Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (18)	Video Links (1)	Crew Chiefs	Page Sponsorship ($5)

1987 Talladega 500

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 29
Sunday, July 26, 1987 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 2:55:10
Average Speed: 171.293 mph
Pole Speed: 203.827 mph

Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.15 sec
Attendance: 88,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1987 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	188	70,920	running	72	180
2	3	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	188	39,115	running	77	180
3	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	35,050	running	8	170
4	4	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	19,120	running	0	160
5	22	29	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	188	13,465	running	4	160
6	5	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	188	19,445	running	22	155
7	14	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	188	8,845	running	0	146
8	9	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	188	14,645	running	1	147
9	8	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	12,695	running	1	143
10	12	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	188	8,720	running	0	134
11	16	25	Tim Richmond	Folger's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	5,065	running	0	130
12	7	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	188	11,795	running	0	127
13	11	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	187	11,575	running	0	124
14	10	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	187	9,900	running	0	121
15	27	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	187	12,975	running	0	118
16	32	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	187	4,115	running	0	115
17	21	30	Michael Waltrip	All Pro Auto Parts (Chuck Rider)	Chevrolet	186	8,930	running	0	112
18	26	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	185	7,910	running	0	109
19	31	64	Rodney Combs	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	184	7,690	running	0	106
20	34	67	Chet Fillip	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	184	7,965	running	0	103
21	37	18	Dale Jarrett	Coats & Clark (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	183	7,210	running	0	100
22	25	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	183	6,865	running	2	102
23	13	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	180	7,445	running	0	94
24	38	0	Delma Cowart	Hilliard's Restaurant (H.L. Waters)	Chevrolet	180	3,130	running	0
25	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	177	3,120	running	0	88
26	39	62	Steve Christman	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	176	2,955	running	0	85
27	24	01	Dave Pletcher	Ernie Haine (J.C. Weaver)	Ford	145	2,895	crash	0	82
28	40	48	Jerry Holden	Hylton Racing (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	133	2,850	engine	0	79
29	15	55	Phil Parsons	Skoal Classic (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	132	2,765	engine	0	76
30	19	35	Benny Parsons	Skoal Classic (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	131	11,905	engine	0	73
31	29	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	124	5,690	engine	0	70
32	17	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	116	6,110	running	0	67
33	30	82	Mark Stahl	Auto Bell Car Wash (Mark Stahl)	Ford	115	2,525	engine	0	64
34	33	12	Jeff Swindell	ATPSI / Gussin Special (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	102	5,230	fatigue	0	61
35	18	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	91	2,505	handling	1	63
36	36	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	60	5,120	engine	0	55
37	28	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	47	5,040	engine	0	52
38	23	1	Brett Bodine	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	32	2,240	crash	0	49
39	6	26	Morgan Shepherd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	10	4,180	engine	0	46
40	20	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	2	9,115	engine	0	43

Failed to qualify: Connie Saylor (#6)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	6	3
	7	33	27
	34	39	6
	40	134	95
	135	139	5
	140	150	11
	151	154	4
	155	188	34
Percent of race run under caution: 9.6% Average green flag run: 34.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	6	6
Davey Allison	7	13	7
Bill Elliott	14	19	6
Davey Allison	20	22	3
Bill Elliott	23	33	11
Dave Marcis	34	35	2
Dale Earnhardt	36	40	5
Davey Allison	41	78	38
Cale Yarborough	79	79	1
A.J. Foyt	80	80	1
Terry Labonte	81	95	15
Dale Earnhardt	96	97	2
Davey Allison	98	104	7
Dale Earnhardt	105	105	1
Davey Allison	106	109	4
Bill Elliott	110	120	11
Cale Yarborough	121	123	3
Davey Allison	124	131	8
Terry Labonte	132	134	3
Kyle Petty	135	135	1
Terry Labonte	136	139	4
Rusty Wallace	140	140	1
Davey Allison	141	150	10
Bill Elliott	151	188	38

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2824
2	Bill Elliott	2394	-430
3	Terry Labonte	2318	-506
4	Neil Bonnett	2312	-512
5	Kyle Petty	2254	-570
6	Darrell Waltrip	2232	-592
7	Ken Schrader	2198	-626
8	Ricky Rudd	2154	-670
9	Rusty Wallace	2130	-694
10	Richard Petty	2067	-757
11	Bobby Allison	1978	-846
12	Phil Parsons	1921	-903
13	Sterling Marlin	1903	-921
14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1873	-951
15	Benny Parsons	1868	-956
16	Geoffrey Bodine	1798	-1026
17	Dave Marcis	1793	-1031
18	Morgan Shepherd	1770	-1054
19	Alan Kulwicki	1769	-1055
20	Davey Allison	1697	-1127

We are part of the USA Today Sports Media Group!

Current Racing Series Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series K&N Pro Series West K&N Pro Series East Whelen Modified Tour Whelen Southern Modified Tour ARCA Racing Series IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Indy Lights Series Formula One Series Grand-Am Series X-1R Pro Cup Series	Other Results Daytona Qualifiers All Star Races Convertible Division Grand National East Series CART / CCWS NASCAR North Tour USAC Champ Car Series Indianapolis 500 Results IROC Langers Juice S-2 Series A1 Grand Prix N.A. Touring Car Championship Exhibition / Unclassified Races	People Drivers Drivers by State Compare Drivers Driver Rankings Owners Crew Chiefs	Tracks All tracks Active Drivers' Career Stats Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series IZOD IndyCar Series ARCA Re/Max Series	Miscellaneous All Races for a Year All Races on a Specific Date Message Board Random Page 'Chase' races Road Course Stats Restrictor Plate Races All Star Race Stats Links Stats By Car Number Contact Us