1987 Atlanta Journal 500

1987 Atlanta Journal 500
Race details
Race 29 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	The 1987 Atlanta Journal 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date	November 22, 1987
Official name	28th Annual Atlanta Journal 500
Location	Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta International Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.522 mi (2.449 km)
Distance	328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Scheduled Distance	328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Average speed	139.047 miles per hour (223.774 km/h)
Attendance	70,000
Pole position
Driver	Bill Elliott ;
Time	31.428
Most laps led
Driver	Bill Elliott
Laps	168
Winner
No. 9	Bill Elliott
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Last updated December 05, 2023

The 1987 Atlanta Journal 500 was the 29th and final stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 22, 1987, before an audience of 70,000 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete.

By race's end, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott, with the assistance of a makeshift pit crew, managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 82 laps to take his 23rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth and final victory of the season.^[1]^[2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt and Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd finished second and third, respectively.

Background

Atlanta International Raceway is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

(R) - denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
1	Brett Bodine	Ellington Racing	Chevrolet	Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Wrangler
4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Kodak
5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Levi Garrett
6	Larry Pollard	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	U.S. Racing
7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	Zerex
8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	Miller American
08	Butch Miller	Throop Racing	Chevrolet	Throop Racing
9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	Coors
11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	Budweiser
12	Trevor Boys	Hamby Racing	Chevrolet	Hamby Racing
14	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt Racing	Oldsmobile	Copenhagen
15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts
16	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing	Chevrolet	Chattanooga Chew
17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Tide
18	Dale Jarrett (R)	Freedlander Motorsports	Chevrolet	Coats & Clark
21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Citgo
22	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	Miller American
26	Morgan Shepherd	King Racing	Buick	Quaker State
27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	Kodiak
28	Davey Allison (R)	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	Texaco, Havoline
29	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Hardee's
30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Chevrolet	All Pro Auto Parts
31	Brad Teague	Bob Clark Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Slender You Figure Salons
33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	Skoal Bandit
34	Eddie Bierschwale	AAG Racing	Chevrolet	Allen's Glass
35	Benny Parsons	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Folgers Decaf
36	H. B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	Almeda Auto Parts
43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	STP
44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	Piedmont Airlines
48	Ron Esau	Hylton Motorsports	Chevrolet	Hylton Motorsports
50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	Valvoline
52	Jimmy Means	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Eureka
55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Skoal Classic
62	Steve Christman (R)	Winkle Motorsports	Pontiac	AC Spark Plug
64	Curtis Markham	Langley Racing	Ford	Sunny King Ford
67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Ford	Pannill Sweatshirts
70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	Rumple Furniture
71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	Lifebuoy
75	Joe Ruttman	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	Valvoline
76	Hut Stricklin	Jaehne Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Jaehne Motorsports
77	Ken Ragan	Ragan Racing	Ford	Southlake Ford
80	Jimmy Horton	S&H Racing	Ford	S&H Racing
82	Mark Stahl	Stahl Racing	Ford	Auto Bell Car Wash
83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	Kmart, Wynn's
85	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart Racing	Chevrolet	J. Omar Landis Enterprises
86	Rick Jeffrey	Jeffrey Racing	Chevrolet	Jeffrey Racing
87	Randy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chevrolet	Sony
88	Buddy Baker	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	Crisco
90	Ken Schrader	Donlavey Racing	Ford	Red Baron Frozen Pizza
91	Philip Duffie	Duffie Racing	Chevrolet	Duffie Racing
93	Charlie Baker	Salmon Racing	Pontiac	Salmon Racing
98	Ed Pimm	Curb Racing	Buick	Sunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, November 20, at 2:00 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, November 21, at 10:30 AM 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,^[3] 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.

Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 31.428 and an average speed of 174.341 miles per hour (280.575 km/h) in the first round.^[4]

11 drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	31.428	174.341
2	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	31.578	173.513
3	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	31.797	172.318
4	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	31.817	172.210
5	28	Davey Allison (R)	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	31.838	172.096
6	29	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	31.845	172.058
7	26	Morgan Shepherd	King Racing	Buick	31.857	171.994
8	4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	31.913	171.692
9	90	Ken Schrader	Donlavey Racing	Ford	31.933	171.584
10	50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	31.952	171.482
11	35	Benny Parsons	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.966	171.407
12	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	31.969	171.391
13	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	32.041	171.006
14	15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	32.054	170.937
15	22	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	32.060	170.905
16	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	32.077	170.814
17	5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.090	170.745
18	88	Buddy Baker	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	32.093	170.729
19	76	Hut Stricklin	Jaehne Motorsports	Oldsmobile	32.177	170.283
20	55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	32.188	170.225
Failed to lock in Round 1
21	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.020	171.118
22	44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	32.057	170.921
23	77	Ken Ragan	Ragan Racing	Ford	32.228	170.014
24	31	Brad Teague	Bob Clark Motorsports	Oldsmobile	32.234	169.982
25	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	32.253	169.882
26	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Chevrolet	32.264	169.824
27	14	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt Racing	Oldsmobile	32.267	169.808
28	1	Brett Bodine	Ellington Racing	Chevrolet	32.339	169.430
29	21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	32.370	169.268
30	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	32.397	169.127
31	75	Joe Ruttman	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	32.414	169.038
32	16	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing	Chevrolet	32.414	169.038
33	18	Dale Jarrett (R)	Freedlander Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.418	169.017
34	64	Curtis Markham	Langley Racing	Ford	32.435	168.929
35	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	32.444	168.882
36	82	Mark Stahl	Stahl Racing	Ford	32.460	168.799
37	36	H. B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	32.495	168.617
38	87	Randy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chevrolet	32.498	168.601
39	98	Ed Pimm	Curb Racing	Buick	32.501	168.586
40	93	Charlie Baker	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	32.550	168.332
Provisionals
41	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	32.747	167.319
42	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Ford	32.643	167.852
Failed to qualify
43	6	Larry Pollard	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
44	86	Rick Jeffrey	Jeffrey Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
45	70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	-*	-*
46	34	Eddie Bierschwale	AAG Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
47	12	Trevor Boys	Hamby Racing	Ford	-*	-*
48	91	Philip Duffie	Duffie Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
49	85	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
50	08	Butch Miller	Throop Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
51	48	Ron Esau	Hylton Motorsports	Chevrolet	-*	-*
52	80	Jimmy Horton	S&H Racing	Ford	-*	-*
53	62	Steve Christman (R)	Winkle Motorsports	Pontiac	-*	-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	1	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	328	168	running	185	$74,200
2	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	328	133	running	175	$35,350
3	14	15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	328	19	running	170	$22,585
4	15	22	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	328	0	running	160	$16,725
5	5	28	Davey Allison (R)	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	327	3	running	160	$9,985
6	13	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	327	0	running	150	$14,110
7	11	35	Benny Parsons	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	327	2	running	151	$14,440
8	20	55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	327	0	running	142	$5,675
9	22	44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	327	0	running	138	$8,605
10	18	88	Buddy Baker	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	327	0	running	134	$5,080
11	31	75	Joe Ruttman	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	327	0	running	0	$7,375
12	16	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	326	0	running	127	$10,965
13	29	21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	326	0	running	124	$9,835
14	41	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	325	0	running	121	$9,700
15	28	1	Brett Bodine	Ellington Racing	Chevrolet	324	0	running	118	$2,925
16	19	76	Hut Stricklin	Jaehne Motorsports	Oldsmobile	322	0	running	115	$2,460
17	24	31	Brad Teague	Bob Clark Motorsports	Oldsmobile	320	0	running	112	$2,345
18	21	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	317	1	running	114	$6,300
19	37	36	H. B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	Pontiac	316	0	running	106	$2,120
20	38	87	Randy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chevrolet	315	0	running	103	$2,560
21	36	82	Mark Stahl	Stahl Racing	Ford	311	0	running	100	$1,925
22	42	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Ford	311	0	running	97	$5,795
23	23	77	Ken Ragan	Ragan Racing	Ford	281	0	wheel bearing	94	$1,755
24	4	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	280	0	engine	91	$5,505
25	32	16	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing	Chevrolet	268	0	crash	88	$1,605
26	10	50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	220	1	oil pan	90	$1,575
27	8	4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	219	0	crash	82	$1,525
28	12	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	203	0	flywheel	79	$10,295
29	35	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	171	0	vibration	76	$5,140
30	30	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	154	0	crash	73	$5,600
31	17	5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	154	0	crash	70	$8,410
32	25	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	150	0	crank	67	$4,585
33	40	93	Charlie Baker ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	147	0	crash	64	$1,350
34	34	64	Curtis Markham	Langley Racing	Ford	126	0	engine	0	$4,375
35	9	90	Ken Schrader	Donlavey Racing	Ford	110	1	engine	63	$4,090
36	33	18	Dale Jarrett (R)	Freedlander Motorsports	Chevrolet	84	0	clutch	55	$4,065
37	27	14	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt Racing	Oldsmobile	76	0	handling	52	$1,285
38	26	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Chevrolet	75	0	engine	49	$4,025
39	7	26	Morgan Shepherd	King Racing	Buick	49	0	engine	46	$3,990
40	6	29	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	32	0	crash	43	$1,235
41	3	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	32	0	crash	40	$1,235
42	39	98	Ed Pimm	Curb Racing	Buick	30	0	crash	37	$1,235
Failed to qualify
43		6	Larry Pollard	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet
44		86	Rick Jeffrey	Jeffrey Racing	Chevrolet
45		70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac
46		34	Eddie Bierschwale	AAG Racing	Chevrolet
47		12	Trevor Boys	Hamby Racing	Ford
48		91	Philip Duffie	Duffie Racing	Chevrolet
49		85	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart Racing	Chevrolet
50		08	Butch Miller	Throop Racing	Chevrolet
51		48	Ron Esau	Hylton Motorsports	Chevrolet
52		80	Jimmy Horton	S&H Racing	Ford
53		62	Steve Christman (R)	Winkle Motorsports	Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Dale Earnhardt	4,696
	2	Bill Elliott	4,207 (-489)
	3	Terry Labonte	4,002 (-694)
	4	Darrell Waltrip	3,916 (–780)
	5	Rusty Wallace	3,818 (–878)
2	6	Ricky Rudd	3,742 (–954)
	7	Kyle Petty	3,737 (–959)
2	8	Richard Petty	3,708 (–988)
	9	Bobby Allison	3,525 (–1,171)
1	10	Ken Schrader	3,405 (–1,291)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

