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Dale Earnhardt, the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion.
Bill Elliott, finished second in the championship, 489 points back.
Terry Labonte finished third in the championship, 689 points back.

The 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 39th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 16th modern-era cup series.

Davey Allison, the 1987 NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The season began on February 8 and ended on November 22. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the championship for the third time.

The 1987 season was the first since 1959 without NASCAR legend David Pearson.

Team changes

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After three championships together in 1981, 1982, and 1985, Darrell Waltrip decided to move from the No. 11 Junior Johnson Chevrolet to the new No. 17 Chevrolet, a third full-time Hendrick Motorsports team.

A famous quote stemmed from this move, which crew chief Jeff Hammond describes in his book Real Men Work In the Pits went like this:

"I finally got me a thoroughbred." – Darrell Waltrip, referring to his new ride.

"I don't know about any thoroughbred. I do know we had a jackass around here who recently left." – Junior Johnson

The rest of "silly season" looked like this among full-time teams: Terry Labonte left the No. 44 Piedmont Oldsmobile owned by Billy Hagan to replace Waltrip in the No. 11. Johnson decided to disband the No. 12 Budweiser team and let go driver Neil Bonnett, who moved to the No. 75 Pontiac. Morgan Shepherd vacated the No. 75 in favor of the No. 26 Buick owned by Kenny Bernstein, driven by Joe Ruttman in 1986. Phil Parsons would replace older brother Benny in the No. 55 Oldsmobile owned by Leo and Richard Jackson. Lake Speed started out 1986 in the No. 75 RahMoc ride but was let go early in the season. Speed would form his own team for 1987 in the No. 83 Oldsmobile.

A few car number changes took place as well. Kyle Petty would continue to drive the Wood Brothers Ford, switching from No. 7 to No. 21. Alan Kulwicki took the No. 7 for his independent team. Cale Yarborough exited the No. 28 Ford team and drove his self-owned No. 29 Oldsmobile. Davey Allison would compete for Rookie Of The Year in the Harry Ranier No. 28 Ford.. Michael Waltrip would continue driving for Chuck Rider but switched from the No. 23 Chevrolet to the No. 30 Chevrolet.

Drivers remaining with the same teams from 1986 would be: No. 3 Dale Earnhardt (owner: Richard Childress), No. 4 Rick Wilson (Larry McClure) No. 5 Geoff Bodine (Rick Hendrick), No. 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. (Stavola Brothers), No. 9 Bill Elliott ( Harry Melling), No. 15 Ricky Rudd (Bud Moore), No. 18 Tommy Ellis (Eric Freelander), No. 22 Bobby Allison (Stavola Brothers), No. 27 Rusty Wallace (Raymond Beadle), No. 33 Harry Gant (Hal Needham), No. 43 Richard Petty ( Petty Enterprises), No. 52 Jimmy Means, No. 70 J. D. McDuffie (Tom Winkle), No. 71 Dave Marcis, No. 88 Buddy Baker (Baker/Danny Schiff), No. 90 Ken Schrader (Junie Donlavey) and the part-time/independent efforts of No. 14 A. J. Foyt, No. 67 Buddy Arrington, No. 77 Ken Ragan (Marvin Ragan), No. 81 Chet Fillip (Corey Fillip) and No. 89 Jim Sauter (Mueller Brothers).

Top drivers out of a ride included Benny Parsons and Joe Ruttman.

Those who officially threw their hat in the ring for NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 1987 would be: Davey Allison, Steve Christman (No. 62 AC Delco, Tom Winkle), Rodney Combs (No. 10 DiGard) and Derrike Cope (No. 19 Stoke Racing).

Ron Bouchard, Trevor Boys, Eddie Bierschwale and a host of others would battle for the remaining open spots.

Teams and drivers

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Complete schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew Chief
Buick King Racing 26 Morgan Shepherd Larry McReynolds
Stavola Brothers Racing 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Bobby Hudson
22 Bobby Allison Jimmy Fennig
Chevrolet Bahari Racing 30 Michael Waltrip Dick Bahre
Freedlander Motorsports 18 Tommy Ellis 5 Buddy Parrott 5
Bobby King 24
Dale Jarrett (R) 24
Hendrick Motorsports 5 Geoff Bodine Gary Nelson
17 Darrell Waltrip Waddell Wilson 12
Jeff Hammond 17
35 Benny Parsons Harry Hyde
Junior Johnson & Associates 11 Terry Labonte Jeff Hammond 12
Tim Brewer 17
Mach 1 Racing 33 Harry Gant Travis Carter
Marcis Auto Racing 71 Dave Marcis
Richard Childress Racing 3 Dale Earnhardt Kirk Shelmerdine
Ford AK Racing 7 Alan Kulwicki Cliff Champion 4
Bill Ingle 25
Arrington Racing 67 Eddie Bierschwale 9 Joey Arrington
Buddy Arrington 18
Chet Fillip 2
Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore
Donlavey Racing 90 Ken Schrader Bob Johnson
Melling Racing 9 Bill Elliott Ernie Elliott
Wood Brothers Racing 21 Kyle Petty Leonard Wood
Oldsmobile Hagan Racing 44 Sterling Marlin Steve Hmiel
Jackson Brothers Motorsports 55 Phil Parsons Andy Petree
Pontiac Blue Max Racing 27 Rusty Wallace Barry Dodson
Petty Enterprises 43 Richard Petty Dale Inman
RahMoc Enterprises 75 Neil Bonnett 26 Robin Pemberton
Joe Ruttman 3
Pontiac 23
Chevrolet 6 		Means Racing 28
Hendrick Motorsports 1 		52 Jimmy Means Keith Wilson 28
Dennis Conner 1

