1987 Southern 500 Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1987 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 6, 1987, leading 109 of 202 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 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 202 | 109 | Running |
| 2 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | 16 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | 14 | 202 | 2 | Running |
| 4 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | 24 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 3 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 17 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 12 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 202 | 1 | Running |
| 9 | 26 | Morgan Shepherd | 15 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 202 | 1 | Running |
| 11 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 18 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 55 | Phil Parsons | 22 | 202 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 201 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 21 | Kyle Petty | 26 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | 38 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 28 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 88 | Buddy Baker | 20 | 199 | 0 | Distributor |
| 18 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 27 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 1 | Brett Bodine | 39 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 62 | Steve Christman | 37 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 29 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 34 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 32 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 34 | Eddie Bierschwale | 31 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 11 | 185 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 64 | Rodney Combs | 25 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 4 | Rick Wilson | 8 | 176 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 28 | Davey Allison | 1 | 164 | 86 | Crash |
| 30 | 83 | Lake Speed | 4 | 163 | 0 | Crash |
| 31 | 35 | Benny Parsons | 9 | 162 | 3 | Crash |
| 32 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | 23 | 156 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 81 | Mike Potter | 35 | 153 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 6 | Connie Saylor | 40 | 140 | 0 | Fatigue |
| 35 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | 33 | 133 | 0 | Fatigue |
| 36 | 12 | Trevor Boys | 30 | 126 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 32 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | 36 | 122 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 50 | Greg Sacks | 13 | 96 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 33 | Harry Gant | 10 | 85 | 0 | Clutch |
| 40 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | 6 | 77 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 6, 1987 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 202 |