1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series

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The 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series was the 1st season of the series. The title was won by Joey Kourafas, making him the inaugural champion in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East.

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Schedule and results

The 1987 season included 23 individual races, although multiple tracks hosted multiple races, with Oxford Plains Speedway having 6 dates and Darlington Raceway, Seekonk Speedway, and Dover Downs International Speedway having 2 dates each. [1] Multiple events were in combination with the NASCAR Busch Series. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
March 28Country Squire Homes 200 Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina Dale Earnhardt
April 26Diet Coke 100 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine Billy Clark
May 3Busch North 150 Seekonk Speedway Seekonk, Massachusetts Chuck Brown
May 25Miller American 100 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine Bruce Haley
May 30Budweiser 200 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware Mark Martin
June 6Kroger NASCAR 200 Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana Larry Pearson
June 11Murray's Ford 150 Central PA Speedway Clearfield, Pennsylvania Bobby Dragon
June 12Thomas Chevrolet 150 Jennerstown Speedway Jennerstown, Pennsylvania Kelly Moore
June 19Hancock Lumber 100 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine Kelly Moore
July 1Bud 150 Star Speedway Epping, New Hampshire Mike Weeden
July 12Oxford 250 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine Jamie Aube
July 14Busch/Stafford 125 Stafford Motor Speedway Stafford Springs, Connecticut Tommy Houston
July 18Delia Pontiac 100 Holland International Speedway Holland, New York Dale Shaw
August 1Busch North 150 Shangri-La Speedway Owego, New York Jimmy Spencer
August 157-Up 100 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine Dale Shaw
August 28Coca-Cola 125 Unity Raceway Unity, Maine Ralph Nason
September 5Gatorade 200 Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina Harry Gant
September 13Busch Empire 100 Spencer Speedway Williamson, New York Joey Kourafas
September 19Grand National 200 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware Rick Mast
September 26Busch Seekonk 150 Seekonk Speedway Seekonk, Massachusetts Richard Martin
October 10All-Pro Auto Parts 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina Harry Gant [10]
October 12Big Three Ford Dealers 100 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, Maine Chuck Brown
October 24AC-Delco 200 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina Morgan Shepherd

See also

References

  1. "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. "1987 Country Squire 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  3. "1987 Budweiser 200 (Dover) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  4. "1987 Kroger 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  5. "1987 Oxford 250 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  6. "1987 Gatorade 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  7. "1987 Grand National 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  8. "1987 All Pro 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  9. "1987 AC-Delco 200 (NBS) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  10. "Pole-sitter Harry Gant grabbed the lead from Darrell Waltrip... - UPI Archives". UPI. October 10, 1987. Retrieved January 27, 2025.