1988 Checker 500

Race 28 of 29

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 3:26:57
Average speed of winner: 90.457 mph
Margin of victory: 18.5 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 53 laps
Lap leaders: G. Bodine 1-2, Wallace 3-45, Kulwicki 46-47, Marlin 48-58, Wallace 59-72, Rudd 73-123, Alexander 124-128, Kulwicki 129-139, Wallace 140-150, Labonte 151, Rudd 152-237, Kulwicki 238-249, Labonte 250, Rudd 251-296, Kulwicki 297-312

Race notes: First win for Alan Kulwicki. Debut for Gary Collins. Finale for Johnny Rutherford.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	21	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		312	4	41	running	54100	180
2	17	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		312	2	2	running	31075	175
3	20	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Yates		312	0	0	running	24275	165
4	6	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		312	0	0	running	19475	160
5	2	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		312	3	68	running	20400	160
6	1	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson	123.203	311	1	2	running	13700	155
7	33	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			311	0	0	running	11400	146
8	15	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			311	0	0	running	9650	142
9	18	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		311	0	0	running	9050	138
10	9	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			311	1	11	running	10150	139
11	13	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		311	0	0	running	15100	130
12	3	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		311	0	0	running	7850	127
13	16	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		310	0	0	running	10550	124
14	24	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		310	0	0	running	9250	121
15	12	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		310	0	0	running	4850	118
16	23	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			309	0	0	running	2450	115
17	25	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		309	0	0	running	9500	112
18	38	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			308	0	0	running	5575	109
19	37	Chad Little	19	Coors Extra Gold	Ford	George Jefferson			307	0	0	running	4450	106
20	40	Trevor Boys	69	Buddy Boys Racing	Oldsmobile	Buddie Boys			306	0	0	running	2875	103
21	8	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		306	0	0	running	9150	100
22	27	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			305	0	0	running	3875	97
23	41	Ken Bouchard	10	Whitcomb Racing	Pontiac	Whitcomb			304	0	0	running	3300	94
24	28	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Pontiac	Means			303	0	0	running	4080	91
25	42	Brad Noffsinger	98	Sunoco	Buick	Curb			299	0	0	running	2175	88
26	4	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		296	3	183	engine	17350	95
27	14	Mike Alexander	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		293	1	5	running	9550	87
28	11	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		292	0	0	running	4750	79
29	10	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		221	0	0	running	2690	76
30	29	Roy Smith	79	Western Peterbilt	Ford	Razore			218	0	0	running	1975	73
31	32	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Langley		215	0	0	engine	2600	70
32	5	Jim Sauter	89	Evinrude	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			213	0	0	engine	1900	67
33	39	Gary Collins	24	Nex Shop	Oldsmobile	Marion Collins			212	0	0	engine	2525	64
34	19	Hershel McGriff	04	U.S. Bank	Pontiac	McGriff			177	0	0	engine	2475	61
35	30	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		168	0	0	oil pan	4435	58
36	7	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		159	0	0	accident	3805	55
37	43	Bill Schmitt	07	Schmitt Racing	Chevrolet	Schmitt			157	0	0	accident	1795	52
38	35	Greg Sacks	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			157	0	0	accident	3775	49
39	34	Johnny Rutherford	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			155	0	0	accident	3775	46
40	31	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Wayne Paging	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			133	0	0	engine	1750	43
41	26	Joe Ruttman	73	Helen Rae Motorsports	Ford	Barkdoll			65	0	0	accident	1725	40
42	36	Jim Bown	1	Rose Auto Wrecking	Chevrolet	Dick Bown			64	0	0	engine	1725	37
43	22	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		13	0	0	engine	1725	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bill Elliott	4358	28	6	6	15	22
2	Rusty Wallace	4279	28	1	5	18	22
3	Dale Earnhardt	4130	28	0	3	13	19
4	Terry Labonte	3865	28	1	1	11	17
5	Ken Schrader	3703	28	2	1	4	16
6	Geoff Bodine	3676	28	3	1	10	16
7	Darrell Waltrip	3604	28	2	2	9	13
8	Phil Parsons	3515	28	0	1	6	15
9	Sterling Marlin	3489	28	0	0	6	13
10	Davey Allison	3456	28	3	2	11	15
11	Ricky Rudd	3382	28	2	1	5	10
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3308	28	0	0	1	6
13	Kyle Petty	3199	28	0	0	2	8
14	Alan Kulwicki	3083	28	4	1	7	9
15	Mark Martin	3039	28	1	0	3	10
16	Lake Speed	2927	28	0	1	4	7
17	Neil Bonnett	2911	26	0	2	3	7
18	Michael Waltrip	2803	28	0	0	1	2
19	Brett Bodine	2751	28	0	0	2	5
20	Dave Marcis	2743	28	0	0	0	2
21	Rick Wilson	2670	27	1	0	2	5
22	Richard Petty	2589	28	0	0	1	5
23	Dale Jarrett	2582	28	0	0	0	1
24	Benny Parsons	2498	26	0	0	0	1
25	Ken Bouchard	2378	24	0	0	0	1