Some features of a 1987 Daytona 500 race car:
- Windshield made of impact resistant Lexan
- Window net protects the driver during a crash
- Hood pins used to prevent the hood from blowing open at high speed and allow crews easy access to engine
- Sponsor paint schemes getting more creative
- Debut of decals vs. hand-painted numbers
- 1987 race winning average speed 176.263 MPH