Race 15 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 program cover.
Date
July 4, 1987
Official name
29th Annual Pepsi Firecracker 400
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed
161.074 miles per hour (259.223 km/h)
Attendance
85,000
Pole position
Driver
Davey Allison
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Time
45.435
Most laps led
Driver
Ken Schrader Davey Allison
Donlavey Racing Ranier-Lundy Racing
Laps
32
Winner
No. 22
Bobby Allison
Stavola Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ABC
Announcers
Keith Jackson, Donnie Allison
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 4, 1987, before an audience of 85,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete.
In what is considered to be one of the most confusing finishes in NASCAR history, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison managed to pass 12 cars in the span of five laps heading into the final lap of the race. Mistakenly, Allison was scored a lap down by the time the final lap started both on the track and by commentators; as a result, drivers behind Allison at the time, which included owner-drivers Buddy Baker and Dave Marcis, let Allison increase his gap between them as most thought Allison was a lap down. By the time the error was realized, Allison had a four second lead over Baker, taking the victory while drivers behind them wrecked for what they thought was the presumed battle for the lead. The victory was Allison's 83rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Baker and Marcis finished second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (July 5, 1987). "Bobby Allison Captures Wild Firecracker 400". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1D, 8D. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Don (July 5, 1987). "Firecracker 400 ends with a bang". Florida Today. pp. 1C, 2C. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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