1987 Delaware 500 Results
Ricky Rudd won the 1987 Delaware 500 at Dover on September 20, 1987, leading 373 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 13 | 500 | 373 | Running |
| 2 | 28 | Davey Allison | 2 | 500 | 39 | Running |
| 3 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | 19 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 500 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | 11 | 500 | 6 | Running |
| 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 6 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 12 | 498 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 88 | Buddy Baker | 14 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | 26 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 5 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | 20 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 1 | Brett Bodine | 15 | 493 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | 1 | 493 | 25 | Running |
| 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 27 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 35 | Benny Parsons | 18 | 489 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 62 | Steve Christman | 30 | 487 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 40 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 31 | 479 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 6 | Rick Knoop | 36 | 470 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 12 | Larry Caudill | 33 | 470 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 16 | 468 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 21 | Kyle Petty | 8 | 403 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 82 | Rick Jeffrey | 29 | 391 | 0 | Clutch |
| 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7 | 381 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 97 | D. Wayne Strout | 37 | 381 | 0 | Fatigue |
| 27 | 4 | Rick Wilson | 4 | 356 | 0 | Distributor |
| 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 38 | 335 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 55 | Phil Parsons | 21 | 328 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 51 | David Simko | 34 | 308 | 0 | Clutch |
| 31 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 22 | 304 | 18 | Engine |
| 32 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 3 | 295 | 37 | Crash |
| 33 | 64 | Trevor Boys | 24 | 281 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 98 | Mark Gibson | 32 | 204 | 0 | Axle |
| 35 | 81 | Mike Potter | 28 | 185 | 0 | Exhaust |
| 36 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | 39 | 117 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 80 | Eddie Bierschwale | 35 | 65 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | 17 | 45 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 25 | 45 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | 10 | 20 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 20, 1987 |
| Track | Dover |
| Laps | 500 |