| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Motorcraft 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 15, 1987 | Race 4 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 133.689 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.41 seconds | Time of Race: 03:44:03 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 32 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 51 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $62,400 |
| 2 | 10 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $36,125 |
| 3 | 7 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $25,950 |
| 4 | 9 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $20,825 |
| 5 | 8 | #28 | Davey Allison * | Ford | Havoline | 155/0 | 327 | Running | $18,550 |
| 6 | 21 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 150/0 | 327 | Running | $9,900 |
| 7 | 26 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 146/0 | 327 | Running | $11,205 |
| 8 | 3 | #29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 147/5 | 327 | Running | $5,650 |
| 9 | 25 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 138/0 | 327 | Running | $9,320 |
| 10 | 29 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 134/0 | 326 | Running | $9,750 |
| 11 | 27 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 130/0 | 326 | Running | $8,470 |
| 12 | 32 | #1 | Ron Bouchard | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 127/0 | 325 | Running | $3,500 |
| 13 | 22 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 124/0 | 325 | Running | $9,945 |
| 14 | 17 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 126/5 | 325 | Running | $7,215 |
| 15 | 14 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 118/0 | 323 | Running | $11,480 |
| 16 | 1 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 125/10 | 322 | Running | $19,520 |
| 17 | 30 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 112/0 | 322 | Running | $8,745 |
| 18 | 34 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 109/0 | 321 | Running | $4,550 |
| 19 | 15 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 111/5 | 320 | Running | $9,690 |
| 20 | 24 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 103/0 | 319 | Running | $3,070 |
| 21 | 31 | #12 | David Sosebee | Oldsmobile | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 100/0 | 317 | Running | $7,610 |
| 22 | 35 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | ACDelco | 97/0 | 314 | Running | $3,600 |
| 23 | 28 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 94/0 | 303 | Broken Ball Joint | $6,680 |
| 24 | 13 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 91/0 | 302 | Running | $9,180 |
| 25 | 40 | #93 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Potter Racing | 88/0 | 291 | Running | $2,945 |
| 26 | 18 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Ford | TRW | 85/0 | 281 | Ignition | $2,555 |
| 27 | 19 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 82/0 | 261 | Engine Failure | $1,995 |
| 28 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 84/5 | 255 | Engine Failure | $10,560 |
| 29 | 4 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 81/5 | 220 | Engine Failure | $5,130 |
| 30 | 39 | #82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell Car Washes | 73/0 | 208 | Running | $1,840 |
| 31 | 36 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 70/0 | 169 | Handling | $4,855 |
| 32 | 33 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Turtle Wax/Car & Driver | 67/0 | 157 | Accident | $4,555 |
| 33 | 23 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 64/0 | 86 | Accident | $5,490 |
| 34 | 11 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 61/0 | 86 | Accident | $4,455 |
| 35 | 12 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's Oil | 58/0 | 73 | Fuel | $1,680 |
| 36 | 37 | #19 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Stroke Racing | 55/0 | 61 | Accident | $1,655 |
| 37 | 20 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Valvoline | 52/0 | 53 | Engine Failure | $1,635 |
| 38 | 5 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 49/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | $1,615 |
| 39 | 16 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Domino's Pizza | 46/0 | 33 | Transmission | $4,325 |
| 40 | 41 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Winkle | 43/0 | 16 | Engine Failure | $1,510 |
| 41 | 38 | #64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 40/0 | 3 | Engine Failure | $3,510 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||