1987 Winston Western 500

28th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series October 2023 NASWINSTON 1987 27th Annual Winston Western 500 1987 Winston Western 500.jpeg The 1987 Winston Western 500 program cover, featuring Tim Richmond and Dale Earnhardt. Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Johnny Hayes Motor Racing Network TBS Geoff Bodine Blue Max Racing Hendrick Motorsports Rusty Wallace Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports 92 98.035 mph km/h 1987 11 8 29 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California 28 27 Winston Western 500 4.216 501.761 119 2.62 1:19.977 311.78 64,500 The 1987 Winston Western 500 was the 28th and penultimate stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the eighth and the final race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 8, 1987, before an audience of 64,500 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62 mi km permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 119 laps to complete. Taking advantage of misfortune caused by an aggressive battle for the lead in the closing laps between Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace was able to pull ahead when Bodine blew a tire and Earnhardt blew his engine. Wallace was able to score his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom November 9, 1987 Wallace Snatches Victory From Geoff Bodine 1D, 6D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wallace-snatches/135555366/ November 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Glick Shav November 9, 1987 Wallace Gets the Win, but Not the Cheers III-2, III-4 The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-wallace-gets-the-w/135555557/ October 26, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports' Benny Parsons and Wood Brothers Racing's Kyle Petty finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|300x300px|The layout of Riverside International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and 50 mi km on east of Los Angeles, in 1957. In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley. Riverside was noted for its hot, dusty environment and for being somewhat of a complicated and dangerous track for drivers. It was also considered one of the finest tracks in the United States. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor2St. James DavisSt. James RacingBuickSt. James Racing3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak04Hershel McGriffGary Smith RacingPontiacWershow–Ash–Lewis Auctioneers5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingChevroletDale Earnhardt Chevrolet7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Trevor BoysHamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing14Harry GoularteGoularte RacingChevroletGoularte Racing15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletCoats & Clark21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American25Rick HendrickHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco. Havoline29George FollmerMidgley RacingChevroletBudget Rent a Car30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevroletBahari Racing32Ruben GarciaStoke RacingChevroletSuncrest Motorhomes33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers Decaf41Jack SellersVincent RacingChevroletCoca-Cola43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Classic63Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevroletLinro Motorsports64Rick McCrayLangley RacingChevroletFluro-Cote66John KrebsKrebs RacingOldsmobileSkoal Classic67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevroletTom Bell Chevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline76Tommy KendallSpears MotorsportsBuickSpears Manufacturing78Jim RobinsonLois Williams RacingOldsmobileLois Williams Racing79Roy SmithRazore RacingFordWestern Peterbilt81Glen SteurerSteurer RacingChevroletSteurer Racing88Irv HoerrBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileBull Frog Knits90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza93Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingChevroletWholesale Truck Parts95Chad LittleGeorge Jefferson RacingFordCoors98Brad NoffsingerCurb RacingPontiacCurb Records Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, November 6, at 4:30 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, November 7, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 were decided on time,November 6, 1987 NASCAR Today 7C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/135580641/ 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 provisionals were given. Geoff Bodine, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 1:19.977 and an average speed of 117.934 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom November 7, 1987 Bodine Holds On To Capture Sunday's Western 500 Pole 1B, 3C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-bodine-holds-on-t/135580726/ November 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:19.977117.934215Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1:20.139117.696327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1:20.296117.465411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1:20.466117.217521Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1:20.611117.00669Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1:20.719116.85077Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1:21.009116.43283Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:21.383115.896930Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet1:21.407115.8621035Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:21.577115.6211122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1:21.634115.5401293Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingChevrolet1:21.656115.5091378Jim RobinsonLois Williams RacingOldsmobile1:21.708115.4351433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1:21.711115.431158Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1:21.765115.3551643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1:21.778115.3371744Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1:21.799115.3071888Irv HoerrBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1:21.825115.270194Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1:22.185114.7662079Roy SmithRazore RacingFord1:22.255114.6682125Rick HendrickHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:22.258114.6642271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1:22.513114.3092375Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1:22.693114.0602429George FollmerMidgley RacingChevrolet1:22.908113.7652528Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord1:22.992113.650Failed to lock in Round 12626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick1:20.641116.9632717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:21.250116.0862881Glen SteurerSteurer RacingChevrolet1:22.176114.7782964Rick McCrayLangley RacingChevrolet1:22.580114.2173063Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet1:22.812113.8973176Tommy KendallSpears MotorsportsBuick1:22.883113.7993204Hershel McGriffSmith RacingPontiac1:23.046113.5763314Harry GoularteGoularte RacingChevrolet1:23.063113.552346Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingChevrolet1:23.107113.4923573Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevrolet1:23.128113.4643695Chad LittleGeorge Jefferson RacingFord1:23.152113.4313755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1:23.269113.2713890Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1:23.299113.2313918Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1:23.304113.2244052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1:23.323113.198Winston Cup provisional4167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1:23.845112.493Winston West provisional4232Ruben GarciaStoke RacingChevrolet1:23.391113.106Failed to qualify4312Trevor BoysHamby RacingChevrolet1:23.352113.1594466John KrebsKrebs RacingOldsmobile1:23.879112.4484598Brad NoffsingerCurb RacingPontiac1:26.247109.360462St. James DavisSt. James RacingBuick1:29.126105.8284741Jack SellersVincent RacingChevrolet1:31.808102.736Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac11911running180$47,72521035Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1190running170$28,7003521Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1190running165$21,12541643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1190running160$13,78051122Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1190running155$14,57562717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1191running155$6,74572375Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1190running0$8,0258411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1191running147$12,40092271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1190running138$9,4151015Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11992running144$18,2751177Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1190running130$8,655121378Jim RobinsonLois Williams RacingOldsmobile1180running127$4,785133755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1180running124$2,350142528Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord1180running121$3,000153695Chad LittleGeorge Jefferson RacingFord1170running118$4,775162429George FollmerMidgley RacingChevrolet1178running120$2,005173918Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1160running112$5,37018194Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1160running109$1,90519346Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingChevrolet1160running106$5,060201293Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingChevrolet1140running103$2,355214167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord1140running100$4,800221888Irv HoerrBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1140running0$1,7052369Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1140running94$10,255241744Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1120running91$4,380252626Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick1100running88$4,92026930Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet1090running85$4,180274052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1080running82$4,110281433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1060engine79$3,325293890Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1020clutch76$3,2753083Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet931engine78$11,97531215Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord905engine75$9,600323314Harry GoularteGoularte RacingChevrolet790suspension67$1,675332125Rick HendrickHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet750transmission0$1,15034158Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick630engine61$8,125352964Rick McCrayLangley RacingChevrolet630suspension58$3,100363573Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevrolet360clutch55$1,500373063Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet260transmission52$975383176Tommy KendallSpears MotorsportsBuick260oil pressure0$950394232Ruben GarciaStoke RacingChevrolet240engine46$1,425402079Roy SmithRazore RacingFord230overheating43$1,425412881Glen SteurerSteurer RacingChevrolet190suspension0$925423204Hershel McGriffSmith RacingPontiac70engine37$2,525Failed to qualify4312Trevor BoysHamby RacingChevrolet4466John KrebsKrebs RacingOldsmobile4598Brad NoffsingerCurb RacingPontiac462St. James DavisSt. James RacingBuick4741Jack SellersVincent RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 4,521 10px 2 Bill Elliott 4,022 (-499) 10px 3 Terry Labonte 3,923 (-598) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,802 (–719) 10px 5 Rusty Wallace 3,691 (–830) 10px 1 6 Richard Petty 3,635 (–886) 10px 1 7 Kyle Petty 3,613 (–908) 10px 2 8 Ricky Rudd 3,572 (–949) 10px 2 9 Bobby Allison 3,365 (–1,156) 10px 1 10 Neil Bonnett 3,352 (–1,169)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1987 AC Delco 500 1987 Atlanta Journal 500 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1987 American National Bank 200 NASCAR Winston West Series 1987 1988 7-Up 200 Category:1987 in sports in California Winston Western 500 Winston Western 500 Category:NASCAR races at Riverside International Raceway Category:November 1987 sports events in the United States