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1988 Pontiac Excitement 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 29
Sunday, February 21, 1988 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a .542 mile paved track (216.8 miles)

Time of race: 3:15:54
Average Speed: 66.401 mph
Pole Speed: 94.645 mph

Cautions: 14 for 83 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 sec
Attendance: 40,000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
16	1	97	Morgan Shepherd	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Buick	398	8,025	running	1	120
10	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	399	16,245	running	151	144
1	3	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	45,900	running	141	180
7	4	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	400	11,790	running	0	146
21	5	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	393	4,045	crank	0	100
28	6	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	289	4,430	crash	0	79
25	7	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	364	1,645	running	0	88
13	8	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	398	5,305	running	0	124
3	9	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	16,975	running	0	165
9	10	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	399	9,320	running	1	143
4	11	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	14,185	running	39	165
14	12	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	398	5,125	running	0	121
23	13	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Ford	380	2,365	running	0	94
5	14	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	400	12,315	running	0	155
29	15	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	276	10,055	running	0	76
12	16	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	399	10,595	running	0	127
30	17	55	Phil Parsons	Skoal Classic (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	225	3,420	running	0	73
6	18	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	400	5,290	running	67	155
27	19	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	325	9,275	running	0	82
8	20	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	399	6,550	running	0	142
32	21	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	47	2,820	crash	0	67
2	22	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	400	25,660	running	0	170
19	23	31	Brad Teague	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	395	1,835	running	0	106
18	24	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	397	8,075	running	0	109
11	25	12	Bobby Allison	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	399	8,795	running	0	130
31	26	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	110	2,820	engine	0	70
15	27	88	Buddy Baker	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	398	5,505	running	0	118
17	28	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	397	4,450	running	0	112
24	29	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	374	3,755	running	0	91
20	30	67	Ken Schrader	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	395	4,610	running	0	103
22	31	22	Lennie Pond	Hesco Exhaust Systems (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	383	2,375	running	0
26	32	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	337	1,510	crash	0	85

Failed to qualify: Graham Taylor, Larry Moyer, Dave Pletcher, Glenn Moffat, Ernie Irvan (#2), Rick Wilson (#4), Ken Schrader (#25), Ed Pimm (#98)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3
	6	6	1
	7	10	4
	11	37	27
	38	41	4
	42	48	7
	49	56	8
	57	62	6
	63	65	3
	66	88	23
	89	92	4
	93	95	3
	96	105	10
	106	115	10
	116	119	4
	120	122	3
	123	125	3
	126	146	21
	147	153	7
	154	164	11
	165	167	3
	168	265	98
	266	281	16
	282	291	10
	292	300	9
	301	340	40
	341	345	5
	346	400	55
Percent of race run under caution: 20.8% Average green flag run: 21.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Morgan Shepherd	1	1	1
Dale Earnhardt	2	73	72
Neil Bonnett	74	88	15
Darrell Waltrip	89	115	27
Neil Bonnett	116	193	78
Dale Earnhardt	194	252	59
Terry Labonte	253	253	1
Darrell Waltrip	254	265	12
Lake Speed	266	267	2
Dale Earnhardt	268	287	20
Lake Speed	288	352	65
Neil Bonnett	353	400	48

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Neil Bonnett	345
2	Bobby Allison	315	-30
3	Terry Labonte	303	-42
4	Sterling Marlin	302	-43
5	Darrell Waltrip	300	-45
6	Rusty Wallace	297	-48
7	Dale Earnhardt	283	-62
8	Ricky Rudd	282	-63
9	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	266	-79
10	Ken Schrader	258	-87
11	Buddy Baker	256	-89
12	Bill Elliott	254	-91
13	Davey Allison	251	-94
14	Geoffrey Bodine	245	-100
15	Phil Parsons	243	-102
16	Richard Petty	226	-119
17	Kyle Petty	218	-127
18	Dave Marcis	215	-130
19	Lake Speed	212	-133
20	Brad Teague	206	-139

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