1988 TranSouth 500

Fifth race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON March 27 178 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Speed Racing Lake Speed Speed Racing Lake Speed 83 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson Motor Racing Network 29 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 131.284 mph km/h 32nd Annual TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500 1988 367 367 806.799 806.799 501.322 2.198 1.366 30.233 501.322 The 1988 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1988_TranSouth_500.jpg 58,000 The 1988 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 27, 1988, before an audience of 58,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Lake Speed, driving for his owner-driver operation Speed Racing, would dominate the late stages of the race with Hoosier tires to score his first and only career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.March 28, 1988 Speed finds magic, wins TranSouth 500 16 Wisconsin State Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109607031/speed-finds-magic-wins-transouth-500/ September 15, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, AK Racing driver Alan Kulwicki and Ranier-Lundy Racing driver Davey Allison would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevroletKroger, Pepsi3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh Light7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light10Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFordWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Steve MooreHamby MotorsportsChevroletBanks Oil23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileWayne Paging25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordHavoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines47Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesBuickShepherd Racing Ventures50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacDingman Brothers Racing52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Brothers MotorsportsOldsmobileCrown, Skoal Classic67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator Filters71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline80Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFordS&H Racing83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuickAC Spark Plug98Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickSunoco Ultra Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. Pole qualifying for the race was held on Thursday, March 24, 1988. Per the NASCAR rules in 1988, a one-lap qualifying attempt was utilized. The top twenty cars in pole qualifying were locked into the starting field. The remainder of the cars could stand on their time, or make a new attempt in second-round qualifying. If a driver did decide to make an attempt, their first-round times would be scrubbed. Second-round qualifying was held Friday, March 25, 1988. The drivers that had qualified 1st–20th on Thursday were locked-in to those positions and did not have to re-qualify.March 24, 1988 NASCAR Today 34 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109606004/nascar-today/ September 15, 2022 Newspapers.com Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.233 and an average speed of 162.657 mph km/h.Pearson Harold March 27, 1988 Schrader has car, game plan to win at Darlington 13 The Times Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109606145/schrader-has-car-game-plan-to-win-at/ September 15, 2022 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.233162.65723Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.587160.77437Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.710160.13045Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.718160.089527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac30.758159.880615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord30.814159.59074Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile30.818159.569883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile30.946158.909928Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord30.954158.8681026Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick31.000158.6321111Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet31.083158.2091233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet31.093158.1581317Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.168157.7771447Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesBuick31.184157.696159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.202157.6051644Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.205157.5901721Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord31.214157.5451812Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick31.232157.4541955Phil ParsonsJackson Brothers MotorsportsOldsmobile31.317157.0272031Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile31.330156.961Failed to lock in Round 1216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.945158.9142210Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord31.209157.5702388Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile31.333156.9462471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.342156.9012523Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile31.363156.7962675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.407156.5772730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.464156.2932890Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord31.470156.263298Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.480156.2133043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.492156.154312Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet31.500156.1143229Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile31.564155.7983397Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick31.571155.7633468Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord31.605155.5963580Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord31.673155.2623650Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac31.816154.5643722Steve MooreHamby MotorsportsChevrolet32.156152.9293836H. 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BaileyBailey RacingPontiac32.217152.6403952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.238152.5404098Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick32.303152.2344167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord32.587150.907Official qualifying results Race results Fin1988 TranSouth 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1988_TranSouth_500 September 15, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile367178running185$49,435237Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3671running175$30,9053928Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord36742running170$26,0954159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3661running165$19,26051644Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3665running160$14,8006216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord36559running155$7,025745Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36561running151$10,49081955Phil ParsonsJackson Brothers MotorsportsOldsmobile3650running142$9,13591812Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3650running138$11,505102388Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile3653running139$9,6301123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3630running130$14,825123229Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile3620running127$3,520132210Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord3600running124$4,640142523Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile3600running121$3,16015615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3530running118$11,990163836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac3520running115$2,79517298Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3510running112$6,585183580Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord3440running109$3,025192675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3390running106$9,465202031Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile3300ignition103$2,905212730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3240running100$6,07022312Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet3000running97$3,785231111Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet2760running94$9,100241317Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2681running96$9,01525527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac2652engine93$11,585263468Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord2630engine85$5,1802774Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2300distributor82$2,925284167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord2270crash79$4,78029125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22514running81$10,815301026Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick2080engine73$4,635313650Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac1850engine70$1,645323397Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick1350engine$2,455333722Steve MooreHamby MotorsportsChevrolet1180engine64$2,315342890Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord1080engine61$4,230353952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1030engine58$4,175364098Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick640engine$1,470372471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet450engine52$4,090381233Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet450engine49$4,050391447Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesBuick190crash46$1,410401721Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord50engine43$8,360413043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac40crash40$3,960Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Dale Earnhardt 758 10px 1 2 Neil Bonnett 738 (-20) 10px 1 3 Sterling Marlin 735 (-23) 10px 1 4 Rusty Wallace 686 (–72) 10px 1 5 Bobby Allison 685 (–73) 10px 6 6 Bill Elliott 680 (–78) 10px 1 7 Buddy Baker 676 (–82) 10px 3 8 Darrell Waltrip 657 (–101) 10px 2 9 Terry Labonte 637 (–121) 10px 10 Bobby Hillin Jr. 628 (–130)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1988 Valleydale Meats 500 Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in South Carolina