1988 TranSouth 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1988 TranSouth 500
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	March 27th

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and 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 will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1988 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1988 TranSouth 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Lake Speed	83	8	$49,435	367	running	Wynn's
2	Alan Kulwicki	7	3	$30,905	367	running	Zerex
3	Davey Allison	28	9	$26,095	367	running	Havoline Star
4	Bill Elliott	9	15	$19,260	366	running	Coors
5	Sterling Marlin	44	16	$14,800	366	running	Piedmont Airlines
6	Mark Martin	6	21	$7,025	365	running	Stroh's Light
7	Geoffrey Bodine	5	4	$10,490	365	running	Levi Garrett
8	Phil Parsons	55	19	$9,135	365	running	Crown Petroleum
9	Bobby Allison	12	18	$11,505	365	running	Miller High Life
10	Buddy Baker	88	23	$9,630	365	running	Red Baron Frozen Pizza
11	Dale Earnhardt	3	2	$14,825	363	running	GM Goodwrench
12	Dale Jarrett	29	32	$3,520	362	running	Hardee's
13	Ken Bouchard	10	22	$4,640	360	running	Whitcomb Racing
14	Eddie Bierschwale	23	25	$3,160	360	running	Wayne Paging
15	Brett Bodine	15	6	$11,990	353	running	Crisco
16	H.B. Bailey	36	38	$2,795	352	running	Almeda Auto Parts
17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	29	$0	351	running	Miller High Life
18	Jimmy Horton	80	35	$3,025	344	running	S & H Racing
19	Neil Bonnett	75	26	$9,465	339	running	Valvoline
20	Brad Teague	31	20	$2,905	330	ignition	Slender You Figure Salons
21	Michael Waltrip	30	27	$6,070	324	running	Country Time Lemonade
22	Ernie Irvan	2	31	$3,785	300	running	Kroger
23	Terry Labonte	11	11	$9,100	276	running	Budweiser
24	Darrell Waltrip	17	13	$9,015	268	running	Tide
25	Rusty Wallace	27	5	$11,585	265	engine	Kodiak
26	Derrike Cope	68	34	$5,180	263	engine	Purolator Filters
27	Rick Wilson	4	7	$2,925	230	distrib	Kodak Film
28	Buddy Arrington	67	41	$4,780	227	crash	Pannill Sweatshirts
29	Ken Schrader	25	1	$10,815	225	running	Folger's Coffee
30	Ricky Rudd	26	10	$4,635	208	engine	Quaker State
31	Greg Sacks	50	36	$1,645	185	engine	Dingman Brothers Racing
32	Rodney Combs	97	33	$2,455	135	engine	AC Spark Plug
34	Benny Parsons	90	28	$4,230	108	engine	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce
37	Dave Marcis	71	24	$4,090	45	engine	Lifebuoy
38	Harry Gant	33	12	$4,050	45	engine	Skoal Bandit
39	Morgan Shepherd	47	14	$1,410	19	crash	Shepherd Racing
40	Kyle Petty	21	17	$8,360	5	engine	Citgo
41	Richard Petty	43	30	$3,960	4	crash	STP