| 1987 AC Delco 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $347,680 | Race Date: | Oct 25, 1987 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 13Min 52Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 31 | Average Speed: | 118.258 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 46 Laps | rockingham-speedway.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 | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 237 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 145.809 MPH | |||||
| Official 1987 AC Delco 500 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 |  | 185 | 492 | 237 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 175 | 492 | 122 |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 170 | 492 | 5 |
| 4 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 492 | 61 |
| 5 | 6 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Running |  | 160 | 492 | 30 |
| 6 | 8 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 155 | 492 | 5 |
| 7 | 15 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco | Running |  | 151 | 492 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 147 | 490 | 5 |
| 9 | 25 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic | Running | | 138 | 490 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Valvoline | Running |  | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 130 | 489 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 127 | 489 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 124 | 489 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 121 | 487 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folgers | Running | | 118 | 486 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 18 | Dale Jarrett (R) | Coats & Clark | Running | | 115 | 486 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 112 | 486 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 114 | 485 | 1 |
| 19 | 18 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts | Running | | 106 | 484 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 103 | 481 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 12 | Trevor Boys | Hamby Racing | Running | | 100 | 480 | 0 |
| 22 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 97 | 476 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 80 | Eddie Bierschwale | Carolina Tractor | Running | | 94 | 475 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 91 | 473 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Kroger | Running | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Busch Polishes | Engine | | 85 | 400 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Valvoline | Running | | 82 | 396 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 82 | Mark Stahl (R) | Auto Bell Car Washes | Running | | 79 | 390 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 76 | Hut Stricklin | Jaehne Motorsports | Engine | | 76 | 383 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 64 | Curtis Markham | Sunny King Honda | Overheating | | 73 | 346 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Engine | | 75 | 342 | 3 |
| 32 | 42 | 62 | Steve Christman (R) | AC Spark Plugs | Accident | | 67 | 320 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Engine | | 64 | 299 | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | 2 | Kirk Bryant | Bryant Racing | Engine | | 61 | 205 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 51 | David Simko | Metro Car Care Center | Engine | | 58 | 184 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Brian Waters | Engine | | 55 | 168 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 52 | 151 | 0 |
| 38 | 5 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Engine | | 49 | 135 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 08 | Butch Miller | Lane Automotive | Transmission | | 46 | 125 | 0 |
| 40 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 43 | 116 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 1 | Brett Bodine (R) | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Accident | | 40 | 110 | 0 |
| 42 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison (R) | Havoline | Rear Gear | | 42 | 74 | 22 |
