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1987 Winston 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 29 Sunday, May 3, 1987 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 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: .78 sec Attendance: 135000 Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1987 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Harry Ranier) Ford 178 71250 running 101 185 2 8 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 178 47060 running 7 175 3 6 21   Kyle Petty Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 178 30915 running 0 165 4 5 3   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 178 31350 running 10 165 5 16 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 178 25055 running 0 155 6 14 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 178 21325 running 1 155 7 21 75   Neil Bonnett Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 178 16520 running 2 151 8 15 90   Ken Schrader Red Baron Frozen Pizza   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 178 17050 running 4 147 9 10 83   Lake Speed Wynn's / Kmart   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 177 9575 running 0 138 10 19 26   Morgan Shepherd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 177 13965 running 0 134 11 4 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 177 7565 running 0 130 12 20 35   Benny Parsons Folger's Coffee   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 177 16315 running 2 132 13 35 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 177 11570 running 0 124 14 7 44   Sterling Marlin Piedmont Airlines   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 176 10050 running 0 121 15 36 12   Slick Johnson Hamby Racing   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 175 9940 running 2 123 16 25 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 173 9030 running 0 115 17 33 82   Mark Stahl Auto Bell Car Wash   (Mark Stahl) Ford 173 5395 running 0 112 18 34 67   Eddie Bierschwale Pannill Knitting   (Buddy Arrington) Ford 172 7900 running 0 109 19 40 62   Steve Christman AC Spark Plug   (Tom Winkle) Pontiac 167 4495 running 0 106 20 27 4   Rick Wilson Kodak   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 165 4845 overheating 0 103 21 29 77   Ken Ragan TRW   (Marvin Ragan) Ford 158 4035 crash 0 100 22 1 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 150 16685 engine 48 102 23 32 64   Connie Saylor Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 134 6840 engine 0 94 24 39 6   Rick Knoop U.S. Racing   (D.K. Ulrich) Chevrolet 130 6470 wheel bearing 0 91 25 24 30   Michael Waltrip Jim Magill   (Chuck Rider) Chevrolet 125 6460 clutch 0 88 26 22 50   Greg Sacks Valvoline   (Dingman Brothers) Pontiac 109 3545 crash 0   27 30 98   Ed Pimm Curb Records   (Mike Curb) Buick 103 3495 engine 1 87 28 38 18   Dale Jarrett Freedlander Financial   (Eric Freedlander) Chevrolet 96 6200 engine 0 79 29 26 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Chevrolet 90 6130 crash 0 76 30 17 15   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 89 11745 crash 0 73 31 9 55   Phil Parsons Copenhagen   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 84 3250 running 0 70 32 12 88   Buddy Baker Crisco   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Oldsmobile 69 3225 engine 0 67 33 41 52   Jimmy Means In Fisherman / Turtle Wax   (Jimmy Means) Pontiac 61 5200 wheel bearing 0 64 34 28 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 30 6175 engine 0 61 35 37 73   Phil Barkdoll Helen Rae   (Phil Barkdoll) Chevrolet 27 3150 transmission 0 58 36 23 99   Joe Ruttman Ball Racing   (Ralph Ball) Chevrolet 27 3125 transmission 0   37 18 29   Cale Yarborough Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Oldsmobile 22 3100 crash 0 52 38 13 1   Ron Bouchard Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Hoss Ellington) Buick 22 3075 crash 0 49 39 2 22   Bobby Allison Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 21 11275 crash 0 46 40 11 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 11 10000 engine 0 43 41 31 81   Chet Fillip Pannill Knitting   (Corey Fillip) Ford 3 3000 engine 0 40 * Race shortened to 178 laps due to darkness.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Blackie Wangerin 39 Wangerin Racing Blackie Wangerin Ford Ronnie Sanders 86 Moss-Dingler Ray Moss Ford WD Delma Cowart 0 Hilliard's Restaurants H.L. Waters Chevrolet WD James Hylton 48 Hylton Racing James Hylton Chevrolet WD ? 54 Gray Racing Henley Gray Chevrolet WD Trevor Boys 63 WD J.D. McDuffie 70 Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie Pontiac WD Bobby Wawak 74 Wawak Racing Bobby Wawak Chevrolet WD Jimmy Horton 80 S&H Racing George Smith Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 4 4     5 8 4   #81 engine   9 21 13     22 27 6   #1,7,17,22,29,30,43,44,50,55 accident tri-oval   28 33 6     34 36 3   #7 engine   37 61 25     62 64 3   catch can   65 70 6     71 74 4   oil on track   75 92 18     93 98 6   #15,33,90 accident turns 3/4   99 99 1     100 102 3   #18 engine   103 116 14     117 120 4   debris   121 163 43     164 169 6   #77 accident turn 1   170 178 9       Percent of race run under caution: 21.9%             Average green flag run: 13.9 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bill Elliott 1 18 18   Terry Labonte 19 23 5   Slick Johnson 24 25 2   Benny Parsons 26 27 2   Terry Labonte 28 29 2   Bill Elliott 30 59 30   Davey Allison 60 61 2   Ken Schrader 62 65 4   Davey Allison 66 91 26   Ed Pimm 92 92 1   Davey Allison 93 116 24   Dale Earnhardt 117 120 4   Rusty Wallace 121 121 1   Dale Earnhardt 122 122 1   Davey Allison 123 152 30   Neil Bonnett 153 154 2   Davey Allison 155 163 9   Dale Earnhardt 164 168 5   Davey Allison 169 178 10 Points Standings 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   21   Dave Marcis 790   -765