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1987 Atlanta Journal 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway · 1987 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Bill Elliott1422248168328499.2

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord328168running185
223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet328133running175
31415Ricky RuddBud Moore EngineeringFord32819running170
41522Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick328running160
5528Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord3273running160
6137Alan KulwickiAlan Kulwicki RacingFord327running150
71135Benny ParsonsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3272running151
82055Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile327running142
92244Sterling MarlinHagan EnterprisesOldsmobile327running138
101888Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile327running134
113175Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac327running0
121627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac326running127
132921Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord326running124
14418Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick325running121
15281Brett BodineEllington RacingChevrolet324running118
161976Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsOldsmobile322running115
172431Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile320running112
182117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3171running114
193736H.B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac316running106
203887Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet315running103
213682Mark StahlStahl RacingFord311running100
224267Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord311running97
232377Ken RaganBranch-Ragan RacingFord281wheel bearing94
24433Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet280engine91
253216Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevrolet268accident88
261050Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac2201oil pan90
2784Rick WilsonMorgan-McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile219accident82
281211Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet203fly wheel79
293552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac171vibration76
303043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac154accident73
31175Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet154accident70
322571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet150crankshaft67
334093Charlie BakerMcDuffie RacingChevrolet147accident64
343464Curtis MarkhamMcCray MotorsportsFord126engine0
35990Ken SchraderDonlavey RacingFord1101engine63
363318Dale JarrettFreelander MotorsportsChevrolet84clutch55
372714A.J. FoytA.J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile76handling52
382630Michael WaltripBahari' RacingChevrolet75engine49
39726Morgan ShepherdKing RacingBuick49engine46
40629Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile32accident43
41383Lake SpeedLake Speed RacingOldsmobile32accident40
423998Ed PimmCurb RacingBuick30accident37

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Bill Elliott16851.2%P1
2Dale Earnhardt13340.5%P2
3Ricky Rudd195.8%P3
4Davey Allison30.9%P5
5Benny Parsons20.6%P7
6Darrell Waltrip10.3%P18
7Greg Sacks10.3%P26
8Ken Schrader10.3%P35
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