1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!)

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1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Sept 2, 2021 21:43:21 GMT -5 frow78 likes this

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That's right, I have returned!

Not by choice, mind you. Trying to find a place for my mock seasons has been hard, as of late. First, MattyO on SRD relapsed into his irrational prejudice against mock seasons again, and later shut down SRD entirely.

Then I moved to Stunod Racing, but after my usual stretch of laziness, they saw fit to outright delete the thread.

Well, now I'm back. The reboot I mentioned in my last thread has gone ahead, but has been merged with an alternate history project called Start Your Engines!.

The full details of this timeline can be found here, but here's a cliffnotes version:

* Pacific Coast Racing from my previous timeline has been ported over, but now, instead of starting as a Chevy team in 1969, it's now the oldest team in NASCAR, having run in the first Modified Division race in 1948 and now running across all of the major series (and ARCA)
* Chrysler will return in 1988 with the LeBaron; the initial drivers will be #80 Tim Johnson (Andy's new name), #86 Ryan Kelman, #43 Richard Petty, #30 Michael Waltrip, #44 Sterling Marlin, #55 Phil Parsons, #83 Lake Speed, #90 Ken Schrader (he's still in the #90 because Tim Richmond won't have AIDS), and #52 Jimmy Means
* Midweek races will be reintroduced in 1991
* Many things stay the same: no playoffs, no Car of Tomorrow, no bullshit rules, and no getting rid of Rockingham or North Wilkesboro

We're actually partway through the 1987 season. Here are this season's winners thus far:

* Busch Clash: #17 Darrell Waltrip
* Daytona 500: #88 Buddy Baker (yes, I'm just as surprised as you)
* Goodwrench 500: #89 Jim Sauter
* Miller High Life 400: #3 Dale Earnhardt
* Motorcraft Quality Parts 500: #02 Dennis Malone
* TranSouth 500: #9 Bill Elliott
* First Union 400: #02 Dennis Malone
* Valleydale Meats 500: #11 Terry Labonte
* Sovran Banks 500: #3 Dale Earnhardt
* Winston 500: #11 Terry Labonte (the Bobby Allison crash still happens)
* Winston Open: #71 Dave Marcis
* The Winston: #02 Dennis Malone
* Coca-Cola 600: #3 Dale Earnhardt
* Budweiser 500: #02 Dennis Malone
* Miller High Life 500: #02 Dennis Malone
* Budweiser 400: #25 Tim Richmond

The next race is the Miller American 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

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1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Sept 6, 2021 6:15:23 GMT -5 via mobile

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Michigan big race how u feelin joe ruttman

joe ruttman- 'well well well'

dale earnhardt- feelin good got da fast fast fast car juice wrld

dale jarret- what.. who

boby gerhardt- hello 👋 welcome to chillis

Penske Racing; Ryan Newman, 2007 Champion

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1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Sept 6, 2021 6:21:39 GMT -5 via mobile

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dale earnhardt (checking his phone and frowning)- oh that explains what happened 2 srd omg huge rip
terry labonte- what.. is that thinng in yo hand dale
dale earnhardt- nothing*mad max , furious*
terry labonte- less go watch jaws on blow
dale earnhardt- (falling 2 his knees yuri)'i was close 2 1000 rep points on srd.....
terry labonte- exactly dat da shit ime tryna b on
davey alliaon - welcome to late 1980 z where jerry seinfeld is the major ceebrity
tim richmond- davey alien
davey alsion - welcome 2 1980s where science starts hollocaust against gays
ken schrader - ma whip next gen 1990 no aids assists
ken schrader -(driving up to the track in a 2007 toyota prius)- helo welcome 2 desert strorm'

Penske Racing; Ryan Newman, 2007 Champion

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1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Sept 11, 2021 23:38:09 GMT -5 frow78 likes this

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Miller American 400

In the Irish Hills of Michigan lies one of the fastest superspeedways on the NASCAR schedule. Michigan International Speedway is indeed fast, but not fast enough to warrant having to find some way to slow the cars down.

