1987 Miller American 400

Race 14 of 29

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:41:40
Average speed of winner: 148.454 mph
Margin of victory: 0.88 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Wallace 1-14, Elliott 15-33, Wallace 34, Bonnett 35, Schrader 36-37, Earnhardt 38-79, Richmond 80-83, Schrader 84, Shepherd 85-87, Earnhardt 88-125, Richmond 126, Earnhardt 127, Richmond 128-129, Earnhardt 130-200

Race notes: First pole for Rusty Wallace. Debut for Ken Bouchard. Finale for Donnie Paul.

Video links: Finish/Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Dale Earnhardt	3	Wrangler Jeans	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		200	4	152	running	60250	185
2	7	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Knuckles		200	0	0	running	27575	170
3	22	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	0	0	running	26025	165
4	16	Tim Richmond	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		200	3	7	running	13175	165
5	1	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson	170.746	200	2	15	running	25150	160
6	10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers			200	0	0	running	16100	150
7	13	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		200	0	0	running	10655	146
8	2	Ken Schrader	90	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Ford	Donlavey	Bob Johnson		199	2	3	running	14245	147
9	21	Benny Parsons	35	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		199	0	0	running	16500	138
10	29	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		199	0	0	running	7475	134
11	9	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Nelson		199	0	0	running	12625	130
12	14	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		199	0	0	running	9425	127
13	19	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		199	0	0	running	8965	124
14	17	Ricky Rudd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Moore		199	0	0	running	12950	121
15	28	Dave Marcis	71	Helen Rae Motorsports	Chevrolet	Marcis			199	0	0	running	8505	118
16	8	Buddy Baker	88	Crisco	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			199	0	0	running	3975	115
17	33	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		199	1	1	running	7585	117
18	40	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			198	0	0	running	7200	109
19	34	Eddie Bierschwale	77	TRW	Ford	Ragan			198	0	0	running	3310	0
20	37	Dale Jarrett	18	Freedlander Financial	Chevrolet	Freedlander			197	0	0	running	7060	103
21	12	Phil Parsons	55	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			197	0	0	running	3450	100
22	24	Brett Bodine	1	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		196	0	0	running	2835	97
23	39	Rodney Combs	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			196	0	0	running	5930	94
24	26	Jim Sauter	89	Evinrude Outboards	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			196	0	0	running	2615	91
25	20	Morgan Shepherd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		195	1	3	running	5650	93
26	38	David Simko	51	Mound Steel	Chevrolet	Simko			194	0	0	running	2420	85
27	6	Bobby Allison	22	Miller American	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		194	0	0	running	9360	82
28	4	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		193	0	0	running	11100	79
29	23	Greg Sacks	50	Valvoline	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			192	0	0	running	2230	76
30	11	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		189	0	0	running	2180	73
31	18	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Ingle		169	0	0	engine	5900	70
32	35	Ken Bouchard	91	M.J. Sullivan	Chevrolet	M.J. Sullivan			163	0	0	engine	2075	67
33	25	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough			158	0	0	oil pressure	2025	64
34	3	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		130	1	19	brakes	12050	66
35	30	Donny Paul	69	Cyclo Automotive	Chevrolet	Donny Paul			126	0	0	engine	1915	58
36	36	Butch Miller	08	Lane Automotive	Chevrolet	Throop			104	0	0	engine	1885	0
37	32	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			90	0	0	engine	4650	52
38	27	Connie Saylor	6	Kroger	Chevrolet	Ulrich			83	0	0	engine	4640	0
39	15	Michael Waltrip	30	All Pro	Chevrolet	Bahari			63	0	0	engine	4620	46
40	31	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			32	0	0	accident	1875	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2314	14	1	7	11	12
2	Bill Elliott	2010	14	5	1	8	10
3	Neil Bonnett	1985	14	0	0	3	9
4	Kyle Petty	1891	14	0	1	5	8
5	Terry Labonte	1869	14	2	0	6	10
6	Ricky Rudd	1825	14	0	1	5	7
7	Darrell Waltrip	1801	14	0	0	1	7
8	Ken Schrader	1799	14	1	0	1	8
9	Richard Petty	1788	14	0	0	4	6
10	Rusty Wallace	1710	14	1	0	4	8
11	Phil Parsons	1681	14	0	0	1	4
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1588	14	0	0	1	2
13	Bobby Allison	1584	14	0	0	0	5
14	Sterling Marlin	1579	14	0	0	1	3
15	Benny Parsons	1572	14	0	0	3	5
16	Geoff Bodine	1567	14	0	0	2	3
17	Morgan Shepherd	1514	14	1	0	2	5
18	Alan Kulwicki	1433	14	1	0	2	3
19	Michael Waltrip	1388	14	0	0	0	1
20	Dave Marcis	1378	14	0	0	0	2
21	Harry Gant	1337	14	1	0	0	2
22	Davey Allison	1249	10	1	2	4	5
23	Jimmy Means	1207	13	0	0	0	0
24	Buddy Baker	979	9	0	0	1	3
25	Eddie Bierschwale	864	10	0	0	0	0