Official NASCAR Race Results
Phil Parsons won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
05-01-1988 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 3 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 180 | 188 | 52 | Running | 86,850 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 175 | 188 | 13 | Running | 50,060 |
| 3 | 13 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 175 | 188 | 99 | Running | 37,560 |
| 4 | 19 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165 | 188 | 1 | Running | 28,425 |
| 5 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 160 | 188 | 11 | Running | 27,165 |
| 6 | 8 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 155 | 188 | 1 | Running | 17,775 |
| 7 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 146 | 188 | 0 | Running | 21,375 |
| 8 | 5 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | Citgo | 142 | 188 | 0 | Running | 18,000 |
| 9 | 16 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 138 | 188 | 0 | Running | 21,500 |
| 10 | 15 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 139 | 188 | 3 | Running | 19,300 |
| 11 | 28 | 1 | Dale Jarrett | Buick | Port-A-Lube | 130 | 188 | 0 | Running | 9,790 |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 127 | 188 | 0 | Running | 7,240 |
| 13 | 7 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller High Life | 124 | 188 | 0 | Running | 10,840 |
| 14 | 9 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 121 | 188 | 0 | Running | 13,440 |
| 15 | 18 | 83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 118 | 188 | 0 | Running | 6,640 |
| 16 | 10 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 115 | 187 | 0 | Running | 9,740 |
| 17 | 17 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Dingman Brothers Racing | 112 | 187 | 0 | Running | 5,120 |
| 18 | 37 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 109 | 186 | 0 | Running | 4,920 |
| 19 | 39 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 106 | 185 | 0 | Running | 13,320 |
| 20 | 32 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 103 | 185 | 0 | Running | 8,970 |
| 21 | 24 | 31 | Brad Teague | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 100 | 185 | 0 | Running | 4,260 |
| 22 | 26 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 97 | 185 | 0 | Running | 7,760 |
| 23 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 94 | 184 | 0 | Running | 7,320 |
| 24 | 27 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 91 | 184 | 0 | Running | 6,920 |
| 25 | 34 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | 88 | 183 | 0 | Running | 4,670 |
| 26 | 31 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator Filters | 85 | 183 | 0 | Running | 6,695 |
| 27 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | 82 | 183 | 0 | Running | 6,545 |
| 28 | 21 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 79 | 182 | 0 | Flagged | 4,145 |
| 29 | 14 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 76 | 177 | 0 | Engine | 6,345 |
| 30 | 33 | 67 | Rick Jeffrey | Chevrolet | Pannill Sweatshirts | 73 | 176 | 0 | Engine | 6,245 |
| 31 | 40 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Chevrolet | Helen Rae | 70 | 176 | 0 | Running | 3,450 |
| 32 | 41 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kroger | 67 | 169 | 0 | Overheating | 4,350 |
| 33 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | 64 | 148 | 0 | Crash | 6,050 |
| 34 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 66 | 132 | 4 | Engine | 18,475 |
| 35 | 20 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 58 | 122 | 0 | Oil leak | 3,975 |
| 36 | 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 55 | 100 | 0 | Transmission | 5,925 |
| 37 | 2 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 57 | 83 | 4 | Engine | 11,850 |
| 38 | 29 | 97 | Rodney Combs | Buick | GM Tech Team | 49 | 13 | 0 | Crash | 3,275 |
| 39 | 30 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Wayne Paging | 46 | 13 | 0 | Crash | 3,225 |
| 40 | 38 | 01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Gibbs-West Tractor | 43 | 13 | 0 | Crash | 3,200 |
| 41 | 35 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ford | Bob Beard | 40 | 13 | 0 | Crash | 3,200 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-01-1988
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 41
- Winner: Phil Parsons
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Oldsmobile
- Avg Speed: 156.547 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $545,910
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 29
- Lead Changes: 23
- Pole: 198.969 mph


