Results

The 1987 TranSouth 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

TranSouth 500

Sunday, March 29th, 1987

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 8 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 3 Buick
  • 6 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 122.540
  • Cautions: 10 for 71 laps
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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TranSouth 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
2 3 9 Bill Elliott Ford 175 170 367 41 0 running
26 27 50 Greg Sacks Pontiac 85 85 258 0 0 engine
5 1 90 Ken Schrader Ford 160 155 367 19 0 running
13 23 21 Kyle Petty Ford 124 124 362 0 0 running
19 30 30 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 106 106 338 0 0 running
22 18 26 Morgan Shepherd Buick 97 97 312 0 0 running
30 10 15 Ricky Rudd Ford 78 73 144 12 0 crash
20 6 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 103 103 322 0 0 overheating
4 16 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 165 160 367 5 0 running
32 14 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 67 67 143 0 0 crash
14 34 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 121 121 361 0 0 running
21 4 35 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 100 100 314 0 0 running
28 8 22 Bobby Allison Buick 84 79 214 1 0 crash
23 20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 94 94 307 0 0 overheating
29 37 77 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 76 76 168 0 0 crash
25 11 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 93 88 259 40 0 crash
15 21 29 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 118 118 354 0 0 running
24 33 64 Connie Saylor Ford 91 91 291 0 0 running
18 32 6 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 109 109 347 0 0 running
1 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 367 239 0 running
10 19 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 139 134 366 1 0 running
33 17 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 69 64 131 1 0 steering
27 5 28 Davey Allison Ford 82 82 214 0 0 crash
16 28 67 Eddie Bierschwale Ford 115 115 349 0 0 running
11 7 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 130 130 364 0 0 running
17 35 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 112 112 348 0 0 running
7 12 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 146 146 366 0 0 running
41 38 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 40 40 1 0 0 engine
38 41 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 49 49 14 0 0 ignition
36 31 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 55 55 85 0 0 engine
35 40 32 Jonathan Lee Edwards Chevrolet 58 58 104 0 0 fuel pump
31 9 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 70 70 144 0 0 crash
6 13 75 Neil Bonnett Pontiac 155 150 367 7 0 running
9 15 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 138 138 366 0 0 running
3 24 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 170 165 367 1 0 running
34 22 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 61 61 118 0 0 head gasket
37 29 10 Rodney Combs Chevrolet 52 52 38 0 0 ignition
8 25 1 Ron Bouchard Chevrolet 142 142 366 0 0 running
12 36 12 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 127 127 363 0 0 running
39 39 62 Steve Christman Pontiac 46 46 8 0 0 crash
40 26 18 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 43 43 3 0 0 quit

Race Infractions

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