1987 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 29

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 2:50:12
Average speed of winner: 176.263 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 28 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 15 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott 1-35, Baker 36, Bodine 37, Marlin 38, Elliott 39-42, Baker 43-52, Bodine 53, Baker 54-81, Schrader 82-86, Bonnett 87-88, Elliott 89-117, Schrader 118-122, Bodine 123-124, Bonnett 125-127, Elliott 128-137, Schrader 138-139, Elliott 140, D. Waltrip 141, B. Parsons 142-143, Earnhardt 144, Elliott 145-155, Schrader 156-157, Earnhardt 158-165, Baker 166-171, Elliott 172-182, Earnhardt 183-189, R. Petty 190-191, Bodine 192-197, Elliott 198-200

Race notes: Finale for Tom Sneva.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott	210.364	200	8	104	running	204150	185
2	4	Benny Parsons	35	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		200	1	2	running	122420	175
3	11	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		200	1	2	running	76040	170
4	7	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			200	4	45	running	74450	165
5	13	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		200	3	16	running	64925	160
6	6	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		200	0	0	running	60475	150
7	3	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		200	4	14	running	68545	151
8	5	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		200	1	1	running	39925	147
9	31	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		200	0	0	running	38425	138
10	22	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough			200	0	0	running	29600	134
11	19	Phil Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			200	0	0	running	26200	130
12	15	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		199	2	5	running	29600	132
13	21	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers			199	0	0	running	29005	124
14	8	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		199	4	10	running	36365	126
15	37	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Ingle		198	0	0	running	22740	118
16	35	Morgan Shepherd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		198	0	0	running	20660	115
17	24	Ken Ragan	77	TRW	Ford	Ragan			197	0	0	running	17085	112
18	14	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		197	0	0	running	25915	109
19	36	Rodney Combs	10	DiGard	Oldsmobile	DiGard			197	0	0	running	15295	106
20	42	Greg Sacks	50	Valvoline	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			196	0	0	running	14335	103
21	27	Ronnie Sanders	86	Moss-Dingler	Ford	Moss-Dingler			195	0	0	running	13930	0
22	18	Michael Waltrip	30	Oxford Plains Speedway	Chevrolet	Bahari			193	0	0	running	18110	97
23	28	Trevor Boys	6	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			191	0	0	running	16795	94
24	40	Jimmy Means	52	Turtle Wax/Car & Driver	Pontiac	Means			191	0	0	running	14480	91
25	38	J.D. McDuffie	70	Winkle	Pontiac	Winkle			191	0	0	running	11810	88
26	33	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		188	0	0	engine	11105	85
27	2	Davey Allison	28	Ranier-Lundy	Ford	Ranier	Knuckles		184	0	0	running	14045	82
28	39	David Sosebee	12	Hamby Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			184	0	0	running	14145	79
29	29	Tom Sneva	66	Skoal	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			182	0	0	engine	11135	76
30	10	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			167	1	1	clutch	16875	78
31	12	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		156	0	0	transmission	15100	70
32	17	Ron Bouchard	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		125	0	0	engine	11370	67
33	23	Derrike Cope	19	Stoke Racing	Ford	Stoke			124	0	0	overheating	10840	64
34	16	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			115	0	0	oil leak	13975	61
35	20	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO/7-Eleven	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		72	0	0	valve	13455	58
36	34	Eddie Bierschwale	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			44	0	0	engine	12235	55
37	9	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		37	0	0	clutch	11420	52
38	30	Mark Stahl	82	Auto Bell Car Washes	Ford	Stahl			36	0	0	engine	9540	49
39	26	Chet Fillip	81	Marshall Batteries	Ford	Fillip			19	0	0	engine	9705	46
40	25	Connie Saylor	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			12	0	0	engine	11470	43
41	32	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		10	0	0	piston	15720	40
42	41	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen/Gilmore	Oldsmobile	Foyt			10	0	0	spark plug	7870	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bill Elliott	185	1	1	1	1	1
2	Benny Parsons	175	1	0	0	1	1
3	Richard Petty	170	1	0	0	1	1
4	Buddy Baker	165	1	0	0	1	1
5	Dale Earnhardt	160	1	0	0	1	1
6	Ken Schrader	151	1	0	0	0	1
7	Bobby Allison	150	1	0	0	0	1
8	Darrell Waltrip	147	1	0	0	0	1
9	Ricky Rudd	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Cale Yarborough	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Neil Bonnett	132	1	0	0	0	0
12	Phil Parsons	130	1	0	0	0	0
13	Geoff Bodine	126	1	0	0	0	0
14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	124	1	0	0	0	0
15	Alan Kulwicki	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Morgan Shepherd	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Ken Ragan	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Terry Labonte	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Rodney Combs	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Greg Sacks	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Michael Waltrip	97	1	0	0	0	0
22	Trevor Boys	94	1	0	0	0	0
23	Jimmy Means	91	1	0	0	0	0
24	J.D. McDuffie	88	1	0	0	0	0
25	Lake Speed	85	1	0	0	0	0