1987 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 34th season of the series. The title was won by Chad Little, his first in the series.

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Schedule and results

The 1987 season included 8 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted two races. [1] Both races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. [2] [3]

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
April 26 AC-Delco 200 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Hershel McGriff [4]
June 21 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Tim Richmond [5]
July 5 Budweiser 300 Spokane Grand Prix Course Spokane, Washington Roy Smith [6]
July 12Winston Washington 500 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Bill Elliott [7]
August 2Mike's Auto Parts/Winston 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Chad Little [8]
August 9Armed Forces 200 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington Chad Little [8]
September 20American National Bank 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Hershel McGriff
November 8 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Rusty Wallace [9]

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points

PosDriver SON RSD SGP EVG POR TAC MMR RSD Pts
1 Chad Little 315231*1215412
2 Hershel McGriff 1*125172091*42362
3 Roy Smith 21391*2541940345
4 Ruben Garcia 619101287*1139342
5 Bill Schmitt 143347417436342
6 Jim Robinson 1636185214312339
7 Harry Goularte 72015101781232330
8 John Krebs 8299923514DNQ316
9 Roman Calczynski 9DNQ2081266278
10 Jack Sellers 23DNQ713211215DNQ277
11 Rick McCray 2661522101835273
12 St. James Davis 19DNQ1221191616DNQ267
13 Sumner McKnight 2324627262
14 J. C. Danielsen 4142031810237
15 Ray Kelly 10DNQ19161315216
16 Jim Bown 22312524219197
17 Brad Tidrick 17239138185
18 Glen Steurer 173541168
19 Derrike Cope 41820151
20 Ron Rainwater 5132919138
21 Larry Gaylord 8191625136
22 Bob Howard 112313DNQ136
23 Bob Kennedy 12212220129
24 Terry Fisher 111411118
25 Ron Eaton 18724104
26 George Follmer 401687
27 Trevor Boys 611DNQ85
28 Mark Walbridge 111576
29 Bud Hickey 102072
30 Terry Petris 132168
31 Brad Noffsinger 17DNQ67
32 Bill Elliott 51*2360
33 Jeff Barrister 1558
34 Reno Fontana 22DNQ58
35 Norm Boucher 182757
36 Kenny Schmitt 222753
37 Tommy Kendall 3843
38 Gordy Oberg 1437
39 Darren Puskarich 1635
40 Dave Byrd 2031
41 Butch Gilliland 2229
42 Laury Cover 2328
43 Troy Beebe 2328
44 M. K. Kanke 2427
45 Tobey Butler 242625
46 Pat Mintey 2625
47 Ron Esau 222823
48 Steve Hurley 3021
49 Chuck Little 250

See also

References

  1. "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. "1987 Budweiser 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  3. "1987 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  4. Chapman, Jeff (April 27, 1987). "McGriff wins at Sears Point". Oakland Tribune. p. 47. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  5. Jensen, Tom (August 13, 2020). "Gone Too Soon: Tim Richmond's Legacy | NASCAR Hall of Fame | Curators' Corner". NASCAR Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  6. Kerchner, Mike (June 29, 2023). "Chicago Is Not NASCAR's First Street Race". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. "ELLIOTT CAPTURES RACE". The Washington Post . July 13, 1987. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Glick, Shav (September 17, 1987). "Motor Racing : Little Doubt About Little's Turning Point as a Driver". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  9. Glick, Shav (November 9, 1987). "Wallace Gets the Win, but Not the Cheers : Riverside Crowd Thrills to Bitter Duel Between Earnhardt and Bodine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2025.