px 1 6 Rusty Wallace 3,384 (–884) 10px 1 7 Richard Petty 3,363 (–905) 10px 3 8 Neil Bonnett 3,352 (–916) 10px 9 Kyle Petty 3,293 (–975) 10px 1 10 Bobby Allison 3,161 (–1,107)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 Holly Farms 400 1987 AC Delco 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in North Carolina Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:October 1987 sports events in the United States