Winston Western 500
The Winston Western 500 was held November 16 at Riverside International Raceway. Tim Richmond won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- 25-Tim Richmond
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 5-Geoff Bodine
- 11-Darrell Waltrip
- 26-Joe Ruttman
- 8-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
- 22-Bobby Allison
- 27-Rusty Wallace
- 12-Neil Bonnett 1 lap down
- 44-Terry Labonte 1 lap down
- Going into the race, Dale Earnhardt had already clinched the Winston Cup championship. The attention shifted to the battle for second in the championship. Polesitter Tim Richmond needed to finish five positions higher than Darrell Waltrip to move into second. Richmond went on to win the race. However, Waltrip managed 4th place, which secured himself second in the championship, by 4 points over Richmond.
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