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1987 Winston 500
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Winston Cup race number 9 of 29
May 3, 1987 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:12
Average Speed: 154.228 mph
Pole Speed: 212.809 mph Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.78 sec
Attendance: 135,000

Glossary 1987 Winston Cup results / 1987 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	178	71,250	running	101	185
2	8	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	178	47,060	running	7	175
3	6	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	178	30,915	running	0	165
4	5	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	178	31,350	running	10	165
5	16	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	178	25,055	running	0	155
6	14	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	178	21,325	running	1	155
7	21	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	178	16,520	running	2	151
8	15	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	178	17,050	running	4	147
9	10	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	177	9,575	running	0	138
10	19	26	Morgan Shepherd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	177	13,965	running	0	134
11	4	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	177	7,565	running	0	130
12	20	35	Benny Parsons	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	177	16,315	running	2	132
13	35	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	177	11,570	running	0	124
14	7	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	176	10,050	running	0	121
15	36	12	Slick Johnson	Hamby Racing (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	175	9,940	running	2	123
16	25	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	173	9,030	running	0	115
17	33	82	Mark Stahl	Auto Bell Car Wash (Mark Stahl)	Ford	173	5,395	running	0	112
18	34	67	Eddie Bierschwale	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	172	7,900	running	0	109
19	40	62	Steve Christman	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	167	4,495	running	0	106
20	27	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	165	4,845	overheating	0	103
21	29	77	Ken Ragan	TRW (Marvin Ragan)	Ford	158	4,035	crash	0	100
22	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	150	16,685	engine	48	102
23	32	64	Connie Saylor	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	134	6,840	engine	0	94
24	39	6	Rick Knoop	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	130	6,470	wheel bearing	0	91
25	24	30	Michael Waltrip	Jim Magill (Chuck Rider)	Chevrolet	125	6,460	clutch	0	88
26	22	50	Greg Sacks	Valvoline (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	109	3,545	crash	0
27	30	98	Ed Pimm	Curb Records (Mike Curb)	Buick	103	3,495	engine	1	87
28	38	18	Dale Jarrett	Freedlander Financial (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	96	6,200	engine	0	79
29	26	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	90	6,130	crash	0	76
30	17	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	89	11,745	crash	0	73
31	9	55	Phil Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	84	3,250	running	0	70
32	12	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	69	3,225	engine	0	67
33	41	52	Jimmy Means	In Fisherman / Turtle Wax (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	61	5,200	wheel bearing	0	64
34	28	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	30	6,175	engine	0	61
35	37	73	Phil Barkdoll	Helen Rae (Phil Barkdoll)	Chevrolet	27	3,150	transmission	0	58
36	23	99	Joe Ruttman	Ball Racing (Ralph Ball)	Chevrolet	27	3,125	transmission	0
37	18	29	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	22	3,100	crash	0	52
38	13	1	Ron Bouchard	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Buick	22	3,075	crash	0	49
39	2	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	21	11,275	crash	0	46
40	11	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	11	10,000	engine	0	43
41	31	81	Chet Fillip	Pannill Knitting (Corey Fillip)	Ford	3	3,000	engine	0	40

* Race shortened to 178 laps due to darkness.

Cautions: Laps: 5-8, 22-27, 34-36, 62-64, 71-74, 93-98, 100-102, 117-120, 164-169

Lap leaders: B. Elliott 1-18, T. Labonte 19-23, S. Johnson 24-25, B. Parsons 26-27, T. Labonte 28-29, B. Elliott 30-59, D. Allison 60-61, K. Schrader 62-65, D. Allison 66-91, E. Pimm 92, D. Allison 93-116, D. Earnhardt 117-120, R. Wallace 121, D. Earnhardt 122, D. Allison 123-152, N. Bonnett 153-154, D. Allison 155-163, D. Earnhardt 164-168, D. Allison 169-178

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Dale Earnhardt 1555 2 Bill Elliott 1335 -220 3 Neil Bonnett 1289 -266 4 Terry Labonte 1253 -302 5 Richard Petty 1220 -335 6 Rusty Wallace 1216 -339 7 Kyle Petty 1194 -361 8 Ken Schrader 1175 -380 9 Ricky Rudd 1158 -397 10 Darrell Waltrip 1152 -403 11 Phil Parsons 1077 -478 12 Benny Parsons 1069 -486 13 Morgan Shepherd 1056 -499 14 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 1047 -508 15 Geoffrey Bodine 1019 -536 16 Bobby Allison 1015 -540 17 Sterling Marlin 1013 -542 18 Alan Kulwicki 1006 -549 19 Michael Waltrip 925 -630 20 Harry Gant 894 -661 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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