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1988 Commonwealth 200

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 25 of 30
Saturday, September 10, 1988 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
200 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:40:38
Average speed: 89.434 mph
Pole speed: 121.218 mph

Cautions: 5 for 35 laps
Margin of victory: 1.14 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	7	Harry Gant	Skoal (Ed Whitaker)	Buick	200	9025	running	73	180
2	26	21	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Chevrolet	200	6075	running	89	170
3	13	25	Rob Moroso	Moroso Performance (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	200	4600	running	0	165
4	28	99	Tommy Ellis	J & J Racing (John Jackson)	Buick	200	3950	running	3	160
5	18	39	Steve Grissom	Grissom Motors (Wayne Grissom)	Oldsmobile	200	2475	running	0	155
6	21	5	Jimmy Hensley	Advance Auto Parts (Sam Ard)	Buick	199	3125	running	0	150
7	32	07	Tommy Sigmon	Burke Grading & Paving (Dwight Huffman)	Oldsmobile	199	2075	running	0	146
8	8	2	L.D. Ottinger	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Buick	198	1725	running	0	142
9	6	06	Mark Martin	Carolina Ford Dealers (Bill Davis)	Ford	197	1125	running	0	138
10	27	90	Ed Berrier	Cox Wood Preserving (Grover Shugart)	Buick	197	1575	running	0	134
11	34	1	Jamie Aube	Lake Morey Inn (Allen Avery)	Buick	197	1595	running	0	130
12	3	81	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Windmere (Ted Conder)	Buick	197	895	running	0	127
13	32	24	Joe Thurman	Thackston's Garage (Marvin Thackston)	Ford	196	1380	running	0	124
14	5	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	195	850	running	0	121
15	14	37	Patty Moise	Crisco Butter-Flavored (Patty Moise)	Buick	195	820	running	0	118
16	17	34	Jimmy Spencer	Cicci Racing (Frank Cicci)	Buick	194	1300	running	2	115
17	25	47	Billy Standridge	Rite-Way Grinding (Billy Standridge)	Pontiac	194	1250	running	0	112
18	11	60	Dale Shaw	Budweiser (Dale Shaw)	Pontiac	192	1315	running	0	109
19	15	63	Mike Swaim	Texas Pete Sauces (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	188	1150	running	0	106
20	4	56	Ronald Cooper	Speedway Waste Disposal (Lewis Cooper)	Buick	188	1115	running	0	103
21	35	9	Joe Bessey	Cola Transport (Joe Bessey)	Pontiac	187	1160	running	0	100
22	19	71	Bobby Dragon	D.G. Robertson	Buick	186	1085	running	0	97
23	20	66	Donny Ling, Jr.	Clark Cooling (Don Ling, Sr.)	Oldsmobile	176	550	running	0	94
24	12	84	Mike Alexander	GM Tech Team (Mike Alexander)	Buick	173	2275	running	26	91
25	31	22	Rick Mast	A.G. Dillard (Alan Dillard, Jr.)	Buick	154	2240	running	0	88
26	2	15	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	142	475	carburetor	7	85
27	10	41	Max Prestwood	Custom Veneers (Max Prestwood)	Oldsmobile	138	450	engine	0	82
28	16	11	Jack Ingram	Skoal (Jack Ingram)	Chevrolet	121	2175	crash	0	79
29	22	42	Elton Sawyer	Bill Lewis	Chevrolet	118	915	engine	0	76
30	30	76	Billy Hicks	Hicks Racing (Billy Hicks)	Oldsmobile	112	400	crash	0	73
31	36	69	Kelly Moore	Spraker Racing (Jeff Spraker)	Chevrolet	90	880	engine	0	70
32	7	97	Morgan Shepherd	Winner's Circle Auto Parts (Morgan Shepherd)	Buick	89	400	rear end	0	67
33	29	6	Tommy Houston	Southern Biscuit Flour (Steve Arndt)	Buick	88	2150	running	0	64
34	9	32	Dale Jarrett	Port-A-Lube (Horace Isenhower)	Oldsmobile	77	900	tires	0	61
35	23	48	Robbie Crouch	Letarte Race Cars	Buick	26	880	engine	0	58
36	24	4	Andy Petree	Lambert Racing (G & G Racing)	Oldsmobile	9	400	crash	0	55

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Harry Gant	1	2	2
Geoffrey Bodine	3	9	7
Harry Gant	10	74	65
Mike Alexander	75	100	26
Jimmy Spencer	101	102	2
Larry Pearson	103	143	41
Tommy Ellis	144	146	3
Larry Pearson	147	194	48
Harry Gant	195	200	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Tommy Ellis	3540
2	Mike Alexander	3405	-135
3	Larry Pearson	3367	-173
4	Tommy Houston	3351	-189
5	Rob Moroso	3311	-229
6	Jimmy Hensley	3297	-243
7	Rick Mast	3198	-342
8	Jimmy Spencer	3181	-359
9	L.D. Ottinger	3062	-478
10	Jack Ingram	2995	-545
11	Ed Berrier	2743	-797
12	Mike Swaim	2551	-989
13	Billy Standridge	2522	-1018
14	Steve Grissom	2505	-1035
15	Tommy Sigmon	2353	-1187
16	Ronald Cooper	2224	-1316
17	Joe Thurman	2185	-1355
18	Elton Sawyer	2141	-1399
19	Ronnie Silver	1941	-1599
20	Kenny Burks	1740	-1800
21	Bobby Dotter	1524	-2016