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1987 Sovran Bank 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 29
Sunday, April 26, 1987 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .526 mile paved track (263.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:44
Average Speed: 72.808 mph
Pole Speed: 92.355 mph

Cautions: 11 for 65 laps
Margin of Victory: 2.73 sec
Attendance: 42,000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1987 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
8	13	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	497	8,850	running	0	142
11	16	81	Buddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting (Corey Fillip)	Ford	494	2,370	running	0	130
24	25	67	Eddie Bierschwale	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	269	3,485	engine	0	91
3	7	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	20,750	running	116	170
9	9	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	496	6,630	running	0	138
25	24	62	Steve Christman	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	264	1,375	running	0	88
13	29	19	Derrike Cope	Stoke Racing (Fred Stoke)	Chevrolet	490	2,720	running	0	124
20	23	64	Jerry Cranmer	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	369	4,850	clutch	0	103
1	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	50,850	running	156	185
6	31	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	498	12,950	running	66	155
27	3	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	186	5,405	rear end	20	87
15	22	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	452	7,820	rear end	0	118
29	14	18	Dale Jarrett	Eric Freedlander	Chevrolet	113	4,135	engine	0
30	28	12	Slick Johnson	Hesco Exhaust Systems (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	87	2,660	timing chain	0	73
28	8	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	185	4,970	oil line	0	79
5	2	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	498	16,425	running	0	155
23	12	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	333	4,100	rear end	0	94
19	21	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	378	4,385	running	0	106
31	27	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	21	1,160	engine	0	70
14	26	52	Jimmy Means	Hots V Carolinas (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	488	5,450	running	0	121
26	17	35	Benny Parsons	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	223	9,350	valve	0	85
4	19	55	Phil Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	500	10,275	running	0	160
12	6	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	493	6,020	running	0	127
22	10	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	347	4,375	timing chain	0	97
16	15	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	440	9,050	rear end	0	115
7	20	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	498	8,280	running	0	146
17	1	26	Morgan Shepherd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	396	9,550	engine	34	117
18	30	48	Tony Spanos	Hylton Racing (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	386	1,555	running	0
2	5	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	500	27,325	running	63	175
21	11	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	360	2,200	engine	45	105
10	18	30	Michael Waltrip	Domino's Pizza (Chuck Rider)	Chevrolet	495	7,285	running	0	134

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	7	7
	8	12	5
	13	35	23
	36	41	6
	42	125	84
	126	136	11
	137	202	66
	203	211	9
	212	213	2
	214	216	3
	217	256	40
	257	260	4
	261	263	3
	264	269	6
	270	279	10
	280	284	5
	285	324	40
	325	334	10
	335	351	17
	352	354	3
	355	366	12
	367	369	3
	370	500	131
Percent of race run under caution: 13.0% Average green flag run: 36.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Morgan Shepherd	1	34	34
Harry Gant	35	54	20
Dale Earnhardt	55	80	26
Darrell Waltrip	81	125	45
Bill Elliott	126	126	1
Dale Earnhardt	127	159	33
Rusty Wallace	160	203	44
Bill Elliott	204	255	52
Dale Earnhardt	256	325	70
Bill Elliott	326	338	13
Rusty Wallace	339	352	14
Dale Earnhardt	353	362	10
Rusty Wallace	363	367	5
Geoffrey Bodine	368	483	116
Dale Earnhardt	484	500	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	1390
2	Bill Elliott	1233	-157
3	Neil Bonnett	1138	-252
4	Richard Petty	1105	-285
5	Ricky Rudd	1085	-305
6	Terry Labonte	1078	-312
7	Rusty Wallace	1061	-329
8	Kyle Petty	1029	-361
9	Ken Schrader	1028	-362
10	Darrell Waltrip	1022	-368
11	Phil Parsons	1007	-383
12	Geoffrey Bodine	976	-414
13	Bobby Allison	969	-421
14	Alan Kulwicki	945	-445
15	Benny Parsons	937	-453
16	Morgan Shepherd	922	-468
17	Sterling Marlin	892	-498
18	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	892	-498
19	Michael Waltrip	837	-553
20	Harry Gant	818	-572

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