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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 22, 1987 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 47,175 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak Pontiac | 500 | 175 | 26,300 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Ford | 500 | 165 | 20,275 | Running | |
| 4 | 1 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 17,500 | Running | |
| 5 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 500 | 160 | 10,030 | Running | |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 497 | 150 | 9,725 | Running | |
| 7 | 16 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film Oldsmobile | 496 | 146 | 2,925 | Running | |
| 8 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 495 | 142 | 6,255 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 494 | 138 | 9,725 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline Pontiac | 494 | 134 | 6,910 | Running | |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Ford | 493 | 135 | 6,325 | Running | |
| 12 | 23 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | 491 | 127 | 5,810 | Running | |
| 13 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners Pontiac | 486 | 124 | 4,845 | Running | |
| 14 | 12 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts Chevrolet | 484 | 121 | 4,635 | Running | |
| 15 | 26 | 62 | Steve Christman | AC Spark Plug Pontiac | 482 | 118 | 2,025 | Running | |
| 16 | 28 | 19 | Derrike Cope | Stoke Racing Ford | 482 | 115 | 2,075 | Running | |
| 17 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting Ford | 468 | 112 | 4,275 | Running | |
| 18 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Chevrolet | 442 | 109 | 4,115 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic Oldsmobile | 415 | 106 | 1,425 | Running | |
| 20 | 11 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines Oldsmobile | 405 | 103 | 4,155 | Accident | |
| 21 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide Chevrolet | 403 | 105 | 2,725 | Running | |
| 22 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American Buick | 344 | 97 | 6,955 | Engine | |
| 23 | 30 | 64 | Rodney Combs | Sunny King Ford | 315 | 94 | 3,415 | Engine | |
| 24 | 21 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State Buick | 242 | 91 | 3,385 | Accident | |
| 25 | 24 | 12 | Brad Teague | Slender You Figure Salons Oldsmobile | 216 | 0 | 3,455 | Oil Pressure | |
| 26 | 13 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folger's Chevrolet | 200 | 85 | 9,075 | Engine | |
| 27 | 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Ford | 179 | 87 | 3,455 | Accident | |
| 28 | 17 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Citgo Ford | 158 | 79 | 6,835 | Engine | |
| 29 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller American Buick | 118 | 76 | 6,815 | Engine | |
| 30 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Busch Polishes Chevrolet | 16 | 73 | 1,095 | Overheating |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 56 Seconds
Average Speed .:90.373
Margin of Victory .: 5.500 Seconds