1987 Budweiser 400
{{Short description|13th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Year=1987|Official_name=19th Annual Budweiser 400|Image=1987 Budweiser 400.jpeg|Caption=The 1987 Budweiser 400 program cover.|Announcers=Larry Nuber, Dick Berggren|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Network=ESPN|Pole_Driver=Terry Labonte|First_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|Most_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|First_Driver=Tim Richmond|Most_Driver=Tim Richmond|Pole_Team=Junior Johnson & Associates|Most_laps=48|Avg={{convert|102.183|mph|km/h}}|Date=June 21|Season_No=29|Location=Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California|Race_No=13|Car=25|Race_Name=Budweiser 400|Scheduled_mi=248.9|Course_km=4.216|Scheduled_km=400.565|Distance_km=400.565|Scheduled_laps=95|Distance_laps=95|Course_mi=2.62|Pole_Time=1:20.244|Distance_mi=248.9|Attendance=55,000}}
The 1987 Budweiser 400 was the 13th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 21, 1987, before an audience of 55,000 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a {{convert|2.62|mi|km}} permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 95 laps to complete.
By race's end, Hendrick Motorsports' Tim Richmond managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the last 31 of 39 laps to take his 13th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=June 22, 1987 |title=Richmond Takes Riverside For 2nd Straight |pages=1D, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-richmond-takes-ri/134089798/ 4D] |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-richmond-takes-ri/134089786/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Glick |first=Shav |date=June 22, 1987 |title=Richmond Wins Again at Riverside |pages=III-1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-richmond-wins-agai/134090167/ III-6] |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-richmond-wins-agai/134090153/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd and RahMoc Enterprises' Neil Bonnett finished second and third, respectively.
Background
File:Riverside_International_Raceway_1980_and_1967.svg, 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 {{cvt|50|mi|km|abbr=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.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 04 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7
|Ford |
| 8 |
| 9
|Ford |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 14 |
| 15
|Ford |
| 17
|Tide |
| 18
|Dale Jarrett (R) |
| 21
|Ford |
| 22 |
| 25 |
| 26 |
| 27 |
| 29 |
| 30 |
| 32 |
| 33 |
| 35 |
| 41 |
| 43
|STP |
| 44 |
| 51 |
| 52 |
| 55 |
| 62
|Steve Christman (R) |
| 64
|Ford |
| 66 |
| 67
|Ford |
| 70 |
| 71 |
| 73 |
| 75 |
| 76 |
| 77 |
| 78 |
| 79
|Ford |
| 90
|Ford |
| 95
|Ford |
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 19, at 6:30 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 Saturday, June 20, at 5:00 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,{{Cite news |date=June 19, 1987 |title=NASCAR Today |pages=3C |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/134090453/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} 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.
Terry Labonte, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 1:20.244 and an average speed of {{Convert|117.541|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=June 20, 1987 |title=Labonte Charges To Pole |pages=1C, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-labonte-charges-t/134090506/ 4C] |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-labonte-charges-t/134090477/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Five drivers failed to qualify.
= Full qualifying results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|11 |1:20.244 |117.541 |
|---|
| 2
|5 |1:20.343 |117.397 |
| 3
|17 |1:20.391 |117.327 |
| 4
|15 |Ford |1:20.587 |117.041 |
| 5
|25 |1:20.671 |116.919 |
| 6
|26 |1:20.775 |116.769 |
| 7
|27 |1:20.859 |116.647 |
| 8
|3 |1:20.968 |116.490 |
| 9
|9 |Ford |1:21.046 |116.378 |
| 10
|21 |Ford |1:21.324 |115.978 |
| 11
|35 |1:21.334 |115.966 |
| 12
|33 |1:21.414 |115.852 |
| 13
|22 |1:21.555 |115.652 |
| 14
|75 |1:21.770 |115.348 |
| 15
|43 |1:22.034 |114.977 |
| 16
|30 |1:22.038 |114.971 |
| 17
|79 |Ford |1:22.107 |114.874 |
