Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Talladega 500
Talladega Superspeedway
July 26th, 1987
Race #17 of the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (15)
- Ford (10)
- Oldsmobile (7)
- Pontiac (5)
- Last Talladega Superspeedway
race (Winston 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Delma Cowart | Chevrolet | Hilliard's Restaurant | H.L. Waters | ||
| 01 | Dave Pletcher | Ford | Ernie Haine | J.C. Weaver | ||
| 1 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington | |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Jeff Swindell | Chevrolet | ATPSI / Gussin Special | Roger Hamby | ||
| 14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | A.J. Foyt | ||
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Tide | Rick Hendrick | |
| 18 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Chevrolet | Coats & Clark | Eric Freedlander | |
| 21 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | Citgo | Wood Brothers | |
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 25 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Folger's | Rick Hendrick | ||
| 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | |
| 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Pontiac | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle | |
| 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | Harry Ranier | ||
| 29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | Cale Yarborough | ||
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Chevrolet | All Pro Auto Parts | Chuck Rider | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Classic | Rick Hendrick | ||
| 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 48 | Jerry Holden | Chevrolet | Hylton Racing | James Hylton | ||
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | |
| 62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plug | Tom Winkle | ||
| 64 | Rodney Combs | Ford | Sunny King | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell Car Wash | Mark Stahl | ||
| 83 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | Lake Speed | |
| 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey |