1987 Oakwood Homes 500
26th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1987 Oakwood Homes 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 11, 1987, before an audience of 145,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete.
Race details | |||
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Race 26 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 11, 1987 | ||
Official name | 28th Annual Oakwood Homes 500 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Average speed | 128.443 miles per hour (206.709 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 137,200 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Stavola Brothers Racing | ||
Time | 31.462 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
Laps | 142 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | SETN | ||
Announcers | Eli Gold, Jerry Punch | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
With the assist of a fast final pit stop, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott managed to take the lead from the dominant Bobby Allison, leading the final 62 laps en route to his 21st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Bobby Allison and Hagan Racing's Sterling Marlin finished second and third, respectively.
Heading into the next race of the season, the 1987 AC Delco 500, Dale Earnhardt was the write-in champion for the driver's championship, only needing to start the next race to clinch the championship.[3]