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1987 Busch 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 29
Saturday, August 22, 1987 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:56:56
Average Speed: 90.373 mph
Pole Speed: 115.758 mph

Cautions: 8 for 49 laps
Margin of Victory: 5.5 sec
Attendance: 42,000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1987 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
4	1	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	500	17,500	running	56	165
25	24	12	Brad Teague	Slender You Figure Salons (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	216	3,455	oil pressure	0
3	7	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	500	20,275	running	0	165
21	9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	403	2,725	running	1	105
12	23	18	Dale Jarrett	Eric Freedlander	Chevrolet	491	5,810	running	0	127
16	28	19	Derrike Cope	Stoke Racing (Fred Stoke)	Ford	482	2,075	running	0	115
28	17	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	158	6,835	engine	0	79
22	14	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	344	6,955	engine	0	97
24	21	26	Morgan Shepherd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	242	3,385	crash	0	91
2	8	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	500	26,300	running	1	175
1	6	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	47,175	running	415	185
14	12	30	Michael Waltrip	All Pro Auto Parts (Chuck Rider)	Chevrolet	484	4,635	running	0	121
8	5	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	495	6,255	running	0	142
26	13	35	Benny Parsons	Folger's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	9,075	engine	0	85
7	16	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	496	2,925	running	0	146
30	27	41	Ronnie Thomas	Busch Polishes (Ronnie Thomas)	Chevrolet	16	1,095	overheating	0	73
5	20	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	500	10,030	running	2	160
20	11	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	405	4,155	crash	0	103
6	2	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	497	9,725	running	0	150
13	25	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	486	4,845	running	0	124
19	22	55	Phil Parsons	Skoal Classic (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	415	1,425	running	0	106
15	26	62	Steve Christman	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	482	2,025	running	0	118
23	30	64	Rodney Combs	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	315	3,415	engine	0	94
17	29	67	Buddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	468	4,275	running	0	112
11	4	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	493	6,325	running	5	135
18	10	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	442	4,115	running	0	109
10	19	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	494	6,910	running	0	134
29	18	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	118	6,815	engine	0	76
9	15	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	494	9,725	running	0	138
27	3	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	179	3,455	crash	20	87

Failed to qualify: Mike Potter (#81), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Tony Spanos (#48), Troy Beebe (#6)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	33	33
	34	38	5
	39	63	25
	64	68	5
	69	120	52
	121	126	6
	127	182	56
	183	191	9
	192	250	59
	251	255	5
	256	286	31
	287	292	6
	293	346	54
	347	351	5
	352	409	58
	410	417	8
	418	500	83
Percent of race run under caution: 9.8% Average green flag run: 50.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Terry Labonte	1	56	56
Dale Earnhardt	57	64	8
Alan Kulwicki	65	69	5
Ken Schrader	70	89	20
Dale Earnhardt	90	121	32
Richard Petty	122	122	1
Dale Earnhardt	123	183	61
Darrell Waltrip	184	184	1
Dale Earnhardt	185	251	67
Rusty Wallace	252	252	1
Dale Earnhardt	253	347	95
Richard Petty	348	348	1
Dale Earnhardt	349	500	152

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	3336
2	Bill Elliott	2791	-545
3	Terry Labonte	2717	-619
4	Rusty Wallace	2655	-681
5	Neil Bonnett	2641	-695
6	Darrell Waltrip	2584	-752
7	Ricky Rudd	2567	-769
8	Kyle Petty	2542	-794
9	Richard Petty	2483	-853
10	Ken Schrader	2428	-908
11	Bobby Allison	2364	-972
12	Phil Parsons	2294	-1042
13	Benny Parsons	2217	-1119
14	Geoffrey Bodine	2210	-1126
15	Alan Kulwicki	2204	-1132
16	Sterling Marlin	2191	-1145
17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2149	-1187
18	Morgan Shepherd	2128	-1208
19	Dave Marcis	2125	-1211
20	Michael Waltrip	1997	-1339

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