- 1987 Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1987 Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 109 | #3 Chevy Monte Carlo | Wrangler Jeans | 185 | 202 | Finish | $64,650 |
| 2 | 16 | Rusty Wallace | 0 | #27 Pontiac | Kodiak | 170 | 202 | Finish | $33,695 | |
| 3 | 14 | Richard Petty | 2 | #43 Pontiac | STP | 170 | 202 | Finish | $22,530 | |
| 4 | 24 | Sterling Marlin | 0 | #44 Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 160 | 202 | Finish | $18,665 | |
| 5 | 3 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #11 Chevy | Budweiser | 155 | 202 | Finish | $19,945 | |
| 6 | 17 | Bobby Hillin Jr | 0 | #8 Buick | Miller American | 150 | 202 | Finish | $14,890 | |
| 7 | 12 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #15 Ford | Motorcraft | 146 | 202 | Finish | $15,055 | |
| 8 | 2 | Bill Elliott | 1 | #9 Ford | Coors | 147 | 202 | Finish | $15,215 | |
| 9 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #26 Buick | Quaker State | 138 | 202 | Finish | $9,555 | |
| 10 | 7 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | #17 Chevy | Tide | 139 | 202 | Finish | $6,355 |
| 11 | 18 | Ken Schrader | 0 | #90 Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 130 | 202 | Finish | $9,765 | |
| 12 | 22 | Phil Parsons | 0 | #55 Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | 127 | 202 | Finish | $4,535 | |
| 13 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 0 | #29 Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 124 | 201 | Finish | $4,375 | |
| 14 | 26 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #21 Ford | Citgo | 121 | 200 | Finish | $11,215 | |
| 15 | 38 | Dale Jarrett | 0 | #18 Chevy | 118 | 200 | Finish | $9,110 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Chevy | Lifebuoy | 115 | 200 | Finish | $7,750 | |
| 17 | 20 | Buddy Baker | 0 | #88 Oldsmobile | Crisco | 112 | 199 | Distributor | $3,755 | |
| 18 | 27 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 | #5 Chevy Monte Carlo | Levi Garrett | 109 | 199 | Finish | $9,310 |
| 19 | 19 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | #30 Chevy | All Pro Auto Parts | 106 | 198 | Finish | $7,135 | |
| 20 | 39 | Brett Bodine | 0 | #1 Chevy | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 103 | 195 | Finish | $3,855 | |
| 21 | 37 | Steve Christman | 0 | #62 Pontiac | AC Delco | 100 | 195 | Finish | $3,050 | |
| 22 | 29 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 97 | 195 | Finish | $6,365 | |
| 23 | 34 | Bobby Wawak | 0 | #74 Chevy | Wawak Racing | 94 | 194 | Finish | $2,850 | |
| 24 | 32 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Ford | Pannill Knits | 91 | 193 | Finish | $5,960 | |
| 25 | 31 | Eddie Bierschwale | 0 | #34 Chevy | Allen's Glass | 88 | 192 | Finish | $2,760 | |
| 26 | 11 | Bobby Allison | 0 | #22 Buick | Miller American | 85 | 185 | Engine | $9,570 | |
| 27 | 25 | Rodney Combs | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 82 | 185 | Finish | $5,525 | |
| 28 | 8 | Rick Wilson | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 0 | #4 Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 79 | 176 | Finish | $2,385 |
| 29 | 1 | Davey Allison | 86 | #28 Ford | Havoline | 81 | 164 | Accident | $6,545 | |
| 30 | 4 | Lake Speed | 0 | #83 Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 73 | 163 | Accident | $2,240 | |
| 31 | 9 | Benny Parsons | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | #35 Chevy Unk | Folger's Coffee | 75 | 162 | Accident | $12,290 |
| 32 | 23 | Neil Bonnett | 0 | #75 Pontiac | Valvoline | 67 | 156 | Finish | $4,805 | |
| 33 | 35 | Mike Potter | 0 | #81 Ford | Fillip Racing | 64 | 153 | Accident | $1,975 | |
| 34 | 40 | Connie Saylor | 0 | #6 Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 61 | 140 | Fatigue | $4,690 | |
| 35 | 33 | H.B. Bailey | 0 | #36 Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 58 | 133 | Fatigue | $1,855 | |
| 36 | 30 | Trevor Boys | 0 | #12 Oldsmobile | Gorman's Esso | 0 | 126 | Accident | $4,560 | |
| 37 | 36 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | 0 | #32 Chevy | Edwards Racing | 52 | 122 | Engine | $1,755 | |
| 38 | 13 | Greg Sacks | 0 | #50 Pontiac | Valvoline | 49 | 96 | Engine | $1,705 | |
| 39 | 10 | Harry Gant | 0 | #33 Chevy | Skoal Bandit | 46 | 85 | Clutch | $4,395 | |
| 40 | 6 | Alan Kulwicki | 0 | #7 Ford | Zerex | 43 | 77 | Engine | $4,500 |