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1988 Atlanta Journal 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 29
Sunday, November 20, 1988 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.2 miles)

Time of race: 3:52:09
Average Speed: 129.024 mph
Pole Speed: 179.499 mph

Cautions: 9 for 55 laps
Margin of Victory: 4.25 sec
Attendance: 72,000
Lead changes: 33

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	328	87,575	running	166	185
2	23	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	328	35,625	running	26	175
3	4	12	Mike Alexander	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	328	23,610	running	20	170
4	5	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	328	14,725	running	1	165
5	13	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	16,525	running	14	160
6	7	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	12,350	running	1	155
7	28	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	327	14,950	running	0	146
8	9	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	327	12,025	running	0	142
9	38	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	327	8,650	running	0	138
10	26	29	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	327	7,800	running	0	134
11	29	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	327	12,500	running	0	130
12	8	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	327	8,375	running	23	132
13	18	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	327	10,150	running	0	124
14	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	326	16,750	running	49	126
15	6	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	326	7,425	running	1	123
16	19	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	326	6,550	running	0	115
17	14	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	325	4,230	running	0	112
18	30	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	325	4,575	running	0	109
19	40	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	320	7,620	running	1	111
20	10	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	276	5,960	engine	0	103
21	27	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Chevrolet	272	2,205	engine	0	100
22	21	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	9,125	engine	0	97
23	41	31	Jim Sauter	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	265	2,990	flywheel	6	99
24	15	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	252	1,960	running	0	91
25	12	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	250	5,230	crash	13	93
26	35	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	234	2,100	engine	0	85
27	3	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	228	10,420	engine	0	82
28	42	88	Greg Sacks	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	224	4,540	engine	1	84
29	36	34	Rodney Combs	Fab Detergent (Ken Allen)	Buick	220	1,760	engine	0	76
30	22	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	206	4,425	crash	0	73
31	24	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	199	1,690	engine	5	75
32	32	80	Jimmy Horton	S & H Racing (George Smith)	Ford	190	1,670	water pump	0	67
33	25	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Jim Testa)	Ford	166	1,650	engine	0	64
34	33	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	134	5,060	crash	0	61
35	39	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	105	1,605	engine	0	58
36	20	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	84	2,195	crash	0	55
37	11	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	66	3,550	engine	0	52
38	37	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	63	1,540	engine	1	54
39	16	64	Brad Teague	Tiger Sauce (Mike Potter)	Chevrolet	60	1,525	engine	0	46
40	17	57	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	52	1,525	water pump	0	43
41	34	1	Dale Jarrett	Port-A-Lube (Hoss Ellington)	Buick	5	1,525	crash	0	40
42	31	97	Tommy Ellis	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Buick	2	1,525	transmission	0	37

Failed to qualify: Bill Meacham, Jay Sommers, Bobby Coyle (#50), Ken Bouchard (#10), Charlie Baker (#93), Joe Ruttman, Don Hume, Alan Russell, David Sosebee, Dave Mader III, Mike Laws (#38)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	6	6
	7	12	6
	13	25	13
	26	29	4
	30	54	25
	55	59	5
	60	85	26
	86	92	7
	93	107	15
	108	111	4
	112	139	28
	140	146	7
	147	169	23
	170	174	5
	175	208	34
	209	216	8
	217	251	35
	252	260	9
	261	328	68
Percent of race run under caution: 16.8% Average green flag run: 27.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rusty Wallace	1	4	4
Mike Alexander	5	12	8
Dale Earnhardt	13	14	2
Mike Alexander	15	15	1
Dale Earnhardt	16	22	7
Sterling Marlin	23	24	2
Geoffrey Bodine	25	25	1
Sterling Marlin	26	26	1
Dave Marcis	27	27	1
Dale Earnhardt	28	51	24
Davey Allison	52	54	3
Sterling Marlin	55	55	1
Jimmy Means	56	56	1
Darrell Waltrip	57	61	5
Alan Kulwicki	62	74	13
Sterling Marlin	75	86	12
Jim Sauter	87	92	6
Sterling Marlin	93	99	7
Davey Allison	100	107	8
Darrell Waltrip	108	108	1
A.J. Foyt	109	113	5
Dale Earnhardt	114	129	16
Davey Allison	130	139	10
Ricky Rudd	140	140	1
Greg Sacks	141	141	1
Darrell Waltrip	142	146	5
Rusty Wallace	147	209	63
Mike Alexander	210	219	10
Rusty Wallace	220	306	87
Davey Allison	307	311	5
Mike Alexander	312	312	1
Darrell Waltrip	313	315	3
Ken Schrader	316	316	1
Rusty Wallace	317	328	12

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bill Elliott	4488
2	Rusty Wallace	4464	-24
3	Dale Earnhardt	4256	-232
4	Terry Labonte	4007	-481
5	Ken Schrader	3858	-630
6	Geoffrey Bodine	3799	-689
7	Darrell Waltrip	3764	-724
8	Davey Allison	3631	-857
9	Phil Parsons	3630	-858
10	Sterling Marlin	3621	-867
11	Ricky Rudd	3547	-941
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3446	-1042
13	Kyle Petty	3296	-1192
14	Alan Kulwicki	3176	-1312
15	Mark Martin	3147	-1341
16	Neil Bonnett	3035	-1453
17	Lake Speed	2979	-1509
18	Michael Waltrip	2949	-1539
19	Dave Marcis	2854	-1634
20	Brett Bodine	2833	-1655

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