1988 Champion Spark Plug 400

July 2023 19th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 400 41.157 643.737 643.737 200 200 3.2 400 2 156.863 mph km/h 1988 August 21 Champion Spark Plug 400 19th Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 The 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. Motor Racing Network 19 29 28 75 Melling Racing Bill Elliott Davey Allison Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Ranier-Lundy Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400.jpeg 72,000 The 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 21, 1988, before an audience of 72,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a misfortunate Bill Elliott, Ranier-Lundy Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to lead the final 23 laps of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 22, 1988 Allison Gets Victory To Dedicate To Dad (Part 1) 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-allison-gets-vict/128295643/ July 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 22, 1988 Allison Gets Victory To Dedicate To Dad (Part 2) 20 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-allison-gets-vict/128295667/ July 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Brown Clifton August 22, 1988 Davey Allison breaks '88 jinx (Part 1) 41 Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-davey-allison-breaks/128295712/ July 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Brown Clifton August 22, 1988 Davey Allison breaks '88 jinx (Part 2) 48 Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-davey-allison-breaks/128295740/ July 15, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuickPort-A-Lube, Bud Light01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFordGibbs–West Tractor2Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingChevroletKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh Light06Lee RaymondCoyle RacingChevroletRiverside Auto Parts7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex07Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiacHooters, Just Say No!8Bobby 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 MotorsportsChevroletTide19Chad LittleLittle RacingFordCoors Extra Gold21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileWayne Paging25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordHavoline29Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Donnie AllisonBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts38Mike LawsProStar MotorsportsOldsmobileProStar Motorsports40Ben HessHess RacingOldsmobileHess Racing43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines50Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiacDingman Brothers Racing51David SimkoSimko RacingPontiacTom Company52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacEureka55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileCrown Central Petroleum, Skoal67Ron EsauArrington RacingFordPannill Sweatshirts68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator Filters70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline80Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFordS&H Racing83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart88Morgan ShepherdBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce95Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevroletSadler Brothers Racing96Dana 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 Saturday, August 20, at 11:30 AM 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, August 20, at 2:00 PM 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,August 20, 1988 NASCAR Today 32 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/128295778/ July 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, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.157 and an average speed of 174.940 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom August 21, 1988 Winston Cup Front-Runners To Duel At Michigan Today 138 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-winston-cup-front/128295858/ July 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Nine drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord41.157174.94025Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.289174.381325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.295174.355428Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord41.342174.15753Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet41.343174.153615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord41.434173.770727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac41.449173.70787Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord41.472173.611988Morgan ShepherdBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile41.520173.4101026Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick41.617173.006111Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick41.738172.5051212Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick41.745172.4761355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile41.752172.4471444Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile41.769172.3771517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.779172.3351683Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile41.805172.2281768Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord41.814172.1911871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet41.844172.0681975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac41.881171.9162011Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet41.884171.903Failed to lock in Round 12190Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord41.885171.8992221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord41.911171.793234Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile41.924171.7392443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac41.931171.7112597Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick41.941171.670266Mark MartinRoush RacingFord41.947171.6452733Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet41.991171.4652830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac42.002171.4202923Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile42.003171.4163052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac42.080171.1033150Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac42.082171.0953201Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord42.086171.0783396Dana PattenPatten RacingBuick42.152170.8103419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord42.153170.8063529Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile42.182170.6893689Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac42.217170.5473710Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord42.225170.5153836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac42.225170.515398Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick42.259170.378402Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac42.362169.964Provisionals4131Donnie AllisonBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile42.373169.9204298Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick42.775168.323Failed to qualify4351David SimkoSimko RacingPontiac42.718168.5474440Ben HessHess RacingOldsmobile42.719168.5434580Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord42.867167.9614667Ron EsauArrington RacingFord43.017167.3764795Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet43.033167.3134838Mike LawsProStar MotorsportsOldsmobile43.362166.0444970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac43.650164.9485006Lee RaymondCoyle RacingChevrolet44.078163.3475107Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiac - -Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1428Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord20038running180$60,4752727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20075running180$37,250319Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20036running170$31,7754988Morgan ShepherdBaker-Schiff RacingOldsmobile2006running165$19,60051683Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile2000running155$14,6506615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2000running150$18,42572830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2000running146$12,36582221Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord2000running142$14,3659234Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2000running138$8,9101025Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running134$12,705111444Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile2000running130$9,75012325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2001running132$11,695132011Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet1991running129$12,190142597Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick1990running121$4,860152190Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord1990running118$8,935161026Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1983engine120$7,895171517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1981running117$11,085183529Cale YarboroughCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile1980running109$5,175193689Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac1980running106$3,665201355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1980running103$7,205212733Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet1970running100$6,320221871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1970running97$6,160231212Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick1970running94$10,075242923Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile1970running91$2,965253710Ken Bouchard (R)Whitcomb RacingFord1960running88$3,710264298Brad Noffsinger (R)Curb RacingBuick1960running85$3,030273419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1950running82$2,725283836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac1950running79$2,6702953Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19439running81$14,315303396Dana PattenPatten RacingBuick1930running73$2,535313201Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord1860running70$2,49032266Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1620engine67$3,29533402Ernie Irvan (R)U.S. RacingPontiac1570engine64$2,400341768Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord1270engine61$5,080354131Donnie AllisonBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile1140engine58$3,0003687Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1040engine55$4,95537398Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick940engine52$4,915383052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac720spindle49$4,870392443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac680distributor46$4,825401975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac510engine43$9,21041111Dale JarrettEllington RacingBuick500oil pan40$2,210423150Greg SacksDingman Brothers RacingPontiac210ignition37$2,710Failed to qualify4351David SimkoSimko RacingPontiac4440Ben HessHess RacingOldsmobile4580Jimmy Horton (R)S&H RacingFord4667Ron EsauArrington RacingFord4795Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet4838Mike LawsProStar MotorsportsOldsmobile4970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac5006Lee RaymondCoyle RacingChevrolet5107Larry MoyerStark RacingPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Rusty Wallace 2,873 10px 2 Bill Elliott 2,852 (-21) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt 2,716 (-157) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 2,602 (–271) 10px 5 Terry Labonte 2,552 (–321) 10px 6 Geoff Bodine 2,470 (–403) 10px 1 7 Sterling Marlin 2,417 (–456) 10px 1 8 Phil Parsons 2,405 (–468) 10px 9 Darrell Waltrip 2,353 (–520) 10px 10 Bobby Hillin Jr. 2,235 (–638)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1988 The Budweiser at The Glen 1988 Busch 500 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:August 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Michigan