| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Budweiser 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| May 31, 1987 | Race 11 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 112.958 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 7 seconds | Time of Race: 04:25:35 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 59 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #28 | Davey Allison * | Ford | Havoline | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $46,600 |
| 2 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $35,575 |
| 3 | 13 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $25,575 |
| 4 | 10 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 165/5 | 498 | Running | $20,775 |
| 5 | 9 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 155/0 | 498 | Running | $18,025 |
| 6 | 3 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 155/5 | 498 | Running | $12,880 |
| 7 | 8 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 146/0 | 496 | Running | $7,895 |
| 8 | 25 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 147/5 | 496 | Running | $11,575 |
| 9 | 12 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 138/0 | 494 | Running | $8,465 |
| 10 | 16 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 134/0 | 494 | Running | $9,280 |
| 11 | 22 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 130/0 | 492 | Running | $3,400 |
| 12 | 11 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 132/5 | 490 | Running | $11,300 |
| 13 | 37 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Means Racing | 124/0 | 487 | Running | $6,485 |
| 14 | 18 | #1 | Brett Bodine | Chevrolet | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 121/0 | 486 | Running | $2,400 |
| 15 | 17 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 118/0 | 485 | Accident | $7,275 |
| 16 | 31 | #12 | Larry Pollard | Chevrolet | Hamby Racing | PE | 483 | Running | $5,615 |
| 17 | 19 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 112/0 | 481 | Running | $10,150 |
| 18 | 28 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 109/0 | 479 | Running | $5,305 |
| 19 | 36 | #04 | Charlie Rudolph | Chevrolet | Rudolph Racing | 106/0 | 462 | Running | $2,050 |
| 20 | 29 | #64 | Rodney Combs | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 103/0 | 456 | Engine Failure | $5,595 |
| 21 | 21 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Bahre Racing | 100/0 | 415 | Engine Failure | $4,725 |
| 22 | 26 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 97/0 | 389 | Accident | $2,400 |
| 23 | 38 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 94/0 | 373 | Engine Failure | $1,850 |
| 24 | 14 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 91/0 | 370 | Running | $8,800 |
| 25 | 4 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 93/5 | 362 | Engine Failure | $10,600 |
| 26 | 20 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 85/0 | 359 | Engine Failure | $8,700 |
| 27 | 27 | #80 | Gary Fedewa | Chevrolet | Refrigerator Sales | 82/0 | 355 | Engine Failure | $1,650 |
| 28 | 7 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 79/0 | 316 | Engine Failure | $8,600 |
| 29 | 6 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 76/0 | 289 | Engine Failure | $1,540 |
| 30 | 5 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 73/0 | 196 | Engine Failure | $4,275 |
| 31 | 30 | #58 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | J.B. Racing | 70/0 | 161 | Electrical | $1,450 |
| 32 | 15 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 67/0 | 135 | Accident | $4,155 |
| 33 | 35 | #81 | Mike Potter | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 64/0 | 132 | Accident | $1,350 |
| 34 | 33 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Us Racing | 61/0 | 91 | Accident | $4,035 |
| 35 | 23 | #18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | Freedlander Financial | 58/0 | 84 | Transmission | $3,200 |
| 36 | 24 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 55/0 | 69 | Accident | $3,175 |
| 37 | 34 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plugs | 52/0 | 59 | Engine Failure | $1,175 |
| 38 | 32 | #37 | Curtis Markham | Ford | Hanover Printing | PE | 29 | Accident | $1,175 |
| 39 | 39 | #31 | Ron Shephard | Chevrolet | National Parts Peddler | 46/0 | 22 | Engine Failure | $1,150 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||