| 1987 Gatorade 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 21 of 27 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $92,675 | Race Date: | Sep 5, 1987 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 1Hr 56Min 45Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 103.196 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 42 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Driver: | Larry Pearson L. Pearson | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #7 Buick | Car No.: | #21 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Whitaker Racing | Team: | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 154.978 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 Gatorade 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 7 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 180 | 147 | 50 |
| 2 | 13 | 97 | Morgan Shepherd | Winner's Circle Products | Running | | 170 | 147 | 42 |
| 3 | 3 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 165 | 147 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | 51 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 160 | 147 | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Southern Biscuit Flour | Running | | 155 | 147 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 22 | Rick Mast | Rick Mast Racing | Running | | 150 | 147 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running |  | 146 | 147 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 147 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 29 | Tommy Riggins | Mobil 1 | Running | | 138 | 147 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 71 | Bobby Dragon | D.G. Robertson | Running | | 134 | 147 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 58 | Tommy Ellis | J & J Racing | Running | | 130 | 147 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | Jimmy Hensley | Advance Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 147 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Mobil 1 | Running | | 124 | 147 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Port-A-Lube | Running | | 121 | 147 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 90 | Ed Berrier | Cox Wood Preserving | Ignition | | 118 | 146 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 00 | Brett Bodine | Thomas Brothers Country Ham | Running |  | 115 | 146 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 75 | Brad Teague | Food Country USA | Running | | 112 | 146 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 63 | Larry Pollard | Cloverdale Lumber | Running | | 109 | 146 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 106 | 146 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 1 | Robert Ingram | Ramada Inns | Running | | 103 | 145 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Action Vans | Running | | 100 | 145 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | All-Pro Auto Parts | Engine | | 97 | 143 | 1 |
| 23 | 33 | 68 | Mike Porter | Harris Racing | Running | | 94 | 143 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 42 | Elton Sawyer | Lewis Motorsports | Running | | 91 | 141 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 55 | Joe Harrison | No. 9 Mining Company | Running | | 88 | 140 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 85 | 139 | 4 |
| 27 | 19 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Standridge Auto Parts | Running | | 82 | 139 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Burger King | Running |  | 79 | 138 | 0 |
| 29 | 36 | 78 | Terry Cannon | Carter-Mays | Running | | 76 | 138 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 27 | Bosco Lowe | Ryder Enterprises | Running | | 73 | 120 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 40 | Robbie Faggart | AAA Mobile Homes | Running | | 70 | 108 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 96 | Dana Patten | U.S. Chrome | Accident | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 07 | Tommy Sigmon | Burke Grading & Paving | Accident | | 64 | 74 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 23 | Donnie Allison | JerZees | Brakes | | 61 | 60 | 0 |
| 35 | 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench | Accident | | 58 | 55 | 49 |
| 36 | 42 | 25 | Rob Moroso | Moroso Performance | Accident | | 55 | 54 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 37 | Patty Moise | Red Roof Inns | Accident | | 52 | 54 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 13 | Joe Thurman | Taylor Togs | Accident | | 49 | 52 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 44 | Dave Mader III | Bama Preserves | Rear Gear | | 46 | 45 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 31 | Mark Martin | Lawmaster Racing | Oil Pressure | | 43 | 38 | 0 |
| 41 | 39 | 26 | Ronnie Silver | Cedar Ridge RV Sales | Engine | | 40 | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 86 | John Linville | Setzer Racing | Oil Pressure | | 37 | 3 | 0 |
