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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 4th, 1988

Race #21 of the 1988 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 128.297 mph
  • Cautions: 10
  • Caution Laps: 39
  • Lead Changes: 24
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 185 175 10 367 154 Running
2 5 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 175 170 5 367 50 Running
3 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 170 165 5 367 85 Running
4 6 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 160 5 367 5 Running
5 12 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 160 155 5 367 21 Running
6 21 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 150 150 0 366 0 Running
7 4 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 151 146 5 366 7 Running
8 23 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 142 142 0 366 0 Running
9 15 28 Davey Allison Ford 143 138 5 366 9 Running
10 29 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 139 134 5 366 6 Running
11 25 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 130 130 0 366 0 Running
12 11 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 127 127 0 366 0 Running
13 27 90 Benny Parsons Ford 129 124 5 365 25 Running
14 30 12 Mike Alexander Buick 126 121 5 365 2 Running
15 3 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 118 118 0 365 0 Running
16 24 75 Neil Bonnett Pontiac 115 115 0 364 0 Running
17 8 15 Brett Bodine Ford 117 112 5 363 2 Running
18 36 10 Ken Bouchard Ford 109 109 0 360 0 Running
19 7 6 Mark Martin Ford 106 106 0 358 0 Running
20 17 2 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 103 103 0 358 0 Running
21 13 97 Rodney Combs Buick 100 100 0 357 0 Running
22 38 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 97 97 0 355 0 Running
23 32 31 Jim Sauter Oldsmobile 94 94 0 351 0 Running
24 28 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 91 91 0 350 0 Running
25 14 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 88 88 0 343 0 Running
26 33 23 Eddie Bierschwale Oldsmobile 85 85 0 340 0 Running
27 34 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 82 82 0 340 0 Running
28 35 21 Kyle Petty Ford 84 79 5 337 1 Running
29 39 32 Philip Duffie Buick 76 76 0 332 0 Running
30 16 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 73 73 0 317 0 Oil pressure
31 20 77 Ken Ragan Ford 70 70 0 308 0 Crash
32 22 88 Rick Mast Oldsmobile 67 67 0 305 0 Running
33 26 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 64 64 0 266 0 Engine
34 18 29 Dale Jarrett Oldsmobile 61 61 0 239 0 Engine
35 31 68 Derrike Cope Ford 58 58 0 203 0 Crash
36 37 87 Randy Baker Oldsmobile 55 55 0 135 0 Engine
37 40 80 Jimmy Horton Ford 52 52 0 114 0 Engine
38 19 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 49 49 0 82 0 Engine
39 10 57 Morgan Shepherd Buick 46 46 0 53 0 Engine
40 9 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 43 43 0 50 0 Engine