1987 AC-Delco 200
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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
| Date | April 26, 1987 | ||
| Location | Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.700 miles (2.736 km) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 127.500 mi (205.191 km) | ||
| Average speed | 80.062 miles per hour (128.847 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 15,582 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | John Kieper | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith | |
| Laps | 31 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 04 | Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith | |
The 1987 AC-Delco 200 was the first stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series. The race was held on Sunday, April 26, 1987, at Sears Point International Raceway, a 1.700 mile (2.736 km) road course in Sonoma, California. The race took the scheduled 75 laps to complete. The race was won by Hershel McGriff, his first of two wins that season. McGriff took the lead from Bill Schmitt on lap 44 and held off Sumner McKnight and Chad Little for the win.[2] J.C. Danielsen and Ron Rainwater rounded out the top five.
Background
Sonoma Raceway, then known as Sears Point International Raceway, is a road course and dragstrip located at Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains of Sonoma County, California. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 ft (49 m) of total elevation change.
Entry list
| # | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Barrister | Unknown | Buick |
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith | Pontiac |
| 12 | Terry Petris | John & Terry Petris | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Dave Byrd | Dave Byrd | Buick |
| 17 | Harry Goularte | Jim Whalen/Harry Goularte | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Glen Steurer | Glen Steurer | Chevrolet |
| 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick |
| 32 | Ruben Garcia | Fred Stoke | Buick |
| 33 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Oldsmobile |
| 41 | Jack Sellers | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Bob Kennedy | Myung Suk Lee | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Norm Boucher | Unknown | Buick |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Ray Kelly | Ray Kelly | Pontiac |
| 75 | Roman Calczynski | Wayne Spears | Buick |
| 78 | Jim Robinson | Lois Williams | Oldsmobile |
| 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford |
| 82 | J.C. Danielsen | Shirnell Gautsche | Buick |
| 83 | Sumner McKnight | Sumner McKnight | Ford |
| 89 | Bob Howard | Tom Hathaway | Oldsmobile |
| 92 | Ron Rainwater | Al Rainwater | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Chad Little | George Jefferson | Ford |
| 98 | Jim Bown | John Kieper | Chevrolet |
Qualifying
Jim Bown won the pole with a speed of 97.420 mph.
