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1988 Checker 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 29 Sunday, November 6, 1988 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles) Time of race: 3:26:57 Average speed: 90.457 mph Pole speed: 123.203 mph Cautions: 6 for 53 laps Margin of victory: 18.5 sec Attendance: 63000 Lead changes: 15 Glossary    1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1988 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 6 1 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 311 13700 running 2 155 5 2 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 312 20400 running 68 160 12 3 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Chevrolet 311 7850 running 0 127 26 4 26   Ricky Rudd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 296 17350 engine 183 95 32 5 89   Jim Sauter Evinrude   (Mueller Brothers) Pontiac 213 1900 engine 0 67 4 6 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 312 19475 running 0 160 36 7 6   Mark Martin Stroh's Light   (Jack Roush) Ford 159 3805 crash 0 55 21 8 75   Neil Bonnett Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 306 9150 running 0 100 10 9 44   Sterling Marlin Piedmont Airlines   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 311 10150 running 11 139 29 10 4   Rick Wilson Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 221 2690 running 0 76 28 11 30   Michael Waltrip Country Time Lemonade   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 292 4750 running 0 79 15 12 83   Lake Speed Wynn's / Kmart   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 310 4850 running 0 118 11 13 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 311 15100 running 0 130 27 14 12   Mike Alexander Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 293 9550 running 5 87 8 15 90   Benny Parsons Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 311 9650 running 0 142 13 16 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 310 10550 running 0 124 2 17 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 312 31075 running 2 175 9 18 55   Phil Parsons Crown Petroleum   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 311 9050 running 0 138 34 19 04   Hershel McGriff U.S. Bank   (Hershel McGriff) Pontiac 177 2475 engine 0 61 3 20 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Harry Ranier) Ford 312 24275 running 0 165 1 21 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 312 54100 running 41 180 43 22 15   Brett Bodine Crisco   (Bud Moore) Ford 13 1725 engine 0 34 16 23 68   Derrike Cope Purolator Filters   (Jim Testa) Ford 309 2450 running 0 115 14 24 25   Ken Schrader Folger's Coffee   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 310 9250 running 0 121 17 25 21   Kyle Petty Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 309 9500 running 0 112 41 26 73   Joe Ruttman Helen Rae Motorsports   (Phil Barkdoll) Ford 65 1725 crash 0 40 22 27 2   Ernie Irvan Kroger   (D.K. Ulrich) Pontiac 305 3875 running 0 97 24 28 52   Jimmy Means Eureka Vacuum Cleaners   (Jimmy Means) Pontiac 303 4080 running 0 91 30 29 79   Roy Smith Western Peterbilt   (Warren Razore) Ford 218 1975 running 0 73 35 30 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 168 4435 oil pan 0 58 40 31 23   Eddie Bierschwale Wayne Paging   (Don Bierschwale) Oldsmobile 133 1750 engine 0 43 31 32 29   Dale Jarrett Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Oldsmobile 215 2600 engine 0 70 7 33 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 311 11400 running 0 146 39 34 31   Johnny Rutherford Slender You Figure Salons   (Bob Clark) Oldsmobile 155 3775 crash 0 46 38 35 88   Greg Sacks Red Baron Frozen Pizza   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Oldsmobile 157 3775 crash 0 49 42 36 1   Jim Bown Rose Auto Wrecking   (Dick Bown) Chevrolet 64 1725 engine 0 37 19 37 19   Chad Little Coors Extra Gold   (George Jefferson) Ford 307 4450 running 0 106 18 38 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 308 5575 running 0 109 33 39 24   Gary Collins Wax Shop / Coors Light   (Marion Collins) Oldsmobile 212 2525 engine 0 64 20 40 69   Trevor Boys Boys Racing   (Buddie Boys) Oldsmobile 306 2875 running 0 103 23 41 10   Ken Bouchard Whitcomb Racing   (Bob Whitcomb) Pontiac 304 3300 running 0 94 25 42 98   Brad Noffsinger Sunoco   (Mike Curb) Buick 299 2175 running 0 88 37 43 03   Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing   (Bill Schmitt) Chevrolet 157 1795 crash 0 52

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Butch Gilliland 14W Anaheim Brake / Gilly's Butch Gilliland Buick Scott Gaylord 20W Oliver Mfg. / One Grand Car Care Geoff Burney Oldsmobile St. James Davis 22W St. James Racing LaDonna Davis Buick Jack Sellers 41W Coca-Cola / Maxim Hotel Sara Vincent Chevrolet John Krebs 66W Skoal Bandit John Krebs Oldsmobile Jim Danielson 82W Chico Auto Parts / Danco Shirnell Gautsche Buick Bob Howard 89W Pennzoil Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile Harry Jefferson 95W Northland Peterbilt George Jefferson Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 13 13     14 19 6   #15 oil on track   20 23 4     24 27 4   #52,68 spun turn 2   28 43 16     44 54 11   #24 accident frontstretch   55 64 10     65 71 7   #3,73 spun backstretch   72 149 78     150 157 8   #23 oil on track   158 159 2     160 176 17   #03,4,6,30,31,79,88 accident frontstretch   177 312 136       Percent of race run under caution: 17.0%             Average green flag run: 37.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Geoffrey Bodine 1 2 2   Rusty Wallace 3 44 42   Neil Bonnett 45 45 1   Alan Kulwicki 46 47 2   Sterling Marlin 48 58 11   Rusty Wallace 59 72 14   Ricky Rudd 73 123 51   Mike Alexander 124 128 5   Alan Kulwicki 129 139 11   Rusty Wallace 140 150 11   Terry Labonte 151 151 1   Ricky Rudd 152 237 86   Alan Kulwicki 238 249 12   Terry Labonte 250 250 1   Ricky Rudd 251 296 46   Alan Kulwicki 297 312 16 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Bill Elliott 4358     2   Rusty Wallace 4279   -79   3   Dale Earnhardt 4130   -228   4   Terry Labonte 3865   -493   5   Ken Schrader 3703   -655   6   Geoffrey Bodine 3676   -682   7   Darrell Waltrip 3604   -754   8   Phil Parsons 3515   -843   9   Sterling Marlin 3489   -869   10   Davey Allison 3456   -902   11   Ricky Rudd 3382   -976   12   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 3308   -1050   13   Kyle Petty 3199   -1159   14   Alan Kulwicki 3083   -1275   15   Mark Martin 3044   -1314   16   Lake Speed 2927   -1431   17   Neil Bonnett 2911   -1447   18   Michael Waltrip 2803   -1555   19   Brett Bodine 2751   -1607   20   Dave Marcis 2743   -1615   21   Rick Wilson 2670   -1688