The 1987 Budweiser 500 was the 11th stock car race of the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event.

The victory also marked the first time a driver who had declared for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors had won multiple races in the same season.

[1][2] To fill out the top three, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott and Junior Johnson & Associates' Terry Labonte finished second and third, respectively.

In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series.

Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 24.818 and an average speed of 145.056 miles per hour (233.445 km/h) in the first round.