Limited schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Race Driver Crew Chief Round(s)
Buick Spears Motorsports 76 Roman Calczynski Leon Ruther 1
Tommy Kendall 1
St. James Racing 2 St. James Davis 2
Chevrolet Adams Racing 38 Ronnie Adams 1
Adcox Racing 24 Grant Adcox 1
AAG Racing 34 Jesse Samples Jr. Ken Allen 3
Ron Shephard 1
Eddie Bierschwale 1
Burke Racing 80 Ken Fedewa 1
Gray Racing 54 Donnie Allison 2
Kevin Evans 1
H. L. Waters Racing 49 Delma Cowart 1
Harry Goularte 14 Harry Goularte Mike Biechman 2
Hendrick Motorsports 25 Tim Richmond Dennis Conner 8
Rick Hendrick 1
51 Jim Fitzgerald 1
Holden Racing 68 Jerry Holden 3
Hylton Motorsports 48 Steve Moore 1
James Hylton 4
Tony Spanos 5
Jerry Holden 1
Edwards Racing 32 Jonathan Lee Edwards 3
Ellington Racing 1 Ron Bouchard Runt Pittman 5
Brett Bodine (R) 14
Elmer Simko 51 David Simko 5
Linro Motorsports 63 Jocko Maggiacomo 5
Midgley Racing 29 George Follmer 2
Pearson Racing 16 Larry Pearson Ricky Pearson 4
Paul Racing 69 Donny Paul 1
Reno Enterprises 56 Ernie Irvan Marc Reno 2
Ron Shephard Racing 31 Ron Shephard 3
Ronnie Thomas Racing 41 Ronnie Thomas 5
Schmitt Racing 73 Bill Schmitt 2
Steurer Racing 81 Glen Steurer Mike Steurer 1
Vincent Racing 41 Jack Sellers 2
Wawak Racing 74 Bobby Wawak 14
Ford Arrington Racing 61 Mike Potter 1
Beahr Racing 37 Curtis Markham 1
Branch-Ragan Racing 77 Ken Ragan 6
Eddie Bierschwale 3
Fillip Racing 81 Chet Fillip Corey Fillip 5
Buddy Arrington 2
Mike Potter 9
Eddie Bierschwale 1
Slick Johnson 1
Good Racing 76 Phil Good 2
Jerry Bowman Racing 58 Jerry Bowman 1
Langley Racing 64 Connie Saylor Elmo Langley 4
Jerry Cranmer (R) 5
Rodney Combs 10
Rick McCray 2
Trevor Boys 4
Curtis Markham 3
Stahl Racing 82 Mark Stahl Ron Gautsche 11
Ranier-Lundy Racing 28 Davey Allison (R) Joey Knuckles 22
Razore Racing 79 Roy Smith 2
Wangerin Racing 39 Blackie Wangerin 3
Oldsmobile A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 A. J. Foyt Dick Hutcherson 5
Baker-Schiff Racing 88 Buddy Baker Doug Richert 20
Irv Hoerr 1
Bob Clark Motorsports 31 Brad Teague 2
Cale Yarborough Motorsports 29 Cale Yarborough Jake Elder 4
Cliff Champion 12 		16
George Wiltshire 39 George Wiltshire 1
Hamby Racing 12 David Sosebee 3
Slick Johnson 7
Mark Martin 1
Larry Pollard 4
Jim Bown 2
Trevor Boys 7
Jeff Swindell 1
Brad Teague 1
Larry Caudill 1
Rodney Combs 1
Jackson Brothers Motorsports 66 Tom Sneva 1
Jaehne Motorsports 76 Hut Stricklin 3
KC Racing 66 John Krebs Fred Correa 2
Lois Williams Racing 78 Jim Robinson 2
Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Rick Wilson Tony Glover 19
14 A. J. Foyt Dick Hutcherson 1
Speed Racing 83 Lake Speed Darrell Bryant 14
Pontiac Bailey Racing 36 H. B. Bailey 7
Joe Dan Bailey 1
Bryant Racing 2 Kirk Bryant Darrell Bryant 2
Dingman Brothers Racing 50 Greg Sacks David Ifft 17
Henley Gray 1 Chuck Schroedel (R) 1
McDuffie Racing 70 J. D. McDuffie Jeff McDuffie 22
Ray Kelly Racing 77 Ray Kelly 1
Winkle Motorsports 62 Steve Christman (R) 25
70 J. D. McDuffie Jeff McDuffie 3
Chevrolet 26

Oldsmobile 1

U.S. Racing 6 Trevor Boys 1
D. K. Ulrich 7
Bobby Baker 1
Rick Knoop 3
Connie Saylor 9
Ron Esau 1
Troy Beebe 1
Ernie Irvan 3
Chevrolet 4

Ford 3

S & H Racing 80 Jimmy Horton 3
Eddie Bierschwale 4
Ford 7Chevrolet 5 Stoke Racing 19 Derrike Cope (R) 12
32 Ruben Garcia 2
Oldsmobile 1

Chevrolet 2

DiGard Motorsports 10 Rodney Combs (R) Roland Wlodyka 3
Oldsmobile 1

Chevrolet 3

Barkdoll Racing 73 Phil Barkdoll 4

Preseason

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  • January 8, 1987 – Tim Richmond announced that he would miss the first part of 1987 due to "double pneumonia." Benny Parsons was hired to replace Richmond in the Folgers Chevrolet for car owner Rick Hendrick. The car number was changed to 35, saving the 25 for Richmond's return. He returned for eight races mid-season, winning his first 2 races back at Pocono and Riverside. These eight races were the last races that Richmond would ever run in NASCAR.
  • February 4, 1987 – Bruce Jacobi died at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Jacobi was injured in the first Twin 125-mile qualifying race on February 17, 1983, and had been in a coma since then.

Schedule

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No. Race Title Track Date
Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 8
7-Eleven Twin 125's February 12
1 Daytona 500 February 15
2 Goodwrench 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham March 1
3 Miller High Life 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond March 8
4 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton March 15
5 TranSouth 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington March 29
6 First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro April 5
7 Valleydale Meats 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol April 12
8 Sovran Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 26
9 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega May 3
Winston Open Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 17
The Winston
10 Coca-Cola 600 May 24
11 Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover May 31
12 Miller High Life 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond June 14
13 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside June 21
14 Miller American 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 28
15 Pepsi Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 4
16 Summer 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond July 19
17 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega July 26
18 Budweiser at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 10
19 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 16
20 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol August 22
21 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 6
22 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond September 13
23 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover September 20
24 Goody's 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway September 27
25 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro October 4
26 Oakwood Homes 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 11
27 AC Delco 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham October 25
28 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside November 8
29 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton November 22

Season summary

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Busch Clash

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The Busch Clash, an annual invitational event for all Busch Pole winners the previous season, was held February 8 at Daytona International Speedway. Bill Elliott drew for the pole. Alan Kulwicki was the wild card.

Results

  1. # 9 – Bill Elliott
  2. #5 – Geoff Bodine
  3. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  4. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  5. #7 – Alan Kulwicki
  6. #29 – Cale Yarborough
  7. #35 – Benny Parsons
  8. #33 – Harry Gant
  9. #11 – Terry Labonte
  10. #15 – Ricky Rudd

7-Eleven Twin 125's

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The 7-Eleven Twin 125's, a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 12 at Daytona International Speedway. Bill Elliott and Davey Allison won the poles for both races, respectively, as a result of their speeds in qualifying on February 9.

