| 1988 Motorcraft 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $416,355 | Race Date: | Mar 20, 1988 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 37Min 42Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 137.588 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 40 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 270 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 176.623 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Motorcraft 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 270 |
| 2 | 4 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 170 | 327 | 2 |
| 4 | 13 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 327 | 2 |
| 5 | 21 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running |  | 160 | 327 | 1 |
| 6 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running |  | 150 | 326 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running |  | 146 | 326 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 142 | 326 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Running | | 138 | 326 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 134 | 325 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 135 | 325 | 2 |
| 12 | 16 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 127 | 322 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 129 | 322 | 44 |
| 14 | 25 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Running | | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 123 | 320 | 3 |
| 16 | 42 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 115 | 320 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Running | | 112 | 319 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 109 | 318 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Accident | | 106 | 312 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 103 | 311 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 100 | 296 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 102 | 289 | 1 |
| 23 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 94 | 285 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Engine | | 91 | 253 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude | Cylinder Head | | 88 | 238 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Running | | 85 | 194 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 97 | Rodney Combs | AC Spark Plugs | Cylinder Head | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 92 | David Sosebee | War Eagle Construction | Clutch | | 79 | 165 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 99 | Dale Jarrett | Saylor Racing | Brakes | | 76 | 164 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 47 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Grease Seal | | 73 | 143 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Accident | | 70 | 142 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Brakes | | 67 | 127 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 69 | 109 | 1 |
| 34 | 6 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Engine | | 61 | 85 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Engine | | 58 | 84 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 31 | Brad Teague | Slender You Figure Salons | Accident | | 55 | 80 | 0 |
| 37 | 15 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Accident | | 52 | 71 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Cylinder Head | | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Engine | | 46 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Accident | | 43 | 29 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | National Motors | | 40 | 12 | 0 | |
| 42 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Engine | | 37 | 3 | 0 |
