The 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 34th season of the series. The title was won by Chad Little, his first in the series.
Schedule and results The 1987 season included 8 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted two races. Both races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. +DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerApril 26AC-Delco 200Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaHershel McGriffJune 21Budweiser 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaTim RichmondJuly 5Budweiser 300Spokane Grand Prix CourseSpokane, WashingtonRoy SmithJuly 12Winston Washington 500Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonBill ElliottAugust 2Mike's Auto Parts/Winston 200Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonChad LittleAugust 9Armed Forces 200Tacoma DomeTacoma, WashingtonChad LittleSeptember 20American National Bank 200Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaHershel McGriffNovember 8Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRusty Wallace
Full Drivers' Championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points DriverSONRSDSGPEVGPORTACMMRRSD1Chad Little315231*12154122Hershel McGriff1*125172091*423623Roy Smith21391*25419403454Ruben Garcia619101287*11393425Bill Schmitt1433474174363426Jim Robinson16361852143123397Harry Goularte720151017812323308John Krebs8299923514DNQ3169Roman Calczynski9DNQ208126627810Jack Sellers23DNQ713211215DNQ27711Rick McCray266152210183527312St. James Davis19DNQ1221191616DNQ26713Sumner McKnight232462726214J. C. Danielsen414203181023715Ray Kelly10DNQ1916131521616Jim Bown2231252421919717Brad Tidrick1723913818518Glen Steurer17354116819Derrike Cope4182015120Ron Rainwater513291913821Larry Gaylord819162513622Bob Howard112313DNQ13623Bob Kennedy1221222012924Terry Fisher11141111825Ron Eaton1872410426George Follmer40168727Trevor Boys611DNQ8528Mark Walbridge11157629Bud Hickey10207230Terry Petris13216831Brad Noffsinger17DNQ6732Bill Elliott5†1*23†6033Jeff Barrister155834Reno Fontana22DNQ5835Norm Boucher18275736Kenny Schmitt22275337Tommy Kendall384338Gordy Oberg143739Darren Puskarich163540Dave Byrd203141Butch Gilliland222942Laury Cover232843Troy Beebe232844M. K. Kanke242745Tobey Butler24262546Pat Mintey262547Ron Esau22282348Steve Hurley302149Chuck Little250
See also
1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series
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