Race One: Top Ten Results

  1. #90 – Ken Schrader
  2. #9 – Bill Elliott
  3. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  4. #88 – Buddy Baker
  5. #4 – Rick Wilson
  6. #43 – Richard Petty
  7. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  8. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  9. #1 – Ron Bouchard
  10. #55 – Phil Parsons

Notes:

Race Two: Top Ten Results

  1. #35-Benny Parsons
  2. #22-Bobby Allison
  3. #5-Geoff Bodine
  4. #44-Sterling Marlin
  5. #33-Harry Gant
  6. #28-Davey Allison
  7. #11-Terry Labonte
  8. #71-Dave Marcis
  9. #30-Michael Waltrip
  10. #21-Kyle Petty

Round 1: Daytona 500

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Top Ten Results

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  1. #9 – Bill Elliott
  2. #35 – Benny Parsons
  3. #43 – Richard Petty
  4. #88 – Buddy Baker
  5. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  6. #22 – Bobby Allison
  7. #90 – Ken Schrader
  8. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  9. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  10. #29 – Cale Yarborough

Failed to qualify: 18-Tommy Ellis, 24-Grant Adcox, 32-Jonathan Lee Edwards, 39-Blackie Wangerin, 41-Ronnie Thomas, 48-Steve Moore, 49-Delma Cowart, 51-David Simko, 54-Donnie Allison, 62-Steve Christman, 74-Bobby Wawak, 89-Jim Sauter, 93-Charlie Baker, 98-Ed Pimm, 00-Dick McCabe, 02-Joe Booher, 09-Jeff Swindell, 63-Jocko Maggiacomo (did not start qualifying race).

Round 2: Goodwrench 500

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The Goodwrench 500 was held March 1 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Davey Allison won his first career pole. Dale Earnhardt led 319 out of 492 laps en route to his first victory of the season.[1]

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  3. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  4. #9 – Bill Elliott
  5. #26 – Morgan Shepherd (-1)
  6. #27 – Rusty Wallace (-1)
  7. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-2)
  8. #11 – Terry Labonte (-2)
  9. #28 – Davey Allison (-2)
  10. #90 – Ken Schrader (-3)

Round 3: Miller High Life 400

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The Miller High Life 400 was held March 8 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Alan Kulwicki won his first career pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #5 – Geoff Bodine
  3. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  4. #9 – Bill Elliott
  5. #11 – Terry Labonte
  6. #7 – Alan Kulwicki
  7. #21 – Kyle Petty (-1)
  8. #71 – Dave Marcis (-1)
  9. #22 – Bobby Allison (-1)
  10. #35 – Benny Parsons (-2)

Failed to qualify: Ron Sheppard (#34), Tony Spanos (#48), Lake Speed (#83), Bob Hollar (#02)

Round 4: Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

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The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was held March 15 at Atlanta International Raceway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole and led 196 laps, but a mechanical problem would leave him out of contention. A restart with eight laps remaining left a four car battle for the victory. Ricky Rudd managed to pull away from Benny Parsons to take his first victory of the season, and seventh of his career.[2][3]

Top Ten Results

  1. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  2. #35 – Benny Parsons
  3. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  4. #11 – Terry Labonte
  5. #28 – Davey Allison (-1)
  6. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-1)
  7. #75 – Neil Bonnett (-1)
  8. #29 – Cale Yarborough (-1)
  9. #42 – Kyle Petty (-1)
  10. #26 – Morgan Shepherd (-2)

Failed to qualify: Jerry Holden (#68), Bobby Wawak (#74)

Round 5: TranSouth 500

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The TranSouth 500 was held March 29 at Darlington Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole. Bill Elliott was leading at the white flag but ran out of gas in Turn 3. This allowed Dale Earnhardt to overtake Elliott and cruise to victory. At one point in the race, Benny Parsons, having hit the wall early, attempted to make a pit stop only for crew chief Harry Hyde to tell him that the crew was in the middle of a break for ice cream, inspiring a scene in the film Days of Thunder, where fictional driver Cole Trickle, played by Tom Cruise, is denied a pit stop due to his team eating ice cream.[4]

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #9 – Bill Elliott
  3. #43 – Richard Petty
  4. #44 – Sterling Marlin
  5. #90 – Ken Schrader
  6. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  7. #33 – Harry Gant (-1)
  8. #1 – Ron Bouchard (-1)
  9. #55 – Phil Parsons (-1)
  10. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-1)

Failed to qualify: Mike Potter (#81), Mark Stahl (#82)

Round 6: First Union 400

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The First Union 400 was held April 5 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Dale Earnhardt won the race in dominating fashion, leading 319 out of 500 laps to claim his second straight victory and fourth of the season.[5] Terry Labonte was injured the previous week at Darlington, and was relieved by Brett Bodine at an early pit stop. This was the final race for DiGard Motorsports, as team's assets were sold to Whitcomb Racing before the 1988 season.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #21 – Kyle Petty
  3. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  4. #7 – Alan Kulwicki
  5. #15 – Ricky Rudd (-1)
  6. #43 – Richard Petty (-1)
  7. #55 – Phil Parsons (-1)
  8. #11 – Terry Labonte* (-2)
  9. #27 – Rusty Wallace (-2)
  10. #9 – Bill Elliott (-2)

Round 7: Valleydale Meats 500

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The Valleydale Meats 500 was held April 12 at Bristol International Raceway. Harry Gant won the pole. After leading the most laps, Bill Elliott was surpassed by Dale Earnhardt with 115 laps to go. Earnhardt would hold on for his fifth victory of the season.[6]

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #43 – Richard Petty
  3. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  4. #9 – Bill Elliott
  5. #7 – Alan Kulwicki
  6. #33 – Harry Gant
  7. #21 – Kyle Petty
  8. #26 – Morgan Shepherd (-1)
  9. #11 – Terry Labonte (-1)
  10. #18 – Dale Jarrett (-3)

Round 8: Sovran Bank 500

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The Sovran Bank 500 was held April 26 at Martinsville Speedway. Morgan Shepherd won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  3. #5 – Geoff Bodine
  4. #55 – Phil Parsons
  5. #11 – Terry Labonte (-2)
  6. #9 – Bill Elliott (-2)
  7. #90 – Ken Schrader (-2)
  8. #22 – Bobby Allison (-3)
  9. #75 – Neil Bonnett (-4)
  10. #30 – Michael Waltrip (-5)

Round 9: Winston 500

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The Winston 500 was held May 3 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole at a record speed of 212.809 mph (44.998 seconds), a record that still stands today and will likely never be broken. This race was remembered for a near-tragedy early when Bobby Allison flew into the fence and nearly landed in the front stretch grandstands. Though Allison was not injured, a female fan lost an eye as a result of being struck by debris. Eventually, this crash would lead to the introduction of restrictor plates in 1988, and the practice would continue until the 2019 Daytona 500. Allison's crash caused a 2½ hour red flag to repair the catch fence, and the race was shortened to 178 laps due to darkness. This was Davey Allison's first career Winston Cup victory, in only his 14th career start.

Top Ten Results

  1. #28 – Davey Allison
  2. #11 – Terry Labonte
  3. #21 – Kyle Petty
  4. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  5. #8 – Bobby Hillin Jr.
  6. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  7. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  8. #90 – Ken Schrader
  9. #83 – Lake Speed (-1)
  10. #26 – Morgan Shepherd (-1)

Exhibition: The Winston

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The Winston, an annual invitational race for previous winners in Winston Cup, was held May 17 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the race. At one point, Bill Elliott's car nicked the rear of Earnhardt's, sending the latter into the infield grass. But no sooner did Earnhardt drive through the grass than he drove onto the track once more. That incident came to be known as "The Pass in the Grass." With eight laps to go, contact with Earnhardt cut down Elliott's tire. An angry Elliott retaliated by bumping Earnhardt after the race was over. This race would be the breakthrough edition NASCAR envisioned, with the adoption of the non-winners "last chance" race and the 19 most recent NASCAR race winners in the feature of 75, 50, and 10 laps.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #11 – Terry Labonte
  3. #25 – Tim Richmond
  4. #5 – Geoff Bodine
  5. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  6. #21 – Kyle Petty
  7. #26 – Morgan Shepherd
  8. #22 – Bobby Allison
  9. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  10. #55 – Benny Parsons

Round 10: Coca-Cola 600

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The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 24 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 9 of Bill Elliott won the pole. This race was notable for the sheer amount of attrition. Out of the 42 cars that started the 600 mile event, only 17 of them finished the race. 21 years before Marcos Ambrose made his debut in the series, Allan Grice became the first Australian driver to qualify for a Winston Cup race. In his first ever run on an oval track, Grice qualified his Oldsmobile Delta 88 in 35th position. Kyle Petty won this race by over 1 lap over Morgan Shepherd. This would be Kyle Petty’s last win with the Wood Brothers. Petty left the team following a dismal 1988 season to drive for Felix Sabates.

Top Ten Results

  1. #21 – Kyle Petty
  2. #26 – Morgan Shepherd (-1)
  3. #83 – Lake Speed (-1)
  4. #43 – Richard Petty (-2)
  5. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-2)
  6. #11 – Terry Labonte (-2)
  7. #88 – Buddy Baker (-2)
  8. #55 – Phil Parsons (-2)
  9. #89 – Jim Sauter (-4)
  10. #27 – Rusty Wallace (-4)

Round 11: Budweiser 500

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The Budweiser 500 was held May 31 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Davey Allison's 2nd and last victory of his rookie season would make him the last rookie to win a Winston Cup race until Tony Stewart won 3 races in 1999.

Top Ten Results

  1. #28 – Davey Allison
  2. #9 – Bill Elliott
  3. #11 – Terry Labonte (-1)
  4. #3 – Dale Earnhardt (-2)
  5. #35 – Benny Parsons (-2)
  6. #90 – Ken Schrader (-2)
  7. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-4)
  8. #71 – Dave Marcis (-4)
  9. #75 – Neil Bonnett (-6)
  10. #44 – Sterling Marlin (-6)

Round 12: Miller High Life 500

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The Miller High Life 500 was held June 14 at Pocono International Raceway. The No. 11 of Terry Labonte won the pole. This was Tim Richmond's first start of 1987. Late in the 1986 season, Richmond came down with what was thought of as "double pneumonia." This caused him to miss most of the season.

Top Ten Results

  1. #25 – Tim Richmond
  2. #9 – Bill Elliott
  3. #21 – Kyle Petty
  4. #29 – Cale Yarborough
  5. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  6. #22 – Bobby Allison
  7. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  8. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  9. #5 – Geoff Bodine
  10. #88 – Buddy Baker

Round 13: Budweiser 400

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The Budweiser 400 was held June 21 at Riverside International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole. Richard Petty, not fully recovered from rib injuries sustained in a crash at the Miller High Life 500 at Pocono a week earlier, ran only the pace lap before giving way to Joe Ruttman while Petty moved to the ESPN broadcast booth. This was Tim Richmond's final career victory.

Top Ten Results

  1. #25 – Tim Richmond
  2. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  3. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  4. #11 – Terry Labonte
  5. #9 – Bill Elliott
  6. #43 – Richard Petty
  7. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  8. #22 – Bobby Allison
  9. #44 – Sterling Marlin
  10. #90 – Ken Schrader

Round 14: Miller American 400

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The Miller American 400 was held June 28 at Michigan International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won his 1st career pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #28 – Davey Allison
  3. #21 – Kyle Petty
  4. #25 – Tim Richmond
  5. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  6. #8 – Bobby Hillin Jr.
  7. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-1)
  8. #90 – Ken Schrader (-1)
  9. #35 – Benny Parsons (-1)
  10. #83 – Lake Speed (-1)

Round 15: Pepsi Firecracker 400

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The Pepsi Firecracker 400 was held July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 28 of Davey Allison won the pole. In this race, smaller carburetors (the size used in the Busch Series) were mandated by NASCAR at Daytona and Talladega in an attempt to slow the cars. The pole speed was just over 198 mph as compared to over 210 mph in February. NASCAR officials experienced scoring difficulties late in the race, and at one point, were scoring leader Bobby Allison as one lap down. Final results properly restored the missing lap to Allison's total, and he was credited with the victory. On the final lap, Ken Schrader got loose coming out of turn four, spun, and barrel-rolled in the tri-oval just shy of the start/finish line. He collected Harry Gant, slid across the finish line, and still finished in 7th place. Schrader's flip can be seen in the movie Days of Thunder.

Top Ten Results

  1. #22 – Bobby Allison
  2. #88 – Buddy Baker
  3. #71 – Dave Marcis
  4. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  5. #26 – Morgan Shepherd
  6. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  7. #90 – Ken Schrader
  8. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  9. #33 – Harry Gant
  10. #11 – Terry Labonte

Round 16: Summer 500

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The Summer 500 was held July 19 at Pocono International Raceway. Tim Richmond won the pole for the final time in his career.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #7 – Alan Kulwicki
  3. #88 – Buddy Baker
  4. #35 – Benny Parsons
  5. #28 – Davey Allison
  6. #11 – Terry Labonte
  7. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  8. #43 – Richard Petty (-1)
  9. #71 – Dave Marcis (-1)
  10. #90 – Ken Schrader (-1)

Round 17: Talladega 500

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The Talladega 500 was held July 26 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole at 203.827 mph (328.028 km/h) with the smaller Busch series carburetors.

Top Ten Results

  1. #9 – Bill Elliott
  2. #28 – Davey Allison
  3. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  4. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  5. #29 – Cale Yarborough
  6. #11 – Terry Labonte
  7. #83 – Lake Speed
  8. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  9. #21 – Kyle Petty
  10. #88 – Buddy Baker

Round 18: The Budweiser at The Glen

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The Budweiser at The Glen was held August 10 at Watkins Glen International. Terry Labonte won the pole. The race started a day late due to rain. Rusty Wallace had a commanding lead in the final laps of the race, but prior to the white flag, he started running out of fuel. Rusty made a quick pit stop for gas, but kept his lead and held on for the win.

Top Ten Results

  1. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  2. #11 – Terry Labonte
  3. #71 – Dave Marcis
  4. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  5. #35 – Benny Parsons
  6. #7 – Alan Kulwicki
  7. #55 – Phil Parsons
  8. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  9. #22 – Bobby Allison
  10. #25 – Tim Richmond

Round 19: Champion Spark Plug 400

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The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held August 16 at Michigan International Speedway. Davey Allison won the pole. This was Tim Richmond's final race; he was running 8th when his engine blew. (It's believed he purposely over-revved it to blow it up, because he was suffering from severe exhaustion caused by what turned out to be a then-unknown bout with the AIDS virus.) He would be credited with a 29th place finish. Members of the print media covering the race were witnesses to the Northwest Airlines Flight 255 plane crash later in the day. Tom Higgins of The Charlotte Observer was involved in coverage of the plane crash, as he had just checked into the nearby hotel awaiting a Monday morning flight to Charlotte following the race.

Top Ten Results

  1. #9 – Bill Elliott
  2. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  3. #26 – Morgan Shepherd
  4. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  5. #28 – Davey Allison
  6. #7 – Alan Kulwicki
  7. #22 – Bobby Allison
  8. #88 – Buddy Baker
  9. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  10. #5 – Geoff Bodine

Round 20: Busch 500

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The Busch 500 was held August 22 at Bristol International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  3. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  4. #11 – Terry Labonte
  5. #43 – Richard Petty
  6. #5 – Geoff Bodine (-3)
  7. #4 – Rick Wilson (-4)
  8. #33 – Harry Gant (-5)
  9. #9 – Bill Elliott (-6)
  10. #75 – Neil Bonnett (-6)

Failed to qualify: Tony Spanos (No. 48), Troy Beebe (No. 6), Mike Potter (No. 81), J. D. McDuffie (No. 70)

Round 21: Southern 500

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Main article: 1987 Southern 500

The Southern 500 was held September 6 at Darlington Raceway. Davey Allison won the pole. The race was shortened to 202 laps due to rain. Going into this race three drivers had a shot at a special $100,000 bonus from Winston if they won this race because they had won the 3 previous Winston Million races. Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500, Davey Allison won the Winston 500, and Kyle Petty won the Coca Cola 600. Davey crashed out of the race on lap 164 finishing 29th. Kyle finished 14th 2 laps down to the winner. Bill could only muster 8th so ultimately no one won the bonus for 1987.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  3. #43 – Richard Petty
  4. #44 – Sterling Marlin
  5. #11 – Terry Labonte
  6. #8 – Bobby Hillin Jr.
  7. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  8. #9 – Bill Elliott
  9. #26 – Morgan Shepherd
  10. #17 – Darrell Waltrip

Round 22: Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400

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The Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 was held September 13 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  2. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  3. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  4. #9 – Bill Elliott
  5. #43 – Richard Petty (-1)
  6. #5 – Geoff Bodine (-2)
  7. #71 – Dave Marcis (-2)
  8. #11 – Terry Labonte (-2)
  9. #52 – Jimmy Means (-3)
  10. #75 – Neil Bonnett (-3)

Round 23: Delaware 500

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The Delaware 500 was held September 20 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  2. #28 – Davey Allison
  3. #75 – Neil Bonnett
  4. #9 – Bill Elliott
  5. #44 – Sterling Marlin
  6. #5 – Geoff Bodine (-2)
  7. #22 – Bobby Allison (-2)
  8. #88 – Buddy Baker (-2)
  9. #43 – Richard Petty (-4)
  10. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-5)

Round 24: Goody's 500

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The Goody's 500 was held September 27 at Martinsville Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. A late race caution set up an intense 3-lap sprint among Dale Earnhardt, Terry Labonte and Darrell Waltrip. On the final lap, going into turn 3, Labonte hooked Earnhardt's left rear quarter-panel, sending Earnhardt sideways and Labonte spinning towards the outside wall in turn 4. The contact enabled Waltrip to sneak underneath and grab the win.

Top Ten Results

  1. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  2. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  3. #11 – Terry Labonte
  4. #75 – Neil Bonnett (-2)
  5. #26 – Morgan Shepherd (-3)
  6. #7 – Alan Kulwicki (-3)
  7. #44 – Sterling Marlin (-4)
  8. #22 – Bobby Allison (-5)
  9. #21 – Kyle Petty (-8)
  10. #18 – Dale Jarrett (-8)

Round 25: Holly Farms 400

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The Holly Farms 400 was held October 4 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #11 – Terry Labonte
  2. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  3. #9 – Bill Elliott (-1)
  4. #26 – Morgan Shepherd (-2)
  5. #5 – Geoff Bodine (-2)
  6. #21 – Kyle Petty (-2)
  7. #7 – Alan Kulwicki (-2)
  8. #8 – Bobby Hillin Jr. (-3)
  9. #43 – Richard Petty (-3)
  10. #27 – Rusty Wallace (-3)

Round 26: Oakwood Homes 500

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The Oakwood Homes 500 was held October 11 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bobby Allison won the pole for the final time in his career. A crash at lap 57 ended Neil Bonnett's season as the crash shattered his leg. A big chain reaction crash at lap 125 took out Geoff Bodine, Brett Bodine, Alan Kulwicki and Bobby Hillin Jr. among others.

Top Ten Results

  1. #9 – Bill Elliott
  2. #22 – Bobby Allison
  3. #44 – Sterling Marlin
  4. #11 – Terry Labonte (-1)
  5. #43 – Richard Petty (-1)
  6. #16 – Larry Pearson (-1)
  7. #83 – Lake Speed (-2)
  8. #56 – Ernie Irvan (-2)
  9. #17 – Darrell Waltrip (-3)
  10. #21 – Kyle Petty (-4)

Round 27: AC Delco 500

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The AC Delco 500 was held October 25 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Davey Allison won the pole. Dale Earnhardt clinched his 3rd NASCAR Winston Cup Championship with two races to go (he only needed a 19th place finish in this race to clinch the title). In the Bob Latford Winston Cup points system, a driver can clinch the championship with two races to go if he has a 370+ point lead over 2nd, and Earnhardt did just that by having a 515 point lead over Bill Elliott at the end of the race. Earnhardt would become the third driver in NASCAR history to clinch the Winston Cup Championship with two or more races to go, joining Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough, but as of 2018, Earnhardt is the only driver in NASCAR history to clinch the title twice with two races to go. He would accomplish it again in 1994 when he clinched his seventh and final championship with two races to go by 448 points over Rusty Wallace. In 1978, Yarborough clinched his third consecutive Winston Cup Championship with two races to go by 396 points over Bobby Allison, but in 1975, however, Petty clinched his sixth championship with four races to go because his point lead was 740+ over second. His margin was 827 points over James Hylton. Petty's championship win with four races to go is the earliest for a driver to clinch a championship in NASCAR history. Also as of 2018, this feat can never happen again due to several changes in the points system after 2003.

Top Ten Results

  1. #9 – Bill Elliott
  2. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  3. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  4. #11 – Terry Labonte
  5. #26 – Morgan Shepherd
  6. #21 – Kyle Petty
  7. #88 – Buddy Baker
  8. #5 – Geoff Bodine (-2)
  9. #55 – Phil Parsons (-2)
  10. #75 – Joe Ruttman (-2)

Round 28: Winston Western 500

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Main article: 1987 Winston Western 500

The Winston Western 500 was held November 8 at Riverside International Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. #27 – Rusty Wallace
  2. #35 – Benny Parsons
  3. #21 – Kyle Petty
  4. #43 – Richard Petty
  5. #22 – Bobby Allison
  6. #17 – Darrell Waltrip
  7. #75 – Joe Ruttman
  8. #11 – Terry Labonte
  9. #71 – Dave Marcis
  10. #5 – Geoff Bodine

Failed to qualify: Trevor Boys (No. 12), John Krebs (No. 66), Brad Noffsinger (No. 98), St. James Davis, Jack Sellers

Round 29: Atlanta Journal 500

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The Atlanta Journal 500 was held November 22 at Atlanta International Raceway. Bill Elliott won the pole. This was the 1st time that Atlanta was the season finale (it was the season finale from 1987 to 2000). Dale Earnhardt officially won his third Winston Cup Championship by 489 points over Bill Elliott, the second largest point margin in Bob Latford's Winston Cup points system history. As of 2022, Richard Petty holds the record for the largest point margin, dating back to 1975, when he won his sixth championship by 722 points over Dave Marcis.

Top Ten Results

  1. #9 – Bill Elliott
  2. #3 – Dale Earnhardt
  3. #15 – Ricky Rudd
  4. #22 – Bobby Allison
  5. #28 – Davey Allison (-1)
  6. #7 – Alan Kulwicki (-1)
  7. #35 – Benny Parsons (-1)
  8. #55 – Phil Parsons (-1)
  9. #44 – Sterling Marlin (-1)
  10. #88 – Buddy Baker (-1)

Results and standings

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Race results

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No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer Report
Busch Clash Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Ford Report
7-Eleven 125 #1 Bill Elliott Unknown Ken Schrader Ford Report
7-Eleven 125 #2 Davey Allison Benny Parsons Benny Parsons Chevrolet
1 Daytona 500 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Ford Report
2 Goodwrench 500 Davey Allison Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
3 Miller High Life 400 Alan Kulwicki Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
4 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ricky Rudd Ford Report
5 TranSouth 500 Ken Schrader Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
6 First Union 400 Bill Elliott Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
7 Valleydale Meats 500 Harry Gant Bill Elliott Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
8 Sovran Bank 500 Morgan Shepherd Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
9 Winston 500 Bill Elliott Davey Allison Davey Allison Ford Report
Winston Open Brett Bodine Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Report
The Winston Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet
10 Coca-Cola 600 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Kyle Petty Ford Report
11 Budweiser 500 Bill Elliott Davey Allison Davey Allison Ford Report
12 Miller High Life 500 Terry Labonte Tim Richmond Tim Richmond Chevrolet Report
13 Budweiser 400 Terry Labonte Tim Richmond Tim Richmond Chevrolet Report
14 Miller American 400 Rusty Wallace Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
15 Pepsi Firecracker 400 Davey Allison Davey Allison
Ken Schrader 		Bobby Allison Buick Report
16 Summer 500 Tim Richmond Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
17 Talladega 500 Bill Elliott Davey Allison Bill Elliott Ford Report
18 Budweiser at The Glen Terry Labonte Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Pontiac Report
19 Champion Spark Plug 400 Davey Allison Dale Earnhardt Bill Elliott Ford Report
20 Busch 500 Terry Labonte Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
21 Southern 500 Davey Allison Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
22 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 Alan Kulwicki Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Report
23 Delaware 500 Alan Kulwicki Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Ford Report
24 Goody's 500 Geoff Bodine Dale Earnhardt Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Report
25 Holly Farms 400 Bill Elliott Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Chevrolet Report
26 Oakwood Homes 500 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bill Elliott Ford Report
27 AC Delco 500 Davey Allison Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Ford Report
28 Winston Western 500 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Rusty Wallace Pontiac Report
29 Atlanta Journal 500 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Ford Report

Drivers' championship

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Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL Pts
1 Dale Earnhardt 5 1* 1* 16* 1* 1* 1 1* 4 20 4 5 7 1* 6 1* 3 8 2* 1* 1* 1 31 2* 2 12 2 30 2 4696
2 Bill Elliott 1* 4 4 28 2 10 4* 6 22 23* 2 2 5 34 12 32 1 28 1 9 8 4 4 11 3 1 1* 23 1* 4207
3 Terry Labonte 18 8 5 4 32 8 9 5 2 6 3 37 4 28 10 6 6 2 33 4 5 8 32 3 1* 4 4 8 28 4007
4 Darrell Waltrip 8 7 20 6 10 21 12 21 11 5 7 13 30 7 4 19 4 11 17 21 10 2 10 1 12 9 3 6 18 3911
5 Rusty Wallace 41 6 3 3 20 9 16 2 6 10 17 40 41 5 8 14 8 1* 4 2 2 17 12 28 10 22 12 1 12 3818
6 Ricky Rudd 9 2 28 1 30 5 3 16 30 25 12 7 2 14 14 26 15 4 25 3 7 3 1* 21 13 11 31 31 3 3742
7 Kyle Petty 35 16 7 9 13 2 7 12 3 1 24 3 24 3 17 20 9 12 27 28 14 18 23 9 6 10 6 3 13 3737
8 Richard Petty 3 15 23 14 3 6 2 22 16 4 36 29 6 12 26 8 37 14 11 5 3 5 9 13 9 5 17 4 30 3708
9 Bobby Allison 6 13 9 19 28 14 23 8 39 22 25 6 8 27 1 27 12 9 7 22 26 12 7 8 17 2* 38 5 4 3530
10 Ken Schrader 7 10 13 29 5 16 17 7 8 29 6 17 10 8 7 10 18 27 34 27 11 21 11 12 15 17 14 29 35 3405
11 Sterling Marlin 30 19 21 13 4 17 24 19 14 32 10 15 9 18 16 25 14 32 15 20 4 22 5 7 20 3 11 24 9 3381
12 Neil Bonnett 12 3 22 7 6 3 11 9 7 13 9 8 3 17 18 7 32 37 9 10 32 10 3 4 11 36 3352
13 Geoff Bodine 14 32 2 15 11 28 19 3 40 18 28 9 27 11 39 34 13 15 10 6 18 6 6 20 5 31 8 10* 31 3328
14 Phil Parsons 11 11 15 27 9 7 20 4 31 8 22 11 11 21 15 39 29 7 14 19 12 20 29 16 14 27 9 13 8 3327
15 Alan Kulwicki 15 25 6 33 14 4 5 28 34 27 15 30 28 31 32 2 23 6 6 11 40 23 14 6 7 29 18 11 6 3238
16 Benny Parsons 2 34 10 2 21 15 28 26 12 26 5 33 34 9 35 4 30 5 18 26 31 16 16 23 19 38 15 2 7 3215
17 Morgan Shepherd 16 5 31 10 22 27 8 17 10 2 32 31 35 25 5 36 39 22 3 24 9 30 40 5 4 20 5 25 39 3099
18 Dave Marcis 34 35 8 31 33 26 27 23 13 14 8 27 16 15 3 9 22 3 35 18 16 7 15 27 30 18 22 9 32 3080
19 Bobby Hillin Jr. 13 14 11 24 23 13 26 15 5 34 26 14 13 6 13 15 40 29 13 29 6 15 39 22 8 28 33 34 14 3027
20 Michael Waltrip 22 17 12 39 19 24 13 10 25 11 21 16 32 39 19 37 17 16 20 14 19 19 18 18 16 35 19 26 38 2840
21 Davey Allison (R) 27 9 26 5 27 1* 16 1* 12 2 20 5 2* 17 5 29 2 26 19 42 14 5 2824
22 Harry Gant 31 29 25 34 7 11 6 27 29 24 30 32 25 13 9 30 31 18 26 8 39 25 25 14 31 33 13 28 24 2725
23 Jimmy Means 24 22 14 32 36 30 29 14 33 15 13 19 23 DNQ 29 38 36 19 37 13 22 9 22 30 21 40 20 27 29 2483
24 Buddy Baker 4 31 38 25 32 7 11 10 16 2 3 10 13 8 17 8 31 41 7 10 2373
25 Buddy Arrington 17 11 12 18 25 37 28 17 20 23 17 24 14 19 29 27 14 24 21 22 1885
26 Dale Jarrett (R) 12 10 29 28 38 35 35 18 20 23 12 21 36 39 12 15 27 38 10 18 34 16 17 36 1840
27 Steve Christman (R) DNQ 29 22 39 31 25 19 41 37 26 DNQ DNQ DNQ 23 26 34 DNQ 15 21 11 17 19 29 15 32 DNQ 1727
28 Rick Wilson 37 11 34 20 30 29 14 30 30 40 16 21 12 7 28 27 30 18 27 1723
29 Cale Yarborough 10 28 8 15 37 42 4 33 24 5 40 13 36 24 37 40 1450
30 J. D. McDuffie 25 20 16 40 41 32 21 31 Wth DNQ 23 28 37 DNQ DNQ DNQ 25 24 22 DNQ DNQ 28 17 DNQ DNQ 40 DNQ 1361
31 Lake Speed 26 12 DNQ 35 31 9 3 10 40 7 16 30 7 41 1345
32 Brett Bodine RL 21 14 34 38 22 11 22 38 21 20 13 32 41 15 1271
33 Greg Sacks 20 30 37 26 26 36 36 29 25 35 Wth 19 38 24 42 27 26 1200
34 Eddie Bierschwale 36 18 18 42 16 18 25 24 18 28 19 33 DNQ 25 37 DNQ 23 1162
35 Rodney Combs (R) 19 37 20 20 20 23 31 16 19 23 31 23 27 DNQ 37 1098
36 Tim Richmond 1* 1* 4 22 29 11 10 29 Wth 1063
37 Derrike Cope (R) 33 36 13 37 38 41 31 31 38 16 39 20 797
38 Mark Stahl 38 33 30 DNQ 17 DNQ 37 33 23 28 21 687
39 Bobby Wawak DNQ 27 32 DNQ 29 Wth 19 24 DNQ DNQ 32 23 DNQ 36 638
40 D. K. Ulrich 26 30 23 18 15 34 DNQ 26 625
41 Ken Ragan 17 26 21 30 26 23 549
42 Connie Saylor 40 41 24 23 33 38 DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 34 16 25 DNQ 486
43 Jerry Cranmer (R) 23 24 22 22 20 482
44 Chet Fillip 39 24 41 DNQ 21 21 20 480
45 Trevor Boys 23 Wth 18 11 38 DNQ 36 24 33 24 25 21 DNQ DNQ 460
46 Mike Potter 25 DNQ 18 33 DNQ DNQ DNQ 30 DNQ 33 35 456
47 Slick Johnson 19 12 19 14 30 15 25 32 444
48 Ron Bouchard 32 36 12 8 38 440
49 H. B. Bailey 18 17 40 DNQ 35 DNQ 19 428
50 A. J. Foyt 42 20 38 35 21 37 409
51 Larry Pearson 25 31 6 25 401
52 Charlie Rudolph 19 22 DNQ 13 36 382
53 Ernie Irvan 29 15 22 8 19 324
