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1988 Coca-Cola 600

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 29
Sunday, May 29, 1988 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:49:15
Average speed: 124.46 mph
Pole speed: 173.594 mph

Cautions: 13 for 89 laps
Margin of victory: .24 sec
Attendance: 160000
Lead changes: 43

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	104250	running	73	180
2	11	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	400	56425	running	4	175
3	9	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	400	38100	running	12	170
4	14	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	400	49305	running	96	165
5	1	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	400	62050	running	27	160
6	19	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	23900	running	1	155
7	34	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	399	17050	running	0	146
8	12	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	398	15550	running	1	147
9	3	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	397	22600	running	0	138
10	36	50	Greg Sacks	Dingman Brothers Racing (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	396	10900	running	0	134
11	24	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Ford	396	9325	running	0	130
12	37	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	395	12765	running	6	132
13	7	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	394	19205	running	0	124
14	28	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	393	11045	running	0	121
15	30	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	392	10985	running	1	123
16	13	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	375	13000	engine	0	115
17	4	12	Bobby Allison	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	365	17750	running	19	117
18	10	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	353	13950	crash	106	119
19	6	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	340	17200	running	17	111
20	25	31	Joe Ruttman	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	339	5500	running	0
21	15	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's / Kmart (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	338	4600	running	0	100
22	23	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	328	5950	running	0	97
23	22	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	326	7400	running	0	94
24	2	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	317	12100	running	1	96
25	18	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	294	6700	engine	0	88
26	16	47	Morgan Shepherd	Winner's Circle Products (Morgan Shepherd)	Buick	270	3000	engine	0	85
27	20	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	247	6400	running	18	87
28	32	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	243	2400	crash	0	79
29	27	88	Buddy Baker	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	243	5350	crash	6	81
30	21	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	231	5900	crash	10	78
31	26	80	Jimmy Horton	S & H Racing (George Smith)	Ford	230	2200	engine	0	70
32	40	97	Rodney Combs	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Buick	227	2600	engine	0	67
33	41	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	191	2000	crash	1	69
34	38	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	166	4625	crash	1	66
35	35	36	H.B. Bailey	National Motors (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	155	1750	engine	0	58
36	31	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	113	8700	crash	0	55
37	8	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	83	2150	engine	0	52
38	33	29	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	58	1625	crash	0	49
39	17	89	Jim Sauter	Evinrude (Mueller Brothers)	Pontiac	57	1600	crash	0	46
40	29	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	57	2275	crash	0	43
41	39	67	Dale Jarrett	Raven Boats (Buddy Arrington)	Chevrolet	27	4200	engine	0	40

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Donnie Allison
	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew		Chevrolet
	Buddy Arrington	67
	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac
	Mark Stahl	82
	Charlie Baker	93

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	21	21
	22	25	4	competition
	26	28	3
	29	35	7	#67 accident turn 4
	36	59	24
	60	68	9	#5,29,68,89 accident turns 3/4
	69	83	15
	84	88	5	#6 engine
	89	115	27
	116	123	8	#75 accident turn 2
	124	142	19
	143	146	4	debris
	147	168	22
	169	176	8	#44,71 accident turn 3
	177	193	17
	194	203	10	#98 accident turn 2
	204	233	30
	234	241	8	#33 accident turn 2
	242	244	3
	245	253	9	#2,23,31,83,88 accident turns 1/2
	254	313	60
	314	319	6	#9 accident turn 4
	320	354	35
	355	362	8	#4 accident turn 2
	363	388	26
	389	391	3	#30 spun turn 4
	392	400	9
Percent of race run under caution: 22.3% Average green flag run: 22.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Geoffrey Bodine	1	1	1
Davey Allison	2	22	21
Bill Elliott	23	23	1
Bobby Allison	24	35	12
Darrell Waltrip	36	36	1
Bobby Allison	37	41	5
Sterling Marlin	42	59	18
Bobby Allison	60	60	1
Brett Bodine	61	84	24
Buddy Baker	85	89	5
Rick Wilson	90	91	2
Buddy Baker	92	92	1
Rick Wilson	93	115	23
Richard Petty	116	116	1
Jimmy Means	117	119	3
Harry Gant	120	129	10
Brett Bodine	130	144	15
Dave Marcis	145	145	1
Jimmy Means	146	146	1
Rick Wilson	147	169	23
Brad Noffsinger	170	170	1
Jimmy Means	171	172	2
Darrell Waltrip	173	178	6
Bill Elliott	179	194	16
Phil Parsons	195	195	1
Brett Bodine	196	230	35
Davey Allison	231	234	4
Bobby Allison	235	235	1
Darrell Waltrip	236	264	29
Rick Wilson	265	297	33
Davey Allison	298	299	2
Darrell Waltrip	300	305	6
Alan Kulwicki	306	313	8
Rick Wilson	314	314	1
Alan Kulwicki	315	315	1
Rusty Wallace	316	319	4
Brett Bodine	320	329	10
Rick Wilson	330	353	24
Alan Kulwicki	354	356	3
Brett Bodine	357	362	6
Ken Schrader	363	363	1
Brett Bodine	364	369	6
Darrell Waltrip	370	400	31

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	1506
2	Rusty Wallace	1435	-71
3	Sterling Marlin	1409	-97
4	Terry Labonte	1400	-106
5	Bill Elliott	1386	-120
6	Bobby Allison	1377	-129
7	Ken Schrader	1328	-178
8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1275	-231
9	Geoffrey Bodine	1271	-235
10	Darrell Waltrip	1264	-242
11	Phil Parsons	1263	-243
12	Neil Bonnett	1228	-278
13	Kyle Petty	1197	-309
14	Davey Allison	1196	-310
15	Ricky Rudd	1177	-329
16	Buddy Baker	1163	-343
17	Alan Kulwicki	1142	-364
18	Lake Speed	1076	-430
19	Brett Bodine	1067	-439
20	Mark Martin	999	-507
21	Richard Petty	993	-513