1988 Budweiser 500

May 2023 11th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 804.672 20th Annual Budweiser 500 The 1988 Budweiser 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. Motor Racing Network ESPN Melling Racing Melling Racing Bill Elliott Bill Elliott AK Racing Alan Kulwicki 203 9 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway 500 500 500 118.726 mph km/h June 5 24.543 1.6 1 Budweiser 500 1988 29 11 500 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson 1988_Budweiser_500.jpeg 61,000 The 1988 Budweiser 500 was the 11th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 5, 1988, before an audience of 61,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Coming back from a near two-lap deficit, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would manage to dominate the latter stages of the race, leading 203 laps to take his 25th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom June 6, 1988 Elliott Rallies To Victory In Dover Race (Part 1) 45 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-rallies-t/127612395/ July 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 6, 1988 Elliott Rallies To Victory In Dover Race (Part 2) 50 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-rallies-t/127612427/ July 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Bryson Gene June 6, 1988 Elliott trades tires and wins Bud 500 (Part 1) 17 The News Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-elliott-trades-tires-an/127612599/ July 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Bryson Gene June 6, 1988 Elliott trades tires and wins Bud 500 (Part 2) 22 The News Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-elliott-trades-tires-an/127612683/ July 4, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Morgan Shepherd a replacement driver for Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Harry Gant, and Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover Downs International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. 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 & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser12Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileWayne Paging25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordHavoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Joe RuttmanBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Morgan ShepherdMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit41Joe BooherBooher RacingChevroletEverride Radiator43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCrown, Skoal Classic67Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator Filters70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline78Jay SommersSommers RacingChevroletDoe & Associates80Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFordS&H Racing83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Buddy BakerBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce96Dana PattenPatten RacingBuickU.S. Chrome97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuickAC Spark Plug98Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 3, at 3:00 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 Saturday, June 4, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,June 3, 1989 NASCAR Today 38 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/127613701/ July 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 provisionals were given. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.543 and an average speed of 146.681 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 4, 1988 Kulwicki Takes Dover Pole With Sizzling Run 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-takes-do/127613832/ July 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Buddy Arrington was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord24.543146.68126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord24.555146.61034Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile24.622146.21145Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.799145.167515Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord24.815145.074675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac24.983144.098755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile24.996144.023871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.041143.76493Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25.067143.6151012Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick25.071143.5921127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac25.087143.5011233Morgan ShepherdMach 1 RacingChevrolet25.089143.4891325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.138143.2091428Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord25.164143.0621531Joe RuttmanBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile25.164143.0621611Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet25.198142.868179Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord25.201142.8511844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile25.227142.7041943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.237142.6482026Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick25.258142.529Failed to lock in Round 12183Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile25.015143.9142217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.037143.7872330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac25.051143.7072490Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord25.152143.1302568Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord25.260142.5182621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord25.344142.0452788Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile25.345142.040288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick25.398141.7432997Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick25.428141.5763010Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord25.447141.4713123Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile25.447141.4713252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac25.478141.2983398Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick25.552140.887342Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet25.554140.8783529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile25.610140.6203678Jay SommersSommers RacingChevrolet25.670140.2423796Dana PattenPatten RacingBuick25.864139.1903841Joe BooherBooher RacingChevrolet25.895139.0233970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac25.911138.9374080Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord25.932138.825Failed to qualify4167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1179Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord500203running185$53,00021233Morgan ShepherdMach 1 RacingChevrolet500110running175$29,30031127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac50051running170$26,35042183Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile4990running160$13,55051428Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord49974running160$20,150617Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4997running155$16,400734Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4980running146$8,225845Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running142$9,325926Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49720running143$7,075101012Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4970running134$13,300111844Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4970running130$7,525121611Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4970running127$10,225132788Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile4960running124$6,275143010Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord4960running121$5,075151943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4950running118$6,2751693Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4950running115$13,45017288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4950running112$5,450182568Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord4940running109$5,600192026Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick4930running106$5,200203529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile4920running103$3,700211325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4900running100$8,250222490Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord4900running97$4,900232217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4900running94$9,150243398Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick4770running91$2,100253970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4761running93$2,15026342Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevrolet4261valve90$2,000273252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4254running87$3,950283796Dana PattenPatten RacingBuick4130engine79$1,900292997Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick4060engine76$1,850301531Joe RuttmanBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile3910oil pump73$2,47531515Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord39115engine75$10,35032871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3620crash67$5,100332621Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord3570engine64$8,650344080Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord3140wheel bearing61$1,60035675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac2970engine58$8,550362330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2950engine55$4,150373678Jay SommersSommers RacingChevrolet2800overheating52$1,510383841Joe BooherBooher RacingChevrolet2720crash49$1,49539755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile20914valve51$4,020403123Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile150valve43$1,400Failed to qualify4167Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,621 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 1,605 (-16) 10px 2 3 Bill Elliott 1,571 (-50) 10px 1 4 Sterling Marlin 1,539 (–82) 10px 1 5 Terry Labonte 1,527 (–94) 10px 6 Bobby Allison 1,511 (–110) 10px 7 Ken Schrader 1,428 (–193) 10px 1 8 Geoff Bodine 1,413 (–208) 10px 1 9 Bobby Hillin Jr. 1,387 (–234) 10px 10 Darrell Waltrip 1,358 (–263)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1988 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1988 1988 Budweiser 400 Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:June 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Delaware