| 1988 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $362,100 | Race Date: | Sep 18, 1988 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.480 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 34m 21s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 109.349 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 84 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 392 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 148.075 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 392 |
| 2 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 50 |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 160 | 500 | 4 |
| 6 | 13 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 150 | 499 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running |  | 146 | 499 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 142 | 499 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running |  | 138 | 498 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running | | 134 | 497 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 130 | 497 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 127 | 497 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 124 | 496 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 126 | 494 | 1 |
| 15 | 39 | 19 | Chad Little | Coors Extra Gold | Running | | 118 | 494 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 120 | 493 | 7 |
| 17 | 7 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 112 | 492 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 109 | 491 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 106 | 481 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 80 | Jimmy Horton (R) | S&H Racing | Running | | 103 | 478 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 100 | 477 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Running | | 102 | 465 | 37 |
| 23 | 15 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 99 | 458 | 5 |
| 24 | 20 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Engine | | 91 | 421 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Accident | | 93 | 409 | 4 |
| 26 | 26 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Accident | | 85 | 391 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Clutch | | 82 | 383 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Accident | | 79 | 377 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 88 | Morgan Shepherd | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Engine | | 76 | 371 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 67 | Brad Teague | Pannill Knitting | Engine | | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Accident | | 70 | 326 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons | Engine | | 67 | 281 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 96 | Dana Patten | US Chrome Corp | Accident | | 64 | 259 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Engine | | 61 | 182 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Accident | | 58 | 180 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Accident | | 55 | 111 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Wawak Racing | Engine | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 49 | 72 | 0 |
| 39 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Accident | | 46 | 35 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 97 | Rodney Combs | GM Tech Team | Piston | | 43 | 16 | 0 |
