1987 The Budweiser at The Glen

The 1987 The Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the second iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, August 9, 1987, but was delayed until Monday, August 10, due to heavy rain.[1] The race was held before an audience of 35,000 in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.428-mile (3.907 km) permanent road course layout.

1987 The Budweiser at The Glen
Race details
Race 18 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1987 The Budweiser at The Glen program cover.
The 1987 The Budweiser at The Glen program cover.
Date August 10, 1987
Official name 2nd Annual The Budweiser at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.428 mi (3.907 km)
Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Average speed 90.682 miles per hour (145.939 km/h)
Attendance 35,000
Pole position
Driver Junior Johnson & Associates
Time 1:14.102
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Laps 63
Winner
No. 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

By race's end, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace, managing to retain the lead after a last-lap pit stop, dominated a majority of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates' Terry Labonte and owner-driver Dave Marcis finished second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Chuck Schroedel Gray Racing Pontiac Gray Racing
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 Rick Knoop U.S. Racing Chevrolet U.S. Racing
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller American
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Trevor Boys Hamby Racing Chevrolet Hamby Racing
15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Dale Jarrett (R) Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet Coats & Clark
19 Derrike Cope (R) Stoke Racing Chevrolet Stoke Racing
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller American
25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
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
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet All Pro Auto Parts
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers Decaf
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
50 Greg Sacks[a] Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Valvoline
51 Paul Newman[b] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Classic
61 Mike Potter Arrington Racing Ford Arrington Racing
62 Steve Christman (R) Winkle Motorsports Pontiac AC Spark Plug
63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
64 Rodney Combs 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 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
76 Phil Good Good Racing Ford Good Racing
81 Tom Rotsell Chilson Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts
88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Crisco
89 Patty Moise Reno Enterprises Chevrolet Crisco Butter Flavor
90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford Red Baron Frozen Pizza

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 7, at 1:00 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, August 8, at 11:00 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,[6] 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 provisionals were given.

Terry Labonte, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 1:14.102 and an average speed of 117.956 miles per hour (189.832 km/h) in the first round.[7]

No drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 1:14.102 117.956
2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 1:14.251 117.720
3 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.395 117.492
4 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.413 117.463
5 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick 1:14.599 117.170
6 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.636 117.112
7 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:14.687 117.032
8 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.764 116.912
9 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1:14.806 116.836
10 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 1:15.006 116.535
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:15.119 116.359
12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet 1:15.356 115.993
13 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:15.356 115.993
14 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:15.385 115.949
15 35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.467 115.823
16 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:15.543 115.706
17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:15.636 115.456
18 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 1:15.709 115.453
19 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:15.741 115.404
20 18 Dale Jarrett (R) Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.025 114.973
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:15.234 116.182
22 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:16.096 114.865
23 90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 1:16.185 114.731
24 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:16.357 114.473
25 19 Derrike Cope (R) Stoke Racing Chevrolet 1:16.502 114.256
26 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.114 113.349
27 88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 1:17.978 112.093
28 62 Steve Christman (R) Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 1:18.582 111.232
29 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 1:18.596 111.212
30 89 Patty Moise Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 1:18.839 110.869
31 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 1:19.082 110.528
32 12 Trevor Boys Hamby Racing Chevrolet 1:19.130 110.461
33 28 Davey Allison (R) Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 1:19.142 110.445
34 6 Rick Knoop U.S. Racing Chevrolet 1:19.403 110.081
35 81 Tom Rotsell Chilson Racing Ford 1:20.073 109.160
36 64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford 1:20.324 108.819
37 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 1:20.571 108.486
38 76 Phil Good Good Racing Ford 1:21.258 107.568
39 61 Mike Potter Arrington Racing Ford 1:22.515 105.930
40 1 Chuck Schroedel Gray Racing Pontiac 1:23.750 104.368
Withdrew
WD 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac - -
WD 51 Paul Newman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 90 63 running 185 $52,925
2 1 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 90 0 running 170 $35,850
3 14 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 165 $23,880
4 7 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 90 0 running 160 $20,135
5 15 35 Benny Parsons Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 155 $19,655
6 19 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 90 0 running 150 $13,875
7 6 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 0 running 146 $6,120
8 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 6 running 147 $17,005
9 21 22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 90 0 running 138 $12,540
10 4 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 7 running 139 $5,960
11 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 130 $4,180
12 24 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 90 0 running 127 $11,945
13 27 88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 124 $3,715
14 22 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 121 $7,655
15 3 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 10 running 123 $11,305
16 12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Chevrolet 89 0 running 115 $8,205
17 33 28 Davey Allison (R) Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 88 0 running 112 $3,775
18 18 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 88 0 running 109 $6,870
19 29 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 88 0 running 106 $6,585
20 37 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 88 0 running 103 $6,865
21 16 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 88 0 running 100 $2,505
22 5 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick 88 0 running 97 $5,810
23 36 64 Rodney Combs Langley Racing Ford 87 0 running 0 $5,490
24 31 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 87 0 running 91 $2,225
25 34 6 Rick Knoop U.S. Racing Chevrolet 86 0 running 0 $5,310
26 35 81 Tom Rotsell Chilson Racing Ford 84 0 running 85 $2,110
27 23 90 Ken Schrader Donlavey Racing Ford 83 0 running 82 $4,830
28 9 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 77 0 running 79 $10,600
29 17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 75 0 running 76 $9,695
30 39 61 Mike Potter Arrington Racing Ford 74 0 running 73 $1,890
31 25 19 Derrike Cope (R) Stoke Racing Chevrolet 65 0 transmission 70 $1,835
32 13 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 64 0 running 67 $4,515
33 30 89 Patty Moise Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 53 0 crash 64 $1,690
34 28 62 Steve Christman (R) Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 52 0 crash 61 $1,635
35 26 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 engine 58 $1,580
36 20 18 Dale Jarrett (R) Freedlander Motorsports Chevrolet 42 0 transmission 55 $4,280
37 10 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 24 4 engine 57 $4,230
38 32 12 Trevor Boys Hamby Racing Chevrolet 17 0 engine 0 $3,465
39 38 76 Phil Good Good Racing Ford 10 0 transmission 46 $1,435
40 40 1 Chuck Schroedel Gray Racing Pontiac 8 0 engine 43 $1,375
Withdrew
WD 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac
WD 51 Paul Newman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Withdrew after a practice crash on Friday, August 7.[4]
  2. ^ Withdrew due to scheduling conflicts.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 10, 1987). "Race At Watkins Glen Rained Out; Set Today". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1C. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 11, 1987). "Wallace Gets Splash Of Fuel, Victory At The Glen". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1D, 4D. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Weaver, Ed (August 11, 1987). "Wallace breezes to victory". Star-Gazette. pp. 3B, 4B. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Mulhurn, Mike (August 8, 1987). "Labonte Takes Watkins Glen Pole With Record Speed". Winston-Salem Journal. pp. 18, 21. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Benson, Frank (July 21, 1987). "Newman cancels race at Glen". The Ithaca Journal. pp. 1B. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer. August 7, 1987. pp. 4D. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 8, 1987). "Labonte Races Bugs To Pole". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1C, 4C. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  


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