1987 in Indy Lights

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

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[edit] Calendar

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 Flag of Canada 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 ?

[edit] Race summaries

[edit] Phoenix race

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

Top Five Results

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

[edit] Milwaukee race

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

Top Five Results

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

[edit] Meadowlands race

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

Top Five Results

  1. Didier Theys
  2. Jeff Andretti
  3. Rich Rutherford
  4. Dave Simpson
  5. Lee Perkinson, Jr.

[edit] Cleveland race

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

Top Five Results

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

[edit] Toronto race

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

Top Five Results

  1. Tommy Byrne
  2. Mike Groff
  3. Steve Millen
  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. Lee Perkinson, Jr.

[edit] Pocono race

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

Top Five Results

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

[edit] Mid-Ohio race

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

Top Five Results

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

[edit] Nazareth race

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

Top Five Results

  1. Mike Groff
  2. Didier Theys
  3. Jeff Andretti
  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. Rich Rutherford

[edit] Laguna Seca race

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

Top Five Results

  1. Dave Simpson
  2. Didier Theys
  3. Tommy Byrne
  4. Steve Millen
  5. Mike Groff

[edit] Miami race

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

Top Five Results

  1. Jeff Andretti
  2. Dave Simpson
  3. Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. George Metsos

[edit] Final points standings

[edit] Driver

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

Note:

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

[edit] Complete Overview

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 Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States
1 Didier Theys Flag of Belgium Belgium Truesports 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 R10 2 5 2 R6 1 2 2 2 - -
2 Jeff Andretti Flag of the United States 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 Flag of Ireland 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 Flag of the United States 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 Flag of the United States 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 Flag of New Zealand 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 Flag of Argentina Argentina TEAMKAR International 3 3 8 7 3 11 - - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 15 3
8 Albert Naon, Jr. Flag of the United States United States Coors Racing - - - - - - 4 7 7 4 7 9 - - 9 4 5 R11 6 4
9 Rich Rutherford Flag of the United States 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. Flag of the United States United States Hemelgarn Racing - - - - 9 5 11 10 5 5 13 11 7 R8 8 R8 8 R13 11 R14
11 George Metsos Flag of Greece Greece Agapiou Racing 10 5 14 5  ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 11 8 12 5
12 Brad Murphey Flag of Australia Australia TEAMKAR International - - 7 8 10 9 12 11 9 7 - - - - - - 13 9 14 R12
13 Nikolas Konstant Flag of Greece Greece Agapiou Racing 11 7 13 6  ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - -
14 Mike Hooper Flag of the United States United States Opar Racing - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - -
15 Steve Petty Flag of the United States United States Petty Racing - - - - 11 6 - - - - - - - - - - 10 R12 13 10
16 Matt McBride Flag of the United States United States Don McBride Co. - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 8 R7 - - - - - -
17 Paul Radisich Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Agapiou Racing - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Flag of the United States United States TEAMKAR International - - 10 9 - - 10 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Tullius Flag of the United States United States TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 - - - -
Pat Phinny Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - -
Guido Daccò Flag of Italy Italy Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6
22 Dean Hall Flag of the United States United States TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - -
23 Bobby Fix Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
24 Billy Boat Flag of the United States United States Machinist Union Racing 6 R9 6 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Paul Dallenbach Flag of the United States United States TEAMKAR International - - 11 R12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ron Giery Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 - - - - - - - -
- Fábio Greco Flag of Brazil Brazil TEAMKAR International - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 R13
- Stan Fox Flag of the United States United States Petty Racing - - 15 R15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Giovanni Fontanesi Flag of Venezuela Venezuela Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 R15
- Gordon Johncock[1] Flag of the United States United States TEAMKAR International 9 (R8) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  1. ^ driven only as "Coach-Observer"
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