54 Jim Sauter DNQ 9 24 24 DNQ 320
55 Brad Teague 40 41 25 13 17 319
56 Ronnie Thomas DNQ 30 30 25 26 319
57 David Simko DNQ 26 28 30 35 295
58 Tommy Ellis DNQ 38 27 17 40 286
59 Hut Stricklin 28 29 16 270
60 Chad Little 15 15 236
61 David Sosebee 28 39 21 225
62 Randy Baker 17 DNQ 20 215
63 Jocko Maggiacomo DNQ 24 35 DNQ 37 201
64 Ed Pimm DNQ 27 34 42 185
65 Jim Robinson 36 12 182
66 Harry Goularte 20 32 170
67 Charlie Baker DNQ 21 QL DNQ DNQ DNQ 33 164
68 Jimmy Horton Wth 21 33 QL DNQ 164
69 Hershel McGriff 12 42 164
70 George Follmer 40 16 163
71 Ruben Garcia 19 39 152
72 Ron Shephard DNQ 39 DNQ 21 146
73 Rick McCray 26 35 143
74 Dave Pletcher 36 27 DNQ 137
75 Bobby Gerhart 39 DNQ 28 DNQ DNQ DNQ 125
76 Bill Schmitt 33 36 119
77 Jerry Holden 42 DNQ DNQ DNQ 28 116
78 Jesse Samples Jr. 41 29 DNQ 116
79 Jim Fitzgerald 17 112
80 Jonathan Lee Edwards DNQ 35 37 DNQ 110
81 James Hylton 37 38 Wth DNQ 101
82 Bobby Baker 23 94
83 Rick Knoop 24 25 20 91
84 Rick Jeffrey DNQ DNQ 24 DNQ 91
85 Roy Smith 39 40 89
86 Tom Retsell 26 85
87 D. Wayne Strout DNQ 26 DNQ DNQ 85
88 Gary Fedewa 27 DNQ 82
89 Doug French 28 79
90 John Krebs 29 DNQ 76
91 Tom Sneva 29 76
92 Curtis Markham 38 26 30 34 73
93 Jim Bown 23 31 70
94 Jerry Bowman 31 70
95 Ken Bouchard 32 67
96 Patty Moise 33 64
97 Kirk Bryant DNQ 34 61
98 Mark Gibson 34 61
99 Jeff Swindell DNQ 34 61
100 Phil Barkdoll DNQ 35 DNQ DNQ 58
101 Donny Paul 35 58
102 Butch Miller 36 DNQ DNQ 46
103 Phil Good DNQ 39 DNQ 46
104 Mark Martin 39 46
105 Patrick Latimer 40 43
106 Chuck Schroedel 40 43
107 Joe Ruttman 36 QL QL 10 7 11
108 Larry Pollard 16 27 13 23
109 Tony Spanos DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
110 Larry Caudill 21
111 Ronnie Sanders 21 DNQ
112 Ron Esau 22
113 Irv Hoerr 22
114 Delma Cowart DNQ Wth DNQ 24 DNQ DNQ
115 Rick Hendrick 33
116 Allan Grice 35
117 Tommy Kendall 38
118 Glen Steurer 41
119 Dick McCabe DNQ
120 Joe Booher DNQ
121 Grant Adcox DNQ
122 Steve Moore DNQ
123 Ralph Jones DNQ
124 Blackie Wangerin DNQ DNQ DNQ
125 Donnie Allison DNQ DNQ
126 Eddie Drury DNQ DNQ DNQ Wth
127 Clark James DNQ DNQ
128 Bill Hollar DNQ DNQ
129 Joe Millikan DNQ
130 Graeme Crosby DNQ
131 Johnny Coy Jr. DNQ
132 Billy Fulcher DNQ
133 Tommie Crozier DNQ
134 Roman Calczynski DNQ
135 Ray Kelly DNQ
136 St. James Davis DNQ DNQ
137 Jack Sellers DNQ DNQ
138 Rick Hood DNQ DNQ
139 Ed Sutton DNQ
140 Jerry Ward DNQ
141 George Wiltshire DNQ
142 Lynn Gibson DNQ
143 Glenn Moffat DNQ
144 Graham Taylor DNQ
145 Joe Dan Bailey DNQ
146 Ronnie Adams DNQ
147 Kevin Evans DNQ
148 Brandon Baker DNQ
149 Philip Duffie DNQ DNQ
150 Reno Fontana DNQ
151 Bob Howard DNQ
152 Brad Noffsinger DNQ
153 Doug Wolfgang Wth
154 Robbie Faggart Wth
155 Bob Keselowski Wth
156 Paul Newman Wth
Pos Driver DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL Pts

Rookie of the Year

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Davey Allison won the Rookie of the Year award in 1987, winning two races for Harry Ranier after making an aborted attempt at the award the previous season. He was followed by Dale Jarrett, who had two top-ten finishes, and Steve Christman, who did not race in NASCAR again following the season. The other contenders were Rodney Combs, Derrike Cope, and Jerry Cranmer, all running incomplete schedules.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Earnhardt Takes 500 (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. 1987-03-02. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  2. ^ "Rudd Wins Atlanta 500 As Problems Slow Earnhardt (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. 1987-03-16. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ "Motorcraft win goes not to swiftest, but to Rudd (Part 1)". The Atlanta Constitution. 1987-03-16. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ^ "Harry Hyde Once Took an Ice Cream Break at Darlington". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Earnhardt Rolls To 4th Win In 6 Starts (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. 1987-04-06. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  6. ^ "Dale earns win in Valleydale 500 (Part 1)". Bristol Herald Courier. 1987-04-13. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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