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1987 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 22 of 29 Sunday, September 13, 1987 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (216.800 miles) Time of race: 3:03:56 Average speed: 67.074 mph Pole speed: 94.052 mph Cautions: 12 for 82 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 33000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1987 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 8 3   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 44950 running 220 185 2 2 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 22680 running 86 175 3 6 15   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 400 20050 running 0 165 4 16 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 400 14675 running 0 160 5 17 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 399 10180 running 0 155 6 10 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 398 9170 running 0 150 7 21 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 398 8280 running 0 146 8 3 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 398 10230 running 1 147 9 25 52   Jimmy Means Eureka Vacuum Cleaners   (Jimmy Means) Pontiac 397 7300 running 21 143 10 13 75   Neil Bonnett Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 397 6930 running 0 134 11 24 62   Steve Christman AC Spark Plug   (Tom Winkle) Pontiac 391 2850 running 0 130 12 15 22   Bobby Allison Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 391 7575 running 0 127 13 28 12   Larry Pollard Hesco Exhaust Systems   (Roger Hamby) Oldsmobile 391 4755 running 0   14 27 67   Buddy Arrington Pannill Knitting   (Buddy Arrington) Ford 386 4615 running 0 121 15 23 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 386 7675 running 0 118 16 12 35   Benny Parsons Folger's Decaf   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 382 9430 running 0 115 17 9 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 373 8155 crash 56 117 18 5 21   Kyle Petty Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 346 7130 axle 0 109 19 7 30   Michael Waltrip All Pro Auto Parts   (Chuck Rider) Chevrolet 309 4090 running 0 106 20 22 55   Phil Parsons Skoal Classic   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 294 2565 crash 15 108 21 19 90   Ken Schrader Red Baron Frozen Pizza   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 294 3790 running 0 100 22 14 44   Sterling Marlin Piedmont Airlines   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 289 3585 crash 0 97 23 1 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 241 8810 crash 1 99 24 29 64   Trevor Boys Sunny King   (Elmo Langley) Ford 222 3215 engine 0   25 4 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Chevrolet 140 3320 crash 0 88 26 26 6   D.K. Ulrich U.S. Racing   (D.K. Ulrich) Chevrolet 112 3175 engine 0 85 27 18 18   Dale Jarrett Freedlander Financial   (Eric Freedlander) Chevrolet 109 2430 crash 0 82 28 30 09   Doug French Ron Caragias Insurance   (Ron Caragias) Buick 75 895 crash 0 79 29 20 56   Ernie Irvan Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet   (Marc Reno) Chevrolet 35 860 overheating 0 76 30 11 26   Morgan Shepherd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 12 2325 crash 0 73

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 31 J.D. McDuffie 70 Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie Pontiac 32 Phil Good 76 Williamsburg Motors Phil Good Ford 33 D. Wayne Strout 97 Enginetech D. Wayne Strout Oldsmobile 34 Eddie Drury Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 8 8     9 26 18   #5,6,7,11,21,22,26,30,33,43,44,52,62,90 accident turn 4   27 35 9     36 39 4     40 62 23     63 67 5     68 78 11     79 84 6     85 111 27     112 117 6     118 143 26     144 149 6     150 181 32     182 189 8   ambulance exiting the infield   190 199 10     200 202 3     203 238 36     239 243 5     244 246 3     247 249 3     250 295 46     296 312 17   #7,33,44,55 accident turn 1   313 399 87     400 400 1   #75 accident turn 1     Percent of race run under caution: 20.5%             Average green flag run: 26.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Alan Kulwicki 1 1 1   Darrell Waltrip 2 60 59   Dale Earnhardt 61 63 3   Jimmy Means 64 73 10   Dale Earnhardt 74 112 39   Jimmy Means 113 117 5   Darrell Waltrip 118 144 27   Terry Labonte 145 145 1   Phil Parsons 146 160 15   Dale Earnhardt 161 182 22   Jimmy Means 183 183 1   Rusty Wallace 184 239 56   Jimmy Means 240 244 5   Dale Earnhardt 245 400 156 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 3706     2   Bill Elliott 3098   -608   3   Terry Labonte 3019   -687   4   Rusty Wallace 2942   -764   5   Darrell Waltrip 2898   -808   6   Ricky Rudd 2878   -828   7   Neil Bonnett 2842   -864   8   Richard Petty 2808   -898   9   Kyle Petty 2772   -934   10   Ken Schrader 2658   -1048   11   Bobby Allison 2576   -1130   12   Phil Parsons 2529   -1177   13   Geoffrey Bodine 2474   -1232   14   Sterling Marlin 2448   -1258   15   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 2417   -1289   16   Benny Parsons 2407   -1299   17   Dave Marcis 2386   -1320   18   Alan Kulwicki 2346   -1360   19   Morgan Shepherd 2339   -1367   20   Michael Waltrip 2209   -1497   21   Davey Allison 2135   -1571