1987 Miller American 400

October 2023 14th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 200 The 1987 Miller American 400 program cover. 42.168 19th Annual Miller American 400 Motor Racing Network 153.551 mph km/h June 28 29 14 643.737 200 400 643.737 3.2 Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 2 Miller American 400 CBS Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 152 3 1987 400 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki 1987_Miller_American_400.jpeg 78,000 The 1987 Miller American 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 28, 1987, before an audience of 78,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. By race's end, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt dominated a majority of the race, leading 154 laps en route to his 27th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh victory of the season. With the victory, Earnhardt was able to increase his driver's championship lead over Bill Elliott by 304 points.Higgins Tom June 29, 1987 Earnhardt Tops Allison At Michigan 1B, 8B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-tops-al/134175856/ October 27, 2023 Newspapers.com Brown Clifton June 29, 1987 Earnhardt wins 400 at MIS 1D, 9D Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-earnhardt-wins-400-at/134175975/ October 27, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison and Wood Brothers Racing's Kyle Petty finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Brett BodineEllington RacingBuickBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak04Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingChevroletSunoco5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevroletKroger7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American08Butch MillerThroop RacingChevroletThroop Racing9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletFreedlander Financial19Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingChevroletAlugard21Kyle 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 MotorsportsChevroletFolgers36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts38Rickey HoodHood RacingFordHood Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines49Bob KeselowskiKeselowski RacingChevroletArnold Jerome Enterprises50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline51David SimkoSimko RacingChevroletMound Steel & Supply52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCopenhagen62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug64Rodney CombsLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevroletAltra-Dry69Donny PaulPaul RacingChevroletCyclo Automotive70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletHelen Rae Special74Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletWawak Racing75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Eddie BierschwaleRagan RacingFordRagan Racing80Gary FedewaBurke RacingChevroletBurke Racing81Mike PotterFillip RacingFordFillip Racing82Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevroletJeffrey Racing83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevroletJames Chevrolet88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza91Ken BouchardSullivan RacingChevroletSullivan Racing Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, June 27, at 11:30 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 Saturday, 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,May 19, 1987 NASCAR Today 27A The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/134176251/ October 27, 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. Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 42.168 and an average speed of 170.746 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 28, 1987 Wallace, Cope form Unlikely Front Row 1D, 7D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wallace-cope-for/134204386/ October 27, 2023 Newspapers.com 12 drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac42.168170.746219Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord42.275170.313390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord42.289170.25749Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord42.330170.092511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet42.368169.94063Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet42.374169.916722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick42.394169.835828Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord42.404169.795988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile42.493169.440105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.510169.372118Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick42.531169.288124Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile42.562169.1651355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile42.565169.1531417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.614168.9591543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac42.723168.5271630Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet42.726168.5161725Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.731168.4961815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord42.758168.390197Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord42.760168.3822033Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet42.840168.067Failed to lock in Round 12126Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick42.395169.8312235Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.704168.6022321Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord42.869167.9542450Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac42.902167.824251Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet42.910167.7932629Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile42.967167.5702789Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac43.001167.438286Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet43.033167.3132971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet43.065167.1893083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile43.192166.6983169Donny PaulPaul RacingChevrolet43.222166.5823236H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac43.249166.4783367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord43.314166.2283475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac43.343166.1173577Eddie BierschwaleRagan RacingFord43.398165.9063691Ken BouchardSullivan RacingChevrolet43.454165.6923708Butch MillerThroop RacingChevrolet43.468165.6393818Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet43.600165.1383951David SimkoSimko RacingChevrolet43.643164.9754064Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord43.801164.3804144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile - -Failed to qualify (results unknown)4204Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingChevrolet -* -*4338Rickey HoodHood RacingFord -* -*4449Bob KeselowskiKeselowski RacingChevrolet -* -*4552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*4662Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4768Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevrolet -* -*4870J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*4974Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet -* -*5080Gary FedewaBurke RacingChevrolet -* -*5181Mike PotterFillip RacingFord -* -*5282Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet -* -*5385Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet -* -*Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200152running185$60,2502828Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFord2000running170$27,57532321Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord2000running165$26,02541725Tim RichmondHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2007running165$13,1755127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20015running160$25,1506118Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick2000running150$16,10071417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running146$10,6558390Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1993running147$14,24592235Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running138$16,500103083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1990running134$7,47511105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running130$12,625121543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1990running127$9,425132033Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1990running124$8,965141815Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord1990running121$12,950152971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1990running118$8,50516988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1990running115$3,975173475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1981running117$7,585184144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1980running109$7,200193577Eddie BierschwaleRagan RacingFord1970running0$3,310203818Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet1970running103$7,060211355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1960running100$3,45022251Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet1960running97$2,835234064Rodney CombsLangley RacingFord1960running94$5,930242789Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac1950running91$2,615252126Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick1943running93$5,650263951David SimkoSimko RacingChevrolet1940running85$2,42027722Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1930running82$9,36028511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1920running79$11,100292450Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac1890running76$2,23030124Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1690engine73$2,18031197Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1630engine70$5,900323691Ken BouchardSullivan RacingChevrolet1580oil pressure67$2,075332629Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile1300brakes64$2,0253449Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord12619engine66$12,050353169Donny PaulPaul RacingChevrolet1040engine58$1,915363708Butch MillerThroop RacingChevrolet900engine0$1,885373367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord830engine52$4,65038286Connie SaylorU.S. RacingChevrolet630engine0$4,640391630Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet620engine46$4,620403236H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac320crash43$1,87541219Derrike Cope (R)Stoke RacingFord00did not start0$0Failed to qualify (results unknown)4204Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingChevrolet4338Rickey HoodHood RacingFord4449Bob KeselowskiKeselowski RacingChevrolet4552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4662Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac4768Jerry HoldenHolden RacingChevrolet4870J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4974Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet5080Gary FedewaBurke RacingChevrolet5181Mike PotterFillip RacingFord5282Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet5385Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,314 10px 2 Bill Elliott 2,010 (-304) 10px 3 Neil Bonnett 1,985 (-329) 10px 1 4 Kyle Petty 1,891 (–423) 10px 1 5 Terry Labonte 1,869 (–445) 10px 6 Ricky Rudd 1,825 (–489) 10px 1 7 Darrell Waltrip 1,801 (–513) 10px 1 8 Ken Schrader 1,799 (–515) 10px 2 9 Richard Petty 1,788 (–526) 10px 1 10 Rusty Wallace 1,710 (–604)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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