Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-12-1987 | Valleydale Meats 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180 | 500 | 134 | Running | 43,850 |
| 2 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 175 | 500 | 1 | Running | 21,030 |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 165 | 500 | 0 | Running | 17,175 |
| 4 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 170 | 500 | 149 | Running | 12,570 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 160 | 500 | 3 | Running | 11,605 |
| 6 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 155 | 500 | 1 | Running | 9,060 |
| 7 | 16 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | Citgo | 151 | 500 | 51 | Running | 6,350 |
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 147 | 499 | 42 | Running | 5,580 |
| 9 | 13 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 138 | 499 | 0 | Running | 9,800 |
| 10 | 24 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | 0 | 497 | 0 | Running | 7,845 |
| 11 | 10 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 130 | 492 | 0 | Running | 4,860 |
| 12 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 127 | 490 | 0 | Running | 1,850 |
| 13 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Bahre Racing | 124 | 487 | 0 | Running | 5,500 |
| 14 | 25 | 12 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 121 | 487 | 0 | Running | 4,290 |
| 15 | 28 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 118 | 483 | 0 | Running | 4,380 |
| 16 | 2 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 120 | 479 | 42 | Running | 8,710 |
| 17 | 7 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 112 | 451 | 0 | Running | 3,660 |
| 18 | 29 | 81 | Mike Potter | Ford | Pannill Knits | 109 | 450 | 0 | Running | 1,430 |
| 19 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 111 | 436 | 5 | Crash | 7,190 |
| 20 | 19 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 103 | 419 | 0 | Running | 1,950 |
| 21 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | 100 | 406 | 0 | Engine | 1,260 |
| 22 | 27 | 64 | Jerry Cranmer | Ford | Sunny King Honda | 97 | 392 | 0 | Running | 3,400 |
| 23 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 94 | 289 | 0 | Crash | 6,880 |
| 24 | 14 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 96 | 252 | 54 | Crash | 4,060 |
| 25 | 22 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Pannill Knits | 88 | 209 | 0 | Crash | 3,360 |
| 26 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 85 | 195 | 0 | Engine | 6,770 |
| 27 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | 87 | 168 | 18 | Crash | 2,540 |
| 28 | 9 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folger's | 79 | 168 | 0 | Crash | 8,910 |
| 29 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Turtle Wax | 76 | 127 | 0 | Crash | 2,480 |
| 30 | 30 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Busch Polishes | 73 | 77 | 0 | Engine | 950 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-12-1987
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Valleydale Meats 500
- Race #: 7
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 75.621 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $229,295
- Cautions: 13
- Caution Laps: 125
- Lead Changes: 19
- Pole: 115.674 mph
