1988 Oakwood Homes 500

25th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series September 2023 NASWINSTON October 9 806.281 806.281 130.677 mph km/h AK Racing Score (tape-delayed) Dale Earnhardt Performance Racing Network Pat Patterson, Bob Latford Richard Childress Racing Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing 83 29 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 30.700 145,000 501 334 334 2.41 1.5 25 29th Annual Oakwood Homes 500 27 Oakwood Homes 500 1988 501 Alan Kulwicki 1988 Oakwood Homes 500.jpeg The 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 9, 1988, before an audience of 145,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Coming back from a two-lap deficit, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace managed to defend a challenge from Hendrick Motorsports' Darrell Waltrip in the closing laps of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 10, 1988 Wallace Rallies From Waaaaaaay back 1B, 5B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wallace-rallies-f/128969674/ September 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhurn Mike October 10, 1988 Wallace Wins Controversy-Filled Race 17, 22 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-wallace-wins-contr/131187231/ September 4, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Darrell Waltrip and Bud Moore Engineering's Brett Bodine finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletHeyward Grooms Construction00Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevroletBrooks Racing1Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuickPort-A-Lube01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFordGibbs–West Tractor2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevroletKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench03Ronnie SilverBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time03Peter SospenzoSospenzo RacingChevroletSospenzo Racing4Rick 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 RacingFordWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco16Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevroletChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide19Chad LittleLittle RacingFordCoors Extra Gold21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Rodney CombsRichard Childress RacingChevroletRichard Childress Racing23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileWayne Paging24John McFaddenMcFadden RacingChevroletAlliance Training Centers25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons32Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuickBob Beard Buick32Johnny RutherfordBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit34Connie SaylorAAG RacingBuickAllen's Associated Glass36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts40Ben HessHess RacingOldsmobileHess Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines47Rob MorosoHendrick MotorsportsChevroletPeak Antifreeze50Charlie GlotzbachDingman Brothers RacingPontiacDingman Brothers Racing52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuickHeinz59Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiacGibson Racing63Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevroletLinro Motorsports64Mike PotterPotter RacingChevroletEagle Engines67Brad TeagueArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Joe RuttmanBarkdoll RacingChevroletFab Detergent74Randy LaJoieWawak RacingChevroletNelson Contracting75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Ken RaganDuring a shakedown run held on Wednesday, October 5, Ragan crashed after his car experienced a stuck throttle. As a result of the crash, Ragan suffered numerous bone fractures and was listed in critical condition after the accident. The team did not have a backup car or driver, so the team withdrew from the race.Higgins Tom Olsen Stan October 6, 1988 Ragan Crashes In Practice; Rudd Team To Get Engine Help 5D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-ragan-crashes-in/131185053/ September 4, 2023 Newspapers.com alphaRagan RacingFordBob Beard Ford83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart87Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingOldsmobileSony Magnetic Tape88Greg SacksBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce93Troy BeebeMidgley RacingPontiacTaco Bell95Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevroletSadler Brothers Racing96Dana PattenPatten RacingBuickU.S. Chrome97Tommy EllisWinkle MotorsportsBuickAC Spark Plug98Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 5, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had 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 Thursday, October 6, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 was decided on time,October 5, 1988 Charlotte Race Schedule 8B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-charlotte-race-sc/131213889/ September 4, 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. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 30.700 and an average speed of 175.896 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom October 6, 1988 Kulwicki Charges To 500 Pole 1D, 4D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-charges/131222656/ September 4, 2023 Newspapers.com 24 drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.700175.89629Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord30.754175.587327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac30.756175.57546Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.836175.12055Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.917174.661612Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick30.992174.239725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.064173.835833Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet31.074173.779944Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.075173.7731017Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.106173.600113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.119173.5271230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.120173.5221301Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord31.172173.2321428Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord31.177173.2051568Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord31.190173.1321615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord31.240172.8551788Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile31.335172.3311855Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.339172.3091983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.372172.1282029Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile31.372172.128Failed to lock in the first round2114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile31.137173.427221Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick31.331172.3532321Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord31.363172.1772411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet31.384172.0622571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.397171.9912673Joe RuttmanBarkdoll RacingChevrolet31.413171.9032790Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord31.425171.8382875Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.434171.7892952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac31.436171.778304Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile31.449171.7073189Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac31.466171.614328Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.468171.6033343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.489171.4883447Rob MorosoHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.501171.4233567Brad TeagueArrington RacingChevrolet31.505171.4013626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick31.522171.3093723Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile31.539171.2173897Tommy EllisWinkle MotorsportsBuick31.543171.1953957Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick31.556171.1244016Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevrolet31.588170.951Provisionals4110Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord -* -*4231Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile33.470161.339Failed to qualify (results unknown)430Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet -* -*4400Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevrolet -* -*452Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet -* -*4603Ronnie SilverBahari RacingPontiac -* -*4703Peter SospenzoSospenzo RacingChevrolet -* -*4819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord -* -*4922Rodney CombsRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*5024John McFaddenMcFadden RacingChevrolet -* -*5132Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick -* -*5232Johnny RutherfordBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile -* -*5334Connie SaylorAAG RacingBuick -* -*5436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac -* -*5540Ben HessHess RacingOldsmobile -* -*5650Charlie GlotzbachDingman Brothers RacingPontiac -* -*5759Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac -* -*5863Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*5964Mike PotterPotter RacingChevrolet -* -*6070J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*6174Randy LaJoieWawak RacingChevrolet -* -*6287Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingOldsmobile -* -*6393Troy BeebeMidgley RacingPontiac -* -*6495Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet -* -*6596Dana PattenPatten RacingBuick -* -*6698Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick -* -*WD77Ken RaganRagan RacingFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac33435running180$84,30021017Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33443running175$54,52531615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord33450running170$43,350429Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3344running165$35,9005944Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile33417running160$28,2006328Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick33424running155$20,7407725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3341running151$16,30083626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick3340running142$13,825946Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3340running138$13,850102411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet3341running139$15,350112321Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3330running130$12,650122790Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord33213running132$10,750133189Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac3310running124$4,650143447Rob MorosoHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3310running121$4,500153567Brad TeagueArrington RacingChevrolet3290running0$6,850163957Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick3280running115$4,10017113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32883running122$24,300182875Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3270running109$10,900191428Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord32536running111$24,000204231Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile3240running103$6,15021612Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick3232engine105$11,350222029Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile3230running97$4,750231230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2780crash94$6,25024833Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet2503engine96$6,25025304Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2360engine88$3,450262571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2070crash85$5,100271855Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile2070crash82$4,9002817Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1930crash79$24,650291788Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1910crash76$4,425303897Tommy EllisWinkle MotorsportsBuick1760engine0$1,6003155Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet12921engine75$8,990321568Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord1290crank67$1,580334110Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord1250engine64$2,995341983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1100crash61$2,210352673Joe RuttmanBarkdoll RacingChevrolet1060oil pressure0$1,550362114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile891overheating60$2,24037221Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick780engine52$1,530383343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac580crash49$4,145391301Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord410transmission46$1,510403723Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile310crash43$1,500414016Larry PearsonPearson RacingChevrolet90oil pump40$1,500422952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac80engine37$3,500Failed to qualify (results unknown)430Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet4400Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevrolet452Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet4603Ronnie SilverBahari RacingPontiac4703Peter SospenzoSospenzo RacingChevrolet4819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord4922Rodney CombsRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5024John McFaddenMcFadden RacingChevrolet5132Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick5232Johnny RutherfordBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile5334Connie SaylorAAG RacingBuick5436H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac5540Ben HessHess RacingOldsmobile5650Charlie GlotzbachDingman Brothers RacingPontiac5759Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac5863Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet5964Mike PotterPotter RacingChevrolet6070J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac6174Randy LaJoieWawak RacingChevrolet6287Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingOldsmobile6393Troy BeebeMidgley RacingPontiac6495Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet6596Dana PattenPatten RacingBuick6698Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickWD77Ken RaganRagan RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 3,868 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,759 (-109) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt 3,685 (-183) 10px 4 Terry Labonte 3,360 (–508) 10px 1 5 Ken Schrader 3,310 (–558) 10px 1 6 Darrell Waltrip 3,278 (–590) 10px 2 7 Geoff Bodine 3,278 (–590) 10px 8 Sterling Marlin 3,168 (–700) 10px 1 9 Davey Allison 3,074 (–794) 10px 1 10 Phil Parsons 3,060 (–808)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1988 Goody's 500 1988 Holly Farms 400 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Oakwood Homes 500 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Oakwood Homes 500 Oakwood Homes 500