1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400

October 2023 15th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 29th Annual Pepsi Firecracker 400 The 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 program cover. July 4 161.074 mph km/h 29 15 160 4.0 160 643.737 2.5 643.737 400 Pepsi Firecracker 400 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Keith Jackson, Donnie Allison Motor Racing Network ABC Stavola Brothers Racing Bobby Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Donlavey RacingRanier-Lundy Racing Davey Allison Ken SchraderDavey Allison 32 22 1987 400 45.435 1987_Pepsi_Firecracker_400.jpeg 85,000 The 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 4, 1987, before an audience of 85,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In what is considered to be one of the most confusing finishes in NASCAR history, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison managed to pass 12 cars in the span of five laps heading into the final lap of the race. Mistakenly, Allison was scored a lap down by the time the final lap started both on the track and by commentators; as a result, drivers behind Allison at the time, which included owner-drivers Buddy Baker and Dave Marcis, let Allison increase his gap between them as most thought Allison was a lap down. By the time the error was realized, Allison had a four second lead over Baker, taking the victory while drivers behind them wrecked for what they thought was the presumed battle for the lead. The victory was Allison's 83rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 5, 1987 Bobby Allison Captures Wild Firecracker 400 1D, 8D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-bobby-allison-cap/134238836/ October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don July 5, 1987 Firecracker 400 ends with a bang 1C, 2C Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-firecracker-400-ends-with/134239111/ October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Baker and Marcis finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletHeyward Grooms Construction1Brett BodineEllington RacingBuickBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce01Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFordErnie Haire Ford3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletKroger7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Larry PollardHamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American25Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Morgan 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 MotorsportsChevroletFolgers39Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFordWangerin Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug64Rodney CombsLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevroletHelen Rae Special74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletWawak Racing75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Eddie BierschwaleRagan RacingFordRagan Racing81Chet FillipFillip RacingFordWarr Valves82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza98Ed PimmCurb RacingBuickSunoco99Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsChevroletSlender You Figure Salons Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 2, at 10:00 AM 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 Friday, July 3, at 11:00 AM 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,July 2, 1987 NASCAR Today 4B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/134261137/ October 28, 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. Davey Allison, driving for Ranier-Lundy Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 45.435 and an average speed of 198.085 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom July 3, 1987 Allison Edges Elliott 5B, 8B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-allison-edges-ell/134261172/ October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Four drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord45.435198.08529Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord45.443198.050390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord45.545197.607426Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick45.661197.105511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet45.762196.670627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac45.849196.29771Brett BodineEllington RacingBuick45.932195.942814A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile45.973195.767988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile45.973195.7671075Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac46.013195.5971122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick46.025195.5461221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord46.035195.503133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet46.070195.355148Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick46.093195.257157Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord46.094195.2531633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet46.144195.0421715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord46.181194.8851844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile46.210194.763195Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.294194.4102030Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet46.309194.347Failed to lock in Round 12143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46.407193.9362283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile46.434193.8232325Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.462193.7072499Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsChevrolet46.467193.6862567Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord46.504193.5322617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.537193.3952729Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile46.537193.3952871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet46.570193.257294Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile46.604193.1163077Eddie BierschwaleRagan RacingFord46.613193.0793182Mark StahlStahl RacingFord46.658192.8933212Larry PollardHamby RacingChevrolet46.678192.8103335Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.682192.7943498Ed PimmCurb RacingBuick46.712192.6703564Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord46.728192.6043601Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord46.777192.4023750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac46.873192.0083881Chet FillipFillip RacingFord46.947191.7063952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet46.959191.6574055Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile47.024191.392Provisional4118Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet47.472189.585Failed to qualify4274Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet47.049191.2904370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac47.576189.1714448Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet47.967187.6294562Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac48.182186.792460Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet48.290186.3744773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet48.301186.3324839Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord48.909184.015496Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1602running180$57,3752988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1601running175$30,80032871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet16023running170$27,80542617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1606running165$17,4705426Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick1600running155$17,1306133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16022running155$22,1607390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord16032running156$15,8508627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1605running147$15,76091633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1600running138$10,31510511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1603running139$16,1351171Brett BodineEllington RacingBuick1601running135$6,0251229Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16030running132$16,99013148Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1590running124$11,670141715Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1590running121$12,855154055Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1590running118$4,490161844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1590running115$7,870171221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1580running112$10,830181075Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1580running109$7,305192030Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet1580running106$6,84520128Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord15732running113$10,480213881Chet FillipFillip RacingFord1570running100$3,130222325Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1573running102$3,330234118Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1560running94$6,110242729Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile1550engine91$2,805253750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac1550running88$2,805262143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1550running85$5,650273212Larry PollardHamby RacingChevrolet1550running0$5,280282567Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1540running79$5,870293952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1540running76$5,06030294Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1520crash73$3,955313564Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord1260engine70$4,89032157Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1200engine67$5,130333077Eddie BierschwaleRagan RacingFord1170running64$2,105343498Ed PimmCurb RacingBuick1100engine61$2,080353335Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1090fatigue58$11,255363601Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord650engine55$2,030373182Mark StahlStahl RacingFord590wheel bearing52$2,00538814A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile280transmission49$1,98039195Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet170overheating46$8,955402283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile100fuel pump43$1,930412499Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsChevrolet50crash40$1,930Failed to qualify4274Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet4370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4448Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevrolet4562Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac460Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet4773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet4839Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord496Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,469 10px 2 Bill Elliott 2,142 (-327) 10px 3 Neil Bonnett 2,094 (-375) 10px 1 4 Terry Labonte 2,008 (–461) 10px 1 5 Kyle Petty 2,003 (–466) 10px 1 6 Darrell Waltrip 1,966 (–503) 10px 1 7 Ken Schrader 1,955 (–514) 10px 2 8 Ricky Rudd 1,946 (–523) 10px 9 Richard Petty 1,873 (–596) 10px 10 Rusty Wallace 1,857 (–612)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 Miller American 400 1987 Summer 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1987 in sports in Florida Category:1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:July 1987 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway