1988 Holly Farms 400

26th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series September 2023 NASWINSTON 1988 26 29 1988_Holly_Farms_400.jpeg The 1988 Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. 39th Annual Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 400 0.625 1.006 250 402.336 94.192 mph km/h Bill Elliott Melling Racing 19.247 Ricky Rudd King Racing 154 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing ESPN Jerry Punch, Ned Jarrett 400 250 402.336 Motor Racing Network Holly Farms 400 October 16 35,000 The 1988 Holly Farms 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 39th iteration of the event. Originally scheduled to be the 25th race of the season and to be held on Sunday, October 2, the race was delayed by two weeks due to rain and scheduling conflicts.Higgins Tom October 4, 1988 N. Wilkesboro Rain Pushes Charlotte To Forefront 5B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-n-wilkesboro-rai/131841995/ September 15, 2023 Newspapers.com The race was eventually held on Sunday, October 16, before an audience of 35,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi km oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In a three-lap sprint to the finish, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine engaged for a battle for the victory. On the final lap of the race, Bodine moved Wallace up the track in the first turn, giving Bodine the lead. However, heading into the final turns, Wallace was close enough to be able to bump Bodine back, eventually deciding to send him up the track, giving Wallace the victory. The victory was Wallace's eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 17, 1988 Wallace Charges To North Wilkesboro Win 1B, 7B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wallace-charges-t/131836632/ September 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Cooper Ray October 17, 1988 Final-lap tap boosts Wallace past Bodine B4, B5 News & Record https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-final-lap-tap-boosts-wal/131836880/ September 15, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Jackson Bros. Motorsports' Phil Parsons and the aforementioned Geoff Bodine finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|300x300px|The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi km on and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing. 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 Light09Doug FrenchCaragias RacingChevroletCaragias Racing10Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFordWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide20Alan RussellRussell RacingChevroletRussell Racing21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Rob MorosoMoroso RacingOldsmobilePrestone24Kevin EvansGray RacingPontiacGray Racing25Ken 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 Bandit38Mike LawsPro-Star MotorsportsOldsmobilePro-Star Motorsports43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines52Jimmy MeansAfter Means failed to qualify for the event, he substituted in place of Benny Parsons, who decided to join the commentary crew for ESPN for the race.Robinson Bill October 17, 1988 Wallace Bangs Way To Second Straight NASCAR Victory 3D The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-wallace-bangs-w/131853319/ September 3, 2023 Newspapers.com alphaJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCrown Central Petroleum, Skoal Classic57Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuickHeinz67Brad TeagueArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Greg SacksBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza90Benny Parsonsalpha lower-alphaDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce98Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 30, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 10 drivers in the round were 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 Saturday, October 1, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 11-30 were decided on time,September 30, 1988 NASCAR Today 5D The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/131838909/ September 15, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 19.247 and an average speed of 116.901 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom October 1, 1988 Elliott Takes Pole At North Wilkesboro 1C, 4C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-takes-pol/131853193/ September 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Eight drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord19.247116.90127Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord19.324116.436325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.332116.387426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick19.384116.075583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile19.395116.00966Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.416115.884733Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet19.416115.88485Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.452115.669911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet19.478115.5151055Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile19.508115.335Failed to lock in the first round1175Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac19.483115.4851227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac19.486115.4681328Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord19.501115.3791415Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord19.501115.3791588Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile19.511115.3201643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.513115.308172Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac19.529115.2131821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord19.529115.2131929Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile19.545115.1192044Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile19.613114.7202117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.614114.714223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.614114.7142312Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick19.638114.5742410Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord19.678114.3412531Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile19.682114.3182622Rob MorosoMoroso RacingOldsmobile19.706114.1782730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac19.708114.167288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick19.710114.1552957Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick19.726114.0633071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet19.738113.993Provisionals314Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile19.805113.6083290Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord19.781113.746Failed to qualify (results unknown)3370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*3452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*3598Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick -* -*3667Brad TeagueArrington RacingFord -* -*3724Kevin EvansGray RacingPontiac -* -*3809Doug FrenchCaragias RacingChevrolet -* -*3920Alan RussellRussell RacingChevrolet -* -*4038Mike LawsPro-Star MotorsportsOldsmobile -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac40030running180$47,00021055Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4000running170$22,900385Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40049running170$16,7504911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4000running160$12,825519Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord40045running160$21,6256223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400107running155$15,4757426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick400154running156$10,0258325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running142$7,03092312Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick3990running138$8,000101588Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile3990running134$9,250111328Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord3990running130$10,145122117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running127$7,59513288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3990running124$5,020142044Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3980running121$6,76515583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile3980running118$3,695161821Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3980running115$7,370171415Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3980running112$8,945181643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3970running109$4,4201966Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3970running106$4,32020314Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile3960running103$3,270213071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3960running100$3,850222957Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick3960running97$1,475231929Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile3950running94$2,250243290Jimmy MeansDonlavey RacingFord3940running91$3,650252730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3920running88$3,67526172Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac3900running85$2,750272410Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord3890running82$2,225281175Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3801running84$7,0252927Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord29714engine81$2,85030733Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet2290rear seal73$2,775312622Rob MorosoMoroso RacingOldsmobile1420ignition70$1,250322531Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile1290rear end0$1,250Failed to qualify (results unknown)3370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac3452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3598Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick3667Brad TeagueArrington RacingFord3724Kevin EvansGray RacingPontiac3809Doug FrenchCaragias RacingChevrolet3920Alan RussellRussell RacingChevrolet4038Mike LawsPro-Star MotorsportsOldsmobileOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 4,028 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,939 (-89) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt 3,840 (-188) 10px 4 Terry Labonte 3,520 (–508) 10px 5 Ken Schrader 3,452 (–576) 10px 1 6 Geoff Bodine 3,448 (–580) 10px 1 7 Darrell Waltrip 3,405 (–623) 10px 8 Sterling Marlin 3,289 (–739) 10px 1 9 Phil Parsons 3,230 (–798) 10px 1 10 Davey Allison 3,204 (–824)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 1988 AC Delco 500 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Holly Farms 400 Holly Farms 400 Category:NASCAR races at North Wilkesboro Speedway Holly Farms 400