| series | Champcar current |
| race | Indy 500 |
| year | 1987 |
| team | car | entry | driver | start | finish | chassis | engine | laps led | * | |
| Penske | 25 | Cummins Holset Turbo | Al Unser | | 20 | 1 | March 86C [22] | Cosworth DFX | 18 | |
| Vince Granatelli | 4 | True Value/STP | Roberto Guerrero | | 5 | 2 | March 87C [30] | Cosworth DFX | 8 | |
| Arciero | 12 | Arciero/Mola Development | Fabrizio Barbazza | | 17 | 3 | March 87C [29] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Shierson | 30 | Domino's Pizza | Al Unser Jr. | | 22 | 4 | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Gohr Racing | 56 | Cintas | Gary Bettenhausen | | 15 | 5 | March 86C [35] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Dick Simon | 22 | Soundesign | Dick Simon | | 6 | 6 | Lola T8700 [HU10] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| AJ Foyt | 41 | Kerker/Skoal | Stan Fox | | 26 | 7 | March 86C [08] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Galles | 11 | McHoward Leasing | Jeff MacPherson | | 12 | 8 | March 87C [17] | Judd Brabham-Honda | ||
| Newman-Haas | 5 | Hanna Auto Wash/Rain-X | Mario Andretti | | 1 | 9 | Lola T8700 [HU09] | Chevy V8/A | 170 | |
| Bettenhausen | 16 | Nationwise | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | | 27 | 10 | March 86C [33] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Morales | 21 | Vermont American | Johnny Rutherford | | 8 | 11 | March 87C [10] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Hemelgarn | 91 | Amway/Autostyle | Scott Brayton | | 13 | 12 | March 87C [33] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Penske | 3 | Miller American | Danny Sullivan | | 16 | 13 | March 86C [37] | Chevy V8/A | 4 | |
| Curb Motorsports | 33 | Skoal Bandit | Tom Sneva | | 21 | 14 | March 86C [02] | Buick 3300 V6 | ||
| Pace Racing | 77 | Scheid Tire Centers | Derek Daly | | 19 | 15 | March 87C [27] | Buick 3300 V6 | ||
| Patrick | 20 | Marlboro | Emerson Fittipaldi | | 33 | 16 | March 87C [19] | Chevy V8/A | ||
| Machinists Union | 55 | Bryant/Machinists/Schaefer | Josele Garza | | 25 | 17 | March 87C [05] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Hemelgarn | 71 | Provimi Veal | Arie Luyendyk | | 7 | 18 | March 87C [01] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| AJ Foyt | 14 | Copenhagen/Gilmore | AJ Foyt | | 4 | 19 | Lola T8700 [HU04] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Hemelgarn | 81 | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Rich Vogler | | 11 | 20 | March 87C [26] | Buick 3300 V6 | ||
| Curb Motorsports | 98 | Skoal | Ed Pimm | | 30 | 21 | March 86C [11] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Patrick | 2 | STP/American Racing Series | Gordon Johncock | | 18 | 22 | March 86C [18] | Buick 3300 V6 | ||
| Penske | 8 | Pennzoil | Rick Mears | | 3 | 23 | March 86C [41] | Chevy V8/A | ||
| Galles | 15 | Valvoline | Geoff Brabham | | 14 | 24 | March 87C [07] | Judd Brabham-Honda | ||
| Lydia Laughrey | 87 | United Oil | Steve Chassey | | 32 | 25 | March 87C [25] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Truesports | 1 | Budweiser | Bobby Rahal | | 2 | 26 | Lola T8700 [HU06] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Machinists Union | 29 | Hardee's | Pancho Carter | | 29 | 27 | March 87C [35] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| AJ Foyt | 44 | Skoal | Davy Jones | | 28 | 28 | March 86C [23] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Kraco | 18 | Kraco/STP | Michael Andretti | | 9 | 29 | March 87C [24] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Dick Simon | 23 | Mackenzie Financial | Ludwig Heimrath Jr. | | 10 | 30 | Lola T8700 [HU05] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| Patrick | 7 | Marlboro | Kevin Cogan | | 24 | 31 | March 87C [18] | Chevy V8/A | ||
| Leader Card | 24 | Toshiba/Oracle/Altos | Randy Lewis | | 23 | 32 | March 87C [31] | Cosworth DFX | ||
| AJ Foyt | 84 | Copenhagen/Calumet Farm | George Snider | | 31 | 33 | March 86C [34] | Chevy 209 V6 tc | ||
