Race 23 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1987 Delaware 500 program cover.
Date
September 20, 1987
Official name
17th Annual Delaware 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
124.706 miles per hour (200.695 km/h)
Attendance
51,500
Pole position
Driver
Alan Kulwicki
AK Racing
Time
24.687
Most laps led
Driver
Ricky Rudd
Bud Moore Engineering
Laps
373
Winner
No. 15
Ricky Rudd
Bud Moore Engineering
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Larry Nuber
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1987 Delaware 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 20, 1987, before an audience of 51,500 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, Bud Moore Engineering's Ricky Rudd managed to dominate a majority of the race, leading 373 laps en route to his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison and RahMoc Enterprises' Neil Bonnett finished second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (September 21, 1987). "No Limp In Rudd's Win, But Earnhardt Streaks End". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 3B. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Bryson, Gene (September 21, 1987). "Rudd breezes in Delaware 500". The News Journal. pp. C1, C2. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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