| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| TranSouth 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| March 29, 1987 | Race 5 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 122.54 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 seconds | Time of Race: 04:05:28 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 71 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 185/10 | 367 | Running | $52,985 |
| 2 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $31,485 |
| 3 | 24 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 170/5 | 367 | Running | $20,450 |
| 4 | 16 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 165/5 | 367 | Running | $17,105 |
| 5 | 1 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 160/5 | 367 | Running | $16,650 |
| 6 | 13 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 155/5 | 367 | Running | $10,065 |
| 7 | 12 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 146/0 | 366 | Running | $9,295 |
| 8 | 25 | #1 | Ron Bouchard | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 142/0 | 366 | Running | $4,810 |
| 9 | 15 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 138/0 | 366 | Running | $4,305 |
| 10 | 19 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 139/5 | 366 | Running | $5,180 |
| 11 | 7 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 130/0 | 364 | Running | $10,525 |
| 12 | 36 | #12 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Hamby Automotive | 127/0 | 363 | Running | $7,755 |
| 13 | 23 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 124/0 | 362 | Running | $6,815 |
| 14 | 34 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 121/0 | 361 | Running | $7,375 |
| 15 | 21 | #29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 118/0 | 354 | Running | $3,715 |
| 16 | 28 | #67 | Eddie Bierschwale | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 115/0 | 349 | Running | $5,800 |
| 17 | 35 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | National Motors | 112/0 | 348 | Running | $2,485 |
| 18 | 32 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Metro Mobile | 109/0 | 347 | Running | $5,420 |
| 19 | 30 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Domino's Pizza | 106/0 | 338 | Running | $5,040 |
| 20 | 6 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 103/0 | 322 | Overheating | $10,075 |
| 21 | 4 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 100/0 | 314 | Running | $11,275 |
| 22 | 18 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 97/0 | 312 | Running | $4,785 |
| 23 | 20 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 94/0 | 307 | Overheating | $8,900 |
| 24 | 33 | #64 | Connie Saylor | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91/0 | 291 | Running | $4,570 |
| 25 | 11 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 93/5 | 259 | Handling | $2,585 |
| 26 | 27 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Valvoline | 85/0 | 258 | Engine Failure | $1,680 |
| 27 | 5 | #28 | Davey Allison * | Ford | Havoline | 82/0 | 214 | Accident | $2,375 |
| 28 | 8 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 84/5 | 214 | Accident | $8,580 |
| 29 | 37 | #77 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Morris/Ragan Racing | 76/0 | 168 | Clutch | $1,535 |
| 30 | 10 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 78/5 | 144 | Accident | $9,885 |
| 31 | 9 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 70/0 | 144 | Accident | $1,445 |
| 32 | 14 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 67/0 | 143 | Accident | $10,200 |
| 33 | 17 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 69/5 | 131 | Steering | $4,100 |
| 34 | 22 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 61/0 | 118 | Head Gasket | $1,330 |
| 35 | 40 | #32 | Jonathan Edwards | Chevrolet | Share The Pride | 58/0 | 104 | Fuel Pump | $1,300 |
| 36 | 31 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Turtle Wax/Car & Driver | 55/0 | 85 | Engine Failure | $3,270 |
| 37 | 29 | #10 | Rodney Combs | Chevrolet | Digard | 52/0 | 38 | Ignition | $1,740 |
| 38 | 41 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Fleet Service | 49/0 | 14 | Ignition | $1,225 |
| 39 | 39 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plugs | 46/0 | 8 | Accident | $1,210 |
| 40 | 26 | #18 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 43/0 | 3 | Engine Failure | $1,180 |
| 41 | 38 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 40/0 | 1 | Engine Failure | $1,180 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||