# 1987 Budweiser 300

The 1987 Budweiser 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, July 5, 1987, on a 1.650 mile (2.656 km) street course in Spokane, Washington, laid out around the 1974 World's Fair. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Roy Smith won the race, his first and only win of the season. Smith won the race by 3.7 seconds over Chad Little. Sumner McKnight, Bill Schmitt, and Hershel McGriff rounded out the top five. The race was the first of two to take place in the streets of Spokane.

## Background

The race circuit was laid out around the 1974 World's Fair and spanned 1.650 miles. The Spokane course also hosted races for open wheel cars.

### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer |
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith | Pontiac |
| 7 | Kenny Schmitt | Kenny Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 08 | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Darren Puskarich | unknown | Buick |
| 17 | Harry Goularte | Jim Whalen/Harry Goularte | Chevrolet |
| 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick |
| 26 | Chuck Little | George Jefferson | Ford |
| 32 | Ruben Garcia | Fred Stoke | Chevrolet |
| 33 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Oldsmobile |
| 38 | Tobey Butler | Bill Stroppe | Ford |
| 41 | Jack Sellers | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Laury Cover | unknown | Ford |
| 45 | Bob Kennedy | Myung Suk Lee | Buick |
| 57 | Terry Fisher | unknown | Buick |
| 68 | Larry Gaylord | Larry Gaylord | Oldsmobile |
| 72 | Brad Tidrick | Cindi Tidrick | Buick |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Ray Kelly | Ray Kelly | Buick |
| 75 | Roman Calczynski | Wayne Spears | Buick |
| 78 | Jim Robinson | Lois Williams | Oldsmobile |
| 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford |
| 82 | J.C. Danielsen | Shrinell Gautsche | Buick |
| 83 | Sumner McKnight | Sumner McKnight | Ford |
| 92 | Ron Rainwater | Al Rainwater | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Chad Little | George Jefferson | Ford |

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 10 | 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford | 100 | 26 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 2 | 95 | Chad Little | George Jefferson | Ford | 100 | 21 | Running | 49 |
| 3 | 13 | 83 | Sumner McKnight | Sumner McKnight | Ford | 100 | 15 | Running | 48 |
| 4 | 6 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 47 |
| 5 | 1 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith | Pontiac | 96 | 3 | Running | 46 |
| 6 | 20 | 08 | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 7 | 12 | 41 | Jack Sellers | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 8 | 21 | 68 | Larry Gaylord | Larry Gaylord | Oldsmobile | 91 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 9 | 5 | 33 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Oldsmobile | 86 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 10 | 3 | 32 | Ruben Garcia | Fred Stoke | Chevrolet | 86 | 6 | Running | 41 |
| 11 | 19 | 57 | Terry Fisher | unknown | Buick | 80 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 12 | 11 | 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick | 71 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 13 | 15 | 92 | Ron Rainwater | Al Rainwater | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 14 | 14 | 82 | J.C. Danielsen | Shirnell Gautsche | Buick | 66 | 0 | Rear End | 37 |
| 15 | 4 | 17 | Harry Goularte | Jim Whalen/Harry Goularte | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 16 | 17 | 13 | Darren Puskarich | unknown | Buick | 65 | 0 | Oil Leak | 35 |
| 17 | 18 | 72 | Brad Tidrick | Cindi Tidrick | Buick | 65 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 18 | 7 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Lois Williams | Oldsmobile | 64 | 10 | Transmission | 33 |
| 19 | 9 | 74 | Ray Kelly | Ray Kelly | Buick | 61 | 0 | Rear End | 32 |
| 20 | 8 | 75 | Roman Calczynski | Wayne Spears | Buick | 44 | 0 | Valve | 31 |
| 21 | 16 | 45 | Bob Kennedy | Myung Suk Lee | Buick | 23 | 0 | Clutch | 30 |
| 22 | 22 | 7 | Kenny Schmitt | Kenny Schmitt | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | Handling | 29 |
| 23 | 24 | 44 | Laury Cover | unknown | Ford | 2 | 0 | Overheating | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 38 | Tobey Butler | Bill Stroppe | Ford | 2 | 0 | Handling | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 26 | Chuck Little | George Jefferson | Ford | 0 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
* Note: Not all laps led are accounted for

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Hershel McGriff | 156 |
| 2 | Chad Little | 146 (-10) |
| 3 | Ruben Garcia | 134 (-22) |
| 4 | Roy Smith | 130 (-26) |
| 5 | John Krebs | 129 (-27) |
| 6 | Harry Goularte | 127 (-29) |
| 7 | Bill Schmitt | 126 (-30) |
| 8 | Jim Robinson | 109 (-47) |
| 9 | Sumner McKnight | 97 (-59) |
| 10 | Rick McCray | 90 (-66) |
* Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.