| 1987 Miller High Life 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $246,545 | Race Date: | Mar 8, 1987 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .460 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 39Min 34Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 81.520 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 35 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | AK Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | J.R. Van Curren | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 235 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 95.153 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Miller High Life 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 235 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 9 |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 160 | 400 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 155 | 400 | 65 |
| 7 | 18 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 146 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 142 | 399 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running |  | 143 | 399 | 16 |
| 10 | 7 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 134 | 398 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 18 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 130 | 396 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Domino's Pizza | Running | | 127 | 396 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Accident | | 124 | 395 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Turtle Wax / Car & Driver | Running | | 121 | 394 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Copenhagen | Running |  | 118 | 391 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 115 | 389 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 81 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 112 | 387 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 109 | 381 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 12 | Slick Johnson | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 106 | 379 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Rear Gear | | 108 | 351 | 23 |
| 21 | 5 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 105 | 351 | 1 |
| 22 | 24 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Accident | | 97 | 321 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 94 | 317 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 64 | Jerry Cranmer (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Accident | | 91 | 312 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Transmission | | 93 | 265 | 50 |
| 26 | 21 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Ranier-Lundy | Accident | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 16 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Accident | | 82 | 161 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Accident | | 79 | 143 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Rear Gear | | 76 | 116 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | US Racing | | 73 | 105 | 0 | |
| 31 | 10 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Accident | | 70 | 79 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Overheating | | 67 | 62 | 0 |
