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1988 AC Spark Plug 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 29
Sunday, July 24, 1988 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:04:10
Average speed: 122.866 mph
Pole speed: 157.153 mph

Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Margin of victory: 8.27 sec
Attendance: 72000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	200	53200	running	122	185
2	4	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	30725	running	5	175
3	12	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	200	26275	running	0	165
4	5	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	17775	running	28	165
5	10	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	17925	running	6	160
6	1	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	200	16600	running	13	155
7	6	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	8600	running	0	146
8	3	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	200	11425	running	0	142
9	17	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	200	13775	running	15	143
10	23	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	200	10025	running	8	139
11	9	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	15025	running	0	130
12	25	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	200	7875	running	2	132
13	13	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	200	5575	running	0	124
14	8	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	199	7275	running	0	121
15	18	12	Mike Alexander	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	199	10875	running	0	118
16	30	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Ford	198	3925	running	0	115
17	24	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	198	6675	running	0	112
18	20	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	198	10725	running	0	109
19	37	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	197	3100	running	0	106
20	7	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	197	11875	running	0	103
21	26	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	196	5925	running	0	100
22	34	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	195	2525	running	0	97
23	32	88	Buddy Baker	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	195	5525	running	0	94
24	11	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	189	11175	running	0	91
25	21	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	188	3425	running	0	88
26	40	85	Bobby Gerhart	James (Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart)	Chevrolet	187	2275	running	0	85
27	28	31	Joe Ruttman	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	166	3175	steering	0	82
28	15	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	161	6525	engine	1	84
29	36	80	Jimmy Horton	S & H Racing (George Smith)	Ford	141	2125	engine	0	76
30	33	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	128	4825	engine	0	73
31	29	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	119	4725	engine	0	70
32	16	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's / Kmart (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	92	4150	crash	0	67
33	19	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	91	5550	crash	0	64
34	14	50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	91	1850	suspension	0	61
35	31	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	90	4425	engine	0	58
36	22	97	Rodney Combs	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Buick	78	1750	engine	0	55
37	39	64	Mike Potter	Valley (Mike Potter)	Chevrolet	44	1700	rear end	0	52
38	27	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	34	1675	engine	0	49
39	38	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	26	4250	engine	0	46
40	35	16	Bob Schacht	Learn (Gordon Chilson)	Ford	5	1600	engine	0	43

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Ben Hess
	Tony Spanos	48	Fleet Service	James Hylton	Buick
	Ron Esau	67		Buddy Arrington	Ford
	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac
	Charlie Baker	93

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	16	2	debris turn 1
	17	28	12
	29	32	4	#52 engine
	33	79	47
	80	88	9	#29 spun turn 3
	89	92	4
	93	105	13	#3,15,68,83 accident turn 1
	106	127	22
	128	130	3	#8 stalled turn 2
	131	143	13
	144	150	7	#80 accident turn 1
	151	200	50
Percent of race run under caution: 19.0% Average green flag run: 23.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Morgan Shepherd	1	2	2
Bill Elliott	3	14	12
Morgan Shepherd	15	16	2
Richard Petty	17	17	1
Geoffrey Bodine	18	18	1
Ken Schrader	19	19	1
Bill Elliott	20	28	9
Ricky Rudd	29	30	2
Geoffrey Bodine	31	57	27
Bill Elliott	58	67	10
Darrell Waltrip	68	68	1
Bill Elliott	69	93	25
Harry Gant	94	101	8
Terry Labonte	102	105	4
Ken Schrader	106	106	1
Terry Labonte	107	108	2
Ken Schrader	109	109	1
Terry Labonte	110	118	9
Morgan Shepherd	119	127	9
Bill Elliott	128	178	51
Ken Schrader	179	180	2
Darrell Waltrip	181	185	5
Bill Elliott	186	200	15

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Rusty Wallace	2363
2	Bill Elliott	2360	-3
3	Dale Earnhardt	2315	-48
4	Terry Labonte	2188	-175
5	Ken Schrader	2151	-212
6	Geoffrey Bodine	2094	-269
7	Darrell Waltrip	2054	-309
8	Phil Parsons	2002	-361
9	Sterling Marlin	1995	-368
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1947	-416
11	Buddy Baker	1917	-446
12	Ricky Rudd	1890	-473
13	Davey Allison	1855	-508
14	Mark Martin	1837	-526
15	Kyle Petty	1773	-590
16	Neil Bonnett	1770	-593
17	Alan Kulwicki	1713	-650
18	Lake Speed	1696	-667
19	Dale Jarrett	1662	-701
20	Bobby Allison	1654	-709
21	Richard Petty	1629	-734