1987 Coca-Cola 600
Tenth race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1987 Coca-Cola 600 was the tenth stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 24, 1987, before an audience of 165,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete.
Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 24, 1987 | ||
Official name | 28th Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Average speed | 131.483 miles per hour (211.601 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 165,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Melling Racing | ||
Time | 31.597 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Laps | 186 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Jefferson-Pilot | ||
Announcers | Mike Hogewood, Jerry Punch | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
In a race of attrition that saw numerous crashes and engine failures due to high heat, Wood Brothers Racing's Kyle Petty managed to take advantage of several incidences of drivers dropping out of the race, taking the lead by lap 383 when Rusty Wallace's engine malfunctioned. On the final restart with 12 laps left, Petty was able to pull away to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, King Racing's Morgan Shepherd and owner-driver Lake Speed finished second and third, respectively.