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1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 15 of 29 Saturday, July 4, 1987 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:29:00 Average speed: 161.074 mph Pole speed: 198.085 mph Cautions: 4 for 20 laps Margin of victory: 4 sec Attendance: 68000 Lead changes: 24 Glossary    1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1987 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 20 1 28   Davey Allison Havoline Star   (Harry Ranier) Ford 157 10480 running 32 113 12 2 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 160 16990 running 30 132 7 3 90   Ken Schrader Red Baron Frozen Pizza   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 160 15850 running 32 156 5 4 26   Morgan Shepherd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 160 17130 running 0 155 10 5 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 160 16135 running 3 139 8 6 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 160 15760 running 5 147 11 7 1   Brett Bodine Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Hoss Ellington) Buick 160 6025 running 1 135 38 8 14   A.J. Foyt Copenhagen   (A.J. Foyt) Oldsmobile 28 1980 transmission 0 49 2 9 88   Buddy Baker Crisco   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Oldsmobile 160 30800 running 1 175 18 10 75   Neil Bonnett Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 158 7305 running 0 109 1 11 22   Bobby Allison Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 160 57375 running 2 180 17 12 21   Kyle Petty Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 158 10830 running 0 112 6 13 3   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 160 22160 running 22 155 13 14 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller American   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 159 11670 running 0 124 32 15 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 120 5130 engine 0 67 9 16 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Chevrolet 160 10315 running 0 138 14 17 15   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 159 12855 running 0 121 16 18 44   Sterling Marlin Piedmont Airlines   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 159 7870 running 0 115 39 19 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 17 8955 overheating 0 46 19 20 30   Michael Waltrip All Pro Auto Parts   (Chuck Rider) Chevrolet 158 6845 running 0 106 26 21 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 155 5650 running 0 85 40 22 83   Lake Speed Wynn's / Kmart   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 10 1930 fuel pump 0 43 22 23 25   Tim Richmond Folger's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 157 3330 running 3 102 41 24 99   Brad Teague Slender You Figure Salons   (Ralph Ball) Chevrolet 5 1930 crash 0 40 28 25 67   Buddy Arrington Pannill Knitting   (Buddy Arrington) Ford 154 5870 running 0 79 4 26 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 160 17470 running 6 165 24 27 29   Cale Yarborough Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Oldsmobile 155 2805 engine 0 91 3 28 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 160 27805 running 23 170 30 29 4   Rick Wilson Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 152 3955 crash 0 73 33 30 77   Eddie Bierschwale TRW   (Marvin Ragan) Ford 117 2105 running 0 64 37 31 82   Mark Stahl Auto Bell Car Wash   (Mark Stahl) Ford 59 2005 wheel bearing 0 52 27 32 12   Larry Pollard Hamby Automotive   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 155 5280 running 0   35 33 35   Benny Parsons Folger's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 109 11255 fatigue 0 58 34 34 98   Ed Pimm CP-1 Oil Boosters   (Mike Curb) Buick 110 2080 engine 0 61 31 35 64   Rodney Combs Sunny King   (Elmo Langley) Ford 126 4890 engine 0 70 36 36 01   Dave Pletcher Ernie Haine   (J.C. Weaver) Ford 65 2030 engine 0 55 25 37 50   Greg Sacks Valvoline   (Dingman Brothers) Pontiac 155 2805 running 0 88 21 38 81   Chet Fillip Warr Valves   (Corey Fillip) Ford 157 3130 running 0 100 29 39 52   Jimmy Means Voyles Auto Salvage   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 154 5060 running 0 76 15 40 55   Phil Parsons Skoal Classic   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 159 4490 running 0 118 23 41 18   Dale Jarrett Freedlander Financial   (Eric Freedlander) Chevrolet 156 6110 running 0 94

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Delma Cowart 0 Hilliard's Restaurants H.L. Waters Chevrolet Connie Saylor 6 Kroger D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet Blackie Wangerin 39 Wangerin Racing Blackie Wangerin Ford Tony Spanos 48 Hylton Racing James Hylton Chevrolet Steve Christman 62 AC Spark Plugs Tom Winkle Pontiac J.D. McDuffie 70 Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Phil Barkdoll 73 Helen Rae Special Phil Barkdoll Chevrolet Bobby Wawak 74 Wawak Racing Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6     7 12 6   #25,82,83,99 accident turn 4   13 67 55     68 72 5   #01 engine   73 95 23     96 100 5   debris   101 151 51     152 155 4   #4,29 accident turn 4   156 160 5       Percent of race run under caution: 12.5%             Average green flag run: 28.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Davey Allison 1 31 31   Bill Elliott 32 40 9   Ken Schrader 41 43 3   Buddy Baker 44 44 1   Terry Labonte 45 46 2   Dave Marcis 47 51 5   Tim Richmond 52 54 3   Bill Elliott 55 57 3   Davey Allison 58 58 1   Bill Elliott 59 61 3   Dale Earnhardt 62 68 7   Bill Elliott 69 83 15   Ken Schrader 84 95 12   Darrell Waltrip 96 96 1   Ken Schrader 97 101 5   Rusty Wallace 102 106 5   Darrell Waltrip 107 111 5   Dale Earnhardt 112 126 15   Ken Schrader 127 137 11   Dave Marcis 138 141 4   Terry Labonte 142 142 1   Brett Bodine 143 143 1   Dave Marcis 144 157 14   Ken Schrader 158 158 1   Bobby Allison 159 160 2 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 2469     2   Bill Elliott 2142   -327   3   Neil Bonnett 2094   -375   4   Terry Labonte 2008   -461   5   Kyle Petty 2003   -466   6   Darrell Waltrip 1966   -503   7   Ken Schrader 1955   -514   8   Ricky Rudd 1946   -523   9   Richard Petty 1873   -596   10   Rusty Wallace 1857   -612   11   Phil Parsons 1799   -670   12   Bobby Allison 1764   -705   13   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 1712   -757   14   Sterling Marlin 1694   -775   15   Morgan Shepherd 1669   -800   16   Benny Parsons 1630   -839   17   Geoffrey Bodine 1618   -851   18   Dave Marcis 1548   -921   19   Alan Kulwicki 1500   -969   20   Michael Waltrip 1494   -975   21   Harry Gant 1475   -994