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1987 American Racing Series season

The 1987 American Racing Series Championship consisted of 10 races. Didier Theys won three races on his way to the championship.

Calendar

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Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Most Leading Laps Fastest Race Lap
1 Phoenix Arizona April 12, 1987 75 1.6093=120.6975 km 0'41:38.23 173.928 km/h Jeff Andretti Didier Theys Jeff Andretti ?
2 Milwaukee Wisconsin May 31, 1987 75 1.6607976=124.55982 km 0'37:43.192 198.134 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
3 Meadowlands New Jersey June 28, 1987 41 2.7229356=111.6403596 km 0'46:37.80 143.650 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
4 Cleveland Ohio July 5, 1987 30 3.991064=119.73192 km 0'36:57.06 194.417 km/h Didier Theys Didier Theys Didier Theys ?
5 Toronto   Canada July 19, 1987 41 2.8709912=117.7106392 km 0'45:38.760 154.726 km/h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne ?
6 Pocono Pennsylvania August 16, 1987 40 4.02325=160.93 km 0'35:33.960 271.490 km/h Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne ?
7 Lexington Ohio September 6, 1987 21 3.86232=81.10872 km 0'30:57.910 157.161 km/h Juan Manuel Fangio II Tommy Byrne Juan Manuel Fangio II ?
8 Nazareth Pennsylvania September 20, 1987 75 1.5223978=114.179835 km 0'39:31.310 173.342 km/h Mike Groff Didier Theys Mike Groff ?
9 Monterey California October 11, 1987 40 3.05767=120.3068 km 0'40:23.057 181.714 km/h Dave Simpson Dave Simpson Dave Simpson ?
10 Miami Florida November 1, 1987 22 2.8709912=63.1618064 km 0'45:59.77 82.392 km/h Jeff Andretti Dave Simpson Jeff Andretti ?

Race summaries

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Phoenix race

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Held April 12 at Phoenix International Raceway. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 1- Jeff Andretti
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. 20- Mike Groff
  5. 4- George Metsos

Milwaukee race

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Held May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 7- Dave Simpson
  3. 20- Mike Groff
  4. 50- Tommy Byrne
  5. 4- George Metsos

Meadowlands race

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Held June 28 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 1- Jeff Andretti
  3. 11- Rich Rutherford
  4. 7- Dave Simpson
  5. 81- Lee Perkinson Jr.

Cleveland race

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Held July 5 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 5- Didier Theys
  2. 50- Tommy Byrne
  3. 71- Steve Millen
  4. 1- Jeff Andretti
  5. 11- Rich Rutherford

Toronto race

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Held July 19 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 50- Tommy Byrne
  2. 20- Mike Groff
  3. 71- Steve Millen
  4. 23- Albert Naon Jr.
  5. 81- Lee Perkinson Jr.

Pocono race

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Held August 16 at Pocono Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 50- Tommy Byrne
  2. 1- Jeff Andretti
  3. 8- Mike Hooper
  4. 71- Steve Millen
  5. 5- Didier Theys

Mid-Ohio race

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Held September 6 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  2. 71- Steve Millen
  3. 20- Mike Groff
  4. 50- Tommy Byrne
  5. 1- Jeff Andretti

Nazareth race

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Held September 20 at Nazareth Speedway. Didier Theys won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 20- Mike Groff
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 1- Jeff Andretti
  4. 23- Albert Naon Jr.
  5. 11- Rich Rutherford

Laguna Seca race

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Held October 11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Dave Simpson won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 7- Dave Simpson
  2. 5- Didier Theys
  3. 50- Tommy Byrne
  4. 71- Steve Millen
  5. 20- Mike Groff

Miami race

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Held November 1 at Tamiami Park. Dave Simpson won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. 1- Jeff Andretti
  2. 7- Dave Simpson
  3. 2- Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. 23- Albert Naon Jr.
  5. 16- George Metsos

Final points standings

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Driver

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For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).

