1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500

Eighth race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series July 2023 NASWINSTON 74.74 mph km/h 39th Annual Pannill Sweatshirts 500 SETN Eli Gold, Jerry Punch 182 Ricky Rudd King Racing Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing 3 Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway Pannill Sweatshirts 500 1988 4 24 0.847 423.257 500 0.526 29 8 1988 20.734 263 The 1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 program cover. 1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500.jpeg 42,000 The 1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 24, 1988, before an audience of 42,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate the latter stages of the race, leading the final 182 laps to take his 33rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 25, 1988 Right Tires Give Earnhardt Martinsville Win (Part 1) 49 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-right-tires-give/127479647/ July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 25, 1988 Right Tires Give Earnhardt Martinsville Win (Part 2) 53 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-right-tires-give/127479678/ July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy April 25, 1988 Earnhardt wins, no sweat (Part 1) 11 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-earnhardt-wins-no-swe/127481415/ July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy April 25, 1988 Earnhardt wins, no sweat (Part 2) 14 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-earnhardt-wins-no-swe/127481804/ July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Hillin Jr. would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevroletBrooks Racing2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevroletKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh's Light7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light10Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingChevroletWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevroletEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum67Jimmy HensleyArrington RacingChevroletPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuickAC Spark Plug98Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 21, at 2:00 pm EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Friday, April 22, at 1:30 pm EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 would be decided on time,April 21, 1988 NASCAR Today 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/127483018/ July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. Ricky Rudd, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.734 and an average speed of 91.328 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom April 22, 1988 Rudd's Fast Lap At Martinsville Warms Homecoming 36 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-rudds-fast-lap-a/127483368/ July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Four drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed126Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick20.73491.328227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20.78791.095333Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet20.79991.04346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.81490.97755Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.84190.859617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.84990.825725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.85490.80387Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.89990.607975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac20.91090.5601067Jimmy HensleyArrington RacingFord20.96390.3311121Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord20.96990.3051290Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord20.97190.2961329Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile20.97290.292143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.98190.253159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20.98390.244164Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile20.99390.2011711Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet21.01190.1241871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.01790.0981915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord21.01990.0902012Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick21.02790.056Failed to lock in Round 12144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile20.78291.1172283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile20.82390.9382330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac20.83590.8862488Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile20.90690.5772531Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile21.03990.0042628Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord21.07389.8592743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.07789.8422898Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick21.09089.787298Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick21.09289.7783010Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingBuick21.12389.646Provisionals3155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile21.18989.3673268Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord21.13589.595Failed to qualify3352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac21.18089.405342Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet21.18489.3883597Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick21.36888.6183600Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevrolet21.64687.480Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500182running185$53,55022144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile500101running175$29,9753298Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick49911running170$20,77541711Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4981running165$14,5505617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running155$14,25062628Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord4980running150$12,60072488Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile4981running151$8,40082012Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4960running142$9,00093155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4950running138$6,20010725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4940running134$10,65011159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4930running130$10,470121871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4910running127$5,520131329Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile4910running124$2,470141290Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord4910running121$5,3701555Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4880running118$6,40016227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4880running115$12,350171121Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4600running112$6,78018126Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick44637engine114$8,555192531Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile4070running106$1,7252087Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3920engine103$5,850212898Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick3680engine100$2,850222330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3140engine97$4,0552346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3090engine94$2,820241067Jimmy HensleyArrington RacingFord2900ignition0$4,24525164Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2430engine88$2,37526333Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet208167engine90$7,175271915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2050engine82$8,725282283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1930engine79$1,400293268Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord1220overheating76$3,55030975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac440engine73$7,560313010Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingBuick420engine70$1,610322743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac310engine67$3,510Failed to qualify3352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac342Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet3597Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick3600Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,244 10px 2 2 Sterling Marlin 1,167 (-77) 10px 3 Bill Elliott 1,129 (-115) 10px 2 4 Rusty Wallace 1,121 (–123) 10px 2 5 Terry Labonte 1,097 (–147) 10px 6 Bobby Allison 1,085 (–159) 10px 2 7 Neil Bonnett 1,052 (–192) 10px 3 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. 1,030 (–214) 10px 1 9 Darrell Waltrip 1,027 (–217) 10px 1 10 Ken Schrader 1,013 (–231)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1988 First Union 400 1988 Winston 500 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:April 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Virginia