| 1987 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $497,350 | Race Date: | May 3, 1987 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .780 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 4m 12s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 154.228 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 39 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Davey Allison D. Allison | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Melling Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Joey Knuckles | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 101 of 178 | Pole Speed: | 212.809 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Havoline | Running |  | 185 | 178 | 101 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running |  | 175 | 178 | 7 |
| 3 | 6 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 165 | 178 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 165 | 178 | 10 |
| 5 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running |  | 155 | 178 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 155 | 178 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 151 | 178 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 147 | 178 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running |  | 138 | 177 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Running | | 134 | 177 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 130 | 177 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 132 | 177 | 2 |
| 13 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 124 | 177 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 121 | 176 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 12 | Slick Johnson | Hamby Racing | Running | | 123 | 175 | 2 |
| 16 | 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 115 | 173 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 82 | Mark Stahl (R) | Auto Bell Car Washes | Running | | 112 | 173 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 109 | 172 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 106 | 167 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Overheating | | 103 | 165 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 77 | Ken Ragan | TRW | Accident | | 100 | 158 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Engine | | 102 | 150 | 48 |
| 23 | 32 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 94 | 134 | 0 |
| 24 | 39 | 6 | Rick Knoop | U.S. Racing | Wheel Bearing | | 91 | 130 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Jim Magill | Clutch | | 88 | 125 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Valvoline | Accident | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 98 | Ed Pimm | Curb Records | Engine | | 87 | 103 | 1 |
| 28 | 38 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Engine | | 79 | 96 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 76 | 90 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Accident | | 73 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 70 | 84 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Engine | | 67 | 69 | 0 |
| 33 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | In Fisherman / Turtle Wax | Wheel Bearing | | 64 | 61 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Engine | | 61 | 30 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Helen Rae Motorsports | Transmission | | 58 | 27 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 99 | Joe Ruttman | Ralph Ball Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 37 | 18 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Accident | | 52 | 22 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 1 | Ron Bouchard | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Accident | | 49 | 22 | 0 |
| 39 | 2 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Accident | | 46 | 21 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Pannill Knitting | Engine | | 40 | 3 | 0 |