| AJ Foyt | 44 | Skoal | AJ Foyt | | DNS | March 86C [23] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| AJ Foyt | 44 | Skoal | George Snider | | DNS | March 86C [23] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Arciero | 12 | Arciero/Mola Development | Fabrizio Barbazza | | DNS | March 86C [14] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Arciero | 12 | Arciero/Mola Development | Jeff MacPherson | | DNS | March 86C [14] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Curb Motorsports | 33 | Skoal Bandit | Tom Sneva | | DNS | March 87C | Buick 3300 V6 | |||
| Curb Motorsports | 33 | Skoal Bandit | Tom Sneva | | DNS | March 87C [28] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Dayton-Walther | 76 | Dayton-Walther | Rocky Moran | | DNS | March 86C [09] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Dick Simon | 22 | Mackenzie Financial | Davy Jones | | DNS | Lola T8600 [HU08] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Dick Simon | 22 | Mackenzie Financial | Dominic Dobson | | DNS | Lola T8600 [HU08] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Dick Simon | 22 | Mackenzie Financial | Dick Simon | | DNS | Lola T8600 [HU08] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Dick Simon | 23 | Mackenzie Financial | Dick Simon | | DNS | Lola T8700 [HU05] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Dobson | 17 | Intersport | Dominic Dobson | | DNS | March 86C [25] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Dobson | 17 | Intersport | Phil Krueger | | DNS | March 86C [25] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Elmer Fields | 19 | Los Angeles Drywall | Dick Ferguson | | DNS | March 85C [34] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Gohr Racing | 56 | Gohr Racing | Gary Bettenhausen | | DNS | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Hemelgarn | 81 | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Rich Vogler | | DNS | March 86C | Buick 3300 V6 | |||
| Hemelgarn | 81 | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Johnny Parsons Jr | | DNS | March 86C | Buick 3300 V6 | |||
| Leader Card | 24 | Western Digital | Randy Lewis | | DNS | March 86C [36] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Leader Card | 42 | Western Digital | Randy Lewis | | DNS | March 86C [36] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Machinists Union | 29 | Hardee's | Pancho Carter | | DNS | March 87C [15] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Machinists Union | 59 | Machinists/Center Line | Sam Swindell | | DNS | March 86C [24] | Pontiac 350 V8 | |||
| Patrick | 2 | STP/American Racing Series | Jim Crawford | | DNS | March 86C [18] | Buick 3300 V6 | |||
| Patrick | 20 | Marlboro | Kevin Cogan | | DNS | March 87C [19] | Chevy V8/A | |||
| Patrick | 35 | Patrick Racing | | DNS | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | ||||
| Penske | 3 | Miller American | Danny Sullivan | | DNS | Penske PC-16/87 | Chevy V8/A | |||
| Penske | 8 | Pennzoil | Rick Mears | | DNS | Penske PC-15/86 | Chevy V8/A | |||
| Penske | 8 | Pennzoil | Rick Mears | | DNS | Penske PC-16/87 | Chevy V8/A | |||
| Penske | 8 | Pennzoil | Danny Sullivan | | DNS | Penske PC-15/86 | Chevy V8/A | |||
| Penske | 25 | Panavision | Danny Ongais | | DNS | Penske PC-16/87 | Chevy V8/A | |||
| Penske | 25 | Panavision | | DNS | Penske PC-15/86 | Chevy V8/A | ||||
| Raynor | 10 | Raynor Garage Door | Dennis Firestone | | DNS | Lola T8700 [HU03] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Raynor | 10 | Raynor Garage Door | Dennis Firestone | | DNS | Lola T8700 [HU11] | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Raynor | 10 | Raynor Garage Door | Phil Krueger | | DNS | Lola T8600 | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Sandy Racing | 97 | Pizza Hut | Rick Miaskiewicz | | DNS | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | |||
| Vince Granatelli | 4 | True Value/STP | Roberto Guerrero | | DNS | March 87C [02] | Cosworth DFX |
