| 1988 Valleydale 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $267,320 | Race Date: | Apr 10, 1988 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 12Min 23Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 83.115 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 70 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Rick Wilson R. Wilson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #4 Oldsmobile | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 116 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 117.552 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Valleydale 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 116 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 74 |
| 4 | 16 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 155 | 498 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 150 | 497 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 146 | 495 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 142 | 495 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 143 | 493 | 48 |
| 10 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 134 | 493 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 130 | 490 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 127 | 486 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 124 | 483 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 126 | 461 | 95 |
| 15 | 32 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 123 | 448 | 24 |
| 16 | 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 115 | 437 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Running | | 112 | 430 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 119 | 421 | 121 |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 106 | 383 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Accident | | 108 | 378 | 1 |
| 21 | 23 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 100 | 361 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Accident | | 97 | 360 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 94 | 327 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Overheating | | 91 | 298 | 0 |
| 25 | 1 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 93 | 291 | 21 |
| 26 | 28 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Accident | | 85 | 284 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 31 | Brad Teague | Slender You Figure Salons | Accident | | 82 | 265 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Oil Pump | | 79 | 129 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Engine | | 76 | 91 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Engine | | 73 | 81 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Engine | | 70 | 77 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Accident | | 67 | 26 | 0 |
