1987 Miller High Life 400

Race 3 of 29

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 2:39:34
Average speed of winner: 81.520 mph
Margin of victory: 0.46 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Kulwicki 1-65, Gant 66-115, Elliott 116, B. Allison 117-132, Earnhardt 133-145, D. Waltrip 146-168, Earnhardt 169-209, Marlin 210, Earnhardt 211-223, Elliott 224-231, Earnhardt 232-326, Labonte 327, Earnhardt 328-400

Race notes: First pole for Alan Kulwicki. Debut for Steve Christman. Dale Earnhardt took the points lead from Bill Elliott.

Video links: Starting grid/Start

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		400	5	235	running	49150	185
2	4	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		400	0	0	running	24010	170
3	12	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		400	0	0	running	18225	165
4	11	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		400	2	9	running	14285	165
5	9	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		400	1	1	running	13590	160
6	1	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Ingle	95.153	400	1	65	running	15370	155
7	18	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		399	0	0	running	6870	146
8	19	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			399	0	0	running	6360	142
9	13	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		399	1	16	running	8470	143
10	7	Benny Parsons	35	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		398	0	0	running	11770	134
11	27	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers			396	0	0	running	7845	130
12	14	Michael Waltrip	30	Domino's Pizza	Chevrolet	Bahari			396	0	0	running	5945	127
13	16	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		395	0	0	accident	5035	124
14	23	Jimmy Means	52	Turtle Wax/Car & Driver	Pontiac	Means			394	0	0	running	4845	121
15	22	Phil Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			391	0	0	running	2145	118
16	31	J.D. McDuffie	70	AC Spark Plugs	Pontiac	Winkle			389	0	0	running	1700	115
17	26	Buddy Arrington	81	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Fillip			387	0	0	running	1625	112
18	25	Eddie Bierschwale	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			381	0	0	running	4410	109
19	29	Slick Johnson	12	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Oldsmobile	Hamby			379	0	0	running	4260	106
20	6	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		351	1	23	rear end	1885	108
21	5	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			351	1	1	running	4060	105
22	24	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		321	0	0	accident	3805	97
23	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		317	0	0	running	3480	94
24	28	Jerry Cranmer	64	Sunny King Honda	Ford	Langley			312	0	0	accident	3435	91
25	2	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		265	1	50	transmission	3615	93
26	21	Davey Allison	28	Ranier-Lundy	Ford	Ranier	Knuckles		206	0	0	accident	1685	0
27	17	Tommy Ellis	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			161	0	0	accident	3310	82
28	8	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		134	0	0	accident	8215	79
29	20	Steve Christman	62	AC Spark Plugs	Pontiac	Winkle			116	0	0	rear end	1080	76
30	32	D.K. Ulrich	6	Ulrich Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			105	0	0	oil leak	2545	73
31	10	Morgan Shepherd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		79	0	0	accident	2545	70
32	30	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak Racing	Chevrolet	Wawak			62	0	0	overheating	1045	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	530	3	0	2	3	3
2	Bill Elliott	510	3	1	1	3	3
3	Bobby Allison	417	3	0	0	0	2
4	Ken Schrader	414	3	0	0	0	2
5	Terry Labonte	411	3	0	0	1	2
6	Darrell Waltrip	401	3	0	0	0	2
7	Neil Bonnett	399	3	0	0	1	1
8	Ricky Rudd	392	3	0	0	1	2
9	Richard Petty	382	3	0	0	1	1
10	Phil Parsons	378	3	0	0	0	0
11	Benny Parsons	375	3	0	0	1	2
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	375	3	0	0	0	0
13	Geoff Bodine	368	3	0	0	1	1
14	Alan Kulwicki	361	3	1	0	0	1
15	Rusty Wallace	355	3	0	0	1	2
16	Morgan Shepherd	345	3	0	0	1	1
17	Michael Waltrip	336	3	0	0	0	0
18	Kyle Petty	319	3	0	0	0	1
19	Jimmy Means	309	3	0	0	0	0
20	J.D. McDuffie	306	3	0	0	0	0
21	Sterling Marlin	289	3	0	0	0	0
22	Eddie Bierschwale	273	3	0	0	0	0
23	Dave Marcis	261	3	0	0	0	1
24	Buddy Baker	240	2	0	0	1	1
25	Harry Gant	239	3	0	0	0	0