1987 NASCAR Winston West Series

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.

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]}

Date	Name	Racetrack	Location	Winner
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 12	Winston Washington 500	Evergreen Speedway	Monroe, Washington	Bill Elliott [7]
August 2	Mike's Auto Parts/Winston 200	Portland Speedway	Portland, Oregon	Chad Little [8]
August 9	Armed Forces 200	Tacoma Dome	Tacoma, Washington	Chad Little [8]
September 20	American 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

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

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

Pos	Driver	SON	RSD	SGP	EVG	POR	TAC	MMR	RSD	Pts
1	Chad Little	3	15	2	3	1*	1	2	15	412
2	Hershel McGriff	1*	12	5	17	20	9	1*	42	362
3	Roy Smith	21	39	1*	2	5	4	19	40	345
4	Ruben Garcia	6	19	10	12	8	7*	11	39	342
5	Bill Schmitt	14	33	4	7	4	17	4	36	342
6	Jim Robinson	16	36	18	5	2	14	3	12	339
7	Harry Goularte	7	20	15	10	17	8	12	32	330
8	John Krebs	8	29	9	9	23	5	14	DNQ	316
9	Roman Calczynski	9	DNQ	20	8	12	6	6		278
10	Jack Sellers	23	DNQ	7	13	21	12	15	DNQ	277
11	Rick McCray		26	6	15	22	10	18	35	273
12	St. James Davis	19	DNQ	12	21	19	16	16	DNQ	267
13	Sumner McKnight	2		3	24	6	2	7		262
14	J. C. Danielsen	4		14	20	3	18	10		237
15	Ray Kelly	10	DNQ	19	16	13	15			216
16	Jim Bown	22	31		25	24	21	9		197
17	Brad Tidrick			17	23	9	13	8		185
18	Glen Steurer	17					3	5	41	168
19	Derrike Cope				4	18			20	151
20	Ron Rainwater	5		13	29		19			138
21	Larry Gaylord			8	19	16	25			136
22	Bob Howard	11					23	13	DNQ	136
23	Bob Kennedy	12		21	22			20		129
24	Terry Fisher			11		14	11			118
25	Ron Eaton				18	7	24			104
26	George Follmer		40						16	87
27	Trevor Boys				6	11			DNQ	85
28	Mark Walbridge				11	15				76
29	Bud Hickey					10	20			72
30	Terry Petris	13						21		68
31	Brad Noffsinger							17	DNQ	67
32	Bill Elliott		5†		1*				23†	60
33	Jeff Barrister	15								58
34	Reno Fontana						22		DNQ	58
35	Norm Boucher	18			27					57
36	Kenny Schmitt			22			27			53
37	Tommy Kendall								38	43
38	Gordy Oberg				14					37
39	Darren Puskarich			16						35
40	Dave Byrd	20								31
41	Butch Gilliland							22		29
42	Laury Cover			23						28
43	Troy Beebe							23		28
44	M. K. Kanke							24		27
45	Tobey Butler			24	26					25
46	Pat Mintey						26			25
47	Ron Esau		22		28					23
48	Steve Hurley				30					21
49	Chuck Little			25						0

See also

• 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
• 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series

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. 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.