| 1987 Sovran Bank 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $266,605 | Race Date: | Apr 26, 1987 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.730 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 36m 44s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 72.808 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 65 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #26 Buick | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | King Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Larry McReynolds | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 156 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 92.355 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Sovran Bank 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 156 |
| 2 | 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 63 |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 500 | 116 |
| 4 | 19 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Copenhagen | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 498 | 0 |
| 6 | 31 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 155 | 498 | 66 |
| 7 | 20 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 146 | 498 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 142 | 497 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 138 | 496 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Domino's Pizza | Running | | 134 | 495 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 91 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 130 | 494 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 127 | 493 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 19 | Derrike Cope (R) | Stoke Racing | Running | | 124 | 490 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Hots V Carolinas | Running | | 121 | 488 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 118 | 452 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Rear Gear | | 115 | 440 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Engine | | 117 | 396 | 34 |
| 18 | 30 | 48 | Tony Spanos | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 386 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 106 | 378 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 64 | Jerry Cranmer (R) | Sunny King Ford | Clutch | | 103 | 369 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Engine | | 105 | 360 | 45 |
| 22 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Timing Chain | | 97 | 347 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Rear Gear | | 94 | 333 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pannill Knitting | Engine | | 91 | 269 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 88 | 264 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Valves | | 85 | 223 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Rear Gear | | 87 | 186 | 20 |
| 28 | 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Oil Line | | 79 | 185 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Engine | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 12 | Slick Johnson | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Timing Chain | | 73 | 87 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 70 | 21 | 0 |