Failed to Qualifiy

* #80 Jimmy Horton
* #81 Mike Potter
* #82 Bobby Gerhart

Race Gallery

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Make/Model	Status
1	21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running
2	35	Benny Parsons	Hendrick Motorsports	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running
3	44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	Running
4	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2	Running
5	25	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Motorsports	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running
6	29	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	Running
7	04	Herschel McGriff	Charlie Rudolph Racing	1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running
8	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running
9	90	Ken Schrader	Donlavey Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running
10	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running
11	02	Dennis Malone	Pacific Coast Racing	1987 Dodge 600	Running
12	74	Bobby Wawak	Wawak Racing	1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running
13	22	Bobby Allison	Stavola Brothers Racing	1987 Buick LeSabre	Running, 1 lap down
14	50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2	Running, 1 lap down
15	18	Dale Jarrett	Freedlander Motorsports	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 1 lap down
16	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 1 lap down
17	10	Ryan Kelman	Kelman Racing	1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 1 lap down
18	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 1 lap down
19	64	Rodney Combs	Langely Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running, 1 lap down
20	77	Eddie Bierschwale	Branch-Ragan Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running, 2 laps down
21	15	Ricky Rudd	Bud Moore Engineering	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running, 2 laps down
22	26	Morgan Shepherd	King Racing	1987 Buick LeSabre	Running, 2 laps down
23	5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 3 laps down
24	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 5 laps down
25	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2	Running, 6 laps down
26	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 6 laps down
27	16	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing	1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Running, 6 laps down
28	51	Dave Simko	Simko Racing	1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Running, 7 laps down
29	19	Derrike Cope	Stoke Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Running, 8 laps down
30	1	Brett Bodine	Ellington Racing	1987 Buick LeSabre	Running, 19 laps down
31	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2	Engine
32	4	Rick Wilson	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	Retired
33	55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Brothers Motorsports	1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	Retired
34	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Accident
35	75	Neil Bonnett	RahMoc Enterprises	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2	Retired
36	28	Davey Allison	Ranier-Lundy Racing	1987 Ford Thunderbird	Retired
37	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	Accident
38	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe	Accident
39	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	1987 Buick LeSabre	Retired
40	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2	Retired
41	88	Buddy Baker	Baker-Schiff Racing	1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88	Retired
42	52	Jimmy Means	Means Racing	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2	Accident

Points Update

Dennis Malone is the new points leader, after Terry Labonte finished off the lead lap. He has an uncomfortable lead of only five points.

Next Time

Uncertainty and fear hang over the next race: the Pepsi Firecracker 400. The first superspeedway race since the Winston 500 has many questions surrounding it, the biggest being: will another car go into the catchfence, and if so, will it go into the stands and kill spectators? NASCAR has mandated smaller carburetors for the remaining two superspeedway races of 1987, and will have a definitive solution in 1988, the current rumor being the reintroduction of restrictor plates.

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1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Sept 13, 2021 16:22:54 GMT -5 via mobile

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Rick wilson another disponting day

Gunna- rrick u cost us another top 10
rick wilson - how did i cost u .. can u do basic math.
kodak man- that s right rick u must drive the car faster

or else

rick wilson- Or Else What

Kodak Man (powering up)- HelOE WELCOM TO CHILIS

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bnsf1995 Full Member Posts: 237	1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Sept 15, 2021 13:31:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bnsf1995 on Sept 15, 2021 13:31:44 GMT -5 frow78 Please keep your insane ramblings off this thread.

bombhead6521 New Member Posts: 28	1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Sept 15, 2021 14:16:37 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bombhead6521 on Sept 15, 2021 14:16:37 GMT -5 Sept 15, 2021 13:31:44 GMT -5 bnsf1995 said: frow78 Please keep your insane ramblings off this thread. Yeah what he said.

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1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!) Apr 28, 2023 6:58:54 GMT -5

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Yes, it is I, the Great Procrastinator (tm)!

Anyway, I know I haven't run a race in NR2003 since...2021, but I'm here to tell you that I'm ready to get back into it.

However, the game has changed, and going forward, things will be different.

At the 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400, Dennis Malone switched to a new car. However, as I have found it, NR2003's season mode standings count each individual carfile as a separate car, regardless of if two cars have the same driver. Also, 1987 was always meant to be a prologue season.

Here's what has happened: I skimmed through the rest of 1987 by running all of the remaining races on accelerated time, and for 1988-onward, I will run each race individually, then plug the results into Score4.

