| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 24, 1987 | Race 10 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.483 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 33.53 seconds | Time of Race: 04:33:48 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 23 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 12 for 68 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $89,405 |
| 2 | 20 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 170/0 | 399 | Running | $49,070 |
| 3 | 14 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 165/0 | 399 | Running | $27,625 |
| 4 | 28 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 160/0 | 398 | Running | $24,925 |
| 5 | 31 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 155/0 | 398 | Running | $16,900 |
| 6 | 19 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 150/0 | 398 | Running | $22,180 |
| 7 | 11 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 146/0 | 398 | Running | $12,000 |
| 8 | 8 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 142/0 | 398 | Running | $13,400 |
| 9 | 37 | #89 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Evinrude Outboards | 138/0 | 396 | Running | $9,400 |
| 10 | 23 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 139/5 | 396 | Running | $28,375 |
| 11 | 38 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | All Pro | 130/0 | 393 | Running | $13,390 |
| 12 | 30 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 127/0 | 384 | Running | $11,770 |
| 13 | 22 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 129/5 | 379 | Accident | $11,140 |
| 14 | 27 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 126/5 | 363 | Running | $10,470 |
| 15 | 42 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | In Fisherman/Turtle Wax | 118/0 | 358 | Running | $11,150 |
| 16 | 16 | #28 | Davey Allison * | Ford | Havoline | 120/5 | 351 | Engine Failure | $6,550 |
| 17 | 33 | #87 | Randy Baker | Chevrolet | Sony | 112/0 | 338 | Running | $5,500 |
| 18 | 21 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 114/5 | 322 | Running | $12,700 |
| 19 | 40 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 106/0 | 308 | Engine Failure | $4,950 |
| 20 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 103/0 | 305 | Running | $19,600 |
| 21 | 9 | #1 | Brett Bodine | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 105/5 | 300 | Engine Failure | $4,850 |
| 22 | 2 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 102/5 | 298 | Engine Failure | $16,200 |
| 23 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 104/10 | 267 | Engine Failure | $82,050 |
| 24 | 5 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 91/0 | 258 | Engine Failure | $8,405 |
| 25 | 25 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 88/0 | 254 | Accident | $11,950 |
| 26 | 13 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 85/0 | 247 | Engine Failure | $12,100 |
| 27 | 10 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 87/5 | 229 | Accident | $6,945 |
| 28 | 18 | #77 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | All Pro | 79/0 | 221 | Accident | $2,300 |
| 29 | 4 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 76/0 | 215 | Engine Failure | $7,375 |
| 30 | 32 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak | 73/0 | 207 | Accident | $2,000 |
| 31 | 6 | #16 | Larry Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 70/0 | 202 | Accident | $2,600 |
| 32 | 24 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 67/0 | 179 | Broken Cam Shaft | $4,615 |
| 33 | 29 | #6 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Kroger | 64/0 | 177 | Engine Failure | $4,555 |
| 34 | 15 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 61/0 | 162 | Overheating | $8,750 |
| 35 | 36 | #03 | Allan Grice | Oldsmobile | Foster's Lager | PE | 161 | Rear End | $1,700 |
| 36 | 17 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Valvoline | 55/0 | 114 | Damaged A-Frame | $1,650 |
| 37 | 26 | #19 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Alugard | 52/0 | 93 | Water Pump | $1,600 |
| 38 | 35 | #18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 49/0 | 84 | Engine Failure | $4,310 |
| 39 | 41 | #12 | Mark Martin | Oldsmobile | Hamby Racing | 46/0 | 68 | Engine Failure | $3,550 |
| 40 | 39 | #99 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Slender You Figure Salons | 43/0 | 46 | Electrical | $1,525 |
| 41 | 34 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plugs | 40/0 | 28 | Engine Failure | $1,525 |
| 42 | 12 | #29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 37/0 | 19 | Oil Line | $1,525 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||