1987 Coca-Cola 600

The 1987 Coca-Cola 600 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now the NASCAR Cup Series) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 24, 1987. Kyle Petty led just 35 of the 400 laps, but pulled away to a one-lap, three-second victory over Morgan Shepherd. Despite a poor 20th place effort, points leader Dale Earnhardt extended his lead to 219 points on Bill Elliott (23rd). Stats

Allan Grice made his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut in this event.

Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the Oakwood Homes 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Race statistics

 * Time of race: 4:33:48
 * Average Speed: 131.483 mph
 * Pole Speed: 170.901 mph
 * Cautions: 12 for 68 laps
 * Margin of Victory: 1 lap
 * Lead changes: 23
 * Percent of race run under caution: 17%
 * Average green flag run: 25.5 laps