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1988 Busch 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 29
Saturday, August 27, 1988 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:59
Average Speed: 78.775 mph
Pole Speed: 116.893 mph

Cautions: 14 for 83 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 42,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
5	1	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	499	16,410	running	21	160
27	2	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	207	3,480	crash	37	87
3	3	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	499	17,475	running	15	170
7	4	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	497	9,300	running	3	151
1	5	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	48,500	running	220	185
2	6	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	500	29,150	running	3	175
6	7	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	497	7,525	running	24	155
23	8	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	285	2,435	crash	0	94
21	9	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	388	6,835	running	0	100
22	10	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	331	7,305	engine	17	102
4	11	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	499	16,775	running	17	165
17	12	31	Butch Miller	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	438	3,175	engine	0
12	13	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	481	5,350	running	0	127
30	14	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	93	3,550	overheating	0	73
26	15	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	207	2,325	crash	0	85
25	16	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	252	8,945	crash	0	88
9	17	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	493	10,800	running	0	138
29	18	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	142	3,615	crash	0	76
16	19	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	451	4,850	engine	10	120
8	20	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	497	6,300	running	0	142
15	21	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	452	3,450	running	0	118
13	22	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	479	7,950	running	65	129
19	23	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	417	4,475	overheating	0	106
20	24	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	391	3,425	running	66	108
28	25	88	Rick Mast	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	207	3,660	crash	2
18	26	12	Mike Alexander	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	428	7,525	running	0	109
24	27	20	Dave Mader III	Bahre Racing (Dick Bahre)	Pontiac	271	1,565	engine	0	91
11	28	97	Rodney Combs	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Buick	489	2,450	running	0	130
14	29	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	476	7,850	running	0	121
32	30	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	1	1,700	crash	0	67
10	31	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	492	9,050	running	0	134
31	32	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	54	2,950	engine	0	70

Failed to qualify: Jimmy Means (#52), Ronnie Thomas (#41), Mike Potter, Lee Faulk, Morgan Shepherd (#57), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Ken Bouchard (#10), Tommy Ellis (#90)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	6	4
	7	33	27
	34	36	3
	37	72	36
	73	76	4
	77	101	25
	102	113	12
	114	122	9
	123	131	9
	132	136	5
	137	140	4
	141	146	6
	147	150	4
	151	209	59
	210	229	20
	230	244	15
	245	248	4
	249	253	5
	254	257	4
	258	260	3
	261	263	3
	264	265	2
	266	267	2
	268	355	88
	356	361	6
	362	418	57
	419	422	4
	423	500	78
Percent of race run under caution: 16.6% Average green flag run: 27.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alan Kulwicki	1	1	1
Mark Martin	2	19	18
Dale Earnhardt	20	34	15
Geoffrey Bodine	35	49	15
Harry Gant	50	73	24
Rick Mast	74	75	2
Terry Labonte	76	92	17
Dale Earnhardt	93	98	6
Kyle Petty	99	101	3
Geoffrey Bodine	102	102	1
Mark Martin	103	113	11
Ricky Rudd	114	123	10
Mark Martin	124	130	7
Davey Allison	131	147	17
Kyle Petty	148	209	62
Darrell Waltrip	210	211	2
Lake Speed	212	251	40
Bill Elliott	252	254	3
Lake Speed	255	280	26
Dale Earnhardt	281	356	76
Darrell Waltrip	357	357	1
Dale Earnhardt	358	370	13
Alan Kulwicki	371	390	20
Dale Earnhardt	391	500	110

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bill Elliott	3027
2	Rusty Wallace	3011	-16
3	Dale Earnhardt	2901	-126
4	Ken Schrader	2702	-325
5	Terry Labonte	2654	-373
6	Geoffrey Bodine	2640	-387
7	Sterling Marlin	2544	-483
8	Phil Parsons	2511	-516
9	Darrell Waltrip	2504	-523
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2369	-658
11	Davey Allison	2366	-661
12	Ricky Rudd	2350	-677
13	Kyle Petty	2223	-804
14	Mark Martin	2216	-811
15	Lake Speed	2140	-887
16	Alan Kulwicki	2140	-887
17	Buddy Baker	2056	-971
18	Richard Petty	2029	-998
19	Michael Waltrip	2006	-1021
20	Rick Wilson	1987	-1040

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