The 1987 Sovran Bank 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Martinsville Speedway on April 26, 1987. Dale Earnhardt led 156 of the 500 laps in route to his second straight race, holding off Rusty Wallace by 2.73 seconds. Earnhardt expanded his points lead on Bill Elliott (6th) as well, now 157 points. Stats