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1988 Daytona 500

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1988 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 1 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.
The 1988 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.
Date February 14, 1988
Official name 30th Annual Daytona 500
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 137.531 miles per hour (221.335 km/h)
Attendance 135,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 46.434
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing
Laps 70
Winner
No. 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Chris Economaki, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1988 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 14, 1988, before an audience of 135,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison managed to fend off his son, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison to the finish to take his 84th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only victory of the season, and his third Daytona 500 victory.[1][2] Jackson Bros. Motorsports' Phil Parsons rounded out the top three.

Background

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The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Rodney Combs[a] Inglass Racing Oldsmobile Inglass Racing
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Oldsmobile Heyward Grooms Construction
1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick Port-A-Lube
01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford Gibbs–West Tractor
2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet Kroger, Pepsi
02 Joe Booher Booher Racing Pontiac Booher Racing
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
03 Dave Pletcher Sr. Weaver Racing Ford J. C. Weaver
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh's Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
07 Larry Moyer Stark Racing Pontiac Just Say No!, Hooters
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Brewing Company
10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford Whitcomb Racing
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Sarel van der Merwe Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Superflo
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Steve Moore Hamby Racing Chevrolet Hamby Racing
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Chevrolet Wayne Paging
24 Bobby Coyle Gray Racing Chevrolet Gray Racing
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip[b] Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Brad Teague Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
34 Donnie Allison AAG Racing Oldsmobile Allen's Associated Glass
39 Blackie Wangerin Wangerin Racing Ford Wangerin Racing
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
48 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet Hylton Motorsports
49 Mike Porter Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet Hylton Motorsports
50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Dingman Brothers Racing
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Eureka
54 Ronnie Sanders Gray Racing Chevrolet Phoenix Construction
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum
56 Joey Sonntag Sonntag Racing Chevrolet Sonntag Racing
57 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet Nelson Contracting
59 Mark Gibson Gibson Racing Pontiac Gibson Racing
63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet Eagle Engines
67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts
68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
72 Charlie Rudolph[c] Rudolph Racing Pontiac Rudolph Racing
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Ford Helen Rae Special
74 John Linville Wawak Racing Chevrolet Nelson Contracting
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford Bob Beard Ford
80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford S&H Racing
82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford Auto Bell Car Wash
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn's, Kmart
85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet J. Omar Landis Enterprises
86 Rick Jeffrey Jeffrey Racing Chevrolet Slenderizers
88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza
89 Jim Sauter[b] Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
92 Ralph Jones LC Racing Ford LC Racing
95 Trevor Boys Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Sadler Brothers Racing
97 Morgan Shepherd Winkle Motorsports Buick AC Spark Plug
98 Ed Pimm Curb Racing Buick Sunoco
99 Connie Saylor Ball Motorsports Chevrolet Ball Motorsports

Qualifying

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Qualifying was set by the 1988 Twin 125 Qualifiers. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Saturday, February 6, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 11, during two races. The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Saturday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers.

Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 46.434 and an average speed of 193.823 miles per hour (311.928 km/h) in Saturday's session.[6]

27 drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Reason
1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Qualified on pole
2 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford Qualified on outside pole
3 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick First in Twin 125 #1
4 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet First in Twin 125 #2
5 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Second in Twin 125 #1
6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Second in Twin 125 #2
7 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Fourth in Twin 125 #1
8 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Fourth in Twin 125 #2
9 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Fifth in Twin 125 #1
10 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Fifth in Twin 125 #2
11 97 Morgan Shepherd Winkle Motorsports Buick Sixth in Twin 125 #1
12 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sixth in Twin 125 #2
13 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Seventh in Twin 125 #1
14 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Seventh in Twin 125 #2
15 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Eighth in Twin 125 #1
16 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Eighth in Twin 125 #2
17 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Ninth in Twin 125 #1
18 88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Ninth in Twin 125 #2
19 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Tenth in Twin 125 #1
20 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Tenth in Twin 125 #2
21 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 11th in Twin 125 #1
22 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 11th in Twin 125 #2
23 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 12th in Twin 125 #1
24 89 Michael Waltrip Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 12th in Twin 125 #2
25 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Ford 13th in Twin 125 #1
26 86 Rick Jeffrey Jeffrey Racing Chevrolet 13th in Twin 125 #2
27 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 14th in Twin 125 #1
28 95 Trevor Boys Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet 14th in Twin 125 #2
29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 15th in Twin 125 #1
30 99 Connie Saylor Ball Motorsports Chevrolet 15th in Twin 125 #2
31 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Speed provisional (192.234)
32 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Speed provisional (189.701)
33 31 Brad Teague Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Speed provisional (189.390)
34 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Speed provisional (187.931)
35 22 Steve Moore Hamby Racing Chevrolet Speed provisional (187.825)
36 1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick Speed provisional (187.739)
37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Speed provisional (188.454)
38 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Speed provisional (188.107)
39 92 Ralph Jones LC Racing Ford Speed provisional (187.837)
40 98 Ed Pimm Curb Racing Buick Speed provisional (187.656)
41 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Owner's points provisional
42 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Owner's points provisional
Failed to qualify or withdrew
43 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 19th in Duel #1
44 56 Joey Sonntag Sonntag Racing Chevrolet 16th in Duel #2
45 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 20th in Duel #1
46 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 17th in Duel #2
47 34 Donnie Allison AAG Racing Oldsmobile 21st in Duel #1
48 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford 18th in Duel #2
49 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 22nd in Duel #1
50 39 Blackie Wangerin Wangerin Racing Ford 19th in Duel #2
51 24 Bobby Coyle Gray Racing Chevrolet 23rd in Duel #1
52 07 Larry Moyer Stark Racing Pontiac 20th in Duel #2
53 48 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick 25th in Duel #1
54 02 Joe Booher Booher Racing Pontiac 21st in Duel #2
55 64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet 26th in Duel #1
56 18 Sarel van der Merwe Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25th in Duel #2
57 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 27th in Duel #1
58 54 Ronnie Sanders Gray Racing Chevrolet 26th in Duel #2
59 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet 28th in Duel #1
60 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford 27th in Duel #2
61 80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford 29th in Duel #1
62 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 31st in Duel #2
63 74 John Linville Wawak Racing Chevrolet 31st in Duel #1
64 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Oldsmobile 32nd in Duel #2
65 59 Mark Gibson Gibson Racing Pontiac 32nd in Duel #1
66 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 33rd in Duel #2
67 49 Mike Porter Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet 33rd in Duel #1
68 03 Dave Pletcher Sr. Weaver Racing Ford 34th in Duel #1
69 57 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet 35th in Duel #1
WD 0 Rodney Combs Inglass Racing Oldsmobile Lack of backup car
WD 72 Charlie Rudolph Rudolph Racing Pontiac Lack of backup car
Official Twin 125 Qualifiers results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 200 70 running 185 $202,940
2 2 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 200 2 running 175 $113,760
3 19 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 9 running 170 $81,625
4 14 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 200 9 running 165 $67,290
5 8 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 200 2 running 160 $62,415
6 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 14 running 155 $72,215
7 5 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 200 4 running 151 $59,990
8 12 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 200 13 running 147 $43,765
9 18 88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 200 0 running 138 $36,490
10 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 2 running 139 $52,540
11 4 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 69 running 135 $73,840
12 31 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 0 running 127 $31,015
13 9 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 200 0 running 124 $28,320
14 15 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 121 $27,305
15 13 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 0 running 118 $23,165
16 36 1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick 200 0 running 115 $18,845
17 27 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 200 0 running 112 $20,125
18 21 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 109 $23,505
19 28 95 Trevor Boys Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 106 $15,085
20 29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 103 $18,175
21 33 31 Brad Teague Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 198 0 running 100 $13,570
22 24 89 Michael Waltrip Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 197 0 running 97 $14,065
23 35 22 Steve Moore Hamby Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 94 $13,810
24 40 98 Ed Pimm Curb Racing Buick 191 0 running 91 $11,605
25 37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 191 0 running 88 $14,250
26 39 92 Ralph Jones LC Racing Ford 190 0 running 85 $10,595
27 22 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 183 0 running 82 $15,235
28 23 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 181 0 running 79 $12,080
29 20 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 175 1 accident 81 $15,575
30 26 86 Rick Jeffrey Jeffrey Racing Chevrolet 174 0 running 73 $11,420
31 42 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 156 0 engine 70 $13,390
32 16 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 148 0 running 67 $14,410
33 17 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 105 0 accident 64 $11,455
34 34 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 104 0 accident 61 $11,475
35 41 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 104 0 accident 58 $17,870
36 25 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Ford 103 0 accident 55 $10,340
37 10 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 65 5 engine 57 $12,860
38 32 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 46 0 accident 49 $8,780
39 30 99 Connie Saylor Ball Motorsports Chevrolet 32 0 accident 0 $9,645
40 7 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 22 0 engine 43 $12,110
41 38 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19 0 overheating 40 $7,910
42 11 97 Morgan Shepherd Winkle Motorsports Buick 11 0 engine 37 $11,410
Failed to qualify or withdrew
43 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford
44 56 Joey Sonntag Sonntag Racing Chevrolet
45 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford
46 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac
47 34 Donnie Allison AAG Racing Oldsmobile
48 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford
49 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet
50 39 Blackie Wangerin Wangerin Racing Ford
51 24 Bobby Coyle Gray Racing Chevrolet
52 07 Larry Moyer Stark Racing Pontiac
53 48 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick
54 02 Joe Booher Booher Racing Pontiac
55 64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet
56 18 Sarel van der Merwe Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
57 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford
58 54 Ronnie Sanders Gray Racing Chevrolet
59 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet
60 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford
61 80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford
62 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
63 74 John Linville Wawak Racing Chevrolet
64 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Oldsmobile
65 59 Mark Gibson Gibson Racing Pontiac
66 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet
67 49 Mike Porter Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet
68 03 Dave Pletcher Sr. Weaver Racing Ford
69 57 Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing Chevrolet
WD 0 Rodney Combs Inglass Racing Oldsmobile
WD 72 Charlie Rudolph Rudolph Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Combs' car blew an engine during a Wednesday, February 10 session. As the team had no backup car, Combs withdrew from the event.[3]
  2. ^ a b After Waltrip failed to qualify, his team offered to buy up a car who qualified for the race in order for Waltrip to race, as the race was in Waltrip's contract. Jim Sauter and his team, Mueller Brothers Racing, who had managed to qualify for the race accepted the offer, allowing Waltrip to race in place of Sauter.[4]
  3. ^ Rudolph crashed in a Tuesday, February 9 practice session. As the team did not have a backup car, Rudolph withdrew from the event.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (February 15, 1988). "Daddy Edges Davey To Take Daytona". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Jenks, Jim (February 15, 1988). "Allison & son finish 1-2". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1C, 8C. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Higgins, Tom (February 11, 1988). "Twin 125s May Be Especially Frantic". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3B. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Cannon, Alan (February 13, 1988). "Elliott holds off Earnhardt in IROC season opener". Ledger-Enquirer. pp. C4. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Petty, three others uninjured in wild crash during practice". The Macon Telegraph. Associated Press. February 10, 1988. pp. 1C. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (February 7, 1988). "Schrader Dashes To Daytona 500 Pole". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 12D. Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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