Entry List
The official 1987 Delaware 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.
Delaware 500
Sunday, September 20th, 1987
Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 124.706
- Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 20
- 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 | Coats & Clark | 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 | 27 | Ford | Citgo | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 5 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 24 | Chevrolet | All Pro Auto Parts | 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 | 31 | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore |
| 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 31 | Pontiac | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle |
| 9 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 30 | 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 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | Cale Yarborough |
| 19 | 97 | D Wayne Strout | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Oldsmobile | Enginetech | D. Wayne Strout |
| 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 36 | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 40 | Chevrolet | Tide | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 46 | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis |
| 23 | 28 | Davey Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Havoline | Harry Ranier |
| 24 | 51 | David Simko | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | Metro Car Care | Elmer Simko |
| 25 | 80 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | S & H Racing | George Smith |
| 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 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Jimmy Means |
| 30 | 12 | Larry Caudill | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Oldsmobile | Templeton | Roger Hamby |
| 31 | 98 | Mark Gibson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | Tri-Sack Racing | Bo Gibson |
| 32 | 81 | Mike Potter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Ford | Fillip Racing | Corey Fillip |
| 33 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | Valvoline | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 34 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 30 | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 36 | 82 | Rick Jeffrey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | Daugherty Enterprises | Daugherty Enterprises |
| 37 | 6 | Rick Knoop | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | D.K. Ulrich |
| 38 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 34 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 39 | 62 | Steve Christman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1987 | Pontiac | AC Spark Plug | Tom Winkle |
| 40 | 64 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Nov 3, 1957 | 29 | Ford | Sunny King | Elmo Langley |