| 1988 Commonwealth 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 25 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $64,755 | Race Date: | Sep 10, 1988 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.140 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 40Min 38Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 89.434 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 35 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #7 Buick | Car No.: | #7 Buick | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Whitaker Racing | Team: | Whitaker Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 121.218 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 Commonwealth 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 73 |
| 2 | 26 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 89 |
| 3 | 13 | 25 | Rob Moroso | Moroso Performance | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 28 | 99 | Tommy Ellis | J & J Racing | Running | | 160 | 200 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | 39 | Steve Grissom | Grissom Motors | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 5 | Jimmy Hensley | Advance Auto Parts | Running | | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 32 | 7 | Tommy Sigmon | Burke Grading & Paving | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 142 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Carolina Ford Dealers | Running |  | 138 | 197 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 90 | Ed Berrier | Cox Wood Preserving | Running | | 134 | 197 | 0 |
| 11 | 34 | 1 | Jamie Aube | Lake Morey Inn | Running | | 130 | 197 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 81 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Windmere | Running | | 127 | 197 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 24 | Joe Thurman | Thackston's Garage | Running | | 124 | 196 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 121 | 195 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 37 | Patty Moise | Crisco Butter-Flavored | Running | | 118 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 34 | Jimmy Spencer | Cicci Racing | Running | | 115 | 194 | 2 |
| 17 | 25 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Rite-Way Grinding | Running |  | 112 | 194 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 60 | Dale Shaw | Budweiser | Running | | 109 | 192 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 63 | Mike Swaim | Texas Pete Sauces | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 56 | Ronald Cooper | Speedway Waste Disposal | Running | | 103 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 9 | Joe Bessey | Cola Transport | Running | | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 71 | Bobby Dragon | D.G. Robertson | Running | | 97 | 186 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 66 | Donny Ling, Jr. | Clark Cooling | Running | | 94 | 176 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 84 | Mike Alexander | GM Tech Team | Running | | 91 | 173 | 26 |
| 25 | 31 | 22 | Rick Mast | Alan Dillard Motorsports | Running | | 88 | 154 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 15 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Carburetor | | 85 | 142 | 7 |
| 27 | 10 | 41 | Max Prestwood | Custom Veneers | Engine | | 82 | 138 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 79 | 121 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 42 | Elton Sawyer | Lewis Motorsports | Engine | | 76 | 118 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 76 | Billy Hicks | Hicks Racing | Accident | | 73 | 112 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 69 | Kelly Moore | Spraker Racing | Engine | | 70 | 90 | 0 |
| 32 | 7 | 97 | Morgan Shepherd | Winner's Circle Auto Parts | Rear Gear | | 67 | 89 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Southern Biscuit Flour | Running | | 64 | 88 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Port-A-Lube | Tire | | 61 | 77 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 48 | Robbie Crouch | Letarte Race Cars | Engine | | 58 | 26 | 0 |
| 36 | 24 | 4 | Andy Petree | Lambert Racing | Accident | | 55 | 9 | 0 |
