1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400

Race 15 of 29

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:29:00
Average speed of winner: 161.074 mph
Margin of victory: 4 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison 1-31, Elliott 32-40, Schrader 41-43, Baker 44, Labonte 45-46, Marcis 47-51, Richmond 52-54, Elliott 55-57, D. Allison 58, Elliott 59-61, Earnhardt 62-68, Elliott 69-83, Schrader 84-95, D. Waltrip 96, Schrader 97-101, Wallace 102-106, D. Waltrip 107-111, Earnhardt 112-126, Schrader 127-137, Marcis 138-141, Labonte 142, B. Bodine 143, Marcis 144-157, Schrader 158, B. Allison 159-160

Race notes: Debut for Dave Pletcher.

Video links: Intro, Start, Richmond/Teague crash, Wilson crash, Finish, Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		160	1	2	running	57375	180
2	9	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			160	1	1	running	30800	175
3	28	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			160	3	23	running	27805	170
4	26	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		160	2	6	running	17470	165
5	4	Morgan Shepherd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		160	0	0	running	17130	155
6	13	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		160	2	22	running	22160	155
7	3	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		160	5	32	running	15850	156
8	6	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		160	1	5	running	15760	147
9	16	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		160	0	0	running	10315	138
10	5	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		160	2	3	running	16135	139
11	7	Brett Bodine	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		160	1	1	running	6025	135
12	2	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		160	4	30	running	16990	132
13	14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers			159	0	0	running	11670	124
14	17	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		159	0	0	running	12855	121
15	40	Phil Parsons	55	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			159	0	0	running	4490	118
16	18	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			159	0	0	running	7870	115
17	12	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		158	0	0	running	10830	112
18	10	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		158	0	0	running	7305	109
19	20	Michael Waltrip	30	All Pro Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Bahari			158	0	0	running	6845	106
20	1	Davey Allison	28	Havoline Star	Ford	Ranier	Knuckles	198.085	157	2	32	running	10480	113
21	38	Chet Fillip	81	Warr Valves	Ford	Fillip			157	0	0	running	3130	100
22	23	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		157	1	3	running	3330	102
23	41	Dale Jarrett	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			156	0	0	running	6110	94
24	27	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough			155	0	0	engine	2805	91
25	37	Greg Sacks	50	Valvoline	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			155	0	0	running	2805	88
26	21	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		155	0	0	running	5650	85
27	32	Larry Pollard	12	Hamby Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			155	0	0	running	5280	0
28	25	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			154	0	0	running	5870	79
29	39	Jimmy Means	52	Voyles Auto Salvage	Chevrolet	Means			154	0	0	running	5060	76
30	29	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		152	0	0	accident	3955	73
31	35	Rodney Combs	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			126	0	0	engine	4890	70
32	15	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Ingle		120	0	0	engine	5130	67
33	30	Eddie Bierschwale	77	TRW	Ford	Ragan			117	0	0	running	2105	64
34	34	Ed Pimm	98	CP-1 Oil Boosters	Buick	Curb			110	0	0	engine	2080	61
35	33	Benny Parsons	35	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		109	0	0	fatigue	11255	58
36	36	Dave Pletcher	01	Ernie Haire	Ford	J.C. Weaver			65	0	0	engine	2030	55
37	31	Mark Stahl	82	Auto Bell Car Washes	Ford	Stahl			59	0	0	wheel bearing	2005	52
38	8	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			28	0	0	transmission	1980	49
39	19	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		17	0	0	overheating	8955	46
40	22	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		10	0	0	fuel pump	1930	43
41	24	Brad Teague	99	Slender You Figure Salons	Chevrolet	Ball			5	0	0	accident	1930	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2469	15	1	7	11	13
2	Bill Elliott	2142	15	5	1	8	10
3	Neil Bonnett	2094	15	0	0	3	9
4	Terry Labonte	2008	15	2	0	6	11
5	Kyle Petty	2003	15	0	1	5	8
6	Darrell Waltrip	1966	15	0	0	2	8
7	Ken Schrader	1955	15	1	0	1	9
8	Ricky Rudd	1946	15	0	1	5	7
9	Richard Petty	1873	15	0	0	4	6
10	Rusty Wallace	1857	15	1	0	4	9
11	Phil Parsons	1799	15	0	0	1	4
12	Bobby Allison	1764	15	0	1	1	6
13	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1712	15	0	0	1	2
14	Sterling Marlin	1694	15	0	0	1	3
15	Morgan Shepherd	1669	15	1	0	3	6
16	Benny Parsons	1630	15	0	0	3	5
17	Geoff Bodine	1613	15	0	0	2	3
18	Dave Marcis	1548	15	0	0	1	3
19	Alan Kulwicki	1500	15	1	0	2	3
20	Michael Waltrip	1494	15	0	0	0	1
21	Harry Gant	1475	15	1	0	0	3
22	Davey Allison	1362	11	2	2	4	5
23	Jimmy Means	1283	14	0	0	0	0
24	Buddy Baker	1154	10	0	0	2	4
25	Eddie Bierschwale	928	11	0	0	0	0