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

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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