| 1987 Summer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $359,485 | Race Date: | Jul 19, 1987 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 6Min 25Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 35 | Average Speed: | 121.745 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 46 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 85 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 155.979 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Summer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 16 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 85 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 1 |
| 3 | 13 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 2 |
| 4 | 15 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 165 | 200 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Havoline | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 200 | 11 |
| 7 | 11 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running |  | 151 | 200 | 5 |
| 8 | 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Helen Rae Special | Running | | 143 | 199 | 6 |
| 10 | 21 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 | 12 | Trevor Boys | Hamby Racing | Running | | 0 | 199 | 4 |
| 12 | 28 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 127 | 198 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 04 | Charlie Rudolph | Sunoco Motor Oil | Running | | 124 | 198 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 126 | 197 | 22 |
| 15 | 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Engine |  | 118 | 196 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 64 | Rodney Combs (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 115 | 196 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 112 | 196 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 6 | Connie Saylor | U.S. Racing | Running | | 109 | 194 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 106 | 190 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 108 | 185 | 1 |
| 21 | 38 | 31 | Ron Shephard | Hempstead Abstract | Accident | | 100 | 176 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Brett Bodine (R) | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Engine | | 102 | 174 | 2 |
| 23 | 29 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Engine | | 94 | 164 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Rosenblum Racing | Engine | | 91 | 156 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Overheating | | 88 | 149 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Engine | | 90 | 142 | 4 |
| 27 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Engine | | 87 | 130 | 8 |
| 28 | 37 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick Chevrolet | Engine | | 79 | 126 | 0 |
| 29 | 1 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Engine | | 81 | 120 | 14 |
| 30 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 73 | 83 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 19 | Derrike Cope (R) | Stoke Racing | Engine | | 70 | 76 | 0 |
| 32 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Overheating | | 72 | 75 | 26 |
| 33 | 39 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | S&H Racing | Oil Pressure | | 64 | 60 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Steering | | 61 | 50 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Valvoline | Engine | | 58 | 50 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Transmission | | 55 | 47 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts | Accident | | 52 | 37 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Voyles Auto Salvage | | 49 | 17 | 0 | |
| 39 | 18 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic | Engine | | 46 | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | 20 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Engine | | 43 | 11 | 0 |
