1988 Southern 500 Results
Bill Elliott won the 1988 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 4, 1988, leading 154 of 367 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 367 | 154 | Running |
| 2 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | 367 | 50 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 367 | 85 | Running |
| 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 367 | 5 | Running |
| 5 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | 12 | 367 | 21 | Running |
| 6 | 55 | Phil Parsons | 21 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 4 | 366 | 7 | Running |
| 8 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 23 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 28 | Davey Allison | 15 | 366 | 9 | Running |
| 10 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | 29 | 366 | 6 | Running |
| 11 | 25 | Ken Schrader | 25 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 83 | Lake Speed | 11 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 90 | Benny Parsons | 27 | 365 | 25 | Running |
| 14 | 12 | Mike Alexander | 30 | 365 | 2 | Running |
| 15 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | 3 | 365 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | 24 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 15 | Brett Bodine | 8 | 363 | 2 | Running |
| 18 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | 36 | 360 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | 7 | 358 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 17 | 358 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 97 | Rodney Combs | 13 | 357 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 38 | 355 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 31 | Jim Sauter | 32 | 351 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 28 | 350 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 14 | 343 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | 33 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | 34 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 21 | Kyle Petty | 35 | 337 | 1 | Running |
| 29 | 32 | Philip Duffie | 39 | 332 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 16 | 317 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 31 | 77 | Ken Ragan | 20 | 308 | 0 | Crash |
| 32 | 88 | Rick Mast | 22 | 305 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | 26 | 266 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | 18 | 239 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 68 | Derrike Cope | 31 | 203 | 0 | Crash |
| 36 | 87 | Randy Baker | 37 | 135 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | 40 | 114 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 4 | Rick Wilson | 19 | 82 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 57 | Morgan Shepherd | 10 | 53 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 33 | Harry Gant | 9 | 50 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 4, 1988 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 367 |