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| 1987 Permatex 500K | 
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| Held on May 2, 1987 at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 117 L, 311.22 M, 500.877 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | Grant Adcox | Herb Adcox Chevrolet | Chevy | 117 | 59 | running | |
| 2 | 11 | 49 | Charlie Glotzbach | Jackson & Nolin Auto Sales | Chevy | 117 | 24 | running | |
| 3 | 14 | 97 | Red Farmer | Jim Magill Chevrolet | Buick | 117 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 18 | 77 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevy | 117 | 1 | running | |
| 5 | 5 | 01 | Dave Pletcher, Sr. | JMT Trucking, Paclease | Ford | 117 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 15 | 1 | Lee Raymond | Riverside Auto Parts | Chevy | 117 | 1 | running | |
| 7 | 22 | 92 | Ralph Jones | KTB Color Lab, Sunny King | Ford | 117 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 6 | 51 | David Simko | Tom Co., Mound Steel | Chevy | 116 | 19 | running | |
| 9 | 13 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Arnold Jerome Enterprises | Chevy | 116 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 7 | 75 | Bob Schacht | Wealth Unlimited | Buick | 116 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Bobby Coyle | M&M Automotive | Chevy | 116 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 16 | 83 | Bob Dotter | Active Auto Sales | Chevy | 115 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 23 | 24 | Chuck Schroedel | Gray Racing | Pontiac | 115 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 33 | 87 | Gary Brooks | Brooks Racing | Chevy | 114 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 37 | 35 | Bill Flowers | K&W Auto Sales | Chevy | 113 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 34 | 10 | Rick O'Brien | Midway Truck Stop | Chevy | 113 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 19 | 70 | Tom Usry | Roberts Used Cars | Chevy | 112 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 8 | 11 | Jerry Churchill | Churchill Transport | Chevy | 108 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 29 | 61 | Gary Nufer | Eastwood | Ford | 107 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 26 | 99 | Gary Bettenhausen | Bettenhausen Racing | Buick | 101 | 0 | accident | |
| 21 | 21 | 90 | Mark Gibson | Precision Rebuilders | Pontiac | 100 | 13 | accident | |
| 22 | 2 | 28 | Tracy Read | Randy Hope Insurance | Olds | 99 | 0 | accident | |
| 23 | 10 | 50 | Don Marmor | Lombard Auto Wreckers | Chevy | 99 | 0 | accident | |
| 24 | 20 | 82 | Rick Jeffrey | J. Daugherty, Slenderizers | Chevy | 99 | 0 | accident | |
| 25 | 24 | 55 | Keith Segars | American Transmissions | Chevy | 99 | 0 | accident | |
| 26 | 27 | 71 | Bobby Jacks | Englewood Communications | Olds | 99 | 0 | accident | |
| 27 | 28 | 34 | Bob Brevak | Race Glaze | Buick | 99 | 0 | accident | |
| 28 | 35 | 48 | Tony Spanos | Hylton Racing | Chevy | 98 | 0 | accident | |
| 29 | 12 | 54 | Patty Simko | Tom Co., Mound Steel | Chevy | 98 | 0 | accident | |
| 30 | 39 | 53 | Bill Scott | Wildcat Custom Vans | Chevy | 84 | 0 | fire | |
| 31 | 25 | 43 | Terry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Olds | 84 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 38 | 18 | Glenn Moon | Quality Spa | Chevy | 82 | 0 | running | |
| 33 | 1 | 25 | Bill Venturini | Amoco Ultimate | Chevy | 82 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 17 | 36 | Jerry Huffman | Huffman Cabinets | Ford | 80 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 36 | 3 | Frankie Girdler | CoHo Racing | Pontiac | 57 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 9 | 12 | Kirk Bryant | Pugh Oil Company | Chevy | 51 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 32 | 67 | Bobby Baker | Potter Racing | Ford | 39 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 40 | 93 | Maurice Randall | MRE Racing | Chrysler | 28 | 0 | accident | |
| 39 | 31 | 17 | Billy Simmons | Bolink Radio Control Cars | Chevy | 16 | 0 | accident | |
| 40 | 30 | 06 | Randy Smith | Nealco | Chevy | 7 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 2h:34:59 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Bill Venturini - 46.614 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.000 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 120.485 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 51 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 among 2+ drivers - not available |
