Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series TranSouth 500 at Darlington Raceway.
03-29-1987 | TranSouth 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 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185 | 367 | 239 | Running | 52,985 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 175 | 367 | 41 | Running | 31,485 |
| 3 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 170 | 367 | 1 | Running | 20,450 |
| 4 | 16 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 165 | 367 | 5 | Running | 17,105 |
| 5 | 1 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 160 | 367 | 19 | Running | 16,650 |
| 6 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 155 | 367 | 7 | Running | 10,065 |
| 7 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 146 | 366 | 0 | Running | 9,295 |
| 8 | 25 | 1 | Ron Bouchard | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 142 | 366 | 0 | Running | 4,810 |
| 9 | 15 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 138 | 366 | 0 | Running | 4,305 |
| 10 | 19 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 139 | 366 | 1 | Running | 5,180 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 130 | 364 | 0 | Running | 10,525 |
| 12 | 36 | 12 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Hamby Automotive | 127 | 363 | 0 | Running | 7,755 |
| 13 | 23 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | Citgo | 124 | 362 | 0 | Running | 6,815 |
| 14 | 34 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 121 | 361 | 0 | Running | 7,375 |
| 15 | 21 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 118 | 354 | 0 | Running | 3,715 |
| 16 | 28 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Pannill Knits | 115 | 349 | 0 | Running | 5,800 |
| 17 | 35 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | National Motors | 112 | 348 | 0 | Running | 2,485 |
| 18 | 32 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Metro Mobile | 109 | 347 | 0 | Running | 5,420 |
| 19 | 30 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Domino's Pizza | 106 | 338 | 0 | Running | 5,040 |
| 20 | 6 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 103 | 322 | 0 | Overheating | 10,075 |
| 21 | 4 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folger's | 100 | 314 | 0 | Running | 11,275 |
| 22 | 18 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 97 | 312 | 0 | Running | 4,785 |
| 23 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 94 | 307 | 0 | Overheating | 8,900 |
| 24 | 33 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91 | 291 | 0 | Running | 4,570 |
| 25 | 11 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 93 | 259 | 40 | Crash | 2,585 |
| 26 | 27 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Valvoline | 85 | 258 | 0 | Engine | 1,680 |
| 27 | 5 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 82 | 214 | 0 | Crash | 2,375 |
| 28 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 84 | 214 | 1 | Crash | 8,580 |
| 29 | 37 | 77 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Morris-Ragan | 76 | 168 | 0 | Crash | 1,535 |
| 30 | 10 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 78 | 144 | 12 | Crash | 9,885 |
| 31 | 9 | 83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 70 | 144 | 0 | Crash | 1,445 |
| 32 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 67 | 143 | 0 | Crash | 10,200 |
| 33 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | 69 | 131 | 1 | Steering | 4,100 |
| 34 | 22 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 61 | 118 | 0 | Head gasket | 1,330 |
| 35 | 40 | 32 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Chevrolet | Share The Pride | 58 | 104 | 0 | Fuel pump | 1,300 |
| 36 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Turtle Wax / Car & Driver | 55 | 85 | 0 | Engine | 3,270 |
| 37 | 29 | 10 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | DiGard | 52 | 38 | 0 | Ignition | 1,740 |
| 38 | 41 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 49 | 14 | 0 | Ignition | 1,225 |
| 39 | 39 | 62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plug | 46 | 8 | 0 | Crash | 1,210 |
| 40 | 26 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | 43 | 3 | 0 | Quit | 1,180 |
| 41 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | 40 | 1 | 0 | Engine | 1,180 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-29-1987
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: TranSouth 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 41
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 122.540 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $321,685
- Cautions: 10
- Caution Laps: 71
- Lead Changes: 27
- Pole: 158.387 mph


