| 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $417,440 | Race Date: | Aug 21, 1988 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 33Min | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 156.863 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 9 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Davey Allison D. Allison | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Melling Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 38 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 174.940 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 38 |
| 2 | 7 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 75 |
| 3 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 170 | 200 | 36 |
| 4 | 9 | 88 | Morgan Shepherd | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 6 |
| 5 | 16 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 132 | 200 | 1 |
| 13 | 20 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 129 | 199 | 1 |
| 14 | 25 | 97 | Rodney Combs | AC Spark Plugs | Running |  | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Engine | | 120 | 198 | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 117 | 198 | 1 |
| 18 | 33 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 109 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude | Running | | 106 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 100 | 197 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 97 | 197 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 94 | 197 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Running | | 91 | 197 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 88 | 196 | 0 |
| 26 | 42 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Running | | 85 | 196 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 19 | Chad Little | Coors Extra Gold | Running | | 82 | 195 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | National Motors | Running | | 79 | 195 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 81 | 194 | 39 |
| 30 | 31 | 96 | Dana Patten | U.S. Chrome | Running | | 73 | 193 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 1 | Mickey Gibbs | Gibbs-West | Running | | 70 | 186 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Engine | | 67 | 162 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Engine | | 64 | 157 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Engine | | 61 | 127 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | 31 | Donnie Allison | Slender You Figure Salons | Engine | | 58 | 114 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Engine | | 55 | 104 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Engine | | 52 | 94 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Broken Spindle | | 49 | 72 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Distributor | | 46 | 68 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Engine | | 43 | 51 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 1 | Dale Jarrett | Port-A-Lube | Oil Pan | | 40 | 50 | 0 |
| 42 | 29 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Dingman Brothers Racing | Ignition | | 37 | 21 | 0 |
