| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Oakwood 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 09, 1988 | Race 25 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 130.677 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 03:50:02 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 35 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 63 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $84,300 |
| 2 | 10 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $54,525 |
| 3 | 16 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 170/5 | 334 | Running | $43,350 |
| 4 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 165/5 | 334 | Running | $35,900 |
| 5 | 9 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $28,200 |
| 6 | 32 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 155/5 | 334 | Running | $20,740 |
| 7 | 7 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 151/5 | 334 | Running | $16,300 |
| 8 | 36 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 142/0 | 334 | Running | $13,825 |
| 9 | 4 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 138/0 | 334 | Running | $13,850 |
| 10 | 24 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 139/5 | 334 | Running | $15,350 |
| 11 | 23 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 130/0 | 333 | Running | $12,650 |
| 12 | 27 | #90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 132/5 | 332 | Running | $10,750 |
| 13 | 31 | #89 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Evinrude | 124/0 | 331 | Running | $4,650 |
| 14 | 34 | #47 | Rob Moroso | Chevrolet | Peak | 121/0 | 331 | Running | $4,500 |
| 15 | 35 | #67 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Pannill Sweatshirts | PE | 329 | Running | $6,850 |
| 16 | 39 | #57 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Heinz Tomato Sauce | 115/0 | 328 | Running | $4,100 |
| 17 | 11 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 122/10 | 328 | Running | $24,300 |
| 18 | 28 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 109/0 | 327 | Running | $10,900 |
| 19 | 14 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 111/5 | 325 | Running | $24,000 |
| 20 | 42 | #31 | Lee Faulk | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 103/0 | 324 | Running | $6,150 |
| 21 | 6 | #12 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Miller High Life | 105/5 | 323 | Engine Failure | $11,350 |
| 22 | 20 | #29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 97/0 | 323 | Running | $4,750 |
| 23 | 12 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 94/0 | 278 | Accident | $6,250 |
| 24 | 8 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 96/5 | 250 | Engine Failure | $6,250 |
| 25 | 30 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 88/0 | 236 | Engine Failure | $3,450 |
| 26 | 25 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 85/0 | 207 | Accident | $5,100 |
| 27 | 18 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 82/0 | 207 | Accident | $4,900 |
| 28 | 1 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 79/0 | 193 | Accident | $24,650 |
| 29 | 17 | #88 | Greg Sacks | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 76/0 | 191 | Accident | $4,425 |
| 30 | 38 | #97 | Tommy Ellis | Buick | AC Spark Plugs | PE | 176 | Engine Failure | $1,600 |
| 31 | 5 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 75/5 | 129 | Engine Failure | $8,990 |
| 32 | 15 | #68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator | 67/0 | 129 | Crank Shaft | $1,580 |
| 33 | 41 | #10 | Ken Bouchard * | Ford | Bob Whitcomb Racing | 64/0 | 125 | Engine Failure | $2,995 |
| 34 | 19 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 61/0 | 110 | Accident | $2,210 |
| 35 | 26 | #73 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Fab | PE | 106 | Oil Pressure | $1,550 |
| 36 | 21 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 60/5 | 89 | Overheating | $2,240 |
| 37 | 22 | #1 | Dale Jarrett | Buick | Port-A-Lube | 52/0 | 78 | Engine Failure | $1,530 |
| 38 | 33 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 49/0 | 58 | Accident | $4,145 |
| 39 | 13 | #01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Gibbs-West | 46/0 | 41 | Transmission | $1,510 |
| 40 | 37 | #23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Waynepaging | 43/0 | 31 | Accident | $1,500 |
| 41 | 40 | #16 | Larry Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 40/0 | 9 | Oil Pump | $1,500 |
| 42 | 29 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 37/0 | 8 | Engine Failure | $3,500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||