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1988 Indianapolis 500

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USAC Gold Crown Series race number 1 of 1
Sunday, May 29, 1988 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:27:10
Average speed: 144.809 mph
Pole speed: 219.198 mph

Cautions: 14 for 68 laps
Margin of victory: 7.072 sec
Attendance: 400000
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1988 USAC Gold Crown Series results / 1988 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	5	Rick Mears	Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Penske / Chevy	200	804853	running	89	1000
2	8	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro (Pat Patrick)	March / Chevy	200	335103	running	0	800
3	3	1	Al Unser	Hertz (Roger Penske)	Penske / Chevy	199	228403	running	12	700
4	10	18	Michael Andretti	Kraco Stereo (Kraco Enterprises)	March / Cosworth	199	192753	running	0	600
5	19	4	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser / Red Roof Inns (Truesports)	Lola / Judd	199	151453	running	0	500
6	18	15	Jim Crawford	MAC Tools (King Protofab Racing)	Lola / Buick	198	170503	running	8	400
7	20	30	Raul Boesel	Domino's Pizza (Douglas Shierson)	Lola / Cosworth	198	148403	running	0	300
8	15	97	Phil Krueger	CNC Systems (R. Kent Baker)	March / Cosworth	196	131053	running	0	250
9	16	22	Dick Simon	Uniden / Soundesign (Dick Simon)	Lola / Cosworth	196	127428	running	0	200
10	6	7	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi Veal (Dick Simon)	Lola / Cosworth	196	123028	running	0	150
11	13	11	Kevin Cogan	Schaefer / Playboy Fashions (Machinist Union Racing Team)	March / Cosworth	195	141078	running	0	100
12	33	21	Howdy Holmes	Jiffy Mixes (Alex Morales)	March / Cosworth	192	123728	running	0	50
13	5	3	Al Unser, Jr.	Valvoline / Stroh's (Rick Galles)	March / Chevy	180	117753	running	0	25
14	23	56	Billy Vukovich III	Genesee Beer Wagon (Gohr Distributing Co.)	March / Cosworth	179	125603	running	0	25
15	11	24	Randy Lewis	Toshiba / Oracle (Ralph Wilke)	Lola / Cosworth	175	115478	running	0	25
16	28	48	Rocky Moran	Greer-Foyt (A.J. Foyt)	March / Cosworth	159	107228	engine	0	25
17	32	29	Rich Vogler	Byrd's / Pepsi / Bryant Heating (Machinist Union Racing Team)	March / Cosworth	159	106053	crash	0	20
18	21	92	Dominic Dobson	Moore Industries (Raynor Motorsports)	Lola / Cosworth	145	107753	coolant leak	0	20
19	25	23	Tero Palmroth	Neste Oil / Editor (Dick Simon)	Lola / Cosworth	144	103728	engine	0	20
20	4	6	Mario Andretti	Amoco / Kmart (Newman Haas Racing)	Lola / Chevy	118	130828	electrical	0	20
21	27	98	John Andretti	Skoal Bandit (Mike Curb)	Lola / Cosworth	114	106703	engine	0	15
22	30	17	Johnny Rutherford	MAC Tools (King Protofab Racing)	Lola / Buick	107	102303	crash	0	15
23	2	9	Danny Sullivan	Miller High Life (Roger Penske)	Penske / Chevy	101	214378	crash	91	15
24	26	35	Steve Chassey	Gary Trout Motorsports (Gary Trout)	March / Cosworth	73	99128	crash	0	15
25	31	71	Ludwig Heimrath, Jr.	Mackenzie Financial (Ron Hemelgarn)	Lola / Cosworth	59	100253	crash	0	10
26	22	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen / Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	Lola / Cosworth	54	98853	crash	0	10
27	14	81	Tom Sneva	Pizza Hut / WRTV-6 (Ron Hemelgarn)	Lola / Judd	32	97328	crash	0	10
28	17	8	Teo Fabi	Quaker State (Porsche Motorsports)	March / Porsche	30	101878	lost wheel	0	10
29	9	10	Derek Daly	Raynor Garage Doors (Raynor Motorsports)	Lola / Cosworth	18	97503	transmission	0	5
30	29	84	Stan Fox	Calumet Farms (A.J. Foyt)	March / Chevy	2	113703	half shaft	0	5
31	7	91	Scott Brayton	Amway Products (Ron Hemelgarn)	Lola / Buick	0	96078	crash	0	5
32	12	2	Roberto Guerrero	STP / Dianetics (Vince Granatelli)	Lola / Cosworth	0	100828	crash	0	5
33	24	16	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Scot Lad Foods (Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.)	Lola / Cosworth	0	95753	crash	0	5

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	John Jones	12	Labatt's
	Johnny Parsons	12, 14, 36	Labatt's, Copenhagen, Mergard / Conseco
	Ed Pimm	27	Los Angeles Drywall
	Pancho Carter	28, 82	Hardee's
	Rich Vogler	29	Byrd's Cafe / Pepsi / Bryant
	Harry Sauce	36	Mergard / Conseco
	Dale Coyne	39	Dale Coyne Racing
	Gary Bettenhausen	46	Scheid Tire Centers
	Gordon Johncock	50	RMR / STP Oil Treatment
	Scott Atchison	55	Opper Pops / Machinsts Union
	Tom Bigelow	77	Performers, Inc.
	Spike Gehlhausen	87	Indiana Carbon

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Danny Sullivan	1	30	30
Al Unser	31	33	3
Danny Sullivan	34	94	61
Jim Crawford	95	101	7
Rick Mears	102	103	2
Jim Crawford	104	104	1
Al Unser	105	112	8
Rick Mears	113	121	9
Al Unser	122	122	1
Rick Mears	123	200	78

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Rick Mears	1000
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	800	-200
3	Al Unser	700	-300
4	Michael Andretti	600	-400
5	Bobby Rahal	500	-500
6	Jim Crawford	400	-600
7	Raul Boesel	300	-700
8	Phil Krueger	250	-750
9	Dick Simon	200	-800
10	Arie Luyendyk	150	-850
11	Kevin Cogan	100	-900
12	Howdy Holmes	50	-950
13	Al Unser, Jr.	25	-975
13	Billy Vukovich III	25	-975
13	Randy Lewis	25	-975
13	Rocky Moran	25	-975
17	Rich Vogler	20	-980
17	Dominic Dobson	20	-980
17	Tero Palmroth	20	-980
17	Mario Andretti	20	-980
21	Johnny Rutherford	15	-985