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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 8 of 8
Sunday, November 6, 1988 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 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: 63000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	21	7	Alan Kulwicki (Cup)	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	312	54100	running	41	0
2	17	11	Terry Labonte (Cup)	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	312	31075	running	2	0
3	20	28	Davey Allison (Cup)	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	312	24275	running	0	0
4	6	9	Bill Elliott (Cup)	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	312	19475	running	0	0
5	2	27	Rusty Wallace (Cup)	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	312	20400	running	68	0
6	1	5	Geoffrey Bodine (Cup)	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	311	13700	running	2	0
7	33	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr. (Cup)	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	311	11400	running	0	0
8	15	90	Benny Parsons (Cup)	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	311	9650	running	0	0
9	18	55	Phil Parsons (Cup)	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	311	9050	running	0	0
10	9	44	Sterling Marlin (Cup)	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	311	10150	running	11	0
11	13	3	Dale Earnhardt (Cup)	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	311	15100	running	0	0
12	3	33	Harry Gant (Cup)	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	311	7850	running	0	0
13	16	17	Darrell Waltrip (Cup)	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	310	10550	running	0	0
14	24	25	Ken Schrader (Cup)	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	310	9250	running	0	0
15	12	83	Lake Speed (Cup)	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	310	4850	running	0	0
16	23	68	Derrike Cope (Cup)	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	309	2450	running	0	0
17	25	21	Kyle Petty (Cup)	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	309	9500	running	0	0
18	38	71	Dave Marcis (Cup)	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	308	5575	running	0	0
19	37	19	Chad Little	Coors Extra Gold (George Jefferson / Fred Stoke)	Ford	307	4450	running	0	50
20	40	69	Trevor Boys	Boys Racing (Buddie Boys)	Oldsmobile	306	2875	running	0	49
21	8	75	Neil Bonnett (Cup)	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	306	9150	running	0	0
22	27	2	Ernie Irvan (Cup)	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	305	3875	running	0	0
23	41	10	Ken Bouchard (Cup)	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	304	3300	running	0	0
24	28	52	Jimmy Means (Cup)	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	303	4080	running	0	0
25	42	98	Brad Noffsinger (Cup)	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	299	2175	running	0	0
26	4	26	Ricky Rudd (Cup)	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	296	17350	engine	183	0
27	14	12	Mike Alexander (Cup)	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	293	9550	running	5	0
28	11	30	Michael Waltrip (Cup)	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	292	4750	running	0	0
29	10	4	Rick Wilson (Cup)	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	221	2690	running	0	0
30	29	79	Roy Smith	Western Peterbilt (Warren Razore)	Ford	218	1975	running	0	48
31	32	29	Dale Jarrett (Cup)	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	215	2600	engine	0	0
32	5	89	Jim Sauter (Cup)	Evinrude (Mueller Brothers)	Pontiac	213	1900	engine	0	0
33	39	24	Gary Collins	Nex Shop (Marion Collins)	Oldsmobile	212	2525	engine	0	47
34	19	04	Hershel McGriff	U.S. Bank (Hershel McGriff)	Pontiac	177	2475	engine	0	46
35	30	43	Richard Petty (Cup)	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	168	4435	oil pan	0	0
36	7	6	Mark Martin (Cup)	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	159	3805	crash	0	0
37	43	07	Bill Schmitt	Schmitt Racing (Bill Schmitt)	Chevrolet	157	1795	crash	0	45
38	35	88	Greg Sacks (Cup)	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	157	3775	crash	0	0
39	34	31	Johnny Rutherford (Cup)	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	155	3775	crash	0	0
40	31	23	Eddie Bierschwale (Cup)	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	133	1750	engine	0	0
41	26	73	Joe Ruttman (Cup)	Helen Rae Motorsports (Phil Barkdoll)	Ford	65	1725	crash	0	0
42	36	1	Jim Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown)	Chevrolet	64	1725	engine	0	44
43	22	15	Brett Bodine (Cup)	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	13	1725	engine	0	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Butch Gilliland	14	Anaheim Brake / Gilly's	Butch Gilliland	Buick
	Scott Gaylord	20	Oliver / One Grand	Geoff Burney	Oldsmobile
	St. James Davis	22	St. James Racing	LaDonna Davis	Buick
	Jack Sellers	41	Coca-Cola / Maxim Hotel	Sara Vincent	Chevrolet
	John Krebs	66	Skoal Bandit	John Krebs	Oldsmobile
	Jim Danielson	82	Chico Auto Parts / Danco	Shirnell Gautsche	Buick
	Bob Howard	89	Pennzoil	Tom Hathaway	Oldsmobile
	Harry Jefferson	95	Northland Peterbilt	George Jefferson	Ford

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	Roy Smith	418
2	Bill Schmitt	381	-37
3	Chad Little	368	-50
4	Hershel McGriff	328	-90
5	Jim Bown	318	-100
6	J.C. Danielsen	261	-157
7	John Krebs	260	-158
8	Bob Howard	251	-167
9	Scott Gaylord	241	-177
10	Sumner McKnight	237	-181
11	Reno Fontana	209	-209
12	Glen Steurer	202	-216
13	Jack Sellers	201	-217
13	St. James Davis	201	-217
15	Trevor Boys	193	-225
16	Harry Goularte	188	-230
17	Terry Petris	178	-240
18	Tommy Kendall	142	-276
19	Larry Gaylord	140	-278
20	Pat Mintey	136	-282