1988 TranSouth 500

Race 5 of 29

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:49:07
Average speed of winner: 131.284 mph
Margin of victory: 18.8 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 42 laps
Lap leaders: Schrader 1-14, G. Bodine 15-33, D. Allison 34-66, D. Waltrip 67, Martin 68-81, G. Bodine 82-123, Baker 124, Martin 125-169, Speed 170-191, Elliott 192, Marlin 193, Baker 194-195, Speed 196-254, Wallace 255-256, Speed 257-305, Kulwicki 306, D. Allison 307-315, Marlin 316-319, Speed 320-367

Race notes: Only win for Lake Speed. Finale for Steve Moore. Dale Earnhardt took the points lead from Neil Bonnett.

Video links: Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		367	4	178	running	49435	185
2	3	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		367	1	1	running	30905	175
3	9	Davey Allison	28	Havoline Star	Ford	Ranier	Yates		367	2	42	running	26095	170
4	15	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		366	1	1	running	19260	165
5	16	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			366	2	5	running	14800	160
6	21	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		365	2	59	running	7025	155
7	4	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		365	2	61	running	10490	151
8	19	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		365	0	0	running	9135	142
9	18	Bobby Allison	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		365	0	0	running	11505	138
10	23	Buddy Baker	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			365	2	3	running	9630	139
11	2	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		363	0	0	running	14825	130
12	32	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Champion		362	0	0	running	3520	127
13	22	Ken Bouchard	10	Whitcomb Racing	Ford	Whitcomb			360	0	0	running	4640	124
14	25	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Wayne Paging	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			360	0	0	running	3160	121
15	6	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		353	0	0	running	11990	118
16	38	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			352	0	0	running	2795	115
17	29	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			351	0	0	running	6585	112
18	35	Jimmy Horton	80	S&H Racing	Ford	George Smith			344	0	0	running	3025	109
19	26	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		339	0	0	running	9465	106
20	20	Brad Teague	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			330	0	0	ignition	2905	103
21	27	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		324	0	0	running	6070	100
22	31	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Chevrolet	Ulrich			300	0	0	running	3785	97
23	11	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		276	0	0	running	9100	94
24	13	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		268	1	1	running	9015	96
25	5	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		265	1	2	engine	11585	93
26	34	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			263	0	0	engine	5180	85
27	7	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		230	0	0	distributor	2925	82
28	41	Buddy Arrington	67	Pannill Sweatshirts	Ford	Arrington			227	0	0	accident	4780	79
29	1	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde	162.657	225	1	14	running	10815	81
30	10	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		208	0	0	engine	4635	73
31	36	Greg Sacks	50	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			185	0	0	engine	1645	70
32	33	Rodney Combs	97	AC Spark Plugs	Buick	Winkle			135	0	0	engine	2455	0
33	37	Steve Moore	22	Banks Oil	Chevrolet	Hamby			118	0	0	engine	2315	64
34	28	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			108	0	0	engine	4230	61
35	39	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Pontiac	Means			103	0	0	engine	4175	58
36	40	Brad Noffsinger	98	Sunoco	Buick	Curb			64	0	0	engine	1470	0
37	24	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			45	0	0	engine	4090	52
38	12	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		45	0	0	engine	4050	49
39	14	Morgan Shepherd	47	Shepherd Racing	Buick	Shepherd			19	0	0	accident	1410	46
40	17	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		5	0	0	engine	8360	43
41	30	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		4	0	0	accident	3960	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	758	5	0	1	2	4
2	Neil Bonnett	738	5	0	2	3	3
3	Sterling Marlin	735	5	0	0	3	4
4	Rusty Wallace	686	5	0	0	1	3
5	Bobby Allison	685	5	0	1	1	2
6	Bill Elliott	680	5	1	0	1	2
7	Buddy Baker	676	5	0	0	0	3
8	Darrell Waltrip	657	5	0	0	2	2
9	Terry Labonte	637	5	0	0	2	3
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	628	5	0	0	0	2
11	Lake Speed	621	5	0	1	2	3
12	Ken Schrader	615	5	2	0	0	3
13	Davey Allison	602	5	0	0	2	3
14	Geoff Bodine	574	5	1	0	0	1
15	Ricky Rudd	558	5	0	0	1	1
16	Phil Parsons	555	5	0	0	1	2
17	Alan Kulwicki	548	5	0	0	2	2
18	Kyle Petty	527	5	0	0	1	1
19	Dale Jarrett	518	5	0	0	0	0
20	Michael Waltrip	518	5	0	0	0	0
21	Dave Marcis	484	5	0	0	0	0
22	Mark Martin	480	5	0	0	0	1
23	Brett Bodine	478	5	0	0	0	1
24	Ken Bouchard	475	4	0	0	0	1
25	Benny Parsons	445	5	0	0	0	0