| 1987 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,301,285 | Race Date: | Feb 15, 1987 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 50Min 12Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 176.263 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 15 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 104 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 210.364 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 104 |
| 2 | 4 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 45 |
| 5 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 160 | 200 | 16 |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 151 | 200 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 147 | 200 | 1 |
| 9 | 31 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 132 | 199 | 5 |
| 13 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 124 | 199 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 126 | 199 | 10 |
| 15 | 37 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 118 | 198 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Running | | 115 | 198 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 77 | Ken Ragan | TRW | Running | | 112 | 197 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 109 | 197 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 10 | Rodney Combs (R) | DiGard Racing | Running | | 106 | 197 | 0 |
| 20 | 42 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Valvoline | Running | | 103 | 196 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 86 | Ronnie Sanders | Moss-Dingler | Running | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Oxford Plains Speedway | Running | | 97 | 193 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 6 | Trevor Boys | U.S. Racing | Running | | 94 | 191 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Turtle Wax / Car & Driver | Running | | 91 | 191 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Winkle Motors | Running | | 88 | 191 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Engine | | 85 | 188 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Ranier-Lundy | Running | | 82 | 184 | 0 |
| 28 | 39 | 12 | David Sosebee | Hamby Automotive | Running | | 79 | 184 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 66 | Tom Sneva | Skoal | Cylinder | | 76 | 182 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Clutch | | 73 | 167 | 1 |
| 31 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Transmission | | 70 | 156 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 1 | Ron Bouchard | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Engine | | 67 | 125 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 19 | Derrike Cope (R) | Stoke Racing | Overheating | | 64 | 124 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | | 61 | 115 | 0 | |
| 35 | 20 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO / 7-Eleven | Valves | | 58 | 72 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pannill Knitting | Engine | | 55 | 44 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Clutch | | 52 | 37 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 82 | Mark Stahl (R) | Auto Bell Car Washes | Engine | | 49 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Marshall Batteries | Engine | | 46 | 19 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 43 | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | 32 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Piston | | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen / Gilmore | Spark Plug | | 37 | 10 | 0 |
