Results

The 1987 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega 500

Sunday, July 26th, 1987

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 10 Ford
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 3 Buick
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 7 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 171.293
  • Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 180 175 188 72 0 running
21 37 18 Dale Jarrett Chevrolet 100 100 183 0 0 running
18 26 90 Ken Schrader Ford 109 109 185 0 0 running
9 8 21 Kyle Petty Ford 143 138 188 1 0 running
17 21 30 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 112 112 186 0 0 running
39 6 26 Morgan Shepherd Buick 46 46 10 0 0 engine
15 27 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 118 118 187 0 0 running
8 9 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 147 142 188 1 0 running
14 10 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 121 121 187 0 0 running
6 5 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 155 150 188 22 0 running
35 18 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 63 58 91 1 0 handling
23 13 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 94 94 180 0 0 running
30 19 35 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 73 73 131 0 0 engine
12 7 22 Bobby Allison Buick 127 127 188 0 0 running
40 20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 43 43 2 0 0 engine
38 23 1 Brett Bodine Chevrolet 49 49 32 0 0 crash
10 12 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 134 134 188 0 0 running
5 22 29 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 160 155 188 4 0 running
20 34 67 Chet Fillip Ford 103 103 184 0 0 running
3 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 170 165 188 8 0 running
4 4 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 160 188 0 0 running
22 25 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 102 97 183 2 0 running
27 24 01 Dave Pletcher Ford 82 82 145 0 0 crash
2 3 28 Davey Allison Ford 180 170 188 77 0 running
24 38 0 Delma Cowart Chevrolet 91 91 180 0 0 running
13 11 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 124 124 187 0 0 running
31 29 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 70 70 124 0 0 engine
25 35 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 88 88 177 0 0 running
34 33 12 Jeff Swindell Chevrolet 61 61 102 0 0 fatigue
28 40 48 Jerry Holden Chevrolet 79 79 133 0 0 engine
36 36 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 55 55 60 0 0 engine
7 14 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 146 146 188 0 0 running
33 30 82 Mark Stahl Ford 64 64 115 0 0 engine
32 17 75 Neil Bonnett Pontiac 67 67 116 0 0 running
29 15 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 76 76 132 0 0 engine
37 28 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 52 52 47 0 0 engine
16 32 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 115 115 187 0 0 running
19 31 64 Rodney Combs Ford 106 106 184 0 0 running
26 39 62 Steve Christman Pontiac 85 85 176 0 0 running
11 16 25 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 130 130 188 0 0 running

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