Official NASCAR Race Results
Bill Elliott won the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-15-1987 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
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 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 185 | 200 | 104 | Running | 204,150 |
| 2 | 4 | 35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folger's | 175 | 200 | 2 | Running | 122,420 |
| 3 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 170 | 200 | 2 | Running | 76,040 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 165 | 200 | 45 | Running | 74,450 |
| 5 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 160 | 200 | 16 | Running | 64,925 |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 150 | 200 | 0 | Running | 60,475 |
| 7 | 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 151 | 200 | 14 | Running | 68,545 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 147 | 200 | 1 | Running | 39,925 |
| 9 | 31 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 138 | 200 | 0 | Running | 38,425 |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 134 | 200 | 0 | Running | 29,600 |
| 11 | 19 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 130 | 200 | 0 | Running | 26,200 |
| 12 | 15 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 132 | 199 | 5 | Running | 29,600 |
| 13 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller American | 124 | 199 | 0 | Running | 29,005 |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 126 | 199 | 10 | Running | 36,365 |
| 15 | 37 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 118 | 198 | 0 | Running | 22,740 |
| 16 | 35 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 115 | 198 | 0 | Running | 20,660 |
| 17 | 24 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ford | TRW | 112 | 197 | 0 | Running | 17,085 |
| 18 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 109 | 197 | 0 | Running | 25,915 |
| 19 | 36 | 10 | Rodney Combs | Oldsmobile | DiGard | 106 | 197 | 0 | Running | 15,295 |
| 20 | 42 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Valvoline | 103 | 196 | 0 | Running | 14,335 |
| 21 | 27 | 86 | Ronnie Sanders | Ford | Moss-Dingler | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 13,930 |
| 22 | 18 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Oxford Plains Speedway | 97 | 193 | 0 | Running | 18,110 |
| 23 | 28 | 6 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 94 | 191 | 0 | Running | 16,795 |
| 24 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Turtle Wax / Car & Driver | 91 | 191 | 0 | Running | 14,480 |
| 25 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Tom Winkle | 88 | 191 | 0 | Running | 11,810 |
| 26 | 33 | 83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 85 | 188 | 0 | Engine | 11,105 |
| 27 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Ranier-Lundy | 82 | 184 | 0 | Running | 14,045 |
| 28 | 39 | 12 | David Sosebee | Chevrolet | Hamby Automotive | 79 | 184 | 0 | Running | 14,145 |
| 29 | 29 | 66 | Tom Sneva | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 76 | 182 | 0 | Engine | 11,135 |
| 30 | 10 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 78 | 167 | 1 | Clutch | 16,875 |
| 31 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 70 | 156 | 0 | Transmission | 15,100 |
| 32 | 17 | 1 | Ron Bouchard | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 67 | 125 | 0 | Engine | 11,370 |
| 33 | 23 | 19 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Stoke Racing | 64 | 124 | 0 | Overheating | 10,840 |
| 34 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | 61 | 115 | 0 | Oil leak | 13,975 |
| 35 | 20 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | Citgo / 7-Eleven | 58 | 72 | 0 | Valve | 13,455 |
| 36 | 34 | 67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 55 | 44 | 0 | Engine | 12,235 |
| 37 | 9 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 52 | 37 | 0 | Clutch | 11,420 |
| 38 | 30 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell Car Wash | 49 | 36 | 0 | Engine | 9,540 |
| 39 | 26 | 81 | Chet Fillip | Ford | Marshall Batteries | 46 | 19 | 0 | Engine | 9,705 |
| 40 | 25 | 64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 43 | 12 | 0 | Engine | 11,470 |
| 41 | 32 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 40 | 10 | 0 | Piston | 15,720 |
| 42 | 41 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen / Gilmore | 37 | 10 | 0 | Spark plug | 7,870 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-15-1987
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 1
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Bill Elliott
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 176.263 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $1,301,285
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 15
- Lead Changes: 27
- Pole: 210.364 mph


