| 1988 Pepsi FireCracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $438,225 | Race Date: | Jul 2, 1988 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 FT | Race Duration: | 2h 26m 58s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 163.302 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 15 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 23 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 193.819 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Pepsi FireCracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 38 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 160 | 23 |
| 2 | 26 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running |  | 175 | 160 | 19 |
| 3 | 6 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 170 | 160 | 17 |
| 4 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 170 | 160 | 53 |
| 5 | 1 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 160 | 160 | 13 |
| 6 | 9 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 155 | 160 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | 33 | Morgan Shepherd | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 146 | 160 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 147 | 160 | 10 |
| 9 | 37 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 138 | 159 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Dingman Brothers Racing | Running |  | 134 | 159 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 31 | Joe Ruttman | Slender You Figure Salons | Running | | 130 | 159 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 127 | 159 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running |  | 124 | 159 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 1 | Dale Jarrett | Port-A-Lube | Running | | 121 | 159 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 115 | 159 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 112 | 159 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 109 | 159 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 106 | 159 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 103 | 159 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 100 | 158 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running | | 102 | 158 | 2 |
| 23 | 39 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 94 | 158 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 91 | 158 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 88 | 156 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 37 | Patty Moise | Duralt Fuel Conditioner | Running | | 85 | 156 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 82 | 155 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pannill Knitting | Running | | 79 | 153 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 86 | Rick Jeffrey | Slenderizers | Running | | 76 | 152 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Running | | 73 | 150 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Running | | 70 | 150 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 7 | Larry Moyer | Hooters | Running | | 67 | 148 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 97 | Rodney Combs | GM Tech Team | Running | | 64 | 141 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Accident | | 66 | 130 | 15 |
| 35 | 28 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 58 | 123 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 55 | 82 | 0 |
| 37 | 18 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Engine | | 52 | 72 | 0 |
| 38 | 3 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Engine | | 49 | 43 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Accident | | 46 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Engine | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Accident | | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Accident | | 37 | 1 | 0 |
