| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 01, 1988 | Race 9 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.547 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.21 seconds | Time of Race: 03:11:40 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 23 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 29 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $86,850 |
| 2 | 4 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $50,060 |
| 3 | 13 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 175/10 | 188 | Running | $37,560 |
| 4 | 19 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $28,425 |
| 5 | 6 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $27,165 |
| 6 | 8 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $17,775 |
| 7 | 11 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $21,375 |
| 8 | 5 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $18,000 |
| 9 | 16 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $21,500 |
| 10 | 15 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $19,300 |
| 11 | 28 | #1 | Dale Jarrett | Buick | Port-A-Lube | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $9,790 |
| 12 | 12 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $7,240 |
| 13 | 7 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 124/0 | 188 | Running | $10,840 |
| 14 | 9 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 121/0 | 188 | Running | $13,440 |
| 15 | 18 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $6,640 |
| 16 | 10 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 115/0 | 187 | Running | $9,740 |
| 17 | 17 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Dingman Brothers Racing | 112/0 | 187 | Running | $5,120 |
| 18 | 37 | #29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 109/0 | 186 | Running | $4,920 |
| 19 | 39 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 106/0 | 185 | Running | $13,320 |
| 20 | 32 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 103/0 | 185 | Running | $8,970 |
| 21 | 24 | #31 | Brad Teague | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 100/0 | 185 | Running | $4,260 |
| 22 | 26 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 97/0 | 185 | Running | $7,760 |
| 23 | 22 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 94/0 | 184 | Running | $7,320 |
| 24 | 27 | #90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 91/0 | 184 | Running | $6,920 |
| 25 | 34 | #98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | 88/0 | 183 | Running | $4,670 |
| 26 | 31 | #68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator | 85/0 | 183 | Running | $6,695 |
| 27 | 36 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 82/0 | 183 | Running | $6,545 |
| 28 | 21 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 79/0 | 182 | Parked | $4,145 |
| 29 | 14 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 76/0 | 177 | Engine Failure | $6,345 |
| 30 | 33 | #67 | Rick Jeffrey | Ford | Pannill Sweatshirts | 73/0 | 176 | Engine Failure | $6,245 |
| 31 | 40 | #73 | Phil Barkdoll | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Motorsports | 70/0 | 176 | Running | $3,450 |
| 32 | 41 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kroger | 67/0 | 169 | Overheating | $4,350 |
| 33 | 23 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 64/0 | 148 | Accident | $6,050 |
| 34 | 1 | #28 | Davey Allison | Chevrolet | 66 | 66/5 | 132 | Engine Failure | $18,475 |
| 35 | 20 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 58/0 | 122 | Oil Leak | $3,975 |
| 36 | 25 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 55/0 | 100 | Transmission | $5,925 |
| 37 | 2 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 57/5 | 83 | Engine Failure | $11,850 |
| 38 | 29 | #97 | Rodney Combs | Buick | Gm Tech | 49/0 | 13 | Accident | $3,275 |
| 39 | 30 | #23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Waynepaging | 46/0 | 13 | Accident | $3,225 |
| 40 | 38 | #01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Gibbs-West | 43/0 | 13 | Accident | $3,200 |
| 41 | 35 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Unknown | Unknown | 40/0 | 13 | Accident | $3,200 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||