Southern 500
1987 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 29
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$381,150Race Date:Sep 6, 1987Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:Concluded Under CautionRace Duration:2Hr 23Min 19Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:13Average Speed:115.520 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:5 For 50 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDriver: Davey Allison D. AllisonChevrolet:9
Car No.:#3 ChevroletCar No.:#28 FordPontiac:0
Team:Richard Childress RacingTeam:Ranier RacingOldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Kirk ShelmerdineCrew Chief:Buick:0
Laps Led:109 of 202Pole Speed:157.232 MPH
Official 1987 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
153 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans185202109Running
21627 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceKodiak1702020Running
31443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP1702022Running
42444 Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling MarlinPiedmont Airlines1602020Running
5311 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteBudweiser1552020Running
6178 Bobby Hillin, Jr. B. Hillin, Jr.Bobby Hillin, Jr.Miller American1502020Running
71215 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddMotorcraft1462020Running
829 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottCoors1472021Running
91526 Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan ShepherdQuaker State1382020Running
10717 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripTide1392021Running
111890 Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen SchraderRed Baron Frozen Pizza1302020Running
122255 Phil Parsons P. ParsonsPhil ParsonsSkoal Classic1272020Running
132129 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughHardee's1242010Running
142621 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettyCITGO1212000Running
153818 Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett (R)Dale JarrettFreedlander Financial1182000Running
162871 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisLifebuoy Soap1152000Running
172088 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerCrisco1121990Distributor
18275 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineLevi Garrett1091990Running
191930 Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael WaltripAll Pro Auto Parts1061980Running
20391 Brett Bodine B. Bodine (R)Brett BodineBull's Eye Barbecue Sauce1031950Running
213762 Steve Christman S. Christman (R)Steve ChristmanAC Delco1001950Running
222952 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansEureka Vacuum Cleaners971950Running
233474 Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby WawakWawak Racing941940Running
243267 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonPannill Knitting911930Running
253134 Eddie Bierschwale E. BierschwaleEddie BierschwaleAllen's Glass881920Running
261122 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonMiller American851850Engine
272564 Rodney Combs R. Combs (R)Rodney CombsSunny King Ford & Honda821850Running
2884 Rick Wilson R. WilsonRick WilsonKodak Films791760Running
29128 Davey Allison D. Allison (R)Davey AllisonHavoline8116486Accident
30483 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedWynn's Oil Treatment731630Accident
31935 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsFolgers751623Accident
322375 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettValvoline671560Running
333581 Mike Potter M. PotterMike PotterFillip Racing641530Accident
34406 Connie Saylor C. SaylorConnie SaylorSlender You Figure Salons611400Driver Fatigue
353336 H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. BaileyAlmeda Auto Parts581330Driver Fatigue
363012 Trevor Boys T. BoysTrevor BoysGorman's Esso01260Accident
373632 Jonathan Lee Edwards J. EdwardsJonathan Lee EdwardsEdwards Racing521220Engine
381350 Greg Sacks G. SacksGreg SacksValvoline49960Engine
391033 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit46850Clutch
4067 Alan Kulwicki A. KulwickiAlan KulwickiZerex Anti-Freeze43770Engine

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