Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 6th, 1987
Race #21 of the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (14)
- Ford (9)
- Oldsmobile (8)
- Pontiac (6)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (TranSouth 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Hoss Ellington | |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Oldsmobile | Gorman's Esso | Roger Hamby | |
| 15 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Tide | Rick Hendrick | |
| 18 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Chevrolet | Eric Freedlander | Eric Freedlander | |
| 21 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Ford | Citgo | Wood Brothers | |
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 26 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | |
| 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Pontiac | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle | |
| 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | Harry Ranier | ||
| 29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | Cale Yarborough | ||
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | Richard Childress | |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Chevrolet | All Pro Auto Parts | Chuck Rider | |
| 32 | Jonathan Lee Edwards | Chevrolet | Edwards Racing | Jonathan Lee Edwards | ||
| 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 34 | Eddie Bierschwale | Chevrolet | Allen's Glass | Ken Allen | ||
| 35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | Rick Hendrick | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan | |
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | |
| 50 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Pontiac | Valvoline | Dingman Brothers | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | |
| 6 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Delco | Tom Winkle | ||
| 64 | Rodney Combs | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knits | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis | |
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Buick | Miller American | Stavola Brothers | ||
| 81 | Mike Potter | Ford | Fillip Racing | Corey Fillip | ||
| 83 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | Lake Speed | |
| 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Junie Donlavey |