1988 Goody's 500

24th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series July 2023 NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 20.724 0.526 17 423.257 423.257 500 500 263 74.988 mph km/h September 25 24 29 1988 Goody's 500 237 Ricky Rudd King Racing Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson 40th Annual Goody's 500 0.847 The 1988 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty's wrecked car from the 1988 Daytona 500. 1988 Goody's 500.jpeg 35,000 The 1988 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 25, 1988, before an audience of 35,000 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. Taking advantage of a misfortunate Ricky Rudd, Hendrick Motorsports' Darrell Waltrip dominated the late stages of the race, leading the final 80 laps of the race to take his 73rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 26, 1988 Waltrip Wins As Kulwicki Falls Short 1B, 7B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-wins-as-k/128761752/ July 24, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy September 26, 1988 Waltrip runs away with victory B1, B7 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-waltrip-runs-away-with/128762295/ July 24, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki and Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace 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. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevroletKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh 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 Life15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide20Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiacBahre Racing21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordHavoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCrown Central Petroleum, Skoal Classic67Brad TeagueArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator Filters70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Greg SacksBaker-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, September 22, 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, September 23, 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,September 22, 1988 NASCAR Today 4C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/128797969/ July 24, 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. Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.724 and an average speed of 91.372 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom September 23, 1988 Wallace Speeds To Top Starting Spot at Martinsville 5B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wallace-speeds-to/128798174/ July 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20.72491.37229Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20.76591.19235Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.78591.104475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac20.79391.069511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet20.80291.03067Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.81490.977730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac20.81790.964867Brad TeagueArrington RacingFord20.82890.916988Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile20.84090.864103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.88690.6641183Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile20.91090.560126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.91290.5511315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord20.92490.4991426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick20.92590.495154Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile20.99190.2101633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet20.99390.2011790Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord20.99490.1971844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile20.99690.1891925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.01390.1162017Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.02490.068Failed to lock in Round 12112Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick21.04090.0002228Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord21.05689.9322355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile21.06489.8972421Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord21.06989.8762529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile21.07089.8722657Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick21.07789.8422743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.08089.8292852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac89.79989.799292Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac21.12089.6593010Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord21.14989.536Provisionals318Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick -* -*3271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify (results unknown)3320Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac -* -*3431Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile -* -*3570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*3697Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick -* -*3798Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12017Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500109running180$48,750267Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord50025running175$28,2253127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac50039running170$26,82541925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running160$13,500535Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running155$13,050629Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord49989running155$15,6507511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4980running146$10,5508103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4980running142$13,0509126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4940running138$6,650101315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4940running134$12,30011292Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac4940running130$5,47012988Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile4940running127$6,970133271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4940running124$5,12014318Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4900running121$4,92015867Brad TeagueArrington RacingFord4890running0$4,62016154Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4890running115$3,400173010Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord4880running112$2,930182228Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord4840running109$10,30519475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4830running106$8,675201790Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord4810running103$5,050212355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4760running100$3,900222421Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4720running97$7,205232852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4550running94$2,970241426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick423237engine101$6,02525730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3770running88$4,350261844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3391engine90$3,775272743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3130running82$3,525281183Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile2910engine79$2,250292112Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick1290overheating76$7,025301633Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet380engine73$3,010312657Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick150crash70$1,310322529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile140engine67$1,310Failed to qualify (results unknown)3320Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac3431Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile3570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac3697Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick3798Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 3,703 10px 1 2 Rusty Wallace 3,579 (-124) 10px 1 3 Dale Earnhardt 3,563 (-140) 10px 4 Terry Labonte 3,221 (–482) 10px 5 Geoff Bodine 3,203 (–500) 10px 6 Ken Schrader 3,159 (–544) 10px 7 Darrell Waltrip 3,103 (–600) 10px 8 Sterling Marlin 3,008 (–695) 10px 9 Phil Parsons 2,978 (–725) 10px 10 Davey Allison 2,963 (–740)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1988 1988 Delaware 500 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:September 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Virginia