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1988 Checker 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 29
Sunday, November 6, 1988 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:26:57
Average Speed: 90.457 mph
Pole Speed: 123.203 mph

Cautions: 6 for 53 laps
Margin of Victory: 18.5 sec
Attendance: 63,000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
37	43	03	Bill Schmitt	Schmitt Racing (Bill Schmitt)	Chevrolet	157	1,795	crash	0	52
34	19	04	Hershel McGriff	U.S. Bank (Hershel McGriff)	Pontiac	177	2,475	engine	0	61
42	36	1	Jim Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown)	Chevrolet	64	1,725	engine	0	37
23	41	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	304	3,300	running	0	94
2	17	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	312	31,075	running	2	175
27	14	12	Mike Alexander	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	293	9,550	running	5	87
43	22	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	13	1,725	engine	0	34
13	16	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	310	10,550	running	0	124
19	37	19	Chad Little	Coors Extra Gold (George Jefferson)	Ford	307	4,450	running	0	106
22	27	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	305	3,875	running	0	97
17	25	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	309	9,500	running	0	112
40	31	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	133	1,750	engine	0	43
33	39	24	Gary Collins	Nex Shop / Coors Light (Marion Collins)	Oldsmobile	212	2,525	engine	0	64
14	24	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	310	9,250	running	0	121
26	4	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	296	17,350	engine	183	95
5	2	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	312	20,400	running	68	160
3	20	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	312	24,275	running	0	165
31	32	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	215	2,600	engine	0	70
11	13	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	311	15,100	running	0	130
28	11	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	292	4,750	running	0	79
39	34	31	Johnny Rutherford	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	155	3,775	crash	0	46
12	3	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	311	7,850	running	0	127
29	10	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	221	2,690	running	0	76
35	30	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	168	4,435	oil pan	0	58
10	9	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	311	10,150	running	11	139
6	1	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	311	13,700	running	2	155
24	28	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	303	4,080	running	0	91
9	18	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	311	9,050	running	0	138
36	7	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	159	3,805	crash	0	55
16	23	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	309	2,450	running	0	115
20	40	69	Trevor Boys	Boys Racing (Buddie Boys)	Oldsmobile	306	2,875	running	0	103
1	21	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	312	54,100	running	41	180
18	38	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	308	5,575	running	0	109
41	26	73	Joe Ruttman	Helen Rae Motorsports (Phil Barkdoll)	Ford	65	1,725	crash	0	40
21	8	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	306	9,150	running	0	100
30	29	79	Roy Smith	Western Peterbilt (Warren Razore)	Ford	218	1,975	running	0	73
7	33	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	311	11,400	running	0	146
15	12	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	310	4,850	running	0	118
38	35	88	Greg Sacks	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	157	3,775	crash	0	49
32	5	89	Jim Sauter	Evinrude (Mueller Brothers)	Pontiac	213	1,900	engine	0	67
4	6	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	312	19,475	running	0	160
8	15	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	311	9,650	running	0	142
25	42	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	299	2,175	running	0	88

Failed to qualify: Butch Gilliland (#14W), Scott Gaylord (#20W), St. James Davis (#22W), John Krebs (#66W), Harry Jefferson (#95W), Jim Danielson (#82W), Jack Sellers (#41W)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	13	13
	14	19	6
	20	23	4
	24	27	4
	28	43	16
	44	54	11
	55	64	10
	65	71	7
	72	149	78
	150	157	8
	158	159	2
	160	176	17
	177	312	136
Percent of race run under caution: 17.0% Average green flag run: 37.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Geoffrey Bodine	1	2	2
Rusty Wallace	3	44	42
Neil Bonnett	45	45	1
Alan Kulwicki	46	47	2
Sterling Marlin	48	58	11
Rusty Wallace	59	72	14
Ricky Rudd	73	123	51
Mike Alexander	124	128	5
Alan Kulwicki	129	139	11
Rusty Wallace	140	150	11
Terry Labonte	151	151	1
Ricky Rudd	152	237	86
Alan Kulwicki	238	249	12
Terry Labonte	250	250	1
Ricky Rudd	251	296	46
Alan Kulwicki	297	312	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bill Elliott	4358
2	Rusty Wallace	4279	-79
3	Dale Earnhardt	4130	-228
4	Terry Labonte	3865	-493
5	Ken Schrader	3703	-655
6	Geoffrey Bodine	3676	-682
7	Darrell Waltrip	3604	-754
8	Phil Parsons	3515	-843
9	Sterling Marlin	3489	-869
10	Davey Allison	3456	-902
11	Ricky Rudd	3382	-976
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3308	-1050
13	Kyle Petty	3199	-1159
14	Alan Kulwicki	3083	-1275
15	Mark Martin	3044	-1314
16	Lake Speed	2927	-1431
17	Neil Bonnett	2911	-1447
18	Michael Waltrip	2803	-1555
19	Brett Bodine	2751	-1607
20	Dave Marcis	2743	-1615

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