| 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $361,995 | Race Date: | Aug 16, 1987 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .760 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 53Min 6Sec. | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 138.648 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 25 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Davey Allison D. Allison | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 16 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 170.705 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 63 |
| 3 | 15 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 1 |
| 4 | 20 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 58 |
| 5 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Havoline | Running | | 160 | 200 | 21 |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 151 | 200 | 11 |
| 8 | 31 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running |  | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 139 | 200 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 135 | 199 | 28 |
| 12 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 127 | 199 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Running | | 124 | 199 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 117 | 199 | 1 |
| 18 | 6 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Valvoline | Running | | 106 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Brett Bodine (R) | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 100 | 196 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 97 | 195 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 94 | 194 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude Outboards | Engine | | 91 | 190 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 88 | 180 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 85 | 179 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Engine | | 82 | 165 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 51 | David Simko | Metro 25 Car Care | Engine | | 79 | 164 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 25 | Tim Richmond | Folgers | Engine | | 76 | 149 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 77 | Ken Ragan | TRW | Accident | | 73 | 146 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 64 | Rodney Combs (R) | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 70 | 146 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Nelson Contracting | | 67 | 137 | 0 | |
| 33 | 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Water Pump | | 64 | 129 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Engine | | 61 | 89 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Engine | | 58 | 77 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 04 | Charlie Rudolph | Sunoco | Transmission | | 55 | 68 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Engine | | 52 | 65 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 19 | Derrike Cope (R) | Stoke Racing | Engine | | 49 | 43 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Engine | | 46 | 25 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 43 | 22 | 0 |
