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1987 - Winston Cup Series Race Summary

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1987 - Winston Cup Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
2/15/1987 Bill Elliott Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
3/1/1987 Dale Earnhardt Goodwrench 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
3/8/1987 Dale Earnhardt Miller High Life 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
3/15/1987 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Atlanta International Raceway
3/29/1987 Dale Earnhardt TranSouth 500 Darlington Raceway
4/5/1987 Dale Earnhardt First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/12/1987 Dale Earnhardt Valleydale Meats 500 Bristol International Speedway
4/26/1987 Dale Earnhardt Sovran Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway
5/3/1987 Davey Allison Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
5/24/1987 Kyle Petty Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/31/1987 Davey Allison Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
6/14/1987 Tim Richmond Miller High Life 500 Pocono International Raceway
6/21/1987 Tim Richmond Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway
6/28/1987 Dale Earnhardt Miller American 400 Michigan International Speedway
7/4/1987 Bobby Allison Pepsi Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/19/1987 Dale Earnhardt Summer 500 Pocono International Raceway
7/26/1987 Bill Elliott Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
8/10/1987 Rusty Wallace The Budweiser At The Glen Watkins Glen International
8/16/1987 Bill Elliott Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway
8/22/1987 Dale Earnhardt Busch 500 Bristol International Speedway
9/6/1987 Dale Earnhardt Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/13/1987 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
9/20/1987 Ricky Rudd Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
9/27/1987 Darrell Waltrip Goodys 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/4/1987 Terry Labonte Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/11/1987 Bill Elliott Oakwood Homes 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/25/1987 Bill Elliott AC Delco 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
11/8/1987 Rusty Wallace Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway
11/22/1987 Bill Elliott Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway