Results

The 1988 TranSouth 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

TranSouth 500

Sunday, March 27th, 1988

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 11 Ford
  • 8 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 6 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 131.284
  • Cautions: 8 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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TranSouth 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 15 9 Bill Elliott Ford 165 160 366 1 0 running
12 32 29 Dale Jarrett Oldsmobile 127 127 362 0 0 running
26 34 68 Derrike Cope Ford 85 85 263 0 0 engine
31 36 50 Greg Sacks Pontiac 70 70 185 0 0 engine
29 1 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 81 76 225 14 0 running
40 17 21 Kyle Petty Ford 43 43 5 0 0 engine
6 21 6 Mark Martin Ford 155 150 365 59 0 running
21 27 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 100 100 324 0 0 running
39 14 47 Morgan Shepherd Buick 46 46 19 0 0 crash
30 10 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 73 73 208 0 0 engine
25 5 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 93 88 265 2 0 engine
5 16 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 160 155 366 5 0 running
23 11 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 94 94 276 0 0 running
2 3 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 175 170 367 1 0 running
34 28 90 Benny Parsons Ford 61 61 108 0 0 engine
9 18 12 Bobby Allison Buick 138 138 365 0 0 running
17 29 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 112 112 351 0 0 running
36 40 98 Brad Noffsinger Buick 55 55 64 0 0 engine
20 20 31 Brad Teague Oldsmobile 103 103 330 0 0 ignition
15 6 15 Brett Bodine Ford 118 118 353 0 0 running
28 41 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 79 79 227 0 0 crash
10 23 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 139 134 365 3 0 running
11 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 130 130 363 0 0 running
24 13 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 96 91 268 1 0 running
37 24 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 52 52 45 0 0 engine
3 9 28 Davey Allison Ford 170 165 367 42 0 running
14 25 23 Eddie Bierschwale Oldsmobile 121 121 360 0 0 running
22 31 2 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 97 97 300 0 0 running
7 4 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 151 146 365 61 0 running
16 38 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 115 115 352 0 0 running
38 12 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 49 49 45 0 0 engine
18 35 80 Jimmy Horton Ford 109 109 344 0 0 running
35 39 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 58 58 103 0 0 engine
13 22 10 Ken Bouchard Ford 124 124 360 0 0 running
1 8 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 185 175 367 178 0 running
19 26 75 Neil Bonnett Pontiac 106 106 339 0 0 running
8 19 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 142 142 365 0 0 running
41 30 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 40 40 4 0 0 crash
27 7 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 82 82 230 0 0 distributor
32 33 97 Rodney Combs Buick 67 67 135 0 0 engine
33 37 22 Steve Moore Chevrolet 64 64 118 0 0 engine

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