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1987 Holly Farms 400

25th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

25th race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1987 Holly Farms 400 was the 25th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 4, 1987, before an audience of 32,500 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete.

With the help of a final fast pit stop late in the race, Junior Johnson & Associates' Terry Labonte managed to pull away from second-place Dale Earnhardt, completing a dominant run where Labonte led the final 207 laps. The victory was Labonte's eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.

Heading into the next four races of the season, Dale Earnhardt, who at this point had a 573 point lead in the driver's championship over Bill Elliott, was slated as the lock-in for the championship, only needing a 40th or better place finish in the next four races to clinch the championship.

Background

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
02Jed DoggettDoggett RacingPontiacDoggett Racing
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletWrangler
04Clark JamesJames RacingPontiacJames Racing
5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett
6Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingChevroletU.S. Racing
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex
8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American
9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors
11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser
12Larry PollardHamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing
15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft Quality Parts
17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide
18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevroletCoats & Clark
21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo
22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller American
26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuickQuaker State
27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak
28Davey Allison (R)Ranier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco, Havoline
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevroletAll Pro Auto Parts
33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit
35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers Decaf
36Joe Dan BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts
38Ronnie AdamsAdams RacingChevroletAdams Racing
41Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevroletBusch Enterprises
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP
44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines
46Glenn MoffatMoffat RacingChevroletMoffat Racing
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka
54Kevin EvansGray RacingChevroletGray Racing
55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Classic
62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacAC Spark Plug
64Rodney CombsLangley RacingFordSunny King Ford
67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts
70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy
75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline
76Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsOldsmobileJaehne Motorsports
76Graham TaylorBetty Taylor RacingFordBetty Taylor Racing
81Larry CaudillFillip RacingFordFillip Racing
85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevroletJ. Omar Landis Enterprises
88Brandon BakerBaker–Schiff RacingChevroletCrisco
90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFordRed Baron Frozen Pizza
97D. Wayne StroutStrout RacingOldsmobileStrout Racing
98Lynn GibsonGibson RacingPontiacGibson Racing

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 2, at 4:30 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 10 drivers in the round were guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, October 3, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 11-30 were decided on time, and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.

Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 19.532 and an average speed of 115.196 mph in the first round.

12 drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12345678910Failed to lock in Round 11112131415161718192021222324252627282930Provisionals3132Failed to qualify333435363738394041424344Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord19.532115.196
17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.565115.001
35Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.585114.884
11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet19.597114.813
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord19.598114.808
90Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord19.659114.451
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet19.696114.236
22Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick19.727114.057
26Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick19.741113.976
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.745113.953
21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord19.719114.103
15Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord19.759113.872
67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord19.784113.728
18Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet19.791113.688
75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac19.801113.631
44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile19.821113.516
55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile19.837113.424
5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.852113.339
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.858113.304
27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac19.858113.304
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet19.870113.236
28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord19.883113.162
33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet19.894113.099
76Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsOldsmobile19.975112.641
6Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingChevrolet20.007112.461
12Larry PollardHamby RacingChevrolet20.015112.416
8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick20.035112.303
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac20.048112.231
81Larry CaudillFillip RacingFord20.073112.091
41Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet20.080112.052
62Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac20.080112.052
64Trevor BoysLangley RacingFord20.097111.957
85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet20.193111.425
04Clark JamesJames RacingPontiac20.293110.876
54Kevin EvansGray RacingChevrolet20.316110.750
36Joe Dan BaileyBailey RacingPontiac20.364110.489
70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac20.484109.842
97D. Wayne StroutStrout RacingOldsmobile20.518109.660
38Ronnie AdamsAdams RacingChevrolet20.959107.352
88Brandon BakerBaker–Schiff RacingChevrolet21.023107.026
98Lynn GibsonGibson RacingPontiac21.188106.192
76Graham TaylorBetty Taylor RacingFord21.202106.122
46Glenn MoffatMoffat RacingChevrolet21.329105.490
02Jed DoggettDoggett RacingPontiac--

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132Failed to qualify333435363738394041424344Official race results
411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet400207running185$45,575
103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400137running175$26,950
19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord39939running170$25,450
926Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick3980running160$11,205
185Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39811running160$11,975
1121Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3980running150$9,425
57Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3980running146$9,305
278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3970running142$7,980
1943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3970running138$5,310
2027Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac3970running134$9,975
1575Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3970running130$4,995
217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running127$3,325
1215Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord3970running124$8,720
1755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3970running121$2,565
690Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord3960running118$4,910
730Michael WaltripBahari RacingChevrolet3950running115$4,355
822Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3940running112$7,170
1418Dale Jarrett (R)Freedlander MotorsportsChevrolet3940running109$4,995
335Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3940running106$9,320
1644Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3930running103$4,610
2852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3890running100$3,830
256Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingChevrolet3870running0$3,515
2612Larry PollardHamby RacingChevrolet3860running0$3,480
3264Trevor BoysLangley RacingFord3860running0$3,445
3041Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet3810running88$1,300
2228Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord3670running85$1,175
1367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord2650engine82$3,410
2476Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsOldsmobile2070crash79$1,925
3162Steve Christman (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac2020engine76$1,100
2171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1986engine78$2,625
2333Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet240differential70$2,575
2981Slick JohnsonFillip RacingFord110engine0$1,125
85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet
04Clark JamesJames RacingPontiac
54Kevin EvansGray RacingChevrolet
36Joe Dan BaileyBailey RacingPontiac
70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac
97D. Wayne StroutStrout RacingOldsmobile
38Ronnie AdamsAdams RacingChevrolet
88Brandon BakerBaker–Schiff RacingChevrolet
98Lynn GibsonGibson RacingPontiac
76Graham TaylorBetty Taylor RacingFord
46Glenn MoffatMoffat RacingChevrolet
02Jed DoggettDoggett RacingPontiac

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsOfficial driver's standings
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]1Dale Earnhardt4,136
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]2Bill Elliott3,563 (-573)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]3Terry Labonte3,446 (-690)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]4Darrell Waltrip3,339 (–797)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 15Neil Bonnett3,297 (–839)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 16Ricky Rudd3,292 (–844)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]7Rusty Wallace3,282 (–854)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]8Richard Petty3,208 (–928)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]9Kyle Petty3,154 (–982)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]10Ken Schrader3,033 (–1,103)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

Notes

References

References

  1. Higgins, Tom. (October 5, 1987). "Cool Labonte Ices Win At North Wilkesboro". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  2. Mulhurn, Mike. (October 5, 1987). "Labonte, Johnson End Winless Streaks". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
  3. (October 2, 1987). "NASCAR Today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  4. Higgins, Tom. (October 3, 1988). "Elliott Zips To 7th Pole". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
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