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1988 First Union 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 7 of 29 Sunday, April 17, 1988 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:31:24 Average speed: 99.075 mph Pole speed: 117.322 mph Cautions: 5 for 20 laps Margin of victory: 1.51 sec Attendance: 31500 Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1988 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 24 23 2   Ernie Irvan Kroger   (D.K. Ulrich) Pontiac 390 2860 running 0 91 3 10 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 22115 running 265 175 28 28 4   Rick Wilson Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 381 1985 running 0 79 9 13 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 398 5610 running 0 138 29 4 6   Mark Martin Stroh's Light   (Jack Roush) Ford 327 1335 running 0 76 15 16 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 396 5330 running 0 118 18 31 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 394 5380 running 0 109 10 2 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 397 12010 running 19 139 27 32 10   Ken Bouchard Whitcomb Racing   (Bob Whitcomb) Chevrolet 384 1660 running 0 82 1 1 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 400 48050 running 112 180 20 27 12   Bobby Allison Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 393 8805 running 0 103 13 17 15   Brett Bodine Crisco   (Bud Moore) Ford 397 9130 running 0 124 14 18 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 396 7475 running 0 121 5 6 21   Kyle Petty Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 400 12965 running 0 155 11 5 25   Ken Schrader Folger's Coffee   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 397 7280 running 0 130 2 7 26   Ricky Rudd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 400 21025 running 3 175 4 3 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 400 14650 running 0 160 8 20 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Harry Ranier) Ford 398 10715 running 0 142 21 21 29   Dale Jarrett Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Oldsmobile 393 1510 running 0 100 32 14 30   Michael Waltrip Country Time Lemonade   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 24 4760 engine 0 67 12 15 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Chevrolet 397 5105 running 0 127 6 9 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 398 9560 running 0 150 16 22 44   Sterling Marlin Piedmont Airlines   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 396 4580 running 0 115 30 29 52   Jimmy Means Eureka Vacuum Cleaners   (Jimmy Means) Pontiac 263 2760 brakes 0 73 7 12 55   Phil Parsons Crown Petroleum   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 398 6760 running 0 146 22 24 68   Derrike Cope Purolator Filters   (Jim Testa) Ford 392 3785 running 0 97 25 19 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 388 3660 running 0 88 19 8 75   Neil Bonnett Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 394 8330 running 1 111 26 26 83   Lake Speed Wynn's / Kmart   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 384 1485 running 0 85 31 30 88   Buddy Baker Red Baron Frozen Pizza   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Oldsmobile 130 2810 rear end 0 70 17 11 90   Benny Parsons Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 395 4455 running 0 112 23 25 97   Rodney Combs AC Spark Plug   (Tom Winkle) Buick 391 2685 running 0 94

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Gary Brooks 00 Bill Meacham 04 Doug French 09 Alan Russell 20 Brad Teague 31 Slender You Figure Salons Bob Clark Oldsmobile Glenn Moffat 46 Rick Jeffrey 67 Pannill Knitting Buddy Arrington Ford Jeff McDuffie 70 Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Jay Sommers 78 Chevrolet Brad Noffsinger 98 Sunoco Mike Curb Buick Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 7 4   #83 accident turn 3   8 67 60     68 71 4   #8,10 accident turn 2   72 108 37     109 112 4   #12 slow turn 4   113 174 62     175 178 4   #7 stalled turn 2   179 206 28     207 210 4   #12 spun turn 4   211 400 190       Percent of race run under caution: 5.0%             Average green flag run: 63.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Terry Labonte 1 1 1   Bill Elliott 2 19 18   Terry Labonte 20 20 1   Bill Elliott 21 21 1   Terry Labonte 22 68 47   Neil Bonnett 69 69 1   Dale Earnhardt 70 109 40   Terry Labonte 110 158 49   Dale Earnhardt 159 344 186   Terry Labonte 345 346 2   Ricky Rudd 347 349 3   Dale Earnhardt 350 388 39   Terry Labonte 389 400 12 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 1059     2   Rusty Wallace 1006   -53   3   Bill Elliott 999   -60   4   Sterling Marlin 992   -67   5   Neil Bonnett 979   -80   6   Bobby Allison 943   -116   7   Terry Labonte 932   -127   8   Geoffrey Bodine 882   -177   9   Ken Schrader 879   -180   10   Darrell Waltrip 872   -187   11   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 860   -199   12   Ricky Rudd 841   -218   13   Kyle Petty 828   -231   14   Davey Allison 820   -239   15   Buddy Baker 816   -243   16   Phil Parsons 798   -261   17   Lake Speed 779   -280   18   Alan Kulwicki 772   -287   19   Mark Martin 726   -333   20   Dave Marcis 715   -344   21   Brett Bodine 714   -345