The 1987 Coca-Cola 600 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 24, 1987. Kyle Petty led just 35 of the 400 laps, but pulled away to a one-lap, three-second victory over Morgan Shepherd. Despite a poor 20th place effort, points leader Dale Earnhardt extended his lead to 219 points on Bill Elliott (23rd). Stats