Race: Valleydale Meats 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 7 of 29
Date: April 12, 1987
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Valleydale Meats 500 Race Information
| Winner | Dale Earnhardt | Car | No. 3 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Richard Childress | Sponsor | Wrangler Jeans |
| Winner Start | 3rd | Winner Laps Led | 134 |
| Started First | Harry Gant | Most Laps Led | Bill Elliott (149) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 30 |
| Total Purse | $229,295 | Winner Earnings | $43,850 |
| Different Leaders | 11 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 7 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Earnhardt | Season Race | 7 of 29 |
Valleydale Meats 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 500 | 134 | running | 180 | $43,850 |
| 2 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 1 | running | 175 | $21,030 |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 165 | $17,175 |
| 4 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 500 | 149 | running | 170 | $12,570 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | 500 | 3 | running | 160 | $11,605 |
| 6 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 155 | $9,060 |
| 7 | 16 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 500 | 51 | running | 151 | $6,350 |
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | Buick | 499 | 42 | running | 147 | $5,580 |
| 9 | 13 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 138 | $9,800 |
| 10 | 24 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | — | Eric Freedlander | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | — | $7,845 |
| 11 | 10 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 492 | 0 | running | 130 | $4,860 |
| 12 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 127 | $1,850 |
| 13 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahre Racing | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 487 | 0 | running | 124 | $5,500 |
| 14 | 25 | 12 | Slick Johnson | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 121 | $4,290 |
| 15 | 28 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 118 | $4,380 |
| 16 | 2 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 479 | 42 | running | 120 | $8,710 |
| 17 | 7 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 112 | $3,660 |
| 18 | 29 | 81 | Mike Potter | Pannill Knits | Corey Fillip | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,430 |
| 19 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 436 | 5 | crash | 111 | $7,190 |
| 20 | 19 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 419 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,950 |
| 21 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 406 | 0 | engine | 100 | $1,260 |
| 22 | 27 | 64 | Jerry Cranmer | Sunny King Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 97 | $3,400 |
| 23 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 289 | 0 | crash | 94 | $6,880 |
| 24 | 14 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | Oldsmobile | 252 | 54 | crash | 96 | $4,060 |
| 25 | 22 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Pannill Knits | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 209 | 0 | crash | 88 | $3,360 |
| 26 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 195 | 0 | engine | 85 | $6,770 |
| 27 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 168 | 18 | crash | 87 | $2,540 |
| 28 | 9 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Folger's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | crash | 79 | $8,910 |
| 29 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Turtle Wax | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 127 | 0 | crash | 76 | $2,480 |
| 30 | 30 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Busch Polishes | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 73 | $950 |
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