| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Valleydale 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| April 12, 1987 | Race 7 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 75.621 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.78 seconds | Time of Race: 03:31:27 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 13 for 125 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $43,850 |
| 2 | 18 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $21,030 |
| 3 | 15 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $17,175 |
| 4 | 11 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 170/10 | 500 | Running | $12,570 |
| 5 | 5 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 160/5 | 500 | Running | $11,605 |
| 6 | 1 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 155/5 | 500 | Running | $9,060 |
| 7 | 16 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 151/5 | 500 | Running | $6,350 |
| 8 | 8 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 147/5 | 499 | Running | $5,580 |
| 9 | 13 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 138/0 | 499 | Running | $9,800 |
| 10 | 24 | #18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | PE | 497 | Running | $7,845 |
| 11 | 10 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 130/0 | 492 | Running | $4,860 |
| 12 | 12 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 127/0 | 490 | Running | $1,850 |
| 13 | 23 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Bahre Racing | 124/0 | 487 | Running | $5,500 |
| 14 | 25 | #12 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 121/0 | 487 | Running | $4,290 |
| 15 | 28 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | U.s. Racing | 118/0 | 483 | Running | $4,380 |
| 16 | 2 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 120/5 | 479 | Running | $8,710 |
| 17 | 7 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 112/0 | 451 | Steering | $3,660 |
| 18 | 29 | #81 | Mike Potter | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 109/0 | 450 | Running | $1,430 |
| 19 | 4 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 111/5 | 436 | Accident | $7,190 |
| 20 | 19 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 103/0 | 419 | Running | $1,950 |
| 21 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 100/0 | 406 | Engine Failure | $1,260 |
| 22 | 27 | #64 | Jerry Cranmer | Unknown | Unknown | 97/0 | 392 | Running | $3,400 |
| 23 | 6 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 94/0 | 289 | Accident | $6,880 |
| 24 | 14 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 96/5 | 252 | Accident | $4,060 |
| 25 | 22 | #67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 88/0 | 209 | Accident | $3,360 |
| 26 | 20 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 85/0 | 195 | Engine Failure | $6,770 |
| 27 | 17 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 87/5 | 168 | Accident | $2,540 |
| 28 | 9 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 79/0 | 168 | Accident | $8,910 |
| 29 | 21 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Turtle Wax | 76/0 | 127 | Accident | $2,480 |
| 30 | 30 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Busch Polishes | 73/0 | 77 | Engine Failure | $950 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||