| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pannill Sweatshirts 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 24, 1988 | Race 8 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 74.74 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.99 seconds | Time of Race: 03:31:08 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 46 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 14 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $53,550 |
| 2 | 21 | #44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $29,975 |
| 3 | 29 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $20,775 |
| 4 | 17 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 498 | Running | $14,550 |
| 5 | 6 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 155/0 | 498 | Running | $14,250 |
| 6 | 26 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 150/0 | 498 | Running | $12,600 |
| 7 | 24 | #88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 151/5 | 498 | Running | $8,400 |
| 8 | 20 | #12 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 142/0 | 498 | Running | $9,000 |
| 9 | 31 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 138/0 | 495 | Running | $6,200 |
| 10 | 7 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 134/0 | 494 | Running | $10,650 |
| 11 | 15 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 130/0 | 493 | Running | $10,470 |
| 12 | 18 | #81 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 127/0 | 491 | Running | $5,520 |
| 13 | 13 | #29 | Dale Jarrett | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 124/0 | 491 | Running | $2,470 |
| 14 | 12 | #90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 121/0 | 491 | Running | $5,370 |
| 15 | 5 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 118/0 | 488 | Running | $6,400 |
| 16 | 2 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 115/0 | 488 | Running | $12,350 |
| 17 | 11 | #21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | CITGO | 112/0 | 480 | Running | $6,780 |
| 18 | 1 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 114/5 | 446 | Engine Failure | $8,555 |
| 19 | 25 | #31 | Brad Teague | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 106/0 | 407 | Running | $1,725 |
| 20 | 8 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 103/0 | 392 | Engine Failure | $5,850 |
| 21 | 28 | #98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | 100/0 | 368 | Engine Failure | $2,850 |
| 22 | 23 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 97/0 | 314 | Engine Failure | $4,055 |
| 23 | 4 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 94/0 | 309 | Engine Failure | $2,820 |
| 24 | 10 | #67 | Jimmy Hensley | Ford | Pannill Sweatshirts | PE | 290 | Ignition | $4,245 |
| 25 | 16 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 88/0 | 243 | Engine Failure | $2,375 |
| 26 | 3 | #33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 90/5 | 208 | Engine Failure | $7,175 |
| 27 | 19 | #16 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 82/0 | 205 | Engine Failure | $8,725 |
| 28 | 22 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 79/0 | 193 | Engine Failure | $1,400 |
| 29 | 32 | #66 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator | 76/0 | 122 | Overheating | $3,550 |
| 30 | 9 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | Valvoline | 73/0 | 44 | Engine Failure | $7,560 |
| 31 | 30 | #10 | Ken Bouchard * | Ford | Whitcomb Racing | 70/0 | 42 | Engine Failure | $1,610 |
| 32 | 27 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 67/0 | 31 | Engine Failure | $3,510 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||