| 18
|04 |1:22.384 |114.488 |
| 19
|90 |Ford |1:22.410 |114.452 |
| 20
|71 |1:22.423 |114.434 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to lock in Round 1 |
| 21
|44 |1:22.504 |114.322 |
| 22
|8 |1:22.505 |114.320 |
| 23
|55 |1:22.623 |114.157 |
| 24
|64 |Ford |1:22.689 |114.066 |
| 25
|7 |Ford |1:22.738 |113.998 |
| 26
|1 |1:23.013 |113.621 |
| 27
|4 |1:23.096 |113.507 |
| 28
|12 |1:23.320 |113.202 |
| 29
|95 |Ford |1:23.328 |113.191 |
| 30
|66 |1:23.381 |113.119 |
| 31
|67 |Ford |1:23.442 |113.037 |
| 32
|52 |1:23.462 |113.010 |
| 33
|29 |1:23.546 |112.896 |
| 34
|73 |1:23.847 |112.491 |
| 35
|70 |1:24.154 |112.080 |
| 36
|14 |1:24.158 |112.075 |
| 37
|51 |1:24.168 |112.062 |
| 38
|78 |1:24.220 |111.992 |
| 39
|6 |1:24.319 |111.861 |
| 40
|32 |1:24.460 |111.674 |
| 41
|18 |Dale Jarrett (R) |1:24.917 |111.073 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to qualify (results unknown) |
| 42
|2 | -* | -* |
| 43
|41 | -* | -* |
| 44
|62 |Steve Christman (R) | -* | -* |
| 45
|76 | -* | -* |
| 46
|77 | -* | -* |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-budweiser-400/134090217/ Official first round qualifying results] |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-riverside-400/134090413/\ Official starting lineup] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
| 1
|5 |25 |95 |48 |running |185 |$36,450 |
|---|
| 2
|4 |15 |Ford |95 |5 |running |175 |$28,450 |
| 3
|14 |75 |95 |0 |running |165 |$17,005 |
| 4
|1 |11 |95 |28 |running |165 |$19,125 |
| 5
|9 |9 |Ford |95 |0 |running |155 |$13,850 |
| 6
|15 |43 |95 |0 |running |150 |$7,795 |
| 7
|8 |3 |95 |0 |running |146 |$13,500 |
| 8
|13 |22 |95 |0 |running |142 |$9,650 |
| 9
|21 |44 |95 |0 |running |138 |$8,625 |
| 10
|19 |90 |Ford |95 |0 |running |134 |$8,790 |
| 11
|23 |55 |95 |3 |running |135 |$2,150 |
| 12
|18 |04 |94 |0 |running |127 |5,005 |
| 13
|22 |8 |94 |0 |running |124 |$9,450 |
| 14
|27 |4 |94 |0 |running |121 |$1,850 |
| 15
|29 |95 |Ford |94 |0 |running |118 |$4,035 |
| 16
|20 |71 |93 |0 |running |115 |$6,125 |
| 17
|37 |51 |93 |0 |running |112 |$1,675 |
| 18
|41 |18 |Dale Jarrett (R) |93 |0 |running |109 |$5,765 |
| 19
|40 |32 |92 |0 |running |106 |$2,755 |
| 20
|36 |14 |92 |0 |running |103 |$3,095 |
| 21
|31 |67 |Ford |91 |0 |running |100 |$4,225 |
| 22
|39 |6 |90 |0 |running |0 |$4,165 |
| 23
|32 |52 |90 |0 |running |94 |$4,080 |
| 24
|10 |21 |Ford |90 |0 |running |91 |$8,300 |
| 25
|12 |33 |89 |0 |ignition |88 |$4,085 |
| 26
|24 |64 |Ford |88 |0 |running |85 |$3,200 |
| 27
|2 |5 |86 |11 |engine |87 |$8,175 |
| 28
|25 |7 |Ford |84 |0 |running |79 |$4,150 |
| 29
|30 |66 |80 |0 |engine |76 |$1,125 |
| 30
|3 |17 |77 |0 |running |73 |$1,100 |
| 31
|28 |12 |70 |0 |engine |70 |$3,050 |
| 32
|16 |30 |64 |0 |engine |67 |$3,025 |
| 33
|34 |73 |63 |0 |engine |64 |$1,000 |
| 34
|11 |35 |57 |0 |transmission |61 |$10,175 |
| 35
|6 |26 |44 |0 |transmission |58 |$2,900 |
| 36
|38 |78 |39 |0 |engine |55 |$900 |
| 37
|35 |70 |17 |0 |oil leak |52 |$900 |
| 38
|26 |1 |7 |0 |oil pressure |49 |$900 |
| 39
|17 |79 |Ford |6 |0 |clutch |46 |$900 |
| 40
|33 |29 |5 |0 |steering |43 |$875 |
| 41
|7 |27 |5 |0 |engine |40 |$8,875 |
| colspan="11" |Failed to qualify (results unknown) |
| 42
! rowspan="5" | |2 ! colspan="5" rowspan="5" | |
| 43
|41 |
| 44
|62 |Steve Christman (R) |
| 45
|76 |
| 46
|77 |
| colspan="11" |[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-budweiser-400/134089812/ Official race results] |
Standings after the race
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,129 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,944 (-185) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,868 (-261) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,790 (–339) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,726 (–403) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,704 (–425) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,661 (–268) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,655 (–474) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,652 (–477) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,581 (–548) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-winston-cup-update/134086506/ Official driver's standings] |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
References
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