| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Sovran Bank 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 26, 1987 | Race 8 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 72.808 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.73 seconds | Time of Race: 03:36:44 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 11 for 65 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $50,850 |
| 2 | 5 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $27,325 |
| 3 | 7 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $20,750 |
| 4 | 19 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 160/0 | 500 | Running | $10,275 |
| 5 | 2 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/0 | 498 | Running | $16,425 |
| 6 | 31 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 155/5 | 498 | Running | $12,950 |
| 7 | 20 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 146/0 | 498 | Running | $8,280 |
| 8 | 13 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 142/0 | 497 | Running | $8,850 |
| 9 | 9 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 138/0 | 496 | Running | $6,630 |
| 10 | 18 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Domino's Pizza | 134/0 | 495 | Running | $7,285 |
| 11 | 16 | #91 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 130/0 | 494 | Running | $2,370 |
| 12 | 6 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 127/0 | 493 | Running | $6,020 |
| 13 | 29 | #19 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Stoke Racing | 124/0 | 490 | Running | $2,720 |
| 14 | 26 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Hots V Carolinas | 121/0 | 488 | Running | $5,450 |
| 15 | 22 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 118/0 | 452 | Running | $7,820 |
| 16 | 15 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 115/0 | 440 | Rear End | $9,050 |
| 17 | 1 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 117/5 | 396 | Engine Failure | $9,550 |
| 18 | 30 | #48 | Tony Spanos | Chevrolet | Hylton Racing | PE | 386 | Running | $1,555 |
| 19 | 21 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 106/0 | 378 | Running | $4,385 |
| 20 | 23 | #64 | Jerry Cranmer | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 103/0 | 369 | Clutch | $4,850 |
| 21 | 11 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 105/5 | 360 | Engine Failure | $2,200 |
| 22 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 97/0 | 347 | Timing Chain | $4,375 |
| 23 | 12 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 94/0 | 333 | Rear End | $4,100 |
| 24 | 25 | #67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 91/0 | 269 | Engine Failure | $3,485 |
| 25 | 24 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plugs | 88/0 | 264 | Running | $1,375 |
| 26 | 17 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 85/0 | 223 | Dropped Valve | $9,350 |
| 27 | 3 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 87/5 | 186 | Rear End | $5,405 |
| 28 | 8 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 79/0 | 185 | Oil Line Leak | $4,970 |
| 29 | 14 | #18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | PE | 113 | Engine Failure | $4,135 |
| 30 | 28 | #12 | Slick Johnson | Oldsmobile | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 73/0 | 87 | Timing Chain | $2,660 |
| 31 | 27 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 70/0 | 21 | Engine Failure | $1,160 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||