1987 Coca-Cola 600

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1987 Coca-Cola 600
Race details
Race 10 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date May 24, 1987 (1987-05-24)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 78 °F (26 °C); wind speeds up to 13.8 miles per hour (22.2 km/h)[1]
Average speed 131.483 mph (211.601 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Melling Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Laps 186
Winner
No. 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network Jefferson-Pilot
Announcers Mike Joy & Johnny Hayes

The 1987 Coca-Cola 600, the 28th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 24, 1987 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Kyle Petty of Wood Brothers Racing won the race.

Allan Grice made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut in this event.[2]

Background[]

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the Oakwood Homes 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Top 10 results[]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford
2 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick
3 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile
4 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac
5 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet
7 88 Buddy Baker Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile
8 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile
9 89 Jim Sauter Pontiac
10 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac

Race statistics[]

  • Time of race: 4:33:48
  • Average Speed: 131.483 miles per hour (211.601 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 170.901 miles per hour (275.038 km/h)
  • Cautions: 12 for 68 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 1 lap
  • Lead changes: 23
  • Percent of race run under caution: 17%
  • Average green flag run: 25.5 laps

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ a b Race information at Race Database
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