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1987 Atlanta Journal 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 29 Sunday, November 22, 1987 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:35:25 Average speed: 139.047 mph Pole speed: 174.341 mph Cautions: 5 for 33 laps Margin of victory: 12.94 sec Attendance: 58000 Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1987 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 328 74200 running 168 185 2 2 3   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 328 35350 running 133 175 3 14 15   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 328 22585 running 19 170 4 15 22   Bobby Allison Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 328 16725 running 0 160 5 3 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Harry Ranier) Ford 327 9985 running 3 160 6 13 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 327 14110 running 0 150 7 11 35   Benny Parsons Folger's Decaf   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 327 14440 running 2 151 8 20 55   Phil Parsons Skoal Classic   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 327 5675 running 0 142 9 22 44   Sterling Marlin Piedmont Airlines   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 327 8605 running 0 138 10 18 88   Buddy Baker Crisco   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Oldsmobile 327 5080 running 0 134 11 31 75   Joe Ruttman Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 327 7375 running 0   12 16 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 326 10965 running 0 127 13 29 21   Kyle Petty Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 326 9835 running 0 124 14 41 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 325 9700 running 0 121 15 28 1   Brett Bodine Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 324 2925 running 0 118 16 19 76   Hut Stricklin Jaehne Motorsports   (Skip Jaehne) Oldsmobile 322 2460 running 0 115 17 24 31   Brad Teague Slender You Figure Salons   (Bob Clark) Oldsmobile 320 2345 running 0 112 18 21 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 317 6300 running 1 114 19 37 36   H.B. Bailey National Motors   (H.B. Bailey) Pontiac 316 2120 running 0 106 20 38 87   Randy Baker Sony Magnetic Products   (Buck Baker) Chevrolet 315 2560 running 0 103 21 36 82   Mark Stahl Auto Bell Car Wash   (Mark Stahl) Ford 311 1925 running 0 100 22 42 67   Buddy Arrington Pannill Knitting   (Buddy Arrington) Ford 311 5795 running 0 97 23 23 77   Ken Ragan Southlake   (Marvin Ragan) Ford 281 1755 wheel bearing 0 94 24 4 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Chevrolet 280 5505 engine 0 91 25 32 16   Larry Pearson Chattanooga Chew   (David Pearson) Chevrolet 268 1605 crash 0 88 26 10 50   Greg Sacks Valvoline   (Dingman Brothers) Pontiac 220 1575 oil pan 1 90 27 8 4   Rick Wilson Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 219 1525 crash 0 82 28 12 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 203 10295 flywheel 0 79 29 35 52   Jimmy Means Eureka Vacuum Cleaners   (Jimmy Means) Pontiac 171 5140 vibration 0 76 30 30 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 154 5600 crash 0 73 31 17 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 154 8410 crash 0 70 32 25 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 150 4585 crank 0 67 33 40 93   Charlie Baker Axiom   (J.D. McDuffie) Pontiac 147 1350 crash 0 64 34 34 64   Curtis Markham Sunny King   (Elmo Langley) Ford 126 4375 engine 0 0 35 9 90   Ken Schrader Red Baron Frozen Pizza   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 110 4090 engine 1 63 36 33 18   Dale Jarrett Coats & Clark   (Eric Freedlander) Chevrolet 84 4065 clutch 0 55 37 27 14   A.J. Foyt Copenhagen   (A.J. Foyt) Oldsmobile 76 1285 handling 0 52 38 26 30   Michael Waltrip All Pro Auto Parts   (Chuck Rider) Chevrolet 75 4025 engine 0 49 39 7 26   Morgan Shepherd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 49 3990 engine 0 46 40 6 29   Cale Yarborough Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Oldsmobile 32 1235 crash 0 43 41 3 83   Lake Speed Wynn's / Kmart   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 32 1235 crash 0 40 42 39 98   Ed Pimm Sunoco   (Mike Curb) Buick 30 1235 crash 0 37

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Delma Cowart 0 Hilliard's Restaurants HL Waters Chevrolet Connie Saylor 6 U.S. Racing D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet Butch Miller 08 Lane Automotive Leroy Throop Chevrolet Trevor Boys 12 Hamby Racing Roger Hamby Chevrolet Steve Christman 62 AC Spark Plugs Tom Winkle Pontiac J.D. McDuffie 70 Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Jimmy Horton 80 S&H Racing George Smith FD Rick Jeffrey 82 Daugherty Enterprises Rick Jeffrey Chevrolet Bobby Gerhart 85 Gerhart Racing Billy & Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet Philip Duffie 99 Duffie Racing Philip Duffie Buick Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 32 32     33 40 8   #29,83,98 accident turn 4   41 76 36     77 83 7   #30 oil backstretch   84 116 33     117 120 4   #90 oil turn 2   121 155 35     156 164 9   #4,5,43,50,93 accident frontstretch   165 271 107     272 276 5   #16 accident backstretch   277 328 52       Percent of race run under caution: 10.1%             Average green flag run: 49.2 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bill Elliott 1 33 33   Ken Schrader 34 34 1   Darrell Waltrip 35 35 1   Dale Earnhardt 36 85 50   Ricky Rudd 86 104 19   Bill Elliott 105 156 52   Greg Sacks 157 157 1   Dale Earnhardt 158 215 58   Bill Elliott 216 216 1   Davey Allison 217 219 3   Benny Parsons 220 221 2   Dale Earnhardt 222 246 25   Bill Elliott 247 328 82 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 4696     2   Bill Elliott 4207   -489   3   Terry Labonte 4002   -694   4   Darrell Waltrip 3916   -780   5   Rusty Wallace 3818   -878   6   Ricky Rudd 3742   -954   7   Kyle Petty 3737   -959   8   Richard Petty 3708   -988   9   Bobby Allison 3525   -1171   10   Ken Schrader 3405   -1291   11   Sterling Marlin 3386   -1310   12   Neil Bonnett 3352   -1344   13   Geoffrey Bodine 3328   -1368   14   Phil Parsons 3327   -1369   15   Alan Kulwicki 3238   -1458   16   Benny Parsons 3215   -1481   17   Morgan Shepherd 3099   -1597   18   Dave Marcis 3080   -1616   19   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 3027   -1669   20   Michael Waltrip 2840   -1856   21   Davey Allison 2824   -1872