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1987 - Atlanta Journal 500 Race Results


Race Name - Atlanta Journal 500
Date - 11/22/1987
Race Track - Atlanta International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.522 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 499 miles
Pole Speed - 174.341 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 33
Average Race Speed - 139.04 mph
Lead Changes - 12
Total Race Purse - $343,940
Race Number - 29
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Bill Elliott 9 Coors (Harry Melling) 328 Ford 168 $74,200
2 2 Dale Earnhardt 3 Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress) 328 Chevrolet 133 $35,350
3 14 Ricky Rudd 15 Motorcraft (Bud Moore) 328 Ford 19 $22,585
4 15 Bobby Allison 22 Miller American (Stavola Brothers) 328 Buick 0 $16,725
5 3 Davey Allison 28 Havoline (Harry Ranier) 327 Ford 3 $9,985
6 13 Alan Kulwicki 7 Zerex (Alan Kulwicki) 327 Ford 0 $14,110
7 11 Benny Parsons 35 Folgers Coffee (Rick Hendrick) 327 Chevrolet 2 $14,440
8 20 Phil Parsons 55 Skoal Classic (Leo Jackson Richard Jackson) 327 Oldsmobile 0 $5,675
9 22 Sterling Marlin 44 Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan) 327 Oldsmobile 0 $8,605
10 18 Buddy Baker 88 Crisco (Buddy Baker Danny Schiff) 327 Oldsmobile 0 $5,080
11 31 Joe Ruttman 75 Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises) 327 Pontiac 0 $7,375
12 16 Rusty Wallace 27 Kodiak (Raymond Beadle) 326 Pontiac 0 $10,965
13 29 Kyle Petty 21 Citgo (Wood Brothers) 326 Ford 0 $9,835
14 41 Bobby Hillin Jr 8 Miller American (Stavola Brothers) 325 Buick 0 $9,700
15 28 Brett Bodine 1 Bulls Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington) 324 Chevrolet 0 $2,925
16 19 Hut Stricklin 76 Jaehne Motorsports (Skip Jaehne) 322 Oldsmobile 0 $2,460
17 24 Brad Teague 31 Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark) 320 Oldsmobile 0 $2,345
18 21 Darrell Waltrip 17 Tide (Rick Hendrick) 317 Chevrolet 1 $6,300
19 37 HB Bailey 36 National Motors (HB Bailey) 316 Pontiac 0 $2,120
20 38 Randy Baker 87 Sony Magnetic Products (Buck Baker) 315 Chevrolet 0 $2,560
21 36 Mark Stahl 82 Auto Bell Car Wash (Mark Stahl) 311 Ford 0 $1,925
22 42 Buddy Arrington 67 Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington) 311 Ford 0 $5,795
23 23 Ken Ragan 77 Southlake (Marvin Ragan) 281 Ford 0 $1,755
24 4 Harry Gant 33 Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham) 280 Chevrolet 0 $5,505
25 32 Larry Pearson 16 Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson) 268 Chevrolet 0 $1,605
26 10 Greg Sacks 50 Valvoline (Dingman Brothers) 220 Pontiac 1 $1,575
27 8 Rick Wilson 4 Kodak Film (Larry McClure) 219 Oldsmobile 0 $1,525
28 12 Terry Labonte 11 Budweiser (Junior Johnson) 203 Chevrolet 0 $10,295
29 35 Jimmy Means 52 Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means) 171 Pontiac 0 $5,140
30 30 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 154 Pontiac 0 $5,600
31 17 Geoffrey Bodine 5 Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick) 154 Chevrolet 0 $8,410
32 25 Dave Marcis 71 Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis) 150 Chevrolet 0 $4,585
33 40 Charlie Baker 93 Axiom (JD McDuffie) 147 Pontiac 0 $1,350
34 34 Rick McCray 64 Sunny King (Rick McCray) 126 Ford 0 $4,375
35 9 Ken Schrader 90 Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey) 110 Ford 1 $4,090
36 33 Dale Jarrett 18 Coats Clark (Eric Freedlander) 84 Chevrolet 0 $4,065
37 27 AJ Foyt 14 Copenhagen (AJ Foyt) 76 Oldsmobile 0 $1,285
38 26 Michael Waltrip 30 All Pro Auto Parts (Chuck Rider) 75 Chevrolet 0 $4,025
39 7 Morgan Shepherd 26 Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein) 49 Buick 0 $3,990
40 6 Cale Yarborough 29 Hardees (Cale Yarborough) 32 Oldsmobile 0 $1,235
41 3 Lake Speed 83 Wynns (Lake Speed) 32 Oldsmobile 0 $1,235
42 39 Ed Pimm 98 Sunoco (Mike Curb) 30 Buick 0 $1,235