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Sovran Bank 500 1987 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 29
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$266,605	Race Date:	Apr 26, 1987	Martinsville Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2.730 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 36Min 44Sec.	Ridgeway, Virginia
Lead Changes:	14	Average Speed:	72.808 MPH	.526 Mile Paved Oval
No. of Cars:	31	No. of Cautions:	11 For 65 Laps	martinsvillespeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt	Driver:	Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#3 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#26 Buick	Pontiac:	0
Team:	Richard Childress Racing	Team:	King Racing	Oldsmobile:	0
Crew Chief:	Kirk Shelmerdine	Crew Chief:	Larry McReynolds	Ford:	0
Laps Led:	156 of 500	Pole Speed:	92.355 MPH

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Official 1987 Sovran Bank 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	3	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans	185	500	127	Running
2	5	27	Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty Wallace	Kodiak	175	500	63	Running
3	7	5	Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett	170	500	116	Running
4	19	55	Phil Parsons P. ParsonsPhil Parsons	Copenhagen	160	500	0	Running
5	2	11	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Budweiser	155	498	0	Running
6	31	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Coors	155	498	66	Running
7	20	90	Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	146	498	0	Running
8	13	22	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Miller American	142	497	0	Running
9	9	75	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Valvoline	138	496	0	Running
10	18	30	Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael Waltrip	Domino's Pizza	134	495	0	Running
11	16	91	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting	130	494	0	Running
12	6	21	Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty	CITGO	127	493	0	Running
13	29	19	Derrike Cope D. Cope (R)Derrike Cope	Stoke Racing	124	490	0	Running
14	26	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Hots V Carolinas	121	488	0	Running
15	22	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr. B. Hillin, Jr.Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American	118	452	0	Running
16	15	15	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Motorcraft	115	440	0	Rear Gear
17	1	26	Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan Shepherd	Quaker State	117	396	34	Engine
18	30	48	Tony Spanos T. SpanosTony Spanos	Hylton Engineering	0	386	0	Running
19	21	44	Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines	106	378	0	Running
20	23	64	Jerry Cranmer J. Cranmer (R)Jerry Cranmer	Sunny King Ford	103	369	0	Clutch
21	11	17	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Tide	105	360	45	Engine
22	10	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	97	347	0	Timing Chain
23	12	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap	94	333	0	Rear Gear
24	25	67	Eddie Bierschwale E. BierschwaleEddie Bierschwale	Pannill Knitting	91	269	0	Engine
25	24	62	Steve Christman S. Christman (R)Steve Christman	AC Spark Plugs	88	264	0	Running
26	17	35	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Folgers	85	223	0	Valves
27	3	33	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Skoal Bandit	87	186	20	Rear Gear
28	8	7	Alan Kulwicki A. KulwickiAlan Kulwicki	Zerex Anti-Freeze	79	185	0	Oil Leak
29	14	18	Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett (R)Dale Jarrett	Freedlander Financial	0	113	0	Engine
30	28	12	Slick Johnson S. JohnsonSlick Johnson	Hesco Exhaust Systems	73	87	0	Timing Chain
31	27	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	70	21	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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