| 1987 Busch 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $243,715 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1987 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 56Min 56Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 90.373 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 49 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 415 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 115.758 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Busch 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 415 |
| 2 | 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 500 | 56 |
| 5 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 500 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 150 | 497 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running |  | 146 | 496 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 495 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 138 | 494 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 494 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 135 | 493 | 5 |
| 12 | 23 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Freedlander Financial | Running | | 127 | 491 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 124 | 486 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 121 | 484 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 118 | 482 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 19 | Derrike Cope (R) | Stoke Racing | Running | | 115 | 482 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 112 | 468 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 109 | 442 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic | Running | | 106 | 415 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Accident | | 103 | 405 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 105 | 403 | 1 |
| 22 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Engine |  | 97 | 344 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 64 | Rodney Combs (R) | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 94 | 315 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Accident | | 91 | 242 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 12 | Brad Teague | Slender You Figure Salons | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 216 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Engine | | 85 | 200 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Accident | | 87 | 179 | 20 |
| 28 | 17 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Engine | | 79 | 158 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Engine | | 76 | 118 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Busch Polishes | Overheating | | 73 | 16 | 0 |
