1988 Daytona 500

First race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series September 2023 NASWINSTON 30th Annual Daytona 500 The 1988 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. 1988 2 14 137.531 mph km/h 29 1 4.0 200 804.672 2.5 Daytona 500 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Ken Squier, Chris Economaki, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network CBS Stavola Brothers Racing Bobby Allison Hendrick Motorsports Stavola Brothers Racing Ken Schrader Bobby Allison 70 12 1988 500 46.434 1988 Daytona 500 program cover and logo.jpg 135,000 The 1988 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 14, 1988, before an audience of 135,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison managed to fend off his son, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison to the finish to take his 85th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only victory of the season, and his third Daytona 500 victory.Higgins Tom February 15, 1988 Daddy Edges Davey To Take Daytona 1B, 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-daddy-edges-davey/131128489/ September 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Jenks Jim February 15, 1988 Allison & son finish 1-2 1C, 8C The Tampa Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-allison-son-finish-1/131128525/ September 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Jackson Bros. Motorsports' Phil Parsons rounded out the top three. 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. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Rodney CombsCombs' car blew an engine during a Wednesday, February 10 session. As the team had no backup car, Combs withdrew from the event.Higgins Tom February 11, 1988 Twin 125s May Be Especially Frantic 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-twin-125s-may-be/131046357/ September 3, 2023 Newspapers.com alphaInglass RacingOldsmobileInglass Racing0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingOldsmobileHeyward Grooms Construction1Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuickPort-A-Lube01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFordGibbs–West Tractor2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevroletKroger, Pepsi02Joe BooherBooher RacingPontiacBooher Racing3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench03Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFordJ. C. Weaver4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh's Light7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex07Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiacJust Say No!, Hooters8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Brewing Company10Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFordWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Sarel van der MerweHendrick MotorsportsChevroletSuperflo21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Steve MooreHamby RacingChevroletHamby Racing23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingChevroletWayne Paging24Bobby CoyleGray RacingChevroletGray Racing25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripAfter Waltrip failed to qualify, his team offered to buy up a car who qualified for the race in order for Waltrip to race, as the race was in Waltrip's contract. Jim Sauter and his team, Mueller Brothers Racing, who had managed to qualify for the race accepted the offer, allowing Waltrip to race in place of Sauter.Cannon Alan February 13, 1988 Elliott holds off Earnhardt in IROC season opener C4 Ledger-Enquirer https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-elliott-holds-off-earnha/131129131/ September 3, 2023 Newspapers.com betaBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit34Donnie AllisonAAG RacingOldsmobileAllen's Associated Glass39Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFordWangerin Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines48Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports49Mike PorterHylton MotorsportsChevroletHylton Motorsports50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacDingman Brothers Racing52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevroletEureka54Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevroletPhoenix Construction55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum56Joey SonntagSonntag RacingChevroletSonntag Racing57Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletNelson Contracting59Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiacGibson Racing63Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevroletLinro Motorsports64Mike PotterPotter RacingChevroletEagle Engines67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy72Charlie RudolphRudolph crashed in a Tuesday, February 9 practice session. As the team did not have a backup car, Rudolph withdrew from the event.February 10, 1988 Petty, three others uninjured in wild crash during practice 1C The Macon Telegraph Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-petty-three-others/131129198/ September 3, 2023 Newspapers.com gammaRudolph RacingPontiacRudolph Racing73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFordHelen Rae Special74John LinvilleWawak RacingChevroletNelson Contracting75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Ken RaganRagan RacingFordBob Beard Ford80Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFordS&H Racing82Mark StahlStahl RacingFordAuto Bell Car Wash83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevroletJ. Omar Landis Enterprises86Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevroletSlenderizers88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza89Jim Sauterbeta lower-alphaMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce92Ralph JonesLC RacingFordLC Racing95Trevor BoysSadler Brothers RacingChevroletSadler Brothers Racing97Morgan ShepherdWinkle MotorsportsBuickAC Spark Plug98Ed PimmCurb RacingBuickSunoco99Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevroletBall Motorsports Qualifying Qualifying was set by the 1988 Twin 125 Qualifiers. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Saturday, February 6, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 11, during two races. The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Saturday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers. Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 46.434 and an average speed of 193.823 mph km/h in Saturday's session.Higgins Tom February 7, 1988 Schrader Dashes To Daytona 500 Pole 12D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-schrader-dashes-t/131129078/ September 2, 2023 Newspapers.com 27 drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeReason125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletQualified on pole228Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordQualified on outside pole312Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickFirst in Twin 125 #1417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFirst in Twin 125 #2527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacSecond in Twin 125 #163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletSecond in Twin 125 #2750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacFourth in Twin 125 #1811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletFourth in Twin 125 #298Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickFifth in Twin 125 #11083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileFifth in Twin 125 #21197Morgan ShepherdWinkle MotorsportsBuickSixth in Twin 125 #11244Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSixth in Twin 125 #2134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileSeventh in Twin 125 #11475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacSeventh in Twin 125 #2155Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletEighth in Twin 125 #1167Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordEighth in Twin 125 #21714A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileNinth in Twin 125 #11888Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileNinth in Twin 125 #21955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileTenth in Twin 125 #12033Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletTenth in Twin 125 #22121Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord11th in Twin 125 #12268Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord11th in Twin 125 #22323Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile12th in Twin 125 #12489Michael WaltripMueller Brothers RacingPontiac12th in Twin 125 #22573Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFord13th in Twin 125 #12686Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet13th in Twin 125 #22726Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick14th in Twin 125 #12895Trevor BoysSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet14th in Twin 125 #22971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet15th in Twin 125 #13099Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet15th in Twin 125 #2319Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordSpeed provisional (192.234)3229Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileSpeed provisional (189.701)3331Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSpeed provisional (189.390)3443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSpeed provisional (187.931)3522Steve MooreHamby RacingChevroletSpeed provisional (187.825)361Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuickSpeed provisional (187.739)3752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevroletSpeed provisional (188.454)386Mark MartinRoush RacingFordSpeed provisional (188.107)3992Ralph JonesLC RacingFordSpeed provisional (187.837)4098Ed PimmCurb RacingBuickSpeed provisional (187.656)4115Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordOwner's points provisional4290Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordOwner's points provisionalFailed to qualify or withdrew4367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord19th in Duel #14456Joey SonntagSonntag RacingChevrolet16th in Duel #24501Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord20th in Duel #14630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac17th in Duel #24734Donnie AllisonAAG RacingOldsmobile21st in Duel #14810Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord18th in Duel #24963Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet22nd in Duel #15039Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord19th in Duel #25124Bobby CoyleGray RacingChevrolet23rd in Duel #15207Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiac20th in Duel #25348Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuick25th in Duel #15402Joe BooherBooher RacingPontiac21st in Duel #25564Mike PotterPotter RacingChevrolet26th in Duel #15618Sarel van der MerweHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25th in Duel #25782Mark StahlStahl RacingFord27th in Duel #15854Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevrolet26th in Duel #2592Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet28th in Duel #16077Ken RaganRagan RacingFord27th in Duel #26180Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord29th in Duel #16270J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac31st in Duel #26374John LinvilleWawak RacingChevrolet31st in Duel #1640Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingOldsmobile32nd in Duel #26559Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac32nd in Duel #16685Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet33rd in Duel #26749Mike PorterHylton MotorsportsChevrolet33rd in Duel #16803Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord34th in Duel #16957Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevrolet35th in Duel #1WD0Rodney CombsInglass RacingOldsmobileLack of backup carWD72Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingPontiacLack of backup carOfficial Twin 125 Qualifiers resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1312Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick20070running185$202,9402228Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord2002running175$113,76031955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile2009running170$81,62541475Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac2009running165$67,2905811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet2002running160$62,4156125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20014running155$72,2157527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac2004running151$59,99081244Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile20013running147$43,76591888Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile2000running138$36,4901063Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2002running139$52,54011417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20069running135$73,84012319Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord2000running127$31,0151398Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick2000running124$28,32014155Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running121$27,30515134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2000running118$23,16516361Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick2000running115$18,845172726Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick2000running112$20,125182121Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord1990running109$23,505192895Trevor BoysSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet1990running106$15,085202971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1980running103$18,175213331Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile1980running100$13,570222489Michael WaltripMueller Brothers RacingPontiac1970running97$14,065233522Steve MooreHamby RacingChevrolet1950running94$13,810244098Ed PimmCurb RacingBuick1910running91$11,605253752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1910running88$14,250263992Ralph JonesLC RacingFord1900running85$10,595272268Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord1830running82$15,235282323Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile1810running79$12,080292033Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1751accident81$15,575302686Rick JeffreyJeffrey RacingChevrolet1740running73$11,420314290Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord1560engine70$13,39032167Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1480running67$14,410331714A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile1050accident64$11,455343443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1040accident61$11,475354115Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1040accident58$17,870362573Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingFord1030accident55$10,340371083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile655engine57$12,860383229Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile460accident49$8,780393099Connie SaylorBall MotorsportsChevrolet320accident0$9,64540750Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac220engine43$12,11041386Mark MartinRoush RacingFord190overheating40$7,910421197Morgan ShepherdWinkle MotorsportsBuick110engine37$11,410Failed to qualify or withdrew4367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord4456Joey SonntagSonntag RacingChevrolet4501Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord4630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4734Donnie AllisonAAG RacingOldsmobile4810Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord4963Jocko MaggiacomoLinro MotorsportsChevrolet5039Blackie WangerinWangerin RacingFord5124Bobby CoyleGray RacingChevrolet5207Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiac5348Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuick5402Joe BooherBooher RacingPontiac5564Mike PotterPotter RacingChevrolet5618Sarel van der MerweHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5782Mark StahlStahl RacingFord5854Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevrolet592Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet6077Ken RaganRagan RacingFord6180Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord6270J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac6374John LinvilleWawak RacingChevrolet640Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingOldsmobile6559Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac6685Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet6749Mike PorterHylton MotorsportsChevrolet6803Dave Pletcher Sr.Weaver RacingFord6957Bobby WawakWawak RacingChevroletWD0Rodney CombsInglass RacingOldsmobileWD72Charlie RudolphRudolph RacingPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bobby Allison 185 10px 2 Davey Allison 175 (-10) 10px 3 Phil Parsons 170 (-15) 10px 4 Neil Bonnett 165 (–20) 10px 5 Terry Labonte 160 (–25) 10px 6 Ken Schrader 155 (–30) 10px 7 Rusty Wallace 151 (–34) 10px 8 Sterling Marlin 147 (–38) 10px 9 Dale Earnhardt 139 (–46) 10px 10 Buddy Baker 138 (–47)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1987 Atlanta Journal 500 1988 Pontiac Excitement 400 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1988 in sports in Florida Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:February 1988 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway