1987 AC Delco 500

Race 27 of 29

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:13:52
Average speed of winner: 118.258 mph
Margin of victory: 2 sec.
Lead changes: 31 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 46 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison 1-22, Earnhardt 23-86, Shepherd 87-97, Rudd 98-100, G. Bodine 101-103, Shepherd 104-112, G. Bodine 113, Earnhardt 114-142, Elliott 143-153, G. Bodine 154, Labonte 155-159, Earnhardt 160-173, Elliott 174, Earnhardt 175, Elliott 176, Earnhardt 177, Elliott 178-183, Kulwicki 184, Earnhardt 185-191, Labonte 192-201, K. Petty 202-206, D. Waltrip 207-211, Labonte 212-220, Elliott 221-291, Earnhardt 292-296, Shepherd 297-306, Elliott 307-309, Earnhardt 310, Elliott 311-415, Baker 416, Labonte 417-453, Elliott 454-492

Race notes: Finale for Bobby Wawak.

Video links: Highlights (no finish)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		492	8	237	running	50025	185
2	2	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		492	8	122	running	38915	175
3	10	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		492	1	5	running	16690	170
4	14	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		492	4	61	running	19315	165
5	6	Morgan Shepherd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		492	3	30	running	16160	160
6	8	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		492	1	5	running	12580	155
7	15	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			492	1	1	running	7030	151
8	12	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		490	3	5	running	11680	147
9	25	Phil Parsons	55	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			490	0	0	running	6055	138
10	13	Joe Ruttman	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		490	0	0	running	9880	0
11	4	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			489	0	0	running	8050	130
12	17	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		489	0	0	running	11785	127
13	26	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		489	0	0	running	8090	124
14	16	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		487	0	0	running	7220	121
15	22	Benny Parsons	35	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		486	0	0	running	12725	118
16	20	Dale Jarrett	18	Coats & Clark	Chevrolet	Freedlander			486	0	0	running	7460	115
17	36	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		486	0	0	running	6300	112
18	11	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Ingle		485	1	1	running	6940	114
19	18	Michael Waltrip	30	All Pro Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Bahari			484	0	0	running	5580	106
20	39	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Pontiac	Means			481	0	0	running	5710	103
21	40	Trevor Boys	12	Hamby Racing	Oldsmobile	Hamby			480	0	0	running	4990	100
22	41	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			476	0	0	running	4905	97
23	21	Eddie Bierschwale	80	Carolina Tractor	Chevrolet	George Smith			475	0	0	running	2075	94
24	29	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			473	0	0	running	4735	91
25	33	Connie Saylor	6	Kroger	Chevrolet	Ulrich			460	0	0	running	4025	0
26	31	Ronnie Thomas	41	Busch Polishes	Chevrolet	Ronnie Thomas			400	0	0	engine	1875	85
27	27	Greg Sacks	50	Valvoline	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			396	0	0	running	1850	82
28	38	Mark Stahl	82	Auto Bell Car Washes	Ford	Stahl			390	0	0	running	1775	79
29	37	Hut Stricklin	76	Jaehne Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Jaehne			383	0	0	engine	1700	76
30	30	Curtis Markham	64	Sunny King Honda	Ford	Langley			346	0	0	overheating	3650	73
31	7	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		342	1	3	engine	9985	75
32	42	Steve Christman	62	AC Spark Plugs	Pontiac	Winkle			320	0	0	accident	1535	67
33	23	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers			299	0	0	engine	11465	64
34	24	Kirk Bryant	2	Bryant Racing	Pontiac	Kirk Bryant			205	0	0	engine	1415	61
35	32	David Simko	51	Metro Car Care	Chevrolet	Simko			184	0	0	engine	1365	58
36	28	Bobby Wawak	74	Brian Waters	Chevrolet	Wawak			168	0	0	engine	1335	55
37	19	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough			151	0	0	engine	1310	52
38	5	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		135	0	0	engine	9785	49
39	34	Butch Miller	08	Lane Automotive	Chevrolet	Throop			125	0	0	transmission	1260	46
40	35	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture Co.	Pontiac	McDuffie			116	0	0	engine	1235	43
41	9	Brett Bodine	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		110	0	0	accident	1235	40
42	1	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Knuckles	145.809	74	1	22	gear	5985	42

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4443	27	1	11	20	23
2	Bill Elliott	3928	27	7	5	15	19
3	Terry Labonte	3776	27	4	1	13	21
4	Darrell Waltrip	3647	27	0	1	6	15
5	Rusty Wallace	3511	27	1	1	8	15
6	Ricky Rudd	3497	27	0	2	9	12
7	Richard Petty	3475	27	0	0	8	13
8	Kyle Petty	3448	27	0	1	5	13
9	Neil Bonnett	3352	26	0	0	5	15
10	Ken Schrader	3266	27	1	0	1	10
11	Bobby Allison	3210	27	1	1	2	11
12	Sterling Marlin	3157	27	0	0	4	7
13	Geoff Bodine	3109	27	1	0	3	9
14	Phil Parsons	3061	27	0	0	1	6
15	Morgan Shepherd	2965	27	1	0	7	11
16	Alan Kulwicki	2958	27	3	0	3	8
17	Benny Parsons	2894	27	0	0	5	7
18	Dave Marcis	2875	27	0	0	2	6
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2845	27	0	0	1	4
20	Michael Waltrip	2706	27	0	0	0	1
21	Harry Gant	2555	27	1	0	0	4
22	Davey Allison	2458	20	5	2	8	9
23	Jimmy Means	2325	26	0	0	0	1
24	Buddy Baker	2239	19	0	0	3	9
25	Buddy Arrington	1806	18	0	0	0	0