| 1988 AC Spark Plug 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $368,425 | Race Date: | Jul 24, 1988 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8.270 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 4Min 10Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 122.866 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 42 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #75 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | RahMoc Entrprises | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 122 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 157.153 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 AC Spark Plug 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 122 |
| 2 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 5 |
| 3 | 12 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 165 | 200 | 28 |
| 5 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 150 | 200 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Running |  | 155 | 200 | 13 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 143 | 200 | 15 |
| 10 | 23 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 139 | 200 | 8 |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 132 | 200 | 2 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running |  | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 115 | 198 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 112 | 198 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 109 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 37 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Running | | 106 | 197 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Running | | 103 | 197 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 100 | 196 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 97 | 195 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 94 | 195 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running | | 91 | 189 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Running | | 88 | 188 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | James Chevrolet | Running | | 85 | 187 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 31 | Joe Ruttman | Slender You Figure Salons | Steering | | 82 | 166 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 84 | 161 | 1 |
| 29 | 36 | 80 | Jimmy Horton (R) | S&H Racing | Engine | | 76 | 141 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Engine | | 73 | 128 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Engine | | 70 | 119 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Accident | | 67 | 92 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Accident | | 64 | 91 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Dingman Brothers Racing | Suspension | | 61 | 91 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Engine | | 58 | 90 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 97 | Rodney Combs | AC Spark Plugs | Engine | | 55 | 78 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 64 | Mike Potter | Valley | Rear Gear | | 52 | 44 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Engine | | 49 | 34 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Engine | | 46 | 26 | 0 |
| 40 | 35 | 16 | Bob Schacht | Learn / Hakes Construction | Engine | | 43 | 5 | 0 |
