Official NASCAR Race Results
Lake Speed won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series TranSouth 500 at Darlington Raceway.
03-27-1988 | TranSouth 500 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 185 | 367 | 178 | Running | 49,435 |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 175 | 367 | 1 | Running | 30,905 |
| 3 | 9 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline Star | 170 | 367 | 42 | Running | 26,095 |
| 4 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 165 | 366 | 1 | Running | 19,260 |
| 5 | 16 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 160 | 366 | 5 | Running | 14,800 |
| 6 | 21 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 155 | 365 | 59 | Running | 7,025 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 151 | 365 | 61 | Running | 10,490 |
| 8 | 19 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 142 | 365 | 0 | Running | 9,135 |
| 9 | 18 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 138 | 365 | 0 | Running | 11,505 |
| 10 | 23 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 139 | 365 | 3 | Running | 9,630 |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 130 | 363 | 0 | Running | 14,825 |
| 12 | 32 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 127 | 362 | 0 | Running | 3,520 |
| 13 | 22 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Ford | Whitcomb Racing | 124 | 360 | 0 | Running | 4,640 |
| 14 | 25 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Wayne Paging | 121 | 360 | 0 | Running | 3,160 |
| 15 | 6 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 118 | 353 | 0 | Running | 11,990 |
| 16 | 38 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 115 | 352 | 0 | Running | 2,795 |
| 17 | 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller High Life | 112 | 351 | 0 | Running | 6,585 |
| 18 | 35 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | Ford | S & H Racing | 109 | 344 | 0 | Running | 3,025 |
| 19 | 26 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 106 | 339 | 0 | Running | 9,465 |
| 20 | 20 | 31 | Brad Teague | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 103 | 330 | 0 | Ignition | 2,905 |
| 21 | 27 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | 100 | 324 | 0 | Running | 6,070 |
| 22 | 31 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kroger | 97 | 300 | 0 | Running | 3,785 |
| 23 | 11 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94 | 276 | 0 | Running | 9,100 |
| 24 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 96 | 268 | 1 | Running | 9,015 |
| 25 | 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 93 | 265 | 2 | Engine | 11,585 |
| 26 | 34 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator Filters | 85 | 263 | 0 | Engine | 5,180 |
| 27 | 7 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 82 | 230 | 0 | Distributor | 2,925 |
| 28 | 41 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Sweatshirts | 79 | 227 | 0 | Crash | 4,780 |
| 29 | 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 81 | 225 | 14 | Running | 10,815 |
| 30 | 10 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 73 | 208 | 0 | Engine | 4,635 |
| 31 | 36 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Dingman Brothers Racing | 70 | 185 | 0 | Engine | 1,645 |
| 32 | 33 | 97 | Rodney Combs | Buick | AC Spark Plug | 0 | 135 | 0 | Engine | 2,455 |
| 33 | 37 | 22 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Banks Oil | 64 | 118 | 0 | Engine | 2,315 |
| 34 | 28 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 61 | 108 | 0 | Engine | 4,230 |
| 35 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 58 | 103 | 0 | Engine | 4,175 |
| 36 | 40 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | 0 | 64 | 0 | Engine | 1,470 |
| 37 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | 52 | 45 | 0 | Engine | 4,090 |
| 38 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 49 | 45 | 0 | Engine | 4,050 |
| 39 | 14 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Shepherd Racing | 46 | 19 | 0 | Crash | 1,410 |
| 40 | 17 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | Citgo | 43 | 5 | 0 | Engine | 8,360 |
| 41 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 40 | 4 | 0 | Crash | 3,960 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-27-1988
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: TranSouth 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 41
- Winner: Lake Speed
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Oldsmobile
- Avg Speed: 131.284 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $357,240
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 42
- Lead Changes: 18
- Pole: 162.657 mph


