{{Short description|3rd race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Location=Spokane Grand Prix Course in Spokane, Washington|Year=1987|Race_Name=Budweiser 300|Details_ref=<ref name= "report">{{cite web | title = Race Results | url = https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1987_Budweiser_300/P/ | website = Racing Reference | access-date = February 19, 2025}}</ref>|Description=Race 3 of 8 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series season|Course_mi=1.650|Distance_mi=165.00|Course_km=2.656|Distance_laps=100|Distance_km=265.54|Avg={{convert|55.392|mph|km/h}}|Pole_Driver=Hershel McGriff|Pole_Team=Gary Smith Racing|Most_Driver=Roy Smith|Most_laps=26|Most_Team=Razore Racing|Car=79|First_Driver=Roy Smith|First_Team=Razore Racing}}

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&nbsp;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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kerchner |first=Mike |date=June 29, 2023 |title=Chicago Is Not NASCAR’s First Street Race |url=https://speedsport.com/nascar/nascar-cup-series/chicago-is-not-nascars-first-street-race/ |access-date=February 19, 2025 |website=SPEED SPORT |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />

== Report ==

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Then and Now: Spokane Grand Prix |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jul/14/then-and-now-spokane-grand-prix/ |access-date=August 12, 2025 |website=The Spokesman-Review |language=en}}</ref>

==== Entry list ==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+ !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !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 |Shirnell Gautsche |Buick |- |83 |Sumner McKnight |Sumner McKnight |Ford |- |92 |Ron Rainwater |Al Rainwater |Chevrolet |- |95 |Chad Little |George Jefferson |Ford |}

== Race results == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+ !Fin<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 Budweiser Spokane Grand Prix - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1987_Budweiser_Spokane_Grand_Prix |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}</ref> !St !# !Driver !Owner !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts<ref name="report"/> |- |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 |}

* <small>'''Note''':</small> <small>Not all laps led are accounted for</small>

== Standings after the race == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+ ! !Pos !Driver !Points |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 |Hershel McGriff | style="text-align:center;"| 156 |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |Chad Little | style="text-align:center;"| 146 (-10) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |Ruben Garcia | style="text-align:center;"| 134 (-22) |- |align="left"| 10px '''5''' | style="text-align:center;"| 4 |Roy Smith | style="text-align:center;"| 130 (-26) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |John Krebs | style="text-align:center;"| 129 (-27) |- |align="left"| 10px '''2''' | style="text-align:center;"| 6 |Harry Goularte | style="text-align:center;"| 127 (-29) |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 7 |Bill Schmitt | style="text-align:center;"| 126 (-30) |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |Jim Robinson | style="text-align:center;"| 109 (-47) |- |align="left"| 10px '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| 9 |Sumner McKnight | style="text-align:center;"| 97 (-59) |- |align="left"| 10px '''4''' | style="text-align:center;"| 10 |Rick McCray | style="text-align:center;"| 90 (-66) |}

* <small>'''Note''': Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.</small>

== References == {{reflist}}{{NASCAR next race|Previous_race=1987 Budweiser 400|Series=NASCAR Winston West Series|Monsteryear=1987|Next_race=1987 Winston Washington 500}} Budweiser 300 Budweiser 300