| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Southern 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| September 06, 1987 | Race 21 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 115.52 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Under Caution | Time of Race: 02:23:19 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 50 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185/10 | 202 | Running | $64,650 |
| 2 | 16 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 170/0 | 202 | Running | $33,695 |
| 3 | 14 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 170/5 | 202 | Running | $22,530 |
| 4 | 24 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 160/0 | 202 | Running | $18,665 |
| 5 | 3 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/0 | 202 | Running | $19,945 |
| 6 | 17 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 150/0 | 202 | Running | $14,890 |
| 7 | 12 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 146/0 | 202 | Running | $15,055 |
| 8 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 147/5 | 202 | Running | $15,215 |
| 9 | 15 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 138/0 | 202 | Running | $9,555 |
| 10 | 7 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 139/5 | 202 | Running | $6,355 |
| 11 | 18 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 130/0 | 202 | Running | $9,765 |
| 12 | 22 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | 127/0 | 202 | Running | $4,535 |
| 13 | 21 | #29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 124/0 | 201 | Running | $4,375 |
| 14 | 26 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $11,215 |
| 15 | 38 | #18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $9,110 |
| 16 | 28 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 115/0 | 200 | Running | $7,750 |
| 17 | 20 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 112/0 | 199 | Distributor | $3,755 |
| 18 | 27 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 109/0 | 199 | Running | $9,310 |
| 19 | 19 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | All Pro Auto Parts | 106/0 | 198 | Running | $7,135 |
| 20 | 39 | #1 | Brett Bodine | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 103/0 | 195 | Running | $3,855 |
| 21 | 37 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | ACDelco | 100/0 | 195 | Running | $3,050 |
| 22 | 29 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 97/0 | 195 | Running | $6,365 |
| 23 | 34 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 94/0 | 194 | Running | $2,850 |
| 24 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 91/0 | 193 | Running | $5,960 |
| 25 | 31 | #34 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Allen's Glass | 88/0 | 192 | Running | $2,760 |
| 26 | 11 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 85/0 | 185 | Engine Failure | $9,570 |
| 27 | 25 | #64 | Rodney Combs | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 82/0 | 185 | Running | $5,525 |
| 28 | 8 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 79/0 | 176 | Running | $2,385 |
| 29 | 1 | #28 | Davey Allison * | Ford | Havoline | 81/5 | 164 | Accident | $6,545 |
| 30 | 4 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's Oil | 73/0 | 163 | Accident | $2,240 |
| 31 | 9 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 75/5 | 162 | Accident | $12,290 |
| 32 | 23 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 67/0 | 156 | Running | $4,805 |
| 33 | 35 | #81 | Mike Potter | Ford | Fillip Racing | 64/0 | 153 | Accident | $1,975 |
| 34 | 40 | #6 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 61/0 | 140 | Driver Fatigue | $4,690 |
| 35 | 33 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 58/0 | 133 | Driver Fatigue | $1,855 |
| 36 | 30 | #12 | Trevor Boys | Oldsmobile | Gorman's Esso | PE | 126 | Accident | $4,560 |
| 37 | 36 | #32 | Jonathan Edwards | Chevrolet | Edwards Racing | 52/0 | 122 | Engine Failure | $1,755 |
| 38 | 13 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Valvoline | 49/0 | 96 | Engine Failure | $1,705 |
| 39 | 10 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 46/0 | 85 | Clutch | $4,395 |
| 40 | 6 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 43/0 | 77 | Engine Failure | $4,500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||