| 1988 Checker 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $368,630 | Race Date: | Nov 6, 1988 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 26m 57s | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 90.457 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 53 Laps | phoenixraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #7 Ford | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | AK Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Paul Andrews | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 41 of 312 | Pole Speed: | 123.203 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Checker 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 21 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running |  | 180 | 312 | 41 |
| 2 | 17 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running |  | 175 | 312 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 165 | 312 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 160 | 312 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 160 | 312 | 68 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 155 | 311 | 2 |
| 7 | 33 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running |  | 146 | 311 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 142 | 311 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running |  | 138 | 311 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 139 | 311 | 11 |
| 11 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 130 | 311 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 127 | 311 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 124 | 310 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 121 | 310 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 118 | 310 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Running | | 115 | 309 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 112 | 309 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 109 | 308 | 0 |
| 19 | 37 | 19 | Chad Little | Coors Extra Gold | Running | | 106 | 307 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 69 | Trevor Boys | Buddy Boys Racing | Running | | 103 | 306 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 100 | 306 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 97 | 305 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 94 | 304 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 91 | 303 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Running | | 88 | 299 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Engine | | 95 | 296 | 183 |
| 27 | 14 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 87 | 293 | 5 |
| 28 | 11 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 79 | 292 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 76 | 221 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 79 | Roy Smith | Western Peterbilt | Running | | 73 | 218 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Engine | | 70 | 215 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude | Engine | | 67 | 213 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 24 | Gary Collins | Nex Shop | Engine | | 64 | 212 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | U.S. Bank | Engine | | 61 | 177 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Oil Pan | | 58 | 168 | 0 |
| 36 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Accident | | 55 | 159 | 0 |
| 37 | 43 | 7 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Accident | | 52 | 157 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Accident | | 49 | 157 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 31 | Johnny Rutherford | Slender You Figure Salons | Accident | | 46 | 155 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Engine | | 43 | 133 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 73 | Joe Ruttman | Helen Rae Motorsports | Accident | | 40 | 65 | 0 |
| 42 | 36 | 1 | Jim Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | Engine | | 37 | 64 | 0 |
| 43 | 22 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Engine | | 34 | 13 | 0 |
