| 1987 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $428,835 | Race Date: | Jul 26, 1987 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .150 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 55m 10s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 171.293 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 18 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 72 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 203.827 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 72 |
| 2 | 3 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Havoline | Running | | 180 | 188 | 77 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 188 | 22 |
| 7 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 147 | 188 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 143 | 188 | 5 |
| 10 | 12 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running | | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Running | | 130 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 124 | 187 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 121 | 187 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 118 | 187 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 115 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 112 | 186 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 109 | 185 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 64 | Rodney Combs (R) | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 106 | 184 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 67 | Chet Fillip | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Coats & Clark | Running | | 100 | 183 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 102 | 183 | 2 |
| 23 | 13 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 94 | 180 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Hilliard's Restaurant | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 88 | 177 | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 85 | 176 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 1 | Dave Pletcher | Ernie Haine | Accident | | 82 | 145 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 48 | Jerry Holden | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic | Engine | | 76 | 132 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Skoal Classic | Engine | | 73 | 131 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 70 | 124 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 67 | 116 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 82 | Mark Stahl (R) | Auto Bell Car Washes | Engine | | 64 | 115 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 12 | Jeff Swindell | Atpsi / Gussin Special | Driver Fatigue | | 61 | 102 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Handling | | 63 | 91 | 1 |
| 36 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Engine | | 55 | 60 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 52 | 47 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 1 | Brett Bodine (R) | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Accident | | 49 | 32 | 0 |
| 39 | 6 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Engine | | 46 | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Engine | | 43 | 2 | 0 |
