| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| TranSouth 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| March 27, 1988 | Race 5 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.028 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 18.80 seconds | Time of Race: 03:49:34 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 42 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's Oil | 185/10 | 367 | Running | $49,435 |
| 2 | 3 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $30,905 |
| 3 | 9 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline Star | 170/5 | 367 | Running | $26,095 |
| 4 | 15 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 165/5 | 366 | Running | $19,260 |
| 5 | 16 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 160/5 | 366 | Running | $14,800 |
| 6 | 21 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 155/5 | 365 | Running | $7,025 |
| 7 | 4 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 151/5 | 365 | Running | $10,490 |
| 8 | 19 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 142/0 | 365 | Running | $9,135 |
| 9 | 18 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 138/0 | 365 | Running | $11,505 |
| 10 | 23 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 139/5 | 365 | Running | $9,630 |
| 11 | 2 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 130/0 | 363 | Running | $14,825 |
| 12 | 32 | #29 | Dale Jarrett | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 127/0 | 362 | Running | $3,520 |
| 13 | 22 | #10 | Ken Bouchard * | Ford | Whitcomb Racing | 124/0 | 360 | Running | $4,640 |
| 14 | 25 | #23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Waynepaging | 121/0 | 360 | Running | $3,160 |
| 15 | 6 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 118/0 | 353 | Running | $11,990 |
| 16 | 38 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 115/0 | 352 | Running | $2,795 |
| 17 | 29 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 112/0 | 351 | Running | $6,585 |
| 18 | 35 | #80 | Jimmy Horton | Ford | S&H Racing | 109/0 | 344 | Running | $3,025 |
| 19 | 26 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 106/0 | 339 | Running | $9,465 |
| 20 | 20 | #31 | Brad Teague | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 103/0 | 330 | Ignition | $2,905 |
| 21 | 27 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 100/0 | 324 | Running | $6,070 |
| 22 | 31 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kroger | 97/0 | 300 | Running | $3,785 |
| 23 | 11 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94/0 | 276 | Running | $9,100 |
| 24 | 13 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 96/5 | 268 | Running | $9,015 |
| 25 | 5 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 93/5 | 265 | Engine Failure | $11,585 |
| 26 | 34 | #68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator | 85/0 | 263 | Engine Failure | $5,180 |
| 27 | 7 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 82/0 | 230 | Distributor | $2,925 |
| 28 | 41 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Pannill Sweatshirts | 79/0 | 227 | Accident | $4,780 |
| 29 | 1 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 81/5 | 255 | Running | $10,810 |
| 30 | 10 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 73/0 | 208 | Engine Failure | $4,635 |
| 31 | 36 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Dingman Brothers Racing | 70/0 | 185 | Engine Failure | $1,645 |
| 32 | 33 | #97 | Rodney Combs | Buick | AC Spark Plugs | PE | 135 | Engine Failure | $2,455 |
| 33 | 37 | #22 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Banks Oil | 64/0 | 118 | Engine Failure | $2,315 |
| 34 | 28 | #90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 61/0 | 108 | Engine Failure | $4,230 |
| 35 | 39 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 58/0 | 103 | Engine Failure | $4,175 |
| 36 | 40 | #98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | PE | 64 | Engine Failure | $1,470 |
| 37 | 24 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 52/0 | 45 | Engine Failure | $4,090 |
| 38 | 12 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 49/0 | 45 | Engine Failure | $4,050 |
| 39 | 14 | #47 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Shepherd Racing | 46/0 | 19 | Accident | $1,410 |
| 40 | 17 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 43/0 | 5 | Engine Failure | $8,360 |
| 41 | 30 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 40/0 | 4 | Accident | $3,960 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||