1987- RACES & FINAL POINTS STANDINGS
| Race | Date | Track | Location | Winning Driver |
| 1 | 02/15 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Bill Elliott |
| 2 | 03/01 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 3 | 03/08 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Dale Earnhardt |
| 4 | 03/15 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Hampton, GA | Ricky Rudd |
| 5 | 03/29 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 6 | 04/05 | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | N. Wilkesboro, NC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 7 | 04/12 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Dale Earnhardt |
| 8 | 04/26 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Dale Earnhardt |
| 9 | 05/03 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Davey Allison |
| 10 | 05/24 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Kyle Petty |
| 11 | 05/31 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Davey Allison |
| 12 | 06/14 | Pocono Intl Racewayway | Long Pond, PA | Tim Richmond |
| 13 | 06/21 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Tim Richmond |
| 14 | 06/28 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Dale Earnhardt |
| 15 | 07/04 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Bobby Allison |
| 16 | 07/19 | Pocono Intl Race | Long Pond, PA | Dale Earnhardt |
| 17 | 07/26 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Bill Elliott |
| 18 | 08/10 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY | Rusty Wallace |
| 19 | 08/16 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Bill Elliott |
| 20 | 08/22 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Dale Earnhardt |
| 21 | 09/06 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Dale Earnhardt |
| 22 | 09/13 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Dale Earnhardt |
| 23 | 09/20 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Ricky Rudd |
| 24 | 09/27 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Darrell Waltrip |
| 25 | 10/04 | N. Wilkesboro, NC | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | Terry Labonte |
| 26 | 10/11 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Bill Elliott |
| 27 | 10/25 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Bill Elliott |
| 28 | 11/08 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Rusty Wallace |
| 29 | 11/22 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Atlanta, GA | Bill Elliott |
| Position | Driver | Starts | Wins | Points |
| 01 | Dale Earnhardt | 29 | 11 | 4,696 |
| 02 | Bill Elliott | 29 | 6 | 4,207 |
| 03 | Terry Labonte | 29 | 1 | 4,007 |
| 04 | Darrell Waltrip | 29 | 1 | 3,911 |
| 05 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 2 | 3,818 |
| 06 | Ricky Rudd | 29 | 2 | 3,742 |
| 07 | Kyle Petty | 29 | 1 | 3,737 |
| 08 | Richard Petty | 29 | 0 | 3,708 |
| 09 | Bobby Allison | 29 | 1 | 3,530 |
| 10 | Ken Schrader | 29 | 0 | 3,405 |
| 11 | Sterling Marlin | 29 | 0 | 3,381 |
| 12 | Neil Bonnett | 26 | 0 | 3,352 |
| 13 | Geoff Bodine | 29 | 0 | 3,328 |
| 14 | Phil Parsons | 29 | 0 | 3,327 |
| 15 | Alan Kulwicki | 29 | 0 | 3,238 |
| 16 | Benny Parsons | 29 | 0 | 3,215 |
| 17 | Morgan Shepherd | 29 | 0 | 3,099 |
| 18 | Dave Marcis | 29 | 0 | 3,080 |
| 19 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 29 | 0 | 3,027 |
| 20 | Michael Waltrip | 29 | 0 | 2,840 |
| 21 | Davey Allison | 22 | 2 | 2,824 |
| 22 | Harry Gant | 29 | 0 | 2,725 |
| 23 | Jimmy Means | 28 | 0 | 2,483 |
| 24 | Buddy Baker | 20 | 0 | 2,373 |
| 25 | Buddy Arrington | 20 | 0 | 1,855 |
| 26 | Dale Jarrett | 24 | 0 | 1,840 |
| 27 | Steve Christman | 20 | 0 | 1,727 |
| 28 | Rick Wilson | 19 | 0 | 1,723 |
| 29 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | 0 | 1,450 |
| 30 | J.D. McDuffie | 17 | 0 | 1,361 |
| 31 | Lake Speed | 13 | 0 | 1,345 |
| 32 | Brett Bodine | 14 | 0 | 1,271 |
| 33 | Greg Sacks | 16 | 0 | 1,200 |
| 34 | Eddie Bierschwale | 14 | 0 | 1,162 |
| 35 | Rodney Combs | 14 | 0 | 1,098 |
| 36 | Tim Richmond | 8 | 2 | 1,063 |
| 37 | Derrick Cope | 11 | 0 | 797 |
| 38 | Mark Stahill | 9 | 0 | 687 |
| 39 | Bobby Wawak | 8 | 0 | 638 |
| 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 7 | 0 | 625 |
| 41 | Ken Ragan | 6 | 0 | 549 |
| 42 | Connie Saylor | 10 | 0 | 486 |
| 43 | Jerry Crammer | 5 | 0 | 482 |
| 44 | Trevor Boys | 10 | 0 | 460 |
| 45 | Mike Potter | 6 | 0 | 456 |
| 46 | Slick Johnson | 8 | 0 | 444 |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | 5 | 0 | 440 |
| 48 | H.B. Bailey | 5 | 0 | 428 |
| 49 | A.J. Foyt | 6 | 0 | 409 |
| 50 | Larry Pearson | 4 | 0 | 401 |