| 1988 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $431,345 | Race Date: | Sep 4, 1988 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .240 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 54m 27s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 | Average Speed: | 128.297 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 39 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 154 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 160.827 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 154 |
| 2 | 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 50 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 85 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 165 | 367 | 5 |
| 5 | 12 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 160 | 367 | 21 |
| 6 | 21 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 150 | 366 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 151 | 366 | 7 |
| 8 | 23 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 412 | 366 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 143 | 366 | 9 |
| 10 | 29 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 139 | 366 | 6 |
| 11 | 25 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 130 | 366 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 127 | 366 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 129 | 365 | 25 |
| 14 | 30 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 126 | 365 | 2 |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 118 | 365 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 115 | 364 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Running | | 117 | 363 | 2 |
| 18 | 36 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 109 | 360 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 106 | 358 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 103 | 358 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 97 | Rodney Combs | GM Tech Team | Running | | 100 | 357 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 97 | 355 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons | Running | | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 91 | 350 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 88 | 343 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Running | | 85 | 340 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Running | | 82 | 340 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 84 | 337 | 1 |
| 29 | 39 | 32 | Philip Duffie | Bob Beard | Running | | 76 | 332 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Oil Pump | | 73 | 317 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Accident | | 70 | 308 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 88 | Rick Mast | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 64 | 266 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Engine | | 61 | 239 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Accident | | 58 | 203 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 87 | Randy Baker | Sony Magnetic Products | Engine | | 55 | 135 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 80 | Jimmy Horton (R) | S&H Racing | Engine | | 52 | 114 | 0 |
| 38 | 19 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Engine | | 49 | 82 | 0 |
| 39 | 10 | 57 | Morgan Shepherd | Heinz Ketchup | Engine | | 46 | 53 | 0 |
| 40 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 43 | 50 | 0 |
