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


