| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Bud at Glen | Watkins Glen International | |||||||||
| August 14, 1988 | Race 18 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 74.096 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.5 car length | Time of Race: 02:56:57 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 36 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 180/5 | 90 | Running | $49,625 |
| 2 | 2 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 175/5 | 90 | Running | $33,900 |
| 3 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 175/10 | 90 | Running | $26,640 |
| 4 | 10 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 165/5 | 90 | Running | $16,540 |
| 5 | 29 | #12 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Miller High Life | 155/0 | 90 | Running | $19,295 |
| 6 | 19 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 150/0 | 90 | Running | $18,530 |
| 7 | 7 | #88 | Morgan Shepherd | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | PE | 90 | Running | $12,620 |
| 8 | 14 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 142/0 | 90 | Running | $9,705 |
| 9 | 21 | #31 | Joe Ruttman | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 138/0 | 90 | Running | $7,140 |
| 10 | 8 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 139/5 | 90 | Running | $12,835 |
| 11 | 18 | #29 | Dale Jarrett | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 130/0 | 90 | Running | $6,180 |
| 12 | 17 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 127/0 | 90 | Running | $5,845 |
| 13 | 23 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 124/0 | 90 | Running | $7,915 |
| 14 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 121/0 | 90 | Running | $6,880 |
| 15 | 37 | #98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | 118/0 | 90 | Running | $4,705 |
| 16 | 28 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 115/0 | 90 | Running | $12,615 |
| 17 | 12 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 112/0 | 90 | Running | $6,200 |
| 18 | 4 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 114/5 | 90 | Running | $9,990 |
| 19 | 22 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 106/0 | 90 | Running | $5,825 |
| 20 | 9 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 108/5 | 90 | Running | $11,865 |
| 21 | 36 | #67 | Ron Esau | Ford | Pannill Knitting | 100/0 | 90 | Running | $4,580 |
| 22 | 39 | #16 | Tom Rotsell | Ford | Learn | 97/0 | 90 | Running | $2,470 |
| 23 | 16 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 94/0 | 89 | Running | $10,960 |
| 24 | 27 | #97 | Rodney Combs | Buick | Gm Tech Team | 91/0 | 89 | Running | $2,300 |
| 25 | 38 | #04 | Hershel McGriff | Pontiac | U.S. Bank | 88/0 | 88 | Running | $2,340 |
| 26 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 85/0 | 88 | Running | $5,135 |
| 27 | 34 | #10 | Ken Bouchard * | Ford | Bob Whitcomb Racing | 82/0 | 87 | Running | $2,380 |
| 28 | 15 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 79/0 | 86 | Running | $2,925 |
| 29 | 32 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kroger | 76/0 | 86 | Running | $2,020 |
| 30 | 33 | #37 | Patty Moise | Buick | Randy Hope Motorsports | 73/0 | 85 | Running | $1,965 |
| 31 | 5 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 75/5 | 77 | Transmission | $4,660 |
| 32 | 1 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 72/5 | 73 | Running | $8,525 |
| 33 | 13 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 69/5 | 71 | Running | $4,440 |
| 34 | 11 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 61/0 | 68 | Accident | $8,710 |
| 35 | 31 | #63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Chevrolet | Fab | 58/0 | 41 | Engine Failure | $1,655 |
| 36 | 35 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Unknown | Unknown | 55/0 | 40 | Engine Failure | $1,600 |
| 37 | 24 | #83 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture Co. | 52/0 | 30 | Engine Failure | $2,220 |
| 38 | 40 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 49/0 | 21 | Overheating | $8,540 |
| 39 | 26 | #90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 46/0 | 11 | Engine Failure | $4,140 |
| 40 | 25 | #68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator | 43/0 | 2 | Engine Failure | $4,045 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||