| 1987 First Union 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $238,475 | Race Date: | Apr 5, 1987 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.720 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 39Min 24Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 94.103 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 49 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 319 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 116.003 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 First Union 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 | 319 |
| 2 | 12 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 56 |
| 4 | 19 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 155 | 399 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 399 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Copenhagen | Running |  | 146 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 142 | 398 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 138 | 398 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 139 | 398 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 130 | 398 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 0 | 398 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running |  | 129 | 397 | 1 |
| 14 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 121 | 396 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 123 | 396 | 12 |
| 16 | 13 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 115 | 396 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 112 | 395 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 29 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 109 | 392 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 12 | Slick Johnson | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 0 | 392 | 1 |
| 20 | 23 | 10 | Rodney Combs (R) | DiGard Racing | Running | | 103 | 386 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 100 | 383 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 64 | Jerry Cranmer (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 97 | 380 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 6 | Bobby Baker | US Racing | Running | | 94 | 380 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Domino's Pizza | Running | | 91 | 379 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Rear Gear | | 88 | 359 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 85 | 316 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Accident | | 82 | 258 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 79 | 240 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 34 | Jesse Samples, Jr. | Allen's Glass | Rear Gear | | 76 | 156 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Turtle Wax | Cylinder Head | | 73 | 74 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Accident | | 70 | 63 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 67 | 29 | 0 |
