1987 Goodwrench 500

September 2023 Second race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 117.556 mph km/h 22nd Annual Goodwrench 500 Eli Gold, Jerry Punch SETN Motor Racing Network 319 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing RahMoc Enterprises 3 Ranier-Lundy Racing Davey Allison March 1 Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Motor Speedway 1.637 1.017 805.257 805.257 500.364 492 492 29 2 Goodwrench 500 1987 24.908 500.364 The 1987 GM Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte. 1987 Goodwrench 500.jpeg 38,500 The 1987 Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 1, 1987, before an audience of 38,500 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Motor Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt, with assistance from crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine and his pit crew, managed to dominate the majority of the race, leading 319 laps. By the finish, Earnhardt had gained a 10.5 second lead over second place, gaining his 21st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 2, 1987 Earnhardt Takes 500 1C, 16C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-takes-5/132168511/ September 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhurn Mike March 2, 1987 Earnhardt Rolls at Rockingham 13, 15 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-earnhardt-rolls-at/132168588/ September 21, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd and RahMoc Enterprises' Neil Bonnett finished second and third, respectively. 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. #DriverTeamMake1Ron BouchardEllington RacingChevrolet3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet12David SosebeeHamby RacingChevrolet15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet34Jesse Samples Jr.AAG RacingChevrolet35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile64Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord67Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord68Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevrolet70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac81Chet FillipFillip RacingFord82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile87Patrick LatimerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, February 26, at 2:30 pm EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21–40 meant to be determined the following day on Friday, February 27.February 26, 1987 Goodwrench 500 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-goodwrench-500/132170327/ September 21, 2023 Newspapers.com However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round. 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.Mulhurn Mike February 27, 1987 Bad Weather Wipes Out Qualifying at Rockingham 27 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-bad-weather-wipes/132170777/ September 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Davey Allison, driving for Ranier-Lundy Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 24.908 and an average speed of 146.989 mph km/h.Higgins Tom February 27, 1987 Davey Allison Takes Pole With Record At Rockingham 4C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-davey-allison-tak/132172984/ September 21, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord24.908146.98925Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.988146.518390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord25.012146.378435Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.026146.296515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord25.052146.144675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac25.069146.04579Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord25.139145.638817Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.218145.182911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet25.243145.0301088Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile25.288144.7801133Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet25.308144.6661244Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile25.311144.6491343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.333144.523143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25.353144.409158Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick25.376144.2781626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick25.385144.2271722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick25.388144.2101830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet25.413144.0681983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile25.440143.9152021Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord25.445143.8872155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile25.448143.8702218Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet25.488143.4662327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac25.562143.2282429Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile25.578143.1392550Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac25.589143.0772652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac25.713142.3872734Jesse Samples Jr.AAG RacingChevrolet25.756142.1492871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.771142.0672970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac26.025140.6803081Chet FillipFillip RacingFord26.089140.335311Ron BouchardEllington RacingChevrolet26.322139.0393267Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord26.402138.6713382Mark StahlStahl RacingFord26.599137.6443474Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet26.680137.2263564Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord26.730136.9703612David SosebeeHamby RacingChevrolet26.919136.0083793Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet27.162134.7913887Patrick LatimerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet27.753131.9213968Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevrolet28.367129.065Qualified via current driver's points407Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord – –Provisionals416D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet – –4248James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet – –Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet492319running185$53,9002515Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord49270running175$28,1353675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac49236running170$17,875479Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4920running160$17,40551626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick49112running160$12,01062327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4910running150$14,1607817Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4900running146$5,0608911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4900running142$13,5109128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord49029running143$8,26010390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord4891running139$10,035112155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4880running130$5,020121983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile4871running132$3,820131722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4870running124$10,62014158Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4860running121$10,420151343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4860running118$8,175162021Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4820running115$7,025171830Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet4790running112$6,755183267Eddie BierschwaleArrington RacingFord4770running109$6,445191244Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4760running106$5,985202970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4740running103$3,920213793Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet4630running100$2,265222652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4610running97$5,395233564Jerry CranmerLangley RacingFord4610running94$5,160243081Chet FillipFillip RacingFord4410running91$2,04025407Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4400running88$5,84026416D. K. UlrichU.S. RacingChevrolet4350running85$4,680273474Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet4180running82$1,865282429Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile3390transmission79$1,815291133Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet3350engine76$4,495302550Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac3190crash73$1,690311088Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile2431engine75$1,6003225Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2282engine72$8,800333382Mark StahlStahl RacingFord1270overheating64$1,48034435Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7921engine66$10,630352871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet790crash58$4,11536311Ron BouchardEllington RacingChevrolet790crash55$1,350374248James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet790crash52$1,325382218Tommy EllisFreedlander MotorsportsChevrolet780crash49$3,300393612David SosebeeHamby RacingChevrolet690crash46$3,275403887Patrick LatimerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet380crash43$1,250412734Jesse Samples Jr.AAG RacingChevrolet80crash40$1,250423968Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevrolet80engine37$1,250Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 4 1 Dale Earnhardt 345 10px 1 2 Bill Elliott 345 (−0) 10px 6 3 Ricky Rudd 313 (−32) 10px 7 4 Neil Bonnett 302 (−43) 10px 3 5 Darrell Waltrip 293 (−52) 10px 6 Ken Schrader 290 (−55) 10px 4 7 Richard Petty 288 (−57) 10px 8 8 Morgan Shepherd 275 (−70) 10px 2 9 Bobby Allison 274 (−71) 10px 2 10 Phil Parsons 260 (−85)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 Daytona 500 1987 Miller High Life 400 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in North Carolina Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:March 1987 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway