1987 The Winston

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1987 The Winston
Race details[1]
Exhibition race in the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date May 17, 1987 (1987-05-17)
Location Concord, North Carolina
Course Charlotte Motor Speedway
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 135 laps, 202.5 mi (324 km)
Weather Temperatures around 82 °F (28 °C), with humidity at 59% and winds gusting to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) southwest
Average speed 153.023 mph (246.267 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Melling Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Laps 121
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Keith Jackson and Donnie Allison

The 1987 edition of The Winston was a stock car racing competition that took place on May 17, 1987. Held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, the 135-lap race was an exhibition race in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Bill Elliott of Melling Racing won the pole and led the most laps (121), but it was Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing who won the race in a move that would be known in NASCAR history as the "pass in the grass."[2]

Race summary

Segment 1

Bill Elliott won the pole with a track record of 170.827 mph (274.919 km/h). Buddy Baker made the starting grid by winning the Winston Open. Cale Yarborough served as the onboard camera car throughout the race. On the first lap, Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine got loose and tangled with each other, with Earnhardt slightly hitting the turn three wall and both cars losing several positions in the process. Earnhardt eventually inched his way towards the top-five throughout the race. On lap 62, Neil Bonnett and Richard Petty collided in turn three, bringing out the first caution and ending their chances of finishing the race. Segment 1 ended on lap 76 with Elliott in first place.

Segment results
  1. 9-Bill Elliott ($25,000)
  2. 5-Geoff Bodine
  3. 17-Darrell Waltrip

Segment 2

Baker retired on lap 95 due to a transmission failure while Harry Gant suffered engine problems on lap 121. Segment 2 ended on lap 126, with Elliott once again on the top spot.

Segment results
  1. 9-Bill Elliott ($50,000)
  2. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  3. 5-Geoff Bodine

Segment 3

As Segment 3 began, Bodine attempted to pass in front of Elliott, but both cars tangled with Bodine spinning while Earnhardt took over the lead before the caution came out. With eight laps to go, Elliott closed in on Earnhardt and tapped him from behind. Earnhardt was sent to the infield grass, but he quickly recovered to maintain the lead in what has become known as the "pass in the grass".[2] Both cars once again traded paint side-by-side, but the contact cut Elliott's left rear tire, forcing him to pit and go a lap down while Terry Labonte charged forward to challenge Earnhardt. Eventually, Earnhardt beat Labonte and Tim Richmond to win The Winston and earn $200,000.

Following the race, a frustrated Elliott bumped Earnhardt before all cars returned to pit road and Earnhardt entered victory lane.

Race results

Race results
Pos Grid Car Driver Owner Manufacturer Laps run Laps led
1 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 135 10
2 12 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 135 0
3 2 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0
4 5 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 135 3
5 7 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 135 0
6 15 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 135 1
7 17 26 Morgan Shepherd King Racing Buick 135 0
8 14 22 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 135 0
9 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0
10 6 55 Benny Parsons Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 135 0
11 18 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 135 0
12 3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 134 0
13 19 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 134 0
14 1 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 134 121
15 11 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 132 0
16 10 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 132 0
17 13 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 121 0
18 20 88 Buddy Baker Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 95 0
19 16 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 63 0
20 8 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 62 0
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References

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