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1988 Valleydale Meats 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 6 of 29
Sunday, April 10, 1988 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:12:23
Average Speed: 83.115 mph
Pole Speed: 117.552 mph

Cautions: 12 for 70 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 cl
Attendance: 38,000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	13	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	500	45,750	running	116	180
2	5	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	21,250	running	0	170
3	3	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	17,425	running	74	170
4	16	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	499	14,370	running	0	160
5	21	12	Bobby Allison	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	498	12,625	running	0	155
6	17	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	497	9,800	running	0	150
7	14	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	495	9,300	running	0	146
9	18	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	493	6,250	running	48	143
8	15	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	495	6,700	running	0	142
10	6	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	493	9,600	running	0	134
11	29	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	490	8,250	running	0	130
12	22	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	486	5,550	running	0	127
14	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	461	12,050	running	95	126
13	27	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	483	5,200	running	0	124
15	32	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	448	5,200	running	24	123
18	12	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	421	6,830	quit	121	119
16	9	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	437	7,560	running	0	115
17	11	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	430	9,120	running	0	112
20	10	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	378	4,800	crash	1	108
19	2	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	383	4,940	running	0	106
21	23	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Ford	361	2,360	running	0	100
22	7	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	360	3,920	crash	0	97
23	8	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	327	7,230	running	0	94
25	1	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	291	4,775	running	21	93
24	24	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	298	3,790	overheating	0	91
26	28	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	284	2,345	crash	0	85
27	20	31	Brad Teague	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	265	1,390	crash	0	82
28	25	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	129	1,360	oil pump	0	79
29	19	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	91	9,430	engine	0	76
30	26	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	81	1,300	engine	0	73
31	31	88	Buddy Baker	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	77	3,450	engine	0	70
32	30	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	26	3,400	crash	0	67

Failed to qualify: Mike Potter, Brad Noffsinger (#98), Rodney Combs (#97)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	30	30
	31	37	7	#52,4,10 accident turn 2
	38	62	25
	63	73	11	#17 accident turn 3
	74	110	37
	111	116	6	#4 accident turn 2
	117	117	1
	118	125	8	#29,15,71,27 accident turn 1
	126	182	57
	183	186	4	#7 accident turn 4
	187	256	70
	257	261	5	debris frontstretch
	262	272	11
	273	278	6	#31 accident frontstretch
	279	282	4
	283	285	3	#30 spun turn 2
	286	290	5
	291	295	5	#2,10 accident frontstretch
	296	378	83
	379	383	5	#26 accident turn 4
	384	418	35
	419	424	6	#33,71 accident turn 3
	425	492	68
	493	496	4	#9 spun turn 3
	497	500	4
Percent of race run under caution: 14.0% Average green flag run: 33.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rick Wilson	1	21	21
Dale Earnhardt	22	63	42
Dave Marcis	64	111	48
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	112	135	24
Dale Earnhardt	136	183	48
Ricky Rudd	184	184	1
Dale Earnhardt	185	189	5
Geoffrey Bodine	190	257	68
Harry Gant	258	378	121
Bill Elliott	379	491	113
Geoffrey Bodine	492	497	6
Bill Elliott	498	500	3

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	884
2	Sterling Marlin	877	-7
3	Neil Bonnett	868	-16
4	Bill Elliott	860	-24
5	Rusty Wallace	846	-38
6	Bobby Allison	840	-44
7	Terry Labonte	752	-132
8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	751	-133
9	Darrell Waltrip	751	-133
10	Ken Schrader	749	-135
11	Buddy Baker	746	-138
12	Geoffrey Bodine	744	-140
13	Lake Speed	694	-190
14	Davey Allison	678	-206
15	Kyle Petty	673	-211
16	Ricky Rudd	666	-218
17	Alan Kulwicki	654	-230
18	Phil Parsons	652	-232
19	Mark Martin	650	-234
20	Michael Waltrip	645	-239

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