Place Name Country Team Total Points                    
1 Didier Theys   Belgium Truesports 137 17 22 22 22 3 10 8 17 16 -
2 Jeff Andretti   United States Arciero Racing 123 21 2 16 12 5 16 10 14 6 21
3 Tommy Byrne   Ireland Opar Racing 120 3 12 6 16 22 22 13 6 14 6
4 Dave Simpson   United States Bill Simpson Racing 101 5 16 12 5 8 8 4 4 22 17
5 Mike Groff   United States Opar Racing 96 12 14 3 1 16 3 14 21 10 2
6 Steve Millen   New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 88 8 - 5 14 14 12 16 3 12 4
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II   Argentina TEAMKAR International 57 14 6 2 - - - 21 - - 14
8 Albert Naon Jr.   United States Coors Racing 48 - - - 6 12 4 - 12 2 12
9 Rich Rutherford   United States Monarch Motorsports 41 - 3 14 10
Agapiou Racing 4 - -
Bill Simpson Racing 10 - -
10 Lee Perkinson Jr.   United States Hemelgarn Racing 35 - - 10 3 10 2 5 5 - -
11 George Metsos   Greece Agapiou Racing 35 10 10 - - - - - - 5 10
12 Brad Murphey   United States TEAMKAR International 22 - 5 4 2 6 - - - 4 1
13 Nikolas Konstant   Greece Agapiou Racing 17 6 8 - - - - - - 3 -
14 Mike Hooper   United States Opar Racing 14 - - - - - 14 - - - -
15 Steve Petty   United States Petty Racing 12 - - 8 - - - - - 1 3
16 Matt McBride   United States Don McBride Co. 11 - - - - - 5 6 - - -
17 Paul Radisich   New Zealand Agapiou Racing 8 - - - 8 - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach Jr.   United States TEAMKAR International 8 - 4 - 4 - - - - - -
Bob Tullius   United States TEAMKAR International 8 - - - - - - - 8 - -
Pat Phinny   United States ? 8 - - - - - - - - 8 -
Guido Daccò   Italy Agapiou Racing 8 - - - - - - - - - 8
22 Dean Hall   United States TEAMKAR International 6 - - - - - 6 - - - -
23 Bobby Fix   United States ? 5 - - - - - - - - - 5
24 Billy Boat   United States Machinist Union Racing 4 4 - - - - - - - - -
25 Paul Dallenbach   United States TEAMKAR International 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
Ron Giery   United States ? 1 - - - - - 1 - - - -

Note:

Race 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

Complete Overview

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first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R10=retired, but classified NS=did not start

Place Name Country Team                    
1 Didier Theys   Belgium Truesports 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 R10 2 5 2 R6 1 2 2 2 - -
2 Jeff Andretti   United States Arciero Racing 2 1 2 R11 5 2 8 4 4 8 5 2 5 5 3 3 9 7 4 1
3 Tommy Byrne   Ireland Opar Racing 5 R10 4 4 2 R7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 7 4 3 2 7
4 Dave Simpson   United States Bill Simpson Racing 4 R8 9 2 7 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 9 R9 6 R9 1 1 1 2
5 Mike Groff   United States Opar Racing 8 4 5 3 4 10 6 R12 3 2 8 10 6 3 5 1 7 5 5 R11
6 Steve Millen   New Zealand Hemelgarn Racing 7 6 3 R14 6 8 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 2 4 R10 3 4 3 R9
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II   Argentina TEAMKAR International 3 3 8 7 3 11 - - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 15 3
8 Albert Naon Jr.   United States Coors Racing - - - - - - 4 7 7 4 7 9 - - 9 4 5 R11 6 4
9 Rich Rutherford   United States Monarch Motorsports - - 12 10 8 3 9 5
Agapiou Racing 10 9
Opar Racing 11 13 - -
Bill Simpson Racing 7 R5 - - - -
10 Lee Perkinson Jr.   United States Hemelgarn Racing - - - - 9 5 11 10 5 5 13 11 7 R8 8 R8 8 R13 11 R14
11 George Metsos   Greece Agapiou Racing 10 5 14 5 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 11 8 12 5
12 Brad Murphey   United States TEAMKAR International - - 7 8 10 9 12 11 9 7 - - - - - - 13 9 14 R12
13 Nikolas Konstant   Greece Agapiou Racing 11 7 13 6 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - -
14 Mike Hooper   United States Opar Racing - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - -
15 Steve Petty   United States Petty Racing - - - - 11 6 - - - - - - - - - - 10 R12 13 10
16 Matt McBride   United States Don McBride Co. - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 8 R7 - - - - - -
17 Paul Radisich   New Zealand Agapiou Racing - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach Jr.   United States TEAMKAR International - - 10 9 - - 10 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Tullius   United States TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 - - - -
Pat Phinny   United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - -
Guido Daccò   Italy Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6
22 Dean Hall   United States TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - -
23 Bobby Fix   United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
24 Billy Boat   United States Machinist Union Racing 6 R9 6 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Paul Dallenbach   United States TEAMKAR International - - 11 R12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ron Giery   United States ? - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 - - - - - - - -
- Fábio Greco   Brazil TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 R13
- Stan Fox   United States Petty Racing - - 15 R15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Giovanni Fontanesi   Venezuela Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 R15
- Gordon Johncock[1]   United States TEAMKAR International 9 (R8) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

References

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  1. ^ driven only as "Coach-Observer"
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