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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Dale Earnhardt won the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-06-1987 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway

Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.

Fin     St     #     Driver Make Sponsor Pts     Laps     Led     Status Money    
1 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Wrangler Jeans 185 202 109 Running 64,650
2 16 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac Kodiak 170 202 0 Running 33,695
3 14 43 Richard Petty Pontiac STP 170 202 2 Running 22,530
4 24 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines 160 202 0 Running 18,665
5 3 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Budweiser 155 202 0 Running 19,945
6 17 8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Buick Miller American 150 202 0 Running 14,890
7 12 15 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft 146 202 0 Running 15,055
8 2 9 Bill Elliott Ford Coors 147 202 1 Running 15,215
9 15 26 Morgan Shepherd Buick Quaker State 138 202 0 Running 9,555
10 7 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Tide 139 202 1 Running 6,365
11 18 90 Ken Schrader Ford Red Baron Frozen Pizza 130 202 0 Running 9,765
12 22 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile Skoal Classic 127 202 0 Running 4,535
13 21 29 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Hardee's 124 201 0 Running 4,375
14 26 21 Kyle Petty Ford Citgo 121 200 0 Running 11,215
15 38 18 Dale Jarrett Chevrolet Eric Freedlander 118 200 0 Running 9,110
16 28 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Lifebuoy 115 200 0 Running 7,750
17 20 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Crisco 112 199 0 Distributor 3,755
18 27 5 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet Levi Garrett 109 199 0 Running 9,310
19 19 30 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet All Pro Auto Parts 106 198 0 Running 7,135
20 39 1 Brett Bodine Chevrolet Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce 103 195 0 Running 3,855
21 37 62 Steve Christman Pontiac AC Delco 100 195 0 Running 3,050
22 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Eureka Vacuum Cleaners 97 195 0 Running 6,365
23 34 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Wawak Racing 94 194 0 Running 2,850
24 32 67 Buddy Arrington Ford Pannill Knits 91 193 0 Running 5,960
25 31 34 Eddie Bierschwale Chevrolet Allen's Glass 88 192 0 Running 2,760
26 11 22 Bobby Allison Buick Miller American 85 185 0 Engine 9,570
27 25 64 Rodney Combs Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 82 185 0 Running 5,525
28 8 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile Kodak Film 79 176 0 Running 2,385
29 1 28 Davey Allison Ford Havoline 81 164 86 Crash 6,545
30 4 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile Wynn's 73 163 0 Crash 2,240
31 9 35 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Folger's Coffee 75 162 3 Crash 12,290
32 23 75 Neil Bonnett Pontiac Valvoline 67 156 0 Running 4,805
33 35 81 Mike Potter Ford Fillip Racing 64 153 0 Crash 1,975
34 40 6 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons 61 140 0 Fatigue 4,690
35 33 36 H.B. Bailey Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts 58 133 0 Fatigue 1,855
36 30 12 Trevor Boys Oldsmobile Gorman's Esso 0 126 0 Crash 4,560
37 36 32 Jonathan Lee Edwards Chevrolet Edwards Racing 52 122 0 Engine 1,755
38 13 50 Greg Sacks Pontiac Valvoline 49 96 0 Engine 1,705
39 10 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet Skoal Bandit 46 85 0 Clutch 4,395
40 6 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford Zerex 43 77 0 Engine 4,500

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-06-1987
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 21
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: Dale Earnhardt
  • Start Position: 5th
  • Car Make: Chevrolet
  • Avg Speed: 115.520 mph
  • Distance: 276 miles
  • Purse: $381,150
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 50
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Pole: 157.232 mph

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