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1988 Budweiser 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 29
Sunday, June 5, 1988 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:12:41
Average speed: 118.726 mph
Pole speed: 146.681 mph

Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
Margin of victory: 21 sec
Attendance: 53000
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	17	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	500	53000	running	203	185
2	12	33	Morgan Shepherd	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	500	29300	running	110	175
3	11	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	500	26350	running	51	170
4	21	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's / Kmart (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	499	13550	running	0	160
5	14	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	499	20150	running	74	160
6	1	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	499	16400	running	7	155
7	3	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	498	8225	running	0	146
8	4	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	9325	running	0	142
9	2	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	497	7075	running	20	143
10	10	12	Bobby Allison	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	497	13300	running	0	134
11	18	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	497	7525	running	0	130
12	16	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	497	10225	running	0	127
13	27	88	Buddy Baker	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	496	6275	running	0	124
14	30	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Ford	496	5075	running	0	121
15	19	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	495	6275	running	0	118
16	9	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	495	13450	running	0	115
17	28	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	495	5450	running	0	112
18	25	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	494	5600	running	0	109
19	20	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	493	5200	running	0	106
20	35	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	492	3700	running	0	103
21	13	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	490	8250	running	0	100
22	24	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	490	4900	running	0	97
23	22	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	490	9150	running	0	94
24	33	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	477	2100	running	0	91
25	39	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	476	2150	running	1	93
26	34	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	426	2000	valve	1	90
27	32	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	425	3950	running	4	87
28	37	96	Dana Patten	U.S. Chrome (Dana Patten)	Buick	413	1900	engine	0	79
29	29	97	Rodney Combs	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Buick	406	1850	engine	0	76
30	15	31	Joe Ruttman	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	391	2475	oil pump	0	73
31	5	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	391	10350	engine	15	75
32	8	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	362	5100	crash	0	67
33	26	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	357	8650	engine	0	64
34	40	80	Jimmy Horton	S & H Racing (George Smith)	Ford	314	1600	wheel bearing	0	61
35	6	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	297	8550	engine	0	58
36	23	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	295	4150	engine	0	55
37	36	78	Jay Sommers	Doe & Associates	Chevrolet	280	1510	overheating	0	52
38	38	41	Joe Booher	Everide Radiator (Joe Booher)	Chevrolet	272	1495	crash	0	49
39	7	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	209	4020	valve	14	51
40	31	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	15	1400	valve	0	43

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Buddy Arrington	67

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	32	7	competition
	33	80	48
	81	85	5	competition
	86	110	25
	111	114	4	#80 spun turn 4
	115	288	174
	289	295	7	#15,41 accident turn 2
	296	297	2
	298	303	6	#75 oil on track
	304	325	22
	326	331	6	#31 accident backstretch
	332	366	35
	367	376	10	#71 accident turn 4
	377	500	124
Percent of race run under caution: 9.0% Average green flag run: 56.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alan Kulwicki	1	7	7
Mark Martin	8	26	19
Ernie Irvan	27	27	1
J.D. McDuffie	28	28	1
Morgan Shepherd	29	33	5
Phil Parsons	34	47	14
Bill Elliott	48	81	34
Mark Martin	82	82	1
Jimmy Means	83	84	2
Brett Bodine	85	99	15
Bill Elliott	100	109	10
Morgan Shepherd	110	111	2
Jimmy Means	112	113	2
Morgan Shepherd	114	115	2
Bill Elliott	116	149	34
Morgan Shepherd	150	204	55
Davey Allison	205	206	2
Rusty Wallace	207	257	51
Morgan Shepherd	258	296	39
Davey Allison	297	326	30
Bill Elliott	327	327	1
Davey Allison	328	365	38
Bill Elliott	366	450	85
Davey Allison	451	454	4
Morgan Shepherd	455	461	7
Bill Elliott	462	500	39

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	1621
2	Rusty Wallace	1605	-16
3	Bill Elliott	1571	-50
4	Sterling Marlin	1539	-82
5	Terry Labonte	1527	-94
6	Bobby Allison	1511	-110
7	Ken Schrader	1428	-193
8	Geoffrey Bodine	1413	-208
9	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1387	-234
10	Darrell Waltrip	1358	-263
11	Davey Allison	1356	-265
12	Phil Parsons	1314	-307
13	Alan Kulwicki	1297	-324
14	Buddy Baker	1287	-334
15	Neil Bonnett	1286	-335
16	Ricky Rudd	1283	-338
17	Kyle Petty	1261	-360
18	Lake Speed	1236	-385
19	Mark Martin	1142	-479
19	Brett Bodine	1142	-479
21	Richard Petty	1111	-510