1988 Pepsi Firecracker 400

July 2023 15th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 30th Annual Pepsi Firecracker 400 The 1988 Pepsi Firecracker 400 program cover, featuring Bobby Allison. July 2 122.866 mph km/h 29 15 160 4.0 160 643.737 2.5 643.737 400 Pepsi Firecracker 400 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Paul Page, Johnny Rutherford Motor Racing Network ABC Melling Racing Bill Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Melling Racing Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott 122 9 1988 400 46.435 1988_Pepsi_Firecracker_400.jpeg 83,000 The 1988 Pepsi Firecracker 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 2, 1988, before an audience of 83,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In one of the closest finishes in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott was able to beat out Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Rick Wilson by a distance of 3 ft m to take his 26th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 3, 1988 Elliott Nips Wilson At Firecracker 400 Finish (Part 1) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-nips-wils/128041084/ July 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 3, 1988 Elliott Nips Wilson At Firecracker 400 Finish (Part 2) 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-nips-wils/128041105/ July 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Done July 3, 1988 Bang-up victory for Elliott (Part 1) 29 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-bang-up-victory-for-elliot/128070182/ July 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Done July 3, 1988 Bang-up victory for Elliott (Part 2) 30 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-bang-up-victory-for-elliot/128070195/ July 11, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would finish third. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletHeywood Grooms Construction1Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuickPort-A-Lube, Bud Light2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevroletKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh Light7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex07Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiacHooters, Just Say No!8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light10Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFordWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileWayne Paging25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordHavoline29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Joe RuttmanBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons32Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuickBob Beard Buick33Morgan ShepherdMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit37Patty MoiseRandy Hope MotorsportsBuickCrisco Butter Flavor38Ricky WoodwardWangerin RacingFordWangerin Racing39Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFordWangerin Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacDingman Brothers Racing52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka54Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevroletGray Racing55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCrown Central Petroleum, Skoal59Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiacGibson Racing67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator Filters71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFordHelen Rae Special75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline76Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsPontiacJaehne Motorsports77Ken RaganRagan RacingFordCircle Bar Truck Stop, Bob Beard Ford80Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFordS&H Racing83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart86Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevroletSlenderizers88Buddy 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, June 30, at 10:00 AM 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, July 1, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,June 30, 1988 NASCAR Today 34 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/128070265/ July 11, 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 provisionals were given. Darrell Waltrip, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 46.435 and an average speed of 193.819 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom July 1, 1988 Waltrip Takes His First Pole At Daytona (Part 1) 61 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-takes-his/128070314/ July 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 1, 1988 Waltrip Takes His First Pole At Daytona (Part 2) 68 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-takes-his/128070336/ July 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Ten drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.435193.819221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord46.959191.657328Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord47.072191.196425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.102191.075575Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac47.145190.900655Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile47.157190.852744Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile47.384189.938833Morgan ShepherdMach 1 RacingChevrolet47.388189.921988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile47.465189.613105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.540189.314118Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick47.548189.2821226Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick47.671188.7941331Joe RuttmanBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile47.715188.6201411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet47.718188.6081512Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick47.734188.5451652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac47.769188.407171Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick47.802188.2771814A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile47.847188.1001927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac47.890187.931203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet47.890187.931Failed to lock in Round 1217Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord48.012187.453226Mark MartinRoush RacingFord48.020187.4222367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingChevrolet48.114187.0562423Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile48.131186.9902529Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile48.145186.935264Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile48.150186.9162743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac48.293186.3622890Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord48.364186.0892910Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord48.416185.8893030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac48.578185.269312Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet48.586185.2393250Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac48.629185.0753337Patty MoiseRandy Hope MotorsportsBuick48.659184.9613407Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiac48.670184.9193568Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord48.689184.8473677Ken RaganRagan RacingFord48.707184.7783783Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile48.721184.725389Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord48.780184.5023971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet48.781184.4984086Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet48.866184.177Provisionals4115Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord48.922183.9664297Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick48.974183.771Failed to qualify4380Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord48.902184.0424459Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac48.926183.9514532Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick49.134183.1734676Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsPontiac49.190182.9644773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFord49.357182.3454898Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick49.543181.6604954Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevrolet49.670181.1965038Ricky WoodwardWangerin RacingFord50.360178.7135139Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord50.454178.380520Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet51.264175.562Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1389Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16023running180$63,5002264Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile16019running175$45,8253655Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile16017running170$22,2504203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16053running170$22,8255117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16013running160$25,4306988Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1608running155$14,1857833Morgan ShepherdMach 1 RacingChevrolet1600running146$12,8358425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16010running147$16,43593783Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1590running138$8,660103250Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac1590running134$7,535111331Joe RuttmanBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile1590running130$7,325121927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1590running127$13,94013118Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1590running124$8,72014171Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick1590running121$4,705151512Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick1590running0$12,09016105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1590running115$7,88517226Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1590running117$5,38018575Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1590running109$10,930191411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1590running106$10,680202743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1590running103$7,230213030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1580running100$6,380221226Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1582running102$6,230233971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1580running94$6,00524221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1580running91$10,55525312Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet1560running88$3,805263337Patty MoiseRandy Hope MotorsportsBuick1560running85$2,905271652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1550running82$5,480282367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingChevrolet1530running79$4,630294086Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet1520running76$2,805303677Ken RaganRagan RacingFord1500running73$2,980312423Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile1500running70$2,380323407Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiac1480running67$2,355334297Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick1410running64$2,33034744Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile13015crash66$5,755352890Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord1230running58$5,655362910Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord820running55$2,355371814A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile720engine52$2,23038328Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord430engine49$11,865393568Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord20crash46$4,84040217Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord10engine43$4,790412529Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile10crash40$2,765424115Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord10crash37$10,765Failed to qualify4380Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord4459Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac4532Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick4676Hut StricklinJaehne MotorsportsPontiac4773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFord4898Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick4954Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevrolet5038Ricky WoodwardWangerin RacingFord5139Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord520Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Rusty Wallace 2,272 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,185 (-87) 10px 3 Bill Elliott 2,175 (-97) 10px 4 Terry Labonte 2,045 (–227) 10px 5 Ken Schrader 1,976 (–296) 10px 2 6 Phil Parsons 1,932 (–340) 10px 1 7 Geoff Bodine 1,929 (–343) 10px 1 8 Darrell Waltrip 1,894 (–378) 10px 2 9 Sterling Marlin 1,874 (–398) 10px 10 Bobby Hillin Jr. 1,847 (–425)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1988 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) 1988 AC Spark Plug 500 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Category:July 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Florida