And now, let's look at the results for the entire season. Keep in mind: things get VERY interesting.

1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results

No.	Race title	Pole position	Most laps led	Winner	Make/Model
	Busch Clash	I forgot	I forgot	Darrell Waltrip	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
	7-Eleven Twin 125s Race 1	Dale Earnhardt		Ricky Rudd	1987 Ford Thunderbird
	7-Eleven Twin 125s Race 2	Bill Elliott		Tim Richmond	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
1	Daytona 500	Dale Earnhardt	Buddy Baker	Buddy Baker	1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88
2	Goodwrench 500	Terry Labonte	Terry Labonte	Jim Sauter	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2
3	Miller High Life 400	Dennis Malone	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
4	Motorcraft Quality Parts 500	Dennis Malone	Terry Labonte	Dennis Malone	1984 Dodge Mirada
5	TranSouth 500	Dale Earnhardt	Darrell Waltrip	Bill Elliott	1987 Ford Thunderbird
6	First Union 400	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	1984 Dodge Mirada
7	Valleydale Meats 500	Ernie Irvan	Terry Labonte	Terry Labonte	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
8	Sovran Bank 500	Dennis Malone	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
9	Winston 500	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	Terry Labonte	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
	The Winston	Dennis Malone	Terry Labonte	Dennis Malone	1984 Dodge Mirada
10	Coca-Cola 600	Dennis Malone	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
11	Budweiser 500	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	1987 Dodge 600
12	Miller High Life 500	Terry Labonte	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	1987 Dodge 600
13	Budweiser 400	Tim Richmond	Tim Richmond	Tim Richmond	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
14	Miller American 400	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	Kyle Petty	1987 Ford Thunderbird
15	Pepsi Firecracker 400	Dennis Malone	Dennis Malone	Herschel McGriff	1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
16	Summer 500	Terry Labonte	Dale Earnhardt	Dennis Malone	1987 Dodge 600
17	Talladega 500	Dick McCabe	Tim Richmond	Tim Richmond	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
18	Budweiser at The Glen	Bill Elliott	Tim Richmond	Terry Labonte	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
19	Champion Spark Plug 400	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Tim Richmond	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
20	Busch 500	Dennis Malone	Terry Labonte	Dale Earnhardt	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
21	Southern 500	Grant Adcox	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
22	Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400	Terry Labonte	Terry Labonte	Ricky Rudd	1987 Ford Thunderbird
23	Delaware 500	Grant Adcox	Grant Adcox	Grant Adcox	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
24	Goody's 500	Terry Labonte	Terry Labonte	Dennis Malone	1987 Dodge 600
25	Holly Farms 400	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Petty	1987 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2
26	Oakwood Homes 500	Grant Adcox	Grant Adcox	Dale Earnhardt	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
27	AC Delco 500	Grant Adcox	Grant Adcox	Grant Adcox	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
28	Winston Western 500	Tim Richmond	Tim Richmond	Tim Richmond	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Grant Adcox	Grant Adcox	Grant Adcox	1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe

And the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup champion is...

Terry Labonte

Next season...

The 1988 season will see much in the way of change. One of the most promising rookie classes in years will take to the track, including Ryan Kelman, Melvin Kennedy, and the one everyone is watching, third-generation Pacific Coast Racing driver Tim Johnson.

The number of manufacturers in NASCAR will also go from five to six, as Chrysler makes its return, fielding the Chrysler LeBaron. In 1988, the full-time Chrysler teams will be:

#24 Grant Adcox
#30 Michael Waltrip
#43 Richard Petty
#44 Sterling Marlin
#52 Jimmy Means
#55 Phil Parsons
#80 Tim Johnson
#83 Lake Speed
#86 Ryan Kelman
#90 Ken Schrader

The schedule will expand from 29 races to 31, as the new Coca-Cola Superspeedway in Denver, CO makes its debut with two dates.

In terms of technical changes, Pontiac is debuting a new body for the Grand Prix, Buick and Oldsmobile have gone back to the Regal and Cutlass, respectively, and restrictor plates will now be mandatory at Daytona, Talladega, and Coca-Cola.

1988 promises to be a season to remember, so keep it here! The season will start once I get Grant Adcox's car from a friend (he will drive the #24 Tab Chrysler; Tab as in the diet soda).