1987 Winston 500

Race 9 of 29

Talladega
178 laps
Time of race: 3:04:12
Average speed of winner: 154.228 mph
Margin of victory: 0.78 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott 1-18, Labonte 19-23, Johnson 24-25, B. Parsons 26-27, Labonte 28-29, Elliott 30-59, D. Allison 60-61, Schrader 62-65, D. Allison 66-91, Pimm 92, D. Allison 93-116, Earnhardt 117-120, Wallace 121, Earnhardt 122, D. Allison 123-152, Bonnett 153-154, D. Allison 155-163, Earnhardt 164-168, D. Allison 169-178

Race notes: First win for Davey Allison. Debut for Ed Pimm. Finale for Ron Bouchard.

Video links: Intro, Start, B. Allison crash/Last third

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Knuckles		178	6	101	running	71250	185
2	8	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		178	2	7	running	47060	175
3	6	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		178	0	0	running	30915	165
4	5	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		178	3	10	running	31350	165
5	16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers			178	0	0	running	25055	155
6	14	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		178	1	1	running	21325	155
7	21	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		178	1	2	running	16520	151
8	15	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		178	1	4	running	17050	147
9	10	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		177	0	0	running	9575	138
10	19	Morgan Shepherd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		177	0	0	running	13965	134
11	4	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		177	0	0	running	7565	130
12	20	Benny Parsons	35	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		177	1	2	running	16315	132
13	35	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			177	0	0	running	11570	124
14	7	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			176	0	0	running	10050	121
15	36	Slick Johnson	12	Hamby Racing	Oldsmobile	Hamby			175	1	2	running	9940	123
16	25	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		173	0	0	running	9030	115
17	33	Mark Stahl	82	Auto Bell Car Washes	Ford	Stahl			173	0	0	running	5395	112
18	34	Eddie Bierschwale	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			172	0	0	running	7900	109
19	40	Steve Christman	62	AC Spark Plugs	Pontiac	Winkle			167	0	0	running	4495	106
20	27	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		165	0	0	overheating	4845	103
21	29	Ken Ragan	77	TRW	Ford	Ragan			158	0	0	accident	4035	100
22	1	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott	212.809	150	2	48	engine	18685	102
23	32	Connie Saylor	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			134	0	0	engine	6840	94
24	39	Rick Knoop	6	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			130	0	0	wheel bearing	6470	91
25	24	Michael Waltrip	30	Jim Magill	Chevrolet	Bahari			125	0	0	clutch	6460	88
26	22	Greg Sacks	50	Valvoline	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			109	0	0	accident	3545	0
27	30	Ed Pimm	98	Curb Records	Buick	Curb			103	1	1	engine	3495	87
28	38	Dale Jarrett	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			96	0	0	engine	6200	79
29	26	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		90	0	0	accident	6130	76
30	17	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		89	0	0	accident	11745	73
31	9	Phil Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			84	0	0	running	3250	70
32	12	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			69	0	0	engine	3225	67
33	41	Jimmy Means	52	In Fisherman/Turtle Wax	Pontiac	Means			61	0	0	wheel bearing	5200	64
34	28	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Ingle		30	0	0	engine	6175	61
35	37	Phil Barkdoll	73	Helen Rae Motorsports	Chevrolet	Barkdoll			27	0	0	transmission	3150	58
36	23	Joe Ruttman	99	Ralph Ball Racing	Chevrolet	Ball			27	0	0	transmission	3125	0
37	18	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough			22	0	0	accident	3100	52
38	13	Ron Bouchard	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		22	0	0	accident	3075	49
39	2	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		21	0	0	accident	11275	46
40	11	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		11	0	0	engine	10000	43
41	31	Chet Fillip	81	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Fillip			3	0	0	engine	3000	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	1555	9	1	6	8	8
2	Bill Elliott	1335	9	3	1	5	7
3	Neil Bonnett	1289	9	0	0	2	6
4	Terry Labonte	1253	9	0	0	4	7
5	Richard Petty	1220	9	0	0	3	4
6	Rusty Wallace	1216	9	0	0	3	6
7	Kyle Petty	1194	9	0	0	2	5
8	Ken Schrader	1175	9	1	0	1	5
9	Ricky Rudd	1158	9	0	1	4	5
10	Darrell Waltrip	1152	9	0	0	0	4
11	Phil Parsons	1077	9	0	0	1	3
12	Benny Parsons	1069	9	0	0	2	3
13	Morgan Shepherd	1056	9	1	0	1	4
14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1047	9	0	0	1	1
15	Geoff Bodine	1019	9	0	0	2	2
16	Bobby Allison	1015	9	0	0	0	3
17	Sterling Marlin	1013	9	0	0	1	1
18	Alan Kulwicki	1006	9	1	0	2	3
19	Michael Waltrip	925	9	0	0	0	1
20	Harry Gant	894	9	1	0	0	2
21	Dave Marcis	790	9	0	0	0	1
22	Eddie Bierschwale	785	8	0	0	0	0
23	Jimmy Means	765	9	0	0	0	0
24	Davey Allison	647	6	1	1	2	3
25	J.D. McDuffie	626	8	0	0	0	0