| 1988 AC Delco 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $374,740 | Race Date: | Oct 23, 1988 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 13.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 29Min 7Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 111.557 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 76 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Blue Max Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 200 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 148.359 MPH | |||||
| Official 1988 AC Delco 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 180 | 492 | 200 |
| 2 | 9 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 175 | 492 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running |  | 170 | 492 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 170 | 491 | 217 |
| 5 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 160 | 491 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life | Running | | 150 | 489 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 146 | 489 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running |  | 147 | 489 | 2 |
| 9 | 14 | 21 | Kyle Petty | CITGO | Running | | 138 | 489 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 489 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 130 | 488 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 127 | 488 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 124 | 488 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 57 | Morgan Shepherd | Winners' Circle Auto Parts | Running | | 121 | 487 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 2 | Ernie Irvan (R) | Kroger | Running | | 118 | 484 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 120 | 481 | 1 |
| 17 | 33 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 10 | Ken Bouchard (R) | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 109 | 477 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 106 | 475 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 40 | Ben Hess | Hess Racing | Running | | 103 | 472 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 34 | Connie Saylor | Allen's Glass | Running | | 100 | 464 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 97 | 458 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 99 | 444 | 11 |
| 24 | 30 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oil Treatment | Running | | 91 | 433 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 88 | 425 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Handling | | 85 | 379 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Accident | | 87 | 374 | 50 |
| 28 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Accident | | 79 | 374 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco | Accident | | 76 | 373 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 73 | 355 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Engine | | 75 | 276 | 1 |
| 32 | 22 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Engine | | 67 | 255 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Waynepaging | Engine | | 64 | 241 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 61 | 236 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 67 | Brad Teague | Pannill Knitting | Engine | | 58 | 231 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Accident | | 55 | 231 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger (R) | Sunoco | Crankshaft | | 52 | 173 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 97 | Joe Ruttman | AC Spark Plugs | Handling | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Engine | | 46 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 22 | Rodney Combs | Childress R&D | Engine | | 43 | 4 | 0 |
