| 1987 Wrangler Indigo 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $245,690 | Race Date: | Sep 13, 1987 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3h 3m 56s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 67.074 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 82 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | AK Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | J.R. Van Curren | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 220 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 94.052 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Wrangler Indigo 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 220 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 175 | 400 | 86 |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 155 | 399 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 150 | 398 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 146 | 398 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 147 | 398 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 143 | 397 | 21 |
| 10 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 397 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 130 | 391 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 127 | 391 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 12 | Larry Pollard | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running |  | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 121 | 386 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 118 | 386 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 115 | 382 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Accident | | 117 | 373 | 56 |
| 18 | 5 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Axle | | 109 | 346 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 106 | 309 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic | Accident | | 108 | 294 | 15 |
| 21 | 19 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 100 | 294 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Accident | | 97 | 289 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Accident | | 99 | 241 | 1 |
| 24 | 29 | 64 | Trevor Boys | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 0 | 222 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 88 | 140 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing | Engine | | 85 | 112 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Accident | | 82 | 109 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 9 | Doug French | Ron Caragias Ins. | Accident | | 79 | 75 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 56 | Ernie Irvan | Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet | Overheating | | 76 | 35 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Accident | | 73 | 12 | 0 |
