Entry List
The official 1987 Budweiser 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Dover Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Budweiser 500
Sunday, May 31st, 1987
Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 112.958
- Cautions: 9 for 59 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 31 | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling |
| 2 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Nov 26, 1956 | 30 | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | Eric Freedlander |
| 3 | 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 32 | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey |
| 4 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 26 | Ford | Citgo | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 5 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 24 | Chevrolet | Bahre Racing | Chuck Rider |
| 6 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 45 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 30 | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore |
| 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 30 | Pontiac | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle |
| 9 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan |
| 10 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 30 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 11 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki |
| 12 | 35 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers |
| 14 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers |
| 15 | 1 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Jan 11, 1959 | 28 | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington |
| 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington |
| 17 | 88 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Oldsmobile | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff |
| 18 | 04 | Charlie Rudolph | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | Rudolph Racing | Charlie Rudolph |
| 19 | 37 | Curtis Markham | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Hanover Printing | Wayne Beahr |
| 20 | 6 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich |
| 21 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 36 | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 40 | Chevrolet | Tide | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 46 | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis |
| 24 | 28 | Davey Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Havoline | Harry Ranier |
| 25 | 80 | Gary Fedewa | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | Refrigeration Sales | Harold Burke |
| 26 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 38 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 27 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 28 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | J.D. McDuffie |
| 29 | 58 | Jerry Bowman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | J.B. Racing | Jerry Bowman |
| 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | Means Racing | Jimmy Means |
| 31 | 12 | Larry Pollard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | Hamby Racing | Roger Hamby |
| 32 | 81 | Mike Potter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Corey Fillip |
| 33 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | Valvoline | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 34 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 36 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 34 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 37 | 64 | Rodney Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Sunny King | Elmo Langley |
| 38 | 31 | Ron Shephard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | National Parts Peddler | Ron Shephard |
| 39 | 62 | Steve Christman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | AC Spark Plug | Tom Winkle |