1987 Busch 500

Race 20 of 29

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:56:56
Average speed of winner: 90.373 mph
Margin of victory: 5.5 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 49 laps
Lap leaders: Labonte 1-56, Earnhardt 57-64, Kulwicki 65-69, Schrader 70-89, Earnhardt 90-121, R. Petty 122, Earnhardt 123-183, D. Waltrip 184, Earnhardt 185-251, Wallace 252, Earnhardt 253-347, R. Petty 348, Earnhardt 349-500

Video links: Starting lineup, Driver interviews, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		500	6	415	running	47175	185
2	8	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		500	1	1	running	26300	175
3	7	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		500	0	0	running	20275	165
4	1	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer	115.758	500	1	56	running	17500	165
5	20	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		500	2	2	running	10030	160
6	2	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		497	0	0	running	9725	150
7	16	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		496	0	0	running	2925	146
8	5	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		495	0	0	running	6255	142
9	15	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		494	0	0	running	9725	138
10	19	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		494	0	0	running	6910	134
11	4	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Ingle		493	1	5	running	6325	135
12	23	Dale Jarrett	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			491	0	0	running	5810	127
13	25	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Chevrolet	Means			486	0	0	running	4845	124
14	12	Michael Waltrip	30	All Pro Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Bahari			484	0	0	running	4635	121
15	26	Steve Christman	62	AC Spark Plugs	Pontiac	Winkle			482	0	0	running	2025	118
16	28	Derrike Cope	19	Stoke Racing	Ford	Stoke			482	0	0	running	2075	115
17	29	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			468	0	0	running	4275	112
18	10	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			442	0	0	running	4115	109
19	22	Phil Parsons	55	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			415	0	0	running	1425	106
20	11	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			405	0	0	accident	4155	103
21	9	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		403	1	1	running	2725	105
22	14	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		344	0	0	engine	6955	97
23	30	Rodney Combs	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			315	0	0	engine	3415	94
24	21	Morgan Shepherd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		242	0	0	accident	3385	91
25	24	Brad Teague	12	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Hamby			216	0	0	oil pressure	3455	0
26	13	Benny Parsons	35	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		200	0	0	engine	9075	85
27	3	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		179	1	20	accident	3455	87
28	17	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		158	0	0	engine	6835	79
29	18	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers			118	0	0	engine	6815	76
30	27	Ronnie Thomas	41	Busch Polishes	Chevrolet	Ronnie Thomas			16	0	0	overheating	1095	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	3336	20	1	9	15	18
2	Bill Elliott	2791	20	6	3	10	13
3	Terry Labonte	2717	20	4	0	8	15
4	Rusty Wallace	2655	20	1	1	7	13
5	Neil Bonnett	2641	20	0	0	3	12
6	Darrell Waltrip	2584	20	0	0	3	9
7	Ricky Rudd	2567	20	0	1	7	9
8	Kyle Petty	2542	20	0	1	5	9
9	Richard Petty	2483	20	0	0	5	8
10	Ken Schrader	2428	20	1	0	1	10
11	Bobby Allison	2364	20	0	1	1	8
12	Phil Parsons	2294	20	0	0	1	5
13	Benny Parsons	2217	20	0	0	5	7
14	Geoff Bodine	2210	20	0	0	2	5
15	Alan Kulwicki	2204	20	1	0	3	6
16	Sterling Marlin	2191	20	0	0	1	3
17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2149	20	0	0	1	2
18	Morgan Shepherd	2128	20	1	0	4	7
19	Dave Marcis	2125	20	0	0	2	5
20	Michael Waltrip	1997	20	0	0	0	1
21	Davey Allison	1969	15	3	2	7	8
22	Harry Gant	1954	20	1	0	0	4
23	Buddy Baker	1724	14	0	0	3	7
24	Jimmy Means	1669	19	0	0	0	0
25	Rick Wilson	1293	14	0	0	0	1