1987 Gatorade 200
Darlington Raceway · 1987 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gant | 20 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 50 | 147 | 200.8 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 7 | Harry Gant | Whitaker Racing | Buick | 147 | 50 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 13 | 97 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | 147 | 42 | running | 170 | |
| 3 | 3 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 147 | 1 | running | 165 | |
| 4 | 14 | 51 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | 147 | running | 160 | ||
| 5 | 21 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Buick | 147 | running | 155 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 22 | Rick Mast | Buick | 147 | running | 150 | ||
| 7 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 147 | running | 146 | ||
| 8 | 11 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Chevrolet | 147 | running | 142 | ||
| 9 | 15 | 29 | Tommy Riggins | Buick | 147 | running | 0 | ||
| 10 | 25 | 71 | Bobby Dragon | Buick | 147 | running | 0 | ||
| 11 | 16 | 58 | Tommy Ellis | Buick | 147 | running | 134 | ||
| 12 | 6 | 5 | Jimmy Hensley | Buick | 147 | running | 130 | ||
| 13 | 29 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Chevrolet | 147 | running | 127 | ||
| 14 | 5 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Buick | 147 | running | 124 | |
| 15 | 8 | 90 | Ed Berrier | Max Berrier (Owner) | Buick | 147 | ignition | 121 | |
| 16 | 9 | 00 | Brett Bodine | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 146 | ignition | 118 | |
| 17 | 22 | 75 | Brad Teague | Henderson Motorsports | Pontiac | 146 | running | 115 | |
| 18 | 27 | 63 | Larry Pollard | Chevrolet | 146 | running | 112 | ||
| 19 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Buick | 146 | running | 109 | ||
| 20 | 23 | 1 | Robert Ingram | Buick | 145 | running | 106 | ||
| 21 | 28 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Buick | 145 | running | 103 | ||
| 22 | 4 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | Buick | 143 | 1 | engine | 100 | |
| 23 | 33 | 68 | Mike Porter | Pontiac | 143 | running | 97 | ||
| 24 | 31 | 42 | Elton Sawyer | Sawyer Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | running | 94 | |
| 25 | 32 | 55 | Joe Harrison | Pontiac | 140 | running | 91 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 4 | running | 88 |
| 27 | 19 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Chevrolet | 139 | running | 85 | ||
| 28 | 26 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Ford | 138 | running | 82 | ||
| 29 | 36 | 78 | Terry Cannon | Pontiac | 138 | running | 79 | ||
| 30 | 30 | 27 | Bosco Lowe | Pontiac | 120 | running | 76 | ||
| 31 | 34 | 40 | Robbie Faggert | Oldsmobile | 108 | running | 73 | ||
| 32 | 35 | 96 | Dana Patten | Pontiac | 98 | accident | 0 | ||
| 33 | 38 | 07 | Tommy Sigmon | Oldsmobile | 74 | accident | 70 | ||
| 34 | 17 | 23 | Donnie Allison | Buick | 60 | brakes | 67 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 55 | 49 | accident | 64 |
| 36 | 42 | 25 | Rob Moroso | Oldsmobile | 54 | accident | 61 | ||
| 37 | 24 | 37 | Patty Moise | Patty Moise (Owner) | Buick | 54 | accident | 58 | |
| 38 | 37 | 13 | Joe Thurman | Pontiac | 52 | accident | 55 | ||
| 39 | 18 | 44 | Dave Mader III | Oldsmobile | 45 | rear end | 52 | ||
| 40 | 41 | 31 | Mark Martin | Bruce Lawmaster (Owner) | Ford | 38 | oil pressure | 49 | |
| 41 | 39 | 26 | Ronnie Silver | Pontiac | 14 | engine | 46 | ||
| 42 | 40 | 86 | John Linville | Oldsmobile | 3 | oil pressure | 43 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Gant | 50 | 34.0% | P1 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 49 | 33.3% | P35 |
| 3 | Morgan Shepherd | 42 | 28.6% | P2 |
| 4 | Larry Pearson | 4 | 2.7% | P26 |
| 5 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | 0.7% | P3 |
| 6 | L.D. Ottinger | 1 | 0.7% | P22 |