1987 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 34th season of the series. The title was won by Chad Little, his first in the series.

Schedule and results

The 1987 season included 8 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted two races.[1] Both races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[2][3]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
April 26 AC-Delco 200 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Hershel McGriff[4]
June 21 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Tim Richmond[5]
July 5 Budweiser 300 Spokane Grand Prix Course Spokane, Washington Roy Smith[6]
July 12 Winston Washington 500 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Bill Elliott[7]
August 2 Mike's Auto Parts/Winston 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Chad Little[8]
August 9 Armed Forces 200 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington Chad Little[8]
September 20 American National Bank 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Hershel McGriff
November 8 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Rusty Wallace[9]

Full Drivers' Championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points

Pos Driver SON RSD SGP EVG POR TAC MMR RSD Pts
1 Chad Little 3 15 2 3 1* 1 2 15 412
2 Hershel McGriff 1* 12 5 17 20 9 1* 42 362
3 Roy Smith 21 39 1* 2 5 4 19 40 345
4 Ruben Garcia 6 19 10 12 8 7* 11 39 342
5 Bill Schmitt 14 33 4 7 4 17 4 36 342
6 Jim Robinson 16 36 18 5 2 14 3 12 339
7 Harry Goularte 7 20 15 10 17 8 12 32 330
8 John Krebs 8 29 9 9 23 5 14 DNQ 316
9 Roman Calczynski 9 DNQ 20 8 12 6 6 278
10 Jack Sellers 23 DNQ 7 13 21 12 15 DNQ 277
11 Rick McCray 26 6 15 22 10 18 35 273
12 St. James Davis 19 DNQ 12 21 19 16 16 DNQ 267
13 Sumner McKnight 2 3 24 6 2 7 262
14 J. C. Danielsen 4 14 20 3 18 10 237
15 Ray Kelly 10 DNQ 19 16 13 15 216
16 Jim Bown 22 31 25 24 21 9 197
17 Brad Tidrick 17 23 9 13 8 185
18 Glen Steurer 17 3 5 41 168
19 Derrike Cope 4 18 20 151
20 Ron Rainwater 5 13 29 19 138
21 Larry Gaylord 8 19 16 25 136
22 Bob Howard 11 23 13 DNQ 136
23 Bob Kennedy 12 21 22 20 129
24 Terry Fisher 11 14 11 118
25 Ron Eaton 18 7 24 104
26 George Follmer 40 16 87
27 Trevor Boys 6 11 DNQ 85
28 Mark Walbridge 11 15 76
29 Bud Hickey 10 20 72
30 Terry Petris 13 21 68
31 Brad Noffsinger 17 DNQ 67
32 Bill Elliott 5† 1* 23† 60
33 Jeff Barrister 15 58
34 Reno Fontana 22 DNQ 58
35 Norm Boucher 18 27 57
36 Kenny Schmitt 22 27 53
37 Tommy Kendall 38 43
38 Gordy Oberg 14 37
39 Darren Puskarich 16 35
40 Dave Byrd 20 31
41 Butch Gilliland 22 29
42 Laury Cover 23 28
43 Troy Beebe 23 28
44 M. K. Kanke 24 27
45 Tobey Butler 24 26 25
46 Pat Mintey 26 25
47 Ron Esau 22 28 23
48 Steve Hurley 30 21
49 Chuck Little 25 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "1987 Budweiser 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "1987 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Chapman, Jeff (April 27, 1987). "McGriff wins at Sears Point". Oakland Tribune. p. 47. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Jensen, Tom (August 13, 2020). "Gone Too Soon: Tim Richmond's Legacy | NASCAR Hall of Fame | Curators' Corner". NASCAR Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  6. ^ Kerchner, Mike (June 29, 2023). "Chicago Is Not NASCAR's First Street Race". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ^ "ELLIOTT CAPTURES RACE". The Washington Post. July 13, 1987. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Glick, Shav (September 17, 1987). "Motor Racing : Little Doubt About Little's Turning Point as a Driver". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  9. ^ Glick, Shav (November 9, 1987). "Wallace Gets the Win, but Not the Cheers : Riverside Crowd Thrills to Bitter Duel Between Earnhardt and Bodine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
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