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1987 AC Delco 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 29
Sunday, October 25, 1987 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:13:52
Average Speed: 118.258 mph
Pole Speed: 145.809 mph

Cautions: 8 for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 sec
Attendance: 48,000
Lead changes: 31

Glossary 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1987 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	492	50,025	running	237	185
2	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	492	38,915	running	122	175
4	14	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	492	19,315	running	61	165
3	10	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	492	16,690	running	5	170
5	6	26	Morgan Shepherd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	492	16,160	running	30	160
15	22	35	Benny Parsons	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	486	12,725	running	0	118
6	8	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	492	12,580	running	5	155
12	17	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	489	11,785	running	0	127
8	12	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	490	11,680	running	5	147
33	23	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	299	11,465	engine	0	64
31	7	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	342	9,985	engine	3	75
10	13	75	Joe Ruttman	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	490	9,880	running	0
38	5	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	135	9,785	engine	0	49
13	26	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	489	8,090	running	0	124
11	4	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	489	8,050	running	0	130
16	20	18	Dale Jarrett	Coats & Clark (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	486	7,460	running	0	115
14	16	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	487	7,220	running	0	121
7	15	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	492	7,030	running	1	151
18	11	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	485	6,940	running	1	114
17	36	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	486	6,300	running	0	112
9	25	55	Phil Parsons	Skoal Classic (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	490	6,055	running	0	138
42	1	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	74	5,985	gear	22	42
20	39	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	481	5,710	running	0	103
19	18	30	Michael Waltrip	All Pro Auto Parts (Chuck Rider)	Chevrolet	484	5,580	running	0	106
21	40	12	Trevor Boys	Hamby Racing (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	480	4,990	running	0	100
22	41	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	476	4,905	running	0	97
24	29	67	Buddy Arrington	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	473	4,735	running	0	91
25	33	6	Connie Saylor	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	460	4,025	running	0
30	30	64	Curtis Markham	Sunny King Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	346	3,650	overheating	0	73
23	21	80	Eddie Bierschwale	Allen's Glass / Carolina Tractor (George Smith)	Chevrolet	475	2,075	running	0	94
26	31	41	Ronnie Thomas	Busch Polishes (Ronnie Thomas)	Chevrolet	400	1,875	engine	0	85
27	27	50	Greg Sacks	Valvoline (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	396	1,850	running	0	82
28	38	82	Mark Stahl	Auto Bell Car Wash (Mark Stahl)	Ford	390	1,775	running	0	79
29	37	76	Hut Stricklin	Jaehne Motorsports (Skip Jaehne)	Oldsmobile	383	1,700	engine	0	76
32	42	62	Steve Christman	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	320	1,535	crash	0	67
34	24	2	Kirk Bryant	Bryant Racing (Darrell Bryant)	Pontiac	205	1,415	engine	0	61
35	32	51	David Simko	Metro 25 Car Care Centers (Elmer Simko)	Chevrolet	184	1,365	engine	0	58
36	28	74	Bobby Wawak	Brian Waters (Bobby Wawak)	Chevrolet	168	1,335	engine	0	55
37	19	29	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	151	1,310	engine	0	52
39	34	08	Butch Miller	Phoenix Construction / Lane Automotive (Leroy Throop)	Chevrolet	125	1,260	transmission	0	46
40	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	116	1,235	engine	0	43
41	9	1	Brett Bodine	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	110	1,235	crash	0	40

Failed to qualify: Charlie Baker (#93), D. Wayne Strout

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3
	6	111	106
	112	116	5
	117	152	36
	153	158	6
	159	182	24
	183	186	4
	187	200	14
	201	204	4
	205	308	104
	309	314	6
	315	337	23
	338	348	11
	349	412	64
	413	419	7
	420	492	73
Percent of race run under caution: 9.3% Average green flag run: 49.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Davey Allison	1	22	22
Dale Earnhardt	23	86	64
Morgan Shepherd	87	97	11
Ricky Rudd	98	100	3
Geoffrey Bodine	101	103	3
Morgan Shepherd	104	112	9
Geoffrey Bodine	113	113	1
Dale Earnhardt	114	142	29
Bill Elliott	143	153	11
Geoffrey Bodine	154	154	1
Terry Labonte	155	159	5
Dale Earnhardt	160	173	14
Bill Elliott	174	174	1
Dale Earnhardt	175	175	1
Bill Elliott	176	176	1
Dale Earnhardt	177	177	1
Bill Elliott	178	183	6
Alan Kulwicki	184	184	1
Dale Earnhardt	185	191	7
Terry Labonte	192	201	10
Kyle Petty	202	206	5
Darrell Waltrip	207	211	5
Terry Labonte	212	220	9
Bill Elliott	221	291	71
Dale Earnhardt	292	296	5
Morgan Shepherd	297	306	10
Bill Elliott	307	309	3
Dale Earnhardt	310	310	1
Bill Elliott	311	415	105
Buddy Baker	416	416	1
Terry Labonte	417	453	37
Bill Elliott	454	492	39

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	4443
2	Bill Elliott	3928	-515
3	Terry Labonte	3776	-667
4	Darrell Waltrip	3647	-796
5	Rusty Wallace	3511	-932
6	Ricky Rudd	3497	-946
7	Richard Petty	3475	-968
8	Kyle Petty	3448	-995
9	Neil Bonnett	3352	-1091
10	Ken Schrader	3266	-1177
11	Bobby Allison	3210	-1233
12	Sterling Marlin	3157	-1286
13	Geoffrey Bodine	3109	-1334
14	Phil Parsons	3061	-1382
15	Morgan Shepherd	2965	-1478
16	Alan Kulwicki	2958	-1485
17	Benny Parsons	2894	-1549
18	Dave Marcis	2875	-1568
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2845	-1598
20	Michael Waltrip	2706	-1737

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