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North Carolina Speedway
October 25, 1987 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 492 | 185 | 50,025 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet | 492 | 175 | 38,915 | Running | |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide Chevrolet | 492 | 170 | 16,690 | Running | |
| 4 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 492 | 165 | 19,315 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State Buick | 492 | 160 | 16,160 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Citgo Ford | 492 | 155 | 12,580 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Crisco Oldsmobile | 492 | 151 | 7,030 | Running | |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 490 | 147 | 11,680 | Running | |
| 9 | 25 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Classic Oldsmobile | 490 | 138 | 6,055 | Running | |
| 10 | 13 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Valvoline Pontiac | 490 | 0 | 9,880 | Running | |
| 11 | 4 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines Oldsmobile | 489 | 130 | 8,050 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak Pontiac | 489 | 127 | 11,785 | Running | |
| 13 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 489 | 124 | 8,090 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Ford | 487 | 121 | 7,220 | Running | |
| 15 | 22 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 486 | 118 | 12,725 | Running | |
| 16 | 20 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Coats & Clark Chevrolet | 486 | 115 | 7,460 | Running | |
| 17 | 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 486 | 112 | 6,300 | Running | |
| 18 | 11 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Ford | 485 | 114 | 6,940 | Running | |
| 19 | 18 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | All Pro Auto Parts Chevrolet | 484 | 106 | 5,580 | Running | |
| 20 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners Pontiac | 481 | 103 | 5,710 | Running | |
| 21 | 40 | 12 | Trevor Boys | Hamby Racing Oldsmobile | 480 | 100 | 4,990 | Running | |
| 22 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Chevrolet | 476 | 97 | 4,905 | Running | |
| 23 | 21 | 80 | Eddie Bierschwale | Carolina Tractor Chevrolet | 475 | 94 | 2,075 | Running | |
| 24 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting Ford | 473 | 91 | 4,735 | Running | |
| 25 | 33 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Kroger Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | 4,025 | Running | |
| 26 | 31 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Busch Polishes Chevrolet | 400 | 85 | 1,875 | Engine | |
| 27 | 27 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Valvoline Pontiac | 396 | 82 | 1,850 | Running | |
| 28 | 38 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Wash Ford | 390 | 79 | 1,775 | Running | |
| 29 | 37 | 76 | Hut Stricklin | Jaehne Motorsports Oldsmobile | 383 | 76 | 1,700 | Engine | |
| 30 | 30 | 64 | Curtis Markham | Sunny King Honda Ford | 346 | 73 | 3,650 | Overheating | |
| 31 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Ford | 342 | 75 | 9,985 | Engine | |
| 32 | 42 | 62 | Steve Christman | AC Spark Plug Pontiac | 320 | 67 | 1,535 | Accident | |
| 33 | 23 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller American Buick | 299 | 64 | 11,465 | Engine | |
| 34 | 24 | 2 | Kirk Bryant | Bryant Racing Pontiac | 205 | 61 | 1,415 | Engine | |
| 35 | 32 | 51 | David Simko | Metro Car Care Chevrolet | 184 | 58 | 1,365 | Engine | |
| 36 | 28 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Brian Waters Chevrolet | 168 | 55 | 1,335 | Engine | |
| 37 | 19 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's Oldsmobile | 151 | 52 | 1,310 | Engine | |
| 38 | 5 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American Buick | 135 | 49 | 9,785 | Engine | |
| 39 | 34 | 08 | Butch Miller | Lane Automotive Chevrolet | 125 | 46 | 1,260 | Transmission | |
| 41 | 9 | 1 | Brett Bodine | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Chevrolet | 110 | 40 | 1,235 | Accident | |
| 42 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline Ford | 74 | 42 | 5,985 | Gear |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 13 Minutes 52 Seconds
Average Speed .:118.258
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds