1987 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1987 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 29 races across 15 tracks, with 10 different drivers reaching victory lane. Dale Earnhardt captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Dale Earnhardt

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 15, Ford: 11, Pontiac: 2, Buick: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	42
2	Goodwrench 500	Rockingham Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	42
3	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	32
4	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	41
5	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	41
6	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	32
7	Valleydale 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	30
8	Sovran Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	31
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Davey Allison	Ford	41
10	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Kyle Petty	Ford	42
11	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Davey Allison	Ford	39
12	Miller High Life 500	Pocono Raceway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	40
13	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	41
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
15	Pepsi FireCracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	41
16	Summer 500	Pocono Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
17	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
18	Bud at Glen	Watkins Glen International	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	40
19	Champion 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
20	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	30
21	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
22	Wrangler Indigo 400	Richmond Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	30
23	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	40
24	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	31
25	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	32
26	Oakwood 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	42
27	AC Delco 500	Rockingham Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	42
28	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	42
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Dale Earnhardt ★	11	21	24	29	5.9
2	Bill Elliott	6	16	20	29	9.9
3	Ricky Rudd	2	10	13	29	13.5
4	Rusty Wallace	2	9	16	29	12.8
5	Davey Allison	2	9	10	22	14.2
6	Tim Richmond	2	3	4	8	13.4
7	Terry Labonte	1	13	22	29	11.1
8	Darrell Waltrip	1	6	16	29	11.2
9	Kyle Petty	1	6	14	29	12.9
10	Bobby Allison	1	4	13	29	15.3
11	Richard Petty	0	9	14	29	13.3
12	Morgan Shepherd	0	7	11	29	19.9
13	Benny Parsons	0	6	9	29	18.7
14	Neil Bonnett	0	5	15	26	13.0
15	Sterling Marlin	0	4	8	29	16.3
16	Buddy Baker	0	3	10	20	16.2
17	Geoffrey Bodine	0	3	10	29	17.6
18	Alan Kulwicki	0	3	9	29	18.2
19	Dave Marcis	0	2	7	29	19.9
20	Cale Yarborough	0	2	4	16	24.8
21	Ken Schrader	0	1	10	29	16.2
22	Phil Parsons	0	1	7	29	16.5
23	Bobby Hillin Jr.	0	1	4	29	19.8
24	Lake Speed	0	1	5	13	20.5
25	Chad Little	0	0	0	2	15.0
26	Joe Ruttman	0	0	2	4	16.0
27	Jim Fitzgerald	0	0	0	1	17.0
28	Tony Spanos	0	0	0	1	18.0
29	Randy Baker	0	0	0	2	18.5
30	Ernie Irvan	0	0	1	5	18.6