Notes

↑ Baker was relieved by J. D. McDuffie on the 44th lap of the race. As Baker started the race, he is credited with the finish.^[5]

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The 1989 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the third stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 19, 1989, before an audience of 41,000 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. With the assist of a fast final pit-stop, Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would manage to hold off the field on the final restart with nine laps left in the race to take his 75th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Stavola Brothers Racing driver Dick Trickle would finish second and third, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1988 Busch 500</span> 20th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1988 Busch 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 27, 1988, before an audience of 54,000 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol International Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 110 laps to take his 34th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports's Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500</span> Fourth race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 15, 1987, before an audience of 60,000 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 Talladega 500</span> 17th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1987 Talladega 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 26, 1987, before an audience of 105,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 Oakwood Homes 500</span> 26th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 AC Delco 500</span> 27th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1987 AC Delco 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 25, 1987, before an audience of 60,000 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack.

References

↑ Higgins, Tom (November 23, 1987). "Elliott Surges To Impressive Win". The Charlotte Observer . pp. 1B, 5B . Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Hinton, Ed (November 23, 1987). "Elliott wins it for his crew". The Atlanta Journal . pp. 1B, 10B . Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer . November 20, 1987. pp. 3C. Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Higgins, Tom (November 21, 1987). "Elliott Delights Fans, Overtakes Earnhardt To Take Pole". The Charlotte Observer . pp. 7B. Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
↑ McCollister, Tom (November 23, 1987). "Now that was a Petty headache". The Atlanta Constitution . pp. 10B. Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

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[alpha-6] Baker was relieved by J. D. McDuffie on the 44th lap of the race. As Baker started the race, he is credited with the finish.^[5]

[1] Higgins, Tom (November 23, 1987). "Elliott Surges To Impressive Win". The Charlotte Observer . pp. 1B, 5B . Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

[2] Hinton, Ed (November 23, 1987). "Elliott wins it for his crew". The Atlanta Journal . pp. 1B, 10B . Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

[3] "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer . November 20, 1987. pp. 3C. Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

[4] Higgins, Tom (November 21, 1987). "Elliott Delights Fans, Overtakes Earnhardt To Take Pole". The Charlotte Observer . pp. 7B. Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

[5] McCollister, Tom (November 23, 1987). "Now that was a Petty headache". The Atlanta Constitution . pp. 10B. Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

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