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1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500     Post Exhibition or unclassified race Sunday, February 28, 1988 at Calder Park Thunderdome, Melbourne, Victoria 280 laps on a 1.119 mile paved track (313.320 miles) Time of race: 3:23:45 Average speed: 101.67 mph Pole speed: 139.734 mph Cautions: 11 for 52 laps Margin of victory: .86 sec Attendance: 46000 Lead changes: 25 Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led 17 26 1   Jim Richards – Fosters Lager OL 182 engine – 28 25 2   Gary Rush – Repco Gold Star Engine Exchange CV 54 overheating – 21 3 03   Allan Grice – Foster Lager OL 80 crash – 24 32 6   John Lawes – EMI Records / Lawes OL 77 crash – 27 29 8   Rick McCray – Wayne's Engine Rebuilding CV 63 crash – 13 23 11   Jerry Churchill – Fosters Lager / Churchill Trans. CV 258 running – 2 2 12   Bobby Allison – Graphic Images BU 280 running – 23 17 14   Harry Goularte – Alosi / Cherra Bar CV 79 crash – 7 19 15   Terry Petris – Walker / Barnett / Marchman CV 275 running – 20 28 17   Dick Johnson – Welded Tube Co. / Redkote FR 80 crash – 4 11 18   Glen Steurer – TOE Racing CV 278 running – 8 12 19   Chad Little – Coors Extra Gold FR 273 running – 10 22 21   Kyle Petty D.K. Ulrich Kroger CV 269 running – 32 31 22   St. James Davis LaDonna Davis St. James Racing BU 2 handling – 26 7 25   Bill Venturini Cathy Venturini Permatex / Loctite Automotive Products CV 69 crash – 25 20 26   Terry Byers – Tooheys CV 76 crash – 19 9 28   Gary Collins – Wax Shop / ANB / Coors Light OL 80 crash – 14 21 30   Michael Waltrip – Super Plus BU 248 running – 12 13 32   Ruben Garcia – Van Nuys Perf. Imports CV 267 running – 29 24 33   John Krebs – Skoal Bandit OL 48 engine – 31 30 48   Tony Spanos – Westfield Shopping Towns / STP CV 17 transmission – 3 15 71   Dave Marcis – Dick Midgley Racing CV 280 running – 30 16 73   Bill Schmitt – Spirit of America CV 31 engine – 1 1 75   Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Valvoline PT 280 running – 18 5 78   Ron Esau Jim Robinson Jim Robinson Fund / Eurovox OL 160 engine – 16 6 81   David Sosebee – Dawsonville Pool Room CV 205 transmission – 9 18 82   J.C. Danielsen Shirnell Gautsche Tognotti Auto World BU 272 running – 5 10 83   Sumner McKnight – John Deere FR 278 running – 11 4 88   Robin Best – AWA / Austr. National Line Budget CV 267 running – 15 14 89   Bob Howard – Pennzoil OL 233 running – 22 27 96   Brad Noffsinger – Curb Motorsports PT 80 crash – 6 8 98   Hershel McGriff – Wholsale Truck Parts CV 275 running –