| 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $482,095 | Race Date: | Jul 31, 1988 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 14Min 12Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 | Average Speed: | 154.505 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 31 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ken Schrader K. Schrader | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #17 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dennis Connor | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 8 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 196.274 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 188 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 170 | 188 | 37 |
| 4 | 25 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 155 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running |  | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 147 | 188 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 143 | 188 | 5 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 139 | 188 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 135 | 188 | 3 |
| 12 | 17 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Running | | 132 | 188 | 3 |
| 13 | 30 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 129 | 188 | 1 |
| 14 | 21 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 121 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running |  | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 114 | 188 | 1 |
| 19 | 32 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 103 | 187 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 22 | 40 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Running | | 97 | 187 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Running | | 99 | 187 | 1 |
| 24 | 42 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Running | | 91 | 187 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 88 | 186 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Helen Rae Motorsports | Running | | 85 | 186 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 82 | 186 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Running | | 79 | 185 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 97 | Rodney Combs | AC Spark Plugs | Running | | 81 | 184 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Running | | 73 | 176 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Running | | 70 | 175 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 67 | 165 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Engine | | 74 | 162 | 123 |
| 34 | 19 | 1 | Mickey Gibbs | Gibbs-West | Clutch | | 66 | 160 | 2 |
| 35 | 39 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Oil Pan | | 58 | 148 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 67 | Ron Esau | Pannill Sweatshirts | Fan Blade | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 1 | Dale Jarrett | Port-A-Lube | Engine | | 57 | 141 | 1 |
| 38 | 10 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Dingman Brothers Racing | Engine | | 49 | 133 | 0 |
| 39 | 3 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Engine | | 51 | 88 | 1 |
| 40 | 5 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Accident | | 43 | 67 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Engine | | 40 | 45 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 31 | Joe Ruttman | Slender You Figure Salons | Engine | | 37 | 33 | 0 |
