1988 Busch 500

July 2023 20th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol International Speedway 266.5 16.415 220 Dale Earnhardt Alan Kulwicki 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing AK Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson 500 500 266.5 428.89 428.89 0.533 0.858 1988 20 29 The 1988 Busch 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. August 27 78.775 mph km/h Busch 500 28th Annual Busch 500 1988 Busch 500.jpeg 53,100 The 1988 Busch 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 27, 1988, before an audience of 54,000 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol International Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt managed to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 110 laps to take his 34th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 29, 1988 Earnhardt Takes Bristol; Elliott Leads Points 1B, 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-takes-b/128365724/ July 17, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhurn Mike August 28, 1988 Earnhardt Preparing For Title 17, 19 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-earnhardt-preparin/128365795/ July 17, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Melling Racing's Bill Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports's Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. 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 Time31Butch MillerBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons32Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit41Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevroletEverride Radiator43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCrown Central Petroleum, Skoal Classic57Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuickHeinz Ketchup67Ron EsauArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator Filters70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Rick MastBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza90Tommy EllisDonlavey RacingFordSunny King Ford97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuickAC Spark Plug98Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuickSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 26, at 7:35 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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, August 27, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 15-30 would be decided on time,August 26, 1988 NASCAR Today 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/128365887/ July 17, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time 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 16.415 and an average speed of 116.893 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike August 27, 1988 Kulwicki wins pole, sets qualifying mark 20 The Charlotte Observer Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-speaker-kulwicki-wins-pole-set/128365949/ July 17, 2023 Newspapers.com Eight drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord16.415116.89326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord16.454116.61635Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.574115.772417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.630115.38253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16.676115.06469Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16.723114.740733Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet16.785114.31684Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile16.818114.092925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.819114.0851011Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet16.839113.9501128Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord16.865113.7741231Butch MillerBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile16.883113.6531344Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile16.905113.5051468Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord16.922113.3911529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile16.930113.337Failed to lock in Round 11615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16.931113.3311727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac16.953113.1841871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet16.964113.1101926Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick16.967113.0902043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac16.987112.957212Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac16.991112.9302221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord17.003112.8512355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile17.016112.7642483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile17.016112.7642588Rick MastBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile17.017112.7582612Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick17.030112.6722720Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac17.062112.4602897Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick17.066112.4342975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac17.068112.4213098Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick17.084112.316Provisionals318Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick -* -*3230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify3357Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick -* -*3452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*3590Tommy EllisDonlavey RacingFord -* -*3610Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord -* -*3741Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet -* -*3832Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile -* -*3970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*4067Ron EsauArrington RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500220running185$48,500269Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord5003running175$29,150335Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49915running170$17,47541128Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord49917running165$16,775517Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord49921running160$16,4106733Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet49724running155$7,5257417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4973running151$9,30082043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4970running142$6,30091727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4930running138$10,80010318Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4920running134$9,050112897Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick4890running130$2,450121344Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4810running127$5,350132221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord47965running129$7,950142975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4760running121$7,85015212Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac4520running118$3,450161926Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick45110engine120$4,850171231Butch MillerBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile4380engine0$3,175182612Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick4280running109$7,525192355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4170overheating106$4,475202483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile39166running108$3,42521925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3880running100$6,835221011Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet33117engine102$7,3052384Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2850crash94$2,435242720Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac2710engine91$1,565251615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2520crash88$8,945261529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile2070crash85$2,3252726Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20737crash87$3,480282588Rick MastBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile2072crash0$3,660291871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1420crash76$3,615301468Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord930overheating73$3,550313230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac540engine70$2,950323098Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick10crash67$1,700Failed to qualify3357Morgan ShepherdOsterlund RacingBuick3452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3590Tommy EllisDonlavey RacingFord3610Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord3741Ronnie ThomasRonnie Thomas RacingChevrolet3832Lee FaulkBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile3970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4067Ron EsauArrington RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Bill Elliott 3,027 10px 1 2 Rusty Wallace 3,011 (-16) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt 2,901 (-126) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 2,702 (–325) 10px 5 Terry Labonte 2,654 (–373) 10px 6 Geoff Bodine 2,640 (–387) 10px 7 Sterling Marlin 2,544 (–483) 10px 8 Phil Parsons 2,511 (–516) 10px 9 Darrell Waltrip 2,504 (–523) 10px 10 Bobby Hillin Jr. 2,369 (–658)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 1988 Southern 500 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Category:August 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Tennessee