Race 11 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1987 Budweiser 500 program cover.
Date
May 31, 1987
Official name
19th Annual Budweiser 500
Location
Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance
500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance
500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed
118.726 miles per hour (191.071 km/h)
Attendance
56,000
Pole position
Driver
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Time
24.818
Most laps led
Driver
Davey Allison
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Laps
212
Winner
No. 28
Davey Allison
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Larry Nuber, Jerry Punch
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1987 Budweiser 500 was the 11th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 31, 1987, before an audience of 56,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete.
By race's end, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison had managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading 216 laps to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. The victory also marked the first time a driver who had declared for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors had won multiple races in the same season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott and Junior Johnson & Associates' Terry Labonte finished second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (June 1, 1987). "D. Allison Cruises At Dover". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Bryson, Gene (June 1, 1987). "Davey Allison rolls to win". The News Journal. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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