| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 29 in the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1987 Miller High Life 400 program cover, featuring Kyle Petty. | |||
| Date | March 8, 1987 | ||
| Official name | 33rd Annual Miller High Life 400 | ||
| Location | Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.542 miles (0.872 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 216.8 mi (348.905 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 400 laps, 216.8 mi (348.905 km) | ||
| Average speed | 81.52 miles per hour (131.19 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | AK Racing | ||
| Time | 20.506 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 235 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Lake Speed | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1987 Miller High Life 400 was the third stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. Originally scheduled to be the second race of the season, the race was postponed from its scheduled date of February 22, 1987 to March 8 due to winter storms that affected the Richmond area and scheduling conflicts. [1] The race was held before an audience of 30,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, a 0.542 miles (0.872 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete.
Contents
- Background
- Entry list
- Qualifying
- Full qualifying results
- Race results
- Standings after the race
- References
After recovering from a practice crash early in the race's weekend and an early spin during the ninth lap of the race itself, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt was able to mount a comeback, dominating a majority of the race to take his 22nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. [2] [3] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine and Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace finished second and third, respectively.
