| 1987 Budweiser 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $330,225 | Race Date: | May 31, 1987 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 25m 35s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 112.958 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 59 Laps | doverspeedway.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 | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Joey Knuckles | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 212 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 145.056 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Budweiser 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Havoline | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 212 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 175 | 500 | 61 |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running |  | 165 | 499 | 1 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 165 | 498 | 15 |
| 5 | 9 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 155 | 498 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 155 | 498 | 38 |
| 7 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 151 | 496 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 147 | 496 | 25 |
| 9 | 12 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running |  | 138 | 494 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 134 | 494 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running | | 130 | 492 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 132 | 490 | 1 |
| 13 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 124 | 487 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 1 | Brett Bodine (R) | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 121 | 486 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Accident | | 118 | 485 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 12 | Larry Pollard | Hamby Racing | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 112 | 481 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 109 | 479 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 4 | Charlie Rudolph | Rudolph Racing | Running | | 106 | 462 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 64 | Rodney Combs (R) | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 103 | 456 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahre Racing | Engine | | 100 | 415 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Copenhagen | Accident | | 97 | 389 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 94 | 373 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 91 | 370 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Engine |  | 93 | 362 | 147 |
| 26 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Engine | | 85 | 359 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 80 | Gary Fedewa | Refrigerator Sales | Engine | | 82 | 355 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 79 | 316 | 0 |
| 29 | 6 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Engine | | 76 | 289 | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 73 | 196 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 58 | Jerry Bowman | J.B. Racing | Electrical | | 70 | 161 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Accident | | 67 | 135 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 81 | Mike Potter | Pannill Knitting | Accident | | 64 | 132 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | US Racing | Accident | | 61 | 91 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Transmission | | 58 | 84 | 0 |
| 36 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 55 | 69 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Engine | | 52 | 59 | 0 |
| 38 | 32 | 37 | Curtis Markham | Hanover Printing | Accident | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 31 | Ron Shephard | National Parts Peddler | Engine | | 46 | 22 | 0 |
