| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Tal. DieHard 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| July 31, 1988 | Race 17 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 154.505 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 03:14:12 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 30 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 31 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $67,920 |
| 2 | 4 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170/0 | 188 | Running | $39,915 |
| 3 | 6 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $37,775 |
| 4 | 25 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $20,075 |
| 5 | 22 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 155/0 | 188 | Running | $23,215 |
| 6 | 2 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $14,800 |
| 7 | 20 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $10,675 |
| 8 | 8 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $16,220 |
| 9 | 16 | #29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $8,520 |
| 10 | 14 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $11,370 |
| 11 | 12 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $9,440 |
| 12 | 17 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $5,470 |
| 13 | 30 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $6,650 |
| 14 | 21 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 121/0 | 188 | Running | $12,680 |
| 15 | 13 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $12,175 |
| 16 | 18 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $7,865 |
| 17 | 11 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $7,505 |
| 18 | 37 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 114/5 | 188 | Running | $7,395 |
| 19 | 32 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 106/0 | 188 | Running | $7,110 |
| 20 | 27 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 103/0 | 187 | Running | $7,505 |
| 21 | 34 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 100/0 | 187 | Running | $6,635 |
| 22 | 40 | #98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | 97/0 | 187 | Running | $4,725 |
| 23 | 23 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 99/5 | 187 | Running | $6,365 |
| 24 | 42 | #68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator | 91/0 | 187 | Running | $6,230 |
| 25 | 15 | #12 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Miller High Life | 88/0 | 186 | Running | $10,520 |
| 26 | 38 | #73 | Phil Barkdoll | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Motorsports | 85/0 | 186 | Running | $3,355 |
| 27 | 41 | #90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 82/0 | 186 | Running | $5,935 |
| 28 | 33 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 79/0 | 185 | Running | $11,825 |
| 29 | 28 | #97 | Rodney Combs | Buick | AC Spark Plugs | 81/0 | 184 | Running | $3,165 |
| 30 | 36 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Unknown | Unknown | 73/0 | 176 | Running | $3,105 |
| 31 | 24 | #23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Waynepaging | 70/0 | 175 | Running | $3,045 |
| 32 | 31 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kroger | 67/0 | 165 | Running | $3,235 |
| 33 | 1 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 74/10 | 162 | Engine Failure | $32,675 |
| 34 | 19 | #01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Gibbs-West | 66/5 | 160 | Clutch | $3,955 |
| 35 | 39 | #10 | Ken Bouchard * | Ford | Bob Whitcomb Racing | 58/0 | 148 | Broken Oil Pan | $2,790 |
| 36 | 29 | #67 | Ron Esau | Chevrolet | Pannill Sweatshirts | PE | 141 | Fan Blade | $4,755 |
| 37 | 26 | #1 | Dale Jarrett | Buick | Port-A-Lube | 57/5 | 141 | Engine Failure | $2,795 |
| 38 | 10 | #50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | William E. Dingman | 49/0 | 133 | Engine Failure | $2,630 |
| 39 | 3 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 51/5 | 88 | Engine Failure | $12,270 |
| 40 | 5 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 43/0 | 67 | Accident | $9,560 |
| 41 | 9 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 40/0 | 45 | Engine Failure | $5,135 |
| 42 | 35 | #31 | Joe Ruttman | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 37/0 | 33 | Engine Failure | $3,110 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||