| 1988 Budweiser 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $351,000 | Race Date: | Jun 5, 1988 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 21.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 12Min 41Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 118.726 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 45 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | AK Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Paul Andrews | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 203 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 146.681 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Budweiser 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 203 |
| 2 | 12 | 33 | Morgan Shepherd | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 110 |
| 3 | 11 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 51 |
| 4 | 21 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 160 | 499 | 74 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 155 | 499 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 146 | 498 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 142 | 498 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 143 | 497 | 20 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 134 | 497 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 130 | 497 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 127 | 497 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 124 | 496 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 121 | 496 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 118 | 495 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 115 | 495 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 112 | 495 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Running | | 109 | 494 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running | | 106 | 493 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Running | | 103 | 492 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 100 | 490 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 97 | 490 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 94 | 490 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Running | | 91 | 477 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 93 | 476 | 1 |
| 26 | 34 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Valves | | 90 | 426 | 1 |
| 27 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 87 | 425 | 4 |
| 28 | 37 | 96 | Dana Patten | US Chrome | Engine | | 79 | 413 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 97 | Rodney Combs | AC Spark Plugs | Engine | | 76 | 406 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 31 | Joe Ruttman | Slender You Figure Salons | Oil Pump | | 73 | 391 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Engine | | 75 | 391 | 15 |
| 32 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Accident | | 67 | 362 | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Engine | | 64 | 357 | 0 |
| 34 | 40 | 80 | Jimmy Horton (R) | S&H Racing | Wheel Bearing | | 61 | 314 | 0 |
| 35 | 6 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Engine | | 58 | 297 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Engine | | 55 | 295 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 78 | Jay Sommers | Doe & Associates | Overheating | | 52 | 280 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 41 | Joe Booher | Everide Radiator | Accident | | 49 | 272 | 0 |
| 39 | 7 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Valves | | 51 | 209 | 14 |
| 40 | 31 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Valves | | 43 | 15 | 0 |
