1987 American Racing Series season

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The 1987 American Racing Series Championship consisted of 10 races. Didier Theys won three races on his way to the championship.

Calendar[]

Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Most Leading Laps Fastest Race Lap
1 Phoenix Arizona April 12, 1987 75 1.6093=120.6975 km 0'41:38.23 173.928 km/h Jeff Andretti Didier Theys Jeff Andretti ?
2 Milwaukee Wisconsin May 31, 1987 75 1.6607976=124.55982 km 0'37:43.192 198.134 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
3 Meadowlands New Jersey June 28, 1987 41 2.7229356=111.6403596 km 0'46:37.80 143.650 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
4 Cleveland Ohio July 5, 1987 30 3.991064=119.73192 km 0'36:57.06 194.417 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
5 Toronto  Canada July 19, 1987 41 2.8709912=117.7106392 km 0'45:38.760 154.726 km/h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne ?
6 Pocono Pennsylvania August 16, 1987 40 4.02325=160.93 km 0'35:33.960 271.490 km/h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne ?
7 Lexington Ohio September 6, 1987 21 3.86232=81.10872 km 0'30:57.910 157.161 km/h Juan Manuel Fangio II Tommy Byrne Juan Manuel Fangio II ?
8 Nazareth Pennsylvania September 20, 1987 75 1.5223978=114.179835 km 0'39:31.310 173.342 km/h Mike Groff Didier Theys Mike Groff ?
9 Monterey California October 11, 1987 40 3.05767=120.3068 km 0'40:23.057 181.714 km/h ?
10 Miami Florida November 1, 1987 22 2.8709912=63.1618064 km 0'45:59.77 82.392 km/h Jeff Andretti Jeff Andretti ?

Race summaries[]

Phoenix race[]

Held April 12 at Phoenix International Raceway. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 1- Jeff Andretti
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. 20- Mike Groff
  5. 4-

Milwaukee race[]

Held May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 7-
  3. 20- Mike Groff
  4. 50- Tommy Byrne
  5. 4-

Meadowlands race[]

Held June 28 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 1- Jeff Andretti
  3. 11-
  4. 7-
  5. 81-

Cleveland race[]

Held July 5 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 50- Tommy Byrne
  3. 71- Steve Millen
  4. 1- Jeff Andretti
  5. 11-

Toronto race[]

Held July 19 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 50- Tommy Byrne
  2. 20- Mike Groff
  3. 71- Steve Millen
  4. 23-
  5. 81-

Pocono race[]

Held August 16 at Pocono Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 50- Tommy Byrne
  2. 1- Jeff Andretti
  3. 8-
  4. 71- Steve Millen
  5. 5- Didier Theys

Mid-Ohio race[]

Held September 6 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  2. 71- Steve Millen
  3. 20- Mike Groff
  4. 50- Tommy Byrne
  5. 1- Jeff Andretti

Nazareth race[]

Held September 20 at Nazareth Speedway. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 20- Mike Groff
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 1- Jeff Andretti
  4. 23-
  5. 11-

Laguna Seca race[]

Held October 11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 7-
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 50- Tommy Byrne
  4. 71- Steve Millen
  5. 20- Mike Groff

Miami race[]

Held November 1 at Tamiami Park. won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 1- Jeff Andretti
  2. 7-
  3. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. 23-
  5. 16-

Final points standings[]

Driver[]

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).

Place Name Country Team Total Points United States United States United States United States Canada United States United States United States United States United States
1 Didier Theys  Belgium Truesports 137 17 22 22 22 3 10 8 17 16 -
2 Jeff Andretti  United States Arciero Racing 123 21 2 16 12 5 16 10 14 6 21
3 Tommy Byrne  Ireland 120 3 12 6 16 22 22 13 6 14 6
4  United States 101 5 16 12 5 8 8 4 4 22 17
5 Mike Groff  United States 96 12 14 3 1 16 3 14 21 10 2
6 Steve Millen  New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 88 8 - 5 14 14 12 16 3 12 4
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II  Argentina 57 14 6 2 - - - 21 - - 14
8  United States 48 - - - 6 12 4 - 12 2 12
9  United States 41 - 3 14 10
4 - -
10 - -
10  United States Hemelgarn Racing 35 - - 10 3 10 2 5 5 - -
11  Greece 35 10 10 - - - - - - 5 10
12 Brad Murphey  United States 22 - 5 4 2 6 - - - 4 1
13  Greece 17 6 8 - - - - - - 3 -
14  United States 14 - - - - - 14 - - - -
15  United States 12 - - 8 - - - - - 1 3
16  United States 11 - - - - - 5 6 - - -
17 Paul Radisich  New Zealand 8 - - - 8 - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  United States 8 - 4 - 4 - - - - - -
Bob Tullius  United States 8 - - - - - - - 8 - -
 United States ? 8 - - - - - - - - 8 -
Guido Daccò  Italy 8 - - - - - - - - - 8
22 Dean Hall  United States 6 - - - - - 6 - - - -
23  United States ? 5 - - - - - - - - - 5
24 Billy Boat  United States 4 4 - - - - - - - - -
25  United States 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
 United States ? 1 - - - - - 1 - - - -

Note:

Race 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

Complete Overview[]

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R10=retired, but classified NS=did not start

Place Name Country Team United States United States United States United States Canada United States United States United States United States United States
1 Didier Theys  Belgium Truesports 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 R10 2 5 2 R6 1 2 2 2 - -
2 Jeff Andretti  United States Arciero Racing 2 1 2 R11 5 2 8 4 4 8 5 2 5 5 3 3 9 7 4 1
3 Tommy Byrne  Ireland 5 R10 4 4 2 R7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 7 4 3 2 7
4  United States 4 R8 9 2 7 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 9 R9 6 R9 1 1 1 2
5 Mike Groff  United States 8 4 5 3 4 10 6 R12 3 2 8 10 6 3 5 1 7 5 5 R11
6 Steve Millen  New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 7 6 3 R14 6 8 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 2 4 R10 3 4 3 R9
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II  Argentina 3 3 8 7 3 11 - - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 15 3
8  United States - - - - - - 4 7 7 4 7 9 - - 9 4 5 R11 6 4
9  United States - - 12 10 8 3 9 5
10 9
11 13 - -
7 R5 - - - -
10  United States Hemelgarn Racing - - - - 9 5 11 10 5 5 13 11 7 R8 8 R8 8 R13 11 R14
11  Greece 10 5 14 5 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 11 8 12 5
12 Brad Murphey  United States - - 7 8 10 9 12 11 9 7 - - - - - - 13 9 14 R12
13  Greece 11 7 13 6 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - -
14  United States - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - -
15  United States - - - - 11 6 - - - - - - - - - - 10 R12 13 10
16  United States - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 8 R7 - - - - - -
17 Paul Radisich  New Zealand - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  United States - - 10 9 - - 10 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Tullius  United States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 - - - -
 United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - -
Guido Daccò  Italy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6
22 Dean Hall  United States - - - - - - - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - -
23  United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
24 Billy Boat  United States 6 R9 6 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25  United States - - 11 R12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 United States ? - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 - - - - - - - -
-  Brazil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 R13
- Stan Fox  United States - - 15 R15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-  Venezuela - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 R15
- Gordon Johncock[1]  United States 9 (R8) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

References[]

  1. ^ driven only as "Coach-Observer"
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