Season
Standings After Race #1 at Daytona International Speedway - Sunday, February 15th, 1987
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 185 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 1 | Benny Parsons | 35 | Chevrolet | 175 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 170 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 1 | Buddy Baker | 88 | Oldsmobile | 165 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 160 | -25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 1 | Ken Schrader | 90 | Ford | 151 | -34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 1 | Bobby Allison | 22 | Buick | 150 | -35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 147 | -38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 1 | Ricky Rudd | 15 | Ford | 138 | -47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 29 | Oldsmobile | 134 | -51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 1 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | Pontiac | 132 | -53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 55 | Oldsmobile | 130 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 1 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 126 | -59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 1 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 124 | -61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 1 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | Ford | 118 | -67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | 26 | Buick | 115 | -70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 1 | Ken Ragan | 77 | Ford | 112 | -73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 1 | Terry Labonte | 11 | Chevrolet | 109 | -76 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 1 | Rodney Combs | 64 | Ford | 106 | -79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 1 | Greg Sacks | 50 | Pontiac | 103 | -82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 1 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | Chevrolet | 97 | -88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 1 | Trevor Boys | 64 | Ford | 94 | -91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 1 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 91 | -94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 1 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 88 | -97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 1 | Lake Speed | 83 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 1 | Davey Allison | 28 | Ford | 82 | -103 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 1 | David Sosebee | 12 | Chevrolet | 79 | -106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 1 | Tom Sneva | 66 | Oldsmobile | 76 | -109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | Oldsmobile | 73 | -112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 1 | Harry Gant | 33 | Chevrolet | 70 | -115 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 1 | Ron Bouchard | 1 | Chevrolet | 67 | -118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 1 | Derrike Cope | 19 | Ford | 64 | -121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 1 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 61 | -124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 1 | Kyle Petty | 21 | Ford | 58 | -127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 1 | Eddie Bierschwale | 67 | Ford | 55 | -130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Oldsmobile | 52 | -133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 1 | Mark Stahl | 82 | Ford | 49 | -136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 1 | Chet Fillip | 81 | Ford | 46 | -139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 1 | Connie Saylor | 6 | Chevrolet | 43 | -142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Pontiac | 40 | -145 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 1 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Oldsmobile | 37 | -148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 86 | Ford | 0 | -185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |