| 1988 Busch 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $270,150 | Race Date: | Aug 27, 1988 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Length | Race Duration: | 3h 22m 59s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 78.775 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 83 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | AK Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Paul Andrews | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 220 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 116.893 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Busch 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 220 |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 499 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 165 | 499 | 17 |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 160 | 499 | 21 |
| 6 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 155 | 497 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 151 | 497 | 3 |
| 8 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 142 | 497 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 138 | 493 | 0 |
| 10 | 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running |  | 134 | 492 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 97 | Rodney Combs | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 130 | 489 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 127 | 481 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 129 | 479 | 65 |
| 14 | 29 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 121 | 476 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 118 | 452 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Engine | | 120 | 451 | 10 |
| 17 | 12 | 31 | Butch Miller | Slender You Figure Salons | Engine | | 0 | 438 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 109 | 428 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Overheating | | 106 | 417 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 108 | 391 | 66 |
| 21 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 100 | 388 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Engine | | 102 | 331 | 17 |
| 23 | 8 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Accident | | 94 | 285 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 20 | Dave Mader III | Bahre Racing | Engine | | 91 | 271 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Accident | | 88 | 252 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Accident | | 85 | 207 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Accident | | 87 | 207 | 37 |
| 28 | 25 | 88 | Rick Mast | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Accident | | 0 | 207 | 2 |
| 29 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Accident | | 76 | 142 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Overheating | | 73 | 93 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Engine | | 70 | 54 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Accident | | 67 | 1 | 0 |
