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1987 Champion Spark Plug 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 19 of 29
Sunday, August 16, 1987 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:53:06
Average speed: 138.648 mph
Pole speed: 170.705 mph

Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
Margin of victory: .76 sec
Attendance: 72000
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1987 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	200	52875	running	16	180
2	8	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	34325	running	63	180
3	15	26	Morgan Shepherd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	200	20505	running	1	170
4	20	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	200	20650	running	58	165
5	1	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	200	13500	running	21	160
6	2	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	200	15795	running	0	150
7	19	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	200	14290	running	11	151
8	31	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	200	8295	running	0	142
9	30	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	200	10310	running	0	138
10	22	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	13955	running	1	139
11	11	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	199	9990	crash	28	135
12	13	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	199	4845	running	0	127
13	16	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	199	11515	running	0	124
14	23	55	Phil Parsons	Skoal Classic (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	199	4185	running	0	121
15	21	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	199	8665	running	0	118
16	14	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's / Kmart (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	199	3645	running	0	115
17	7	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	5270	running	1	117
18	6	35	Benny Parsons	Folger's Decaf (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	12425	running	0	109
19	40	50	Greg Sacks	Valvoline (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	198	3015	running	0	106
20	28	30	Michael Waltrip	All Pro Auto Parts (Chuck Rider)	Chevrolet	198	7030	running	0	103
21	5	1	Brett Bodine	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	196	3420	running	0	100
22	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	195	2560	running	0	97
23	33	67	Buddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	194	5865	running	0	94
24	17	89	Jim Sauter	Evinrude Outboards (Mueller Brothers)	Pontiac	190	2840	engine	0	91
25	27	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	180	11485	running	0	88
26	12	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	179	5360	engine	0	85
27	18	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	165	9100	engine	0	82
28	34	51	David Simko	Metro Car Care (Elmer Simko)	Chevrolet	164	2045	engine	0	79
29	25	25	Tim Richmond	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	149	1990	engine	0	76
30	26	77	Ken Ragan	TRW (Marvin Ragan)	Ford	146	1930	crash	0	73
31	24	64	Rodney Combs	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	146	4935	engine	0	70
32	39	74	Bobby Wawak	Nelson Contracting (Bobby Wawak)	Chevrolet	137	1845	oil leak	0	67
33	9	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	129	10600	water pump	0	64
34	4	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	89	4630	engine	0	61
35	29	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	77	4465	engine	0	58
36	38	04	Charlie Rudolph	Sunoco (James Rudolph)	Chevrolet	68	1680	transmission	0	55
37	36	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	65	4430	engine	0	52
38	10	19	Derrike Cope	Stoke Racing (Fred Stoke)	Ford	43	1670	engine	0	49
39	37	18	Dale Jarrett	Eric Freedlander	Chevrolet	25	4400	engine	0	46
40	32	29	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	22	1660	engine	0	43

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Dave Pletcher	01	Ernie Haine	J.C. Weaver	Ford
	Connie Saylor	6	U.S. Racing	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet
	Trevor Boys	12	Gorman's Esso	Roger Hamby	Oldsmobile
	H.B. Bailey	36	National Motors	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac
	Rick Hood	38	Solar Sources		Ford
	Steve Christman	62	AC Spark Plugs	Tom Winkle	Pontiac
	Jocko Maggiacomo	63	Linro Motorsports	Jim Rosenblum	Chevrolet
	Eddie Bierschwale	80	TRW	George Smith	Chevrolet
	Rick Jeffrey	82	Daugherty Enterprises		Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	35	35
	36	38	3	#04 spun backstretch
	39	129	91
	130	133	4	debris
	134	150	17
	151	160	10	#77 accident turn 2
	161	166	6
	167	170	4	#21 engine
	171	188	18
	189	192	4	#5,89 accident frontstretch
	193	200	8
Percent of race run under caution: 12.5% Average green flag run: 29.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Davey Allison	1	20	20
Dale Earnhardt	21	35	15
Darrell Waltrip	36	36	1
Dale Earnhardt	37	81	45
Rusty Wallace	82	84	3
Morgan Shepherd	85	85	1
Rusty Wallace	86	130	45
Geoffrey Bodine	131	131	1
Richard Petty	132	133	2
Rusty Wallace	134	137	4
Bill Elliott	138	150	13
Davey Allison	151	151	1
Bobby Allison	152	162	11
Richard Petty	163	188	26
Rusty Wallace	189	194	6
Dale Earnhardt	195	197	3
Bill Elliott	198	200	3

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	3151
2	Bill Elliott	2653	-498
3	Terry Labonte	2552	-599
4	Neil Bonnett	2507	-644
5	Rusty Wallace	2480	-671
6	Darrell Waltrip	2479	-672
7	Kyle Petty	2463	-688
8	Ricky Rudd	2402	-749
9	Ken Schrader	2341	-810
10	Richard Petty	2323	-828
11	Bobby Allison	2267	-884
12	Phil Parsons	2188	-963
13	Benny Parsons	2132	-1019
14	Sterling Marlin	2088	-1063
15	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2073	-1078
16	Alan Kulwicki	2069	-1082
17	Geoffrey Bodine	2065	-1086
18	Davey Allison	2054	-1097
19	Morgan Shepherd	2037	-1114
20	Dave Marcis	2016	-1135
21	Michael Waltrip	1876	-1275