| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Miller High Life 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| March 08, 1987 | Race 3 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 81.52 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.46 seconds | Time of Race: 02:39:34 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 35 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $49,150 |
| 2 | 4 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170/0 | 400 | Running | $24,010 |
| 3 | 12 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 165/0 | 400 | Running | $18,225 |
| 4 | 11 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $14,285 |
| 5 | 9 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $13,590 |
| 6 | 1 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 155/5 | 400 | Running | $15,370 |
| 7 | 18 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 146/0 | 399 | Running | $6,870 |
| 8 | 19 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 142/0 | 399 | Running | $6,360 |
| 9 | 13 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 143/5 | 399 | Running | $8,470 |
| 10 | 7 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 134/0 | 398 | Running | $11,770 |
| 11 | 27 | #18 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 130/0 | 396 | Running | $7,845 |
| 12 | 14 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Domino's Pizza | 127/0 | 396 | Running | $5,945 |
| 13 | 16 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 124/0 | 395 | Accident | $5,035 |
| 14 | 23 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Turtle Wax/Car & Driver | 121/0 | 394 | Running | $4,845 |
| 15 | 22 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 118/0 | 391 | Running | $2,145 |
| 16 | 31 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | AC Spark Plugs | 115/0 | 389 | Running | $1,700 |
| 17 | 26 | #81 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 112/0 | 387 | Running | $1,625 |
| 18 | 25 | #67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 109/0 | 381 | Running | $4,410 |
| 19 | 29 | #12 | Slick Johnson | Oldsmobile | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 106/0 | 379 | Running | $4,260 |
| 20 | 6 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 108/5 | 351 | Rear End | $1,885 |
| 21 | 5 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 105/5 | 351 | Running | $4,060 |
| 22 | 24 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 97/0 | 321 | Accident | $3,805 |
| 23 | 15 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 94/0 | 317 | Running | $3,480 |
| 24 | 28 | #64 | Jerry Cranmer | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91/0 | 312 | Accident | $3,435 |
| 25 | 2 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 93/5 | 265 | Transmission | $3,615 |
| 26 | 21 | #28 | Davey Allison * | Ford | Ranier-Lundy | PE | 206 | Accident | $1,685 |
| 27 | 17 | #16 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 82/0 | 161 | Accident | $3,310 |
| 28 | 8 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 79/0 | 143 | Accident | $8,215 |
| 29 | 20 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plugs | 76/0 | 116 | Rear End | $1,080 |
| 30 | 32 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 73/0 | 105 | Oil Leak | $2,545 |
| 31 | 10 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 70/0 | 79 | Accident | $2,545 |
| 32 | 30 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 67/0 | 62 | Overheating | $1,045 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||