1987 Sovran Bank 500
Eighth race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1987 Sovran Bank 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 26, 1987, before an audience of 40,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete.
Race details | |||
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Race 8 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | April 26, 1987 | ||
Official name | 38th Annual Sovran Bank 500 | ||
Location | Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km) | ||
Average speed | 72.808 miles per hour (117.173 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | King Racing | ||
Time | 20.728 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 156 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | SETN | ||
Announcers | Eli Gold, Jerry Punch | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
Taking advantage of a misfortunate Geoff Bodine, who spun from a large lead over the field with 17 laps in the race, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt managed to hold the lead after Bodine's spin to take his 26th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his sixth victory of the season, and his fourth straight victory, increasing his driver's championship points lead to 157 points.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace and the aforementioned Geoff Bodine finished second and third, respectively.