| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Goody's 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 27, 1987 | Race 24 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.41 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 03:26:31 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 35 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 14 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $43,830 |
| 2 | 8 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Wrangler Jeans | 180/10 | 500 | Running | $29,875 |
| 3 | 3 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $23,950 |
| 4 | 4 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 160/0 | 498 | Running | $13,005 |
| 5 | 2 | #26 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Quaker State | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $12,335 |
| 6 | 22 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 150/0 | 497 | Running | $10,500 |
| 7 | 23 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 146/0 | 496 | Running | $7,280 |
| 8 | 17 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller American | 147/5 | 495 | Running | $8,550 |
| 9 | 6 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 138/0 | 492 | Running | $9,000 |
| 10 | 10 | #18 | Dale Jarrett | Chevrolet | Coats & Clark | 134/0 | 492 | Running | $8,345 |
| 11 | 13 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 130/0 | 491 | Running | $9,770 |
| 12 | 11 | #90 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 127/0 | 491 | Running | $5,230 |
| 13 | 16 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 124/0 | 484 | Running | $4,720 |
| 14 | 7 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 121/0 | 478 | Oil Pressure | $5,210 |
| 15 | 24 | #6 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Us Racing | PE | 471 | Running | $4,600 |
| 16 | 21 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | 115/0 | 469 | Running | $1,650 |
| 17 | 27 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 112/0 | 458 | Running | $1,580 |
| 18 | 20 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | All Pro Auto Parts | 109/0 | 443 | Running | $3,745 |
| 19 | 28 | #62 | Steve Christman | Pontiac | AC Spark Plugs | 106/0 | 426 | Running | $1,525 |
| 20 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 108/5 | 392 | Running | $13,500 |
| 21 | 15 | #15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 105/5 | 387 | Overheating | $8,800 |
| 22 | 5 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller American | 97/0 | 368 | Accident | $8,055 |
| 23 | 18 | #35 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Folgers | 94/0 | 242 | Differential | $9,220 |
| 24 | 19 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Valvoline | 91/0 | 238 | Differential | $1,295 |
| 25 | 29 | #12 | Slick Johnson | Oldsmobile | Autoec | PE | 219 | Engine Failure | $3,555 |
| 26 | 26 | #64 | Curtis Markham | Ford | Sunny King Ford | PE | 203 | Overheating | $3,420 |
| 27 | 9 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 82/0 | 187 | Engine Failure | $3,885 |
| 28 | 12 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 79/0 | 162 | Engine Failure | $8,200 |
| 29 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 76/0 | 87 | Overheating | $2,675 |
| 30 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 73/0 | 70 | Accident | $2,660 |
| 31 | 31 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Crisco | 70/0 | 39 | Brakes | $1,160 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||