1988 Winston 500

July 2023 Ninth race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1988 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison. 48.128 Jackson Brothers Motorsports Phil Parsons 135,000 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson Motor Racing Network ESPN Hendrick Motorsports 55 99 Geoff Bodine Davey Allison 156.547 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Ranier-Lundy Racing 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 9 Winston 500 2.66 May 1 1988 500.08 19th Annual Winston 500 1988_Winston_500.jpg The 1988 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 1, 1988, before an audience of 135,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Jackson Brothers Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would fiercely defend the field en route to his first and only career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.May 2, 1988 Phil Parsons' gamble pays off at Talladega 36 The Durham Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109680230/phil-parsons-gamble-pays-off-at/ September 17, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Allison and Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord10Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet12Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesOldsmobile15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile67Rick JeffreyArrington RacingChevrolet68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac77Ken RaganBranch-Ragan RacingFord80Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile88Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord95Trevor BoysSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick98Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick99Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 28, at 3:00 PM CST. 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 29, at 5:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.April 26, 1988 1988 Winston 500 race week schedule 12 Hattiesburg American https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109680455/1988-winston-500-race-week-schedule/ September 17, 2022 Newspapers.com One more position, the last starting spot on the field, was given to the driver who was not locked into the top 40 on owner's points. Davey Allison, driving for Ranier-Lundy Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 48.128 and an average speed of 198.969 mph km/h.Luther Bill April 29, 1988 Davey Allison earns pole for Winston 500 25 The Knoxville News-Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109680627/davey-allison-earns-pole-for-winston-500/ September 17, 2022 Newspapers.com Four drivers would fail to qualify: Jimmy Horton, Trevor Boys, Connie Saylor, and Ken Bouchard. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord48.128198.969217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.289198.306355Phil ParsonsJackson Brothers MotorsportsOldsmobile48.364197.999412Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick48.604197.021521Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord48.613196.984625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.793196.25878Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick48.813196.177844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile48.859195.993975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac48.887195.8801088Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile49.213194.583119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord49.220194.555126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49.231194.512135Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.288194.2871426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick49.513193.4041527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac49.523193.365163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.524193.3611750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac49.531193.3331883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile49.582193.1351911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet49.628192.956204Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile49.723192.587Failed to lock in Round 12114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesOldsmobile49.597193.0762252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac49.661192.8272330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac49.830192.1732431Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile49.857192.0692533Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet49.981191.593267Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord50.085191.1952790Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord50.269190.495281Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick50.351190.1852997Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick50.395190.0193023Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile50.399190.0043168Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord50.462189.7673243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac50.517189.5603367Rick JeffreyArrington RacingChevrolet50.523189.5373498Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick50.574189.3463577Ken RaganBranch-Ragan RacingFord50.577189.3353671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet50.614189.1973729Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile50.703188.8653801Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord50.823188.4193915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord50.872188.2374073Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet51.030187.654Provisional412Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet51.546185.776Failed to qualify4280Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord51.425186.2134395Trevor BoysSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet51.438186.1664499Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet51.799184.8684510Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord51.899184.512Official qualifying results Race results Fin1988 Winston 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1988_Winston_500 September 16, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1355Phil ParsonsJackson Brothers MotorsportsOldsmobile18852running180$86,8502412Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick18813running175$50,0603135Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18899running175$37,56041911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1881running165$28,4255625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18811running160$27,1656844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1881running155$17,7757119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1880running146$21,3758521Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1880running142$18,0009163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1880running138$21,500101527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1883running139$19,30011281Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick1880running130$9,79012126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1880running127$7,2401378Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1880running124$10,84014975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1880running121$13,440151883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1880running118$6,640161088Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile1870running115$9,740171750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac1870running112$5,120183729Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile1860running109$4,920193915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1850running106$13,320203243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1850running103$8,970212431Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile1850running100$4,26022267Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1850running97$7,760232252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1840running94$7,320242790Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord1840running91$6,920253498Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick1830running88$4,670263168Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord1830running85$6,695273671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1830running82$6,545282114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesOldsmobile1820flagged79$4,145291426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1770engine76$6,345303367Rick JeffreyArrington RacingChevrolet1760engine73$6,245314073Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet1760running70$3,45032412Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet1690overheating67$4,350332330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1480crash64$6,05034128Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord1324engine66$18,47535204Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1220oil leak58$3,975362533Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1000transmission55$5,92537217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet834engine57$11,850382997Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick130crash49$3,275393023Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile130crash46$3,225403801Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord130crash43$3,200413577Ken RaganBranch-Ragan RacingFord130crash40$3,200Failed to qualify4280Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord4395Trevor BoysSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet4499Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet4510Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,382 10px 2 Sterling Marlin 1,322 (-60) 10px 3 Bill Elliott 1,275 (-107) 10px 1 4 Terry Labonte 1,262 (–120) 10px 1 5 Bobby Allison 1,260 (–122) 10px 2 6 Rusty Wallace 1,260 (–122) 10px 4 7 Geoff Bodine 1,175 (–207) 10px 1 8 Neil Bonnett 1,173 (–209) 10px 1 9 Ken Schrader 1,173 (–209) 10px 2 10 Bobby Hillin Jr. 1,154 (–228)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1988 Coca-Cola 600 1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:May 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Alabama