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1988 Delaware 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 23 of 29
September 18, 1988 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:34:21
Average Speed: 109.349 mph
Pole Speed: 148.075 mph

Cautions: 14 for 84 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.48 sec
Attendance: 58,000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	500	56,400	running	392	185
2	12	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	37,450	running	50	175
3	5	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	500	26,200	running	0	165
4	10	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	500	21,600	running	0	160
5	6	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	16,250	running	4	160
6	13	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	499	14,700	running	0	150
7	21	12	Mike Alexander	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	499	13,375	running	0	146
8	28	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	499	12,325	running	0	142
9	14	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	498	7,375	running	0	138
10	19	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	497	10,650	running	0	134
11	23	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	497	7,825	running	0	130
12	11	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	497	9,225	running	0	127
13	35	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	496	5,625	running	0	124
14	16	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	494	6,525	running	1	126
15	39	19	Chad Little	Coors Extra Gold (Warren Razore)	Ford	494	3,175	running	0	118
16	24	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	493	6,100	running	7	120
17	7	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	492	9,450	running	0	112
18	25	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	491	9,400	running	0	109
19	30	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	481	4,350	running	0	106
20	40	80	Jimmy Horton	S & H Racing (George Smith)	Ford	478	2,950	running	0	103
21	18	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	477	5,550	running	0	100
22	4	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	465	10,800	running	37	102
23	15	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	458	5,750	engine	5	99
24	20	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	421	3,100	engine	0	91
25	33	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Ford	409	3,350	crash	4	93
26	26	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	391	2,000	crash	0	85
27	27	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	383	4,800	clutch	0	82
28	17	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	377	3,400	crash	0	79
29	8	88	Morgan Shepherd	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	371	4,550	engine	0	76
30	36	67	Brad Teague	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	340	3,800	engine	0
31	2	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	326	4,825	crash	0	70
32	34	31	Jim Sauter	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	281	2,350	engine	0	67
33	38	96	Dana Patten	U.S. Chrome (Dana Patten)	Buick	259	1,650	crash	0	64
34	37	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	182	1,600	engine	0	61
35	9	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	180	7,700	crash	0	58
36	32	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	111	1,475	crash	0	55
37	29	74	Randy LaJoie	Wawak Racing (Bobby Wawak)	Chevrolet	89	1,460	engine	0
38	22	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	72	4,070	engine	0	49
39	1	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	35	7,520	crash	0	46
40	31	97	Rodney Combs	GM Tech Team (Tom Winkle)	Buick	16	1,400	piston	0	43

Failed to qualify: Graham Taylor, James Hylton, J.D. McDuffie (#70), Bobby Gerhart, Rick Jeffrey, Ben Hess, Rayvon Clark

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	35	35
	36	46	11
	47	73	27
	74	79	6
	80	112	33
	113	118	6
	119	147	29
	148	151	4
	152	206	55
	207	212	6
	213	263	51
	264	270	7
	271	296	26
	297	301	5
	302	327	26
	328	335	8
	336	345	10
	346	348	3
	349	354	6
	355	360	6
	361	372	12
	373	376	4
	377	378	2
	379	384	6
	385	415	31
	416	422	7
	423	464	42
	465	469	5
	470	500	31
Percent of race run under caution: 16.8% Average green flag run: 27.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	36	36
Dave Marcis	37	42	6
Bill Elliott	43	74	32
Ken Bouchard	75	75	1
Dave Marcis	76	76	1
Brett Bodine	77	113	37
Ken Bouchard	114	115	2
Bill Elliott	116	148	33
Ken Bouchard	149	149	1
Bill Elliott	150	355	206
Dale Earnhardt	356	364	9
Bill Elliott	365	373	9
Phil Parsons	374	374	1
Bill Elliott	375	377	3
Dale Earnhardt	378	409	32
Bill Elliott	410	410	1
Dale Earnhardt	411	416	6
Sterling Marlin	417	421	5
Dale Earnhardt	422	424	3
Bill Elliott	425	465	41
Geoffrey Bodine	466	469	4
Bill Elliott	470	500	31

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bill Elliott	3548
2	Dale Earnhardt	3421	-127
3	Rusty Wallace	3409	-139
4	Terry Labonte	3075	-473
5	Geoffrey Bodine	3048	-500
6	Ken Schrader	2999	-549
7	Darrell Waltrip	2923	-625
8	Sterling Marlin	2918	-630
9	Phil Parsons	2878	-670
10	Davey Allison	2854	-694
11	Ricky Rudd	2713	-835
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2663	-885
13	Kyle Petty	2607	-941
14	Mark Martin	2528	-1020
15	Alan Kulwicki	2483	-1065
16	Lake Speed	2460	-1088
17	Neil Bonnett	2378	-1170
18	Michael Waltrip	2348	-1200
19	Dale Jarrett	2232	-1316
20	Brett Bodine	2225	-1323

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