Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (7)	Video Links (5)	Crew Chiefs

1988 Gatorade 200

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

Post

NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 24 of 30
Saturday, September 3, 1988 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
147 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (200.802 miles)

Time of race: 1:28:35
Average speed: 136.009 mph
Pole speed: 156.422 mph

Cautions: 2 for 7 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	7	Harry Gant	Skoal (Ed Whitaker)	Buick	147	11275	running	91	180
2	1	15	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	147	5975	running	32	170
3	12	17	Michael Waltrip	Exxon Superflo (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	147	4300	running	7	0
4	14	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Davey Allison)	Buick	147	2750	running	1	160
5	7	97	Morgan Shepherd	Winner's Circle Auto Parts (Morgan Shepherd)	Buick	146	2175	running	0	155
6	29	34	Jimmy Spencer	Cicci Racing (Frank Cicci)	Buick	146	5050	running	0	150
7	9	84	Mike Alexander	GM Tech Team (Mike Alexander)	Buick	146	5400	running	0	146
8	18	25	Rob Moroso	Moroso Performance (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	146	5000	running	0	142
9	4	66	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Rusty Wallace)	Pontiac	146	1300	running	16	0
10	5	75	Brad Teague	Food Country USA (Charlie Henderson)	Oldsmobile	146	1800	running	0	134
11	23	6	Tommy Houston	Southern Biscuit Flour (Steve Arndt)	Buick	146	4575	running	0	130
12	21	22	Rick Mast	A.G. Dillard (Alan Dillard, Jr.)	Buick	146	4375	running	0	127
13	11	21	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Chevrolet	145	5225	running	0	124
14	15	99	Tommy Ellis	J & J Racing (John Jackson)	Buick	145	4050	running	0	121
15	25	30	Kyle Petty	Peak Anti-Freeze (Kyle Petty)	Ford	145	850	running	0	0
16	31	88	Bobby Labonte	Winner's Circle Auto Parts (Bob Labonte)	Buick	144	825	running	0	115
17	26	42	Elton Sawyer	Bill Lewis	Chevrolet	144	2100	running	0	112
18	27	11	Jack Ingram	Skoal (Jack Ingram)	Chevrolet	144	3825	running	0	109
19	37	56	Ronald Cooper	Speedway Waste Disposal (Lewis Cooper)	Buick	143	1950	running	0	106
20	28	47	Billy Standridge	Standridge Auto Parts (Billy Standridge)	Chevrolet	143	1875	running	0	103
21	8	2	L.D. Ottinger	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Buick	142	1800	running	0	100
22	38	4	Ben Hess	Hess Racing (Ben Hess)	Oldsmobile	142	675	running	0	97
23	24	24	Joe Thurman	Thackston's Garage (Marvin Thackston)	Ford	141	1700	running	0	94
24	22	96	Tom Peck	Hagerstown Speedway (Mark Thomas)	Oldsmobile	141	625	running	0	91
25	32	07	Tommy Sigmon	Burke Grading & Paving (Dwight Huffman)	Chevrolet	141	1625	running	0	88
26	16	63	Mike Swaim	Texas Pete Sauces (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	141	1575	running	0	85
27	30	37	Patty Moise	Crisco Butter-Flavored (Patty Moise)	Buick	139	570	crash	0	82
28	33	40	Frank Fleming	Starrett Corporation	Buick	139	565	running	0	79
29	13	5	Jimmy Hensley	Advance Auto Parts (Sam Ard)	Buick	107	2910	clutch	0	76
30	20	90	Ed Berrier	Cox Wood Preserving (Grover Shugart)	Buick	97	1150	engine	0	73
31	10	81	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Windmere (Ted Conder)	Buick	96	550	overheating	0	70
32	6	8	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	91	1145	oil leak	0	67
33	35	10	Preston Brown	Humphrey Racing	Oldsmobile	77	540	running	0	64
34	39	48	Jimmy Edwards, Jr.	Edwards Enterprises	Chevrolet	66	535	handling	0	61
35	3	32	Dale Jarrett	Port-A-Lube (Horace Isenhower)	Oldsmobile	44	1130	suspension	0	58
36	34	39	Steve Grissom	Grissom Motors (Wayne Grissom)	Oldsmobile	23	1125	electrical	0	55
37	36	60	Dale Shaw	Budweiser (Dale Shaw)	Pontiac	16	525	engine	0	52
38	19	06	Mark Martin	Carolina Ford Dealers (Bill Davis)	Ford	14	525	engine	0	49
39	17	52	Ken Schrader	Exxon (Ken Schrader)	Chevrolet	5	525	electrical	0	46

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	136	136
	137	139	3	#66,25 accident turn 3
	140	143	4
	144	147	4	#37 accident backstretch
Percent of race run under caution: 4.8% Average green flag run: 70.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Geoffrey Bodine	1	6	6
Harry Gant	7	52	46
Geoffrey Bodine	53	78	26
Davey Allison	79	79	1
Harry Gant	80	105	26
Rusty Wallace	106	121	16
Michael Waltrip	122	128	7
Harry Gant	129	147	19

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Tommy Ellis	3380
2	Mike Alexander	3314	-66
3	Tommy Houston	3287	-93
4	Larry Pearson	3197	-183
5	Jimmy Hensley	3147	-233
6	Rob Moroso	3146	-234
7	Rick Mast	3110	-270
8	Jimmy Spencer	3066	-314
9	L.D. Ottinger	2920	-460
10	Jack Ingram	2916	-464
11	Ed Berrier	2609	-771
12	Mike Swaim	2445	-935
13	Billy Standridge	2410	-970
14	Steve Grissom	2350	-1030
15	Tommy Sigmon	2207	-1173
16	Ronald Cooper	2121	-1259
17	Elton Sawyer	2065	-1315
18	Joe Thurman	2061	-1319
19	Ronnie Silver	1941	-1439
20	Kenny Burks	1740	-1640
21	Bobby Dotter	1524	-1856