| 1987 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $334,370 | Race Date: | Sep 20, 1987 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 0m 34s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 124.706 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 31 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | AK Motorsports | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | J.R. Van Curren | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 373 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 145.826 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 373 |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Havoline | Running | | 175 | 500 | 39 |
| 3 | 19 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 165 | 500 | 1 |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 150 | 498 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 146 | 498 | 1 |
| 8 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running | | 142 | 498 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 138 | 496 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 134 | 495 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 130 | 495 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 127 | 495 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 1 | Brett Bodine (R) | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 124 | 493 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 126 | 493 | 25 |
| 15 | 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 118 | 490 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 115 | 489 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 112 | 487 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 109 | 486 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 106 | 479 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 6 | Rick Knoop | U.S. Racing | Running | | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 12 | Larry Caudill | Templeton | Running | | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 97 | 468 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 94 | 403 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 82 | Rick Jeffrey | Daugherty Enterprises | Clutch | | 91 | 391 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 88 | 381 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 97 | D. Wayne Strout | Enginetech | Driver Fatigue | | 85 | 381 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Distributor | | 82 | 356 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 79 | 335 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic | Running | | 76 | 328 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 51 | David Simko | Metro Car Care Center | Clutch | | 73 | 308 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 75 | 304 | 18 |
| 32 | 3 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Accident | | 72 | 295 | 37 |
| 33 | 24 | 64 | Trevor Boys | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 98 | Mark Gibson | Tri-Sack Racing | Axle | | 61 | 204 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 81 | Mike Potter | Fillip Racing | Exhaust | | 58 | 185 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 55 | 117 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 80 | Eddie Bierschwale | S&H Racing | Engine | | 52 | 65 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Coats & Clark | Engine | | 49 | 45 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Accident | | 46 | 45 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Engine | | 43 | 20 | 0 |
