1987 Valleydale Meats 500 Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1987 Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol on April 12, 1987, leading 134 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 30 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 500 | 134 | Running |
| 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | 18 | 500 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 15 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 11 | 500 | 149 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | 5 | 500 | 3 | Running |
| 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | 1 | 500 | 1 | Running |
| 7 | 21 | Kyle Petty | 16 | 500 | 51 | Running |
| 8 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | 8 | 499 | 42 | Running |
| 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 13 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | 24 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | 10 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 23 | 487 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 12 | Slick Johnson | 25 | 487 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | 28 | 483 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 479 | 42 | Running |
| 17 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 7 | 451 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 81 | Mike Potter | 29 | 450 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 4 | 436 | 5 | Crash |
| 20 | 55 | Phil Parsons | 19 | 419 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 26 | 406 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 64 | Jerry Cranmer | 27 | 392 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 289 | 0 | Crash |
| 24 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | 252 | 54 | Crash |
| 25 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | 22 | 209 | 0 | Crash |
| 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 20 | 195 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 17 | 168 | 18 | Crash |
| 28 | 35 | Benny Parsons | 9 | 168 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 21 | 127 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | 30 | 77 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | April 12, 1987 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 500 |