1988 AC Spark Plug 500

Race 16 of 29

Pocono
200 laps
Time of race: 4:04:10
Average speed of winner: 122.866 mph
Margin of victory: 8.27 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 42 laps
Lap leaders: Shepherd 1-2, Elliott 3-14, Shepherd 15-16, R. Petty 17, G. Bodine 18, Schrader 19, Elliott 20-28, Rudd 29-30, G. Bodine 31-57, Elliott 58-67, D. Waltrip 68, Elliott 69-93, Gant 94-101, Labonte 102-105, Schrader 106, Labonte 107-108, Schrader 109, Labonte 110-118, Schrader 119-127, Elliott 128-178, Schrader 179-180, D. Waltrip 181-185, Elliott 186-200

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		200	6	122	running	53200	185
2	4	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		200	5	14	running	30725	175
3	12	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Yates		200	0	0	running	26275	165
4	5	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		200	2	28	running	17775	165
5	10	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		200	2	6	running	17925	160
6	1	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly	157.153	200	2	4	running	16600	155
7	6	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		200	0	0	running	8600	146
8	3	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		200	0	0	running	11425	142
9	17	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		200	3	15	running	13775	143
10	23	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		200	1	8	running	10025	139
11	9	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		200	0	0	running	15025	130
12	25	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		200	1	2	running	7875	132
13	13	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		200	0	0	running	5575	124
14	8	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			199	0	0	running	7275	121
15	18	Mike Alexander	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		199	0	0	running	10875	118
16	30	Ken Bouchard	10	Whitcomb Racing	Ford	Whitcomb			198	0	0	running	3925	115
17	24	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		198	0	0	running	6675	112
18	20	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		198	0	0	running	10725	109
19	37	Brad Noffsinger	98	Sunoco	Buick	Curb			197	0	0	running	3100	106
20	7	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		197	0	0	running	11875	103
21	26	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			196	0	0	running	5925	100
22	34	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Chevrolet	Ulrich			195	0	0	running	2525	97
23	32	Buddy Baker	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			195	0	0	running	5525	94
24	11	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		189	0	0	running	11175	91
25	21	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Langley		188	0	0	running	3425	88
26	40	Bobby Gerhart	85	James	Chevrolet	Gerhart			187	0	0	running	2275	85
27	28	Joe Ruttman	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			166	0	0	steering	3175	82
28	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		161	1	1	engine	6525	84
29	36	Jimmy Horton	80	S&H Racing	Ford	George Smith			141	0	0	engine	2125	76
30	33	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			128	0	0	engine	4825	73
31	29	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		119	0	0	engine	4725	70
32	16	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		92	0	0	accident	4150	67
33	19	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			91	0	0	accident	5550	64
34	14	Greg Sacks	50	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			91	0	0	suspension	1850	61
35	31	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			90	0	0	engine	4425	58
36	22	Rodney Combs	97	AC Spark Plugs	Buick	Winkle			78	0	0	engine	1750	55
37	39	Mike Potter	64	Valley	Chevrolet	Potter			44	0	0	rear end	1700	52
38	27	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Wayne Paging	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			34	0	0	engine	1675	49
39	38	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Pontiac	Means			26	0	0	engine	4250	46
40	35	Bob Schacht	16	Learn	Ford	Chilson			5	0	0	engine	1600	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rusty Wallace	2363	16	0	2	8	11
2	Bill Elliott	2360	16	2	4	6	10
3	Dale Earnhardt	2315	16	0	2	7	10
4	Terry Labonte	2188	16	1	1	7	10
5	Ken Schrader	2151	16	2	0	2	11
6	Geoff Bodine	2094	16	1	1	5	8
7	Darrell Waltrip	2054	16	1	1	6	8
8	Phil Parsons	2002	16	0	1	4	10
9	Sterling Marlin	1995	16	0	0	4	8
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1947	16	0	0	1	3
11	Buddy Baker	1917	16	0	0	0	6
12	Ricky Rudd	1890	16	2	0	3	4
13	Davey Allison	1855	16	2	0	6	9
14	Mark Martin	1832	16	0	0	2	6
15	Kyle Petty	1773	16	0	0	2	4
16	Neil Bonnett	1770	15	0	2	3	4
17	Alan Kulwicki	1713	16	2	0	3	5
18	Lake Speed	1696	16	0	1	3	5
19	Dale Jarrett	1662	16	0	0	0	1
20	Bobby Allison	1654	13	0	1	3	6
21	Richard Petty	1629	16	0	0	1	4
22	Michael Waltrip	1618	16	0	0	1	1
23	Dave Marcis	1482	16	0	0	0	1
24	Rick Wilson	1468	15	1	0	1	3
25	Brett Bodine	1465	16	0	0	1	2