1987 Budweiser 400
13th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1987 Budweiser 400 was the 13th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 21, 1987, before an audience of 55,000 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62 miles (4.22 km) permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 95 laps to complete.
Race details | |||
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Race 13 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | June 21, 1987 | ||
Official name | 19th Annual Budweiser 400 | ||
Location | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.62 mi (4.216 km) | ||
Distance | 95 laps, 248.9 mi (400.565 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 95 laps, 248.9 mi (400.565 km) | ||
Average speed | 102.183 miles per hour (164.448 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 55,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
Time | 1:20.244 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 48 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 25 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Larry Nuber, Dick Berggren | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
By race's end, Hendrick Motorsports' Tim Richmond managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the last 31 of 39 laps to take his 13th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd and RahMoc Enterprises' Neil Bonnett finished second and third, respectively.