1988 Winston 500

Race 9 of 29

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:11:40
Average speed of winner: 156.547 mph
Margin of victory: 0.21 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison pole, D. Waltrip 1-2, D. Allison 3, P. Parsons 4-6, D. Waltrip 7, B. Allison 8, P. Parsons 9-35, Schrader 36-37, G. Bodine 38-41, P. Parsons 42-47, Schrader 48-55, Marlin 56, D. Waltrip 57, D. Allison 58-60, G. Bodine 61-101, P. Parsons 102, Labonte 103, G. Bodine 104-124, Schrader 125, G. Bodine 126-133, B. Allison 134-145, Wallace 146-148, G. Bodine 149-173, P. Parsons 174-188

Race notes: Only win for Phil Parsons.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		188	5	52	running	86850	180
2	4	Bobby Allison	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		188	2	13	running	50060	175
3	13	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		188	5	99	running	37560	175
4	19	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		188	1	1	running	28425	165
5	6	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		188	3	11	running	27165	160
6	8	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			188	1	1	running	17775	155
7	11	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		188	0	0	running	21375	146
8	5	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		188	0	0	running	18000	142
9	16	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		188	0	0	running	21500	138
10	15	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		188	1	3	running	19300	139
11	28	Dale Jarrett	1	Port-A-Lube	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		188	0	0	running	9790	130
12	12	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		188	0	0	running	7240	127
13	7	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			188	0	0	running	10840	124
14	9	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		188	0	0	running	13440	121
15	18	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		188	0	0	running	6640	118
16	10	Buddy Baker	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			187	0	0	running	9740	115
17	17	Greg Sacks	50	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			187	0	0	running	5120	112
18	37	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Langley		186	0	0	running	4920	109
19	39	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		185	0	0	running	13320	106
20	32	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		185	0	0	running	8970	103
21	24	Brad Teague	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			185	0	0	running	4260	100
22	26	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		185	0	0	running	7760	97
23	22	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Pontiac	Means			184	0	0	running	7320	94
24	27	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			184	0	0	running	6920	91
25	34	Brad Noffsinger	98	Sunoco	Buick	Curb			183	0	0	running	4670	88
26	31	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			183	0	0	running	6695	85
27	36	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			183	0	0	running	6545	82
28	21	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			182	0	0	parked	4145	79
29	14	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		177	0	0	engine	6345	76
30	33	Rick Jeffrey	67	Pannill Sweatshirts	Ford	Arrington			176	0	0	engine	6245	73
31	40	Phil Barkdoll	73	Helen Rae Motorsports	Chevrolet	Barkdoll			176	0	0	running	3450	70
32	41	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Chevrolet	Ulrich			169	0	0	overheating	4350	67
33	23	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		148	0	0	accident	6050	64
34	1	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Yates	198.969	132	2	4	engine	18475	66
35	20	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		122	0	0	oil leak	3975	58
36	25	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		100	0	0	transmission	5925	55
37	2	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		83	3	4	engine	11850	57
38	29	Rodney Combs	97	GM Tech	Buick	Winkle			13	0	0	accident	3275	49
39	30	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Wayne Paging	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			13	0	0	accident	3225	46
40	38	Mickey Gibbs	01	Gibbs-West	Ford	Don Gibbs			13	0	0	accident	3200	43
41	35	Ken Ragan	77	Marvin Ragan	Ford	Ragan			13	0	0	accident	3200	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	1382	9	0	2	4	7
2	Sterling Marlin	1322	9	0	0	4	7
3	Bill Elliott	1275	9	1	1	2	5
4	Terry Labonte	1262	9	1	1	5	6
5	Bobby Allison	1260	9	0	1	3	5
6	Rusty Wallace	1260	9	0	0	3	6
7	Geoff Bodine	1175	9	1	0	2	4
8	Neil Bonnett	1173	9	0	2	3	3
9	Ken Schrader	1173	9	2	0	1	6
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1154	9	0	0	1	3
11	Phil Parsons	1116	9	0	1	2	5
12	Darrell Waltrip	1084	9	0	0	3	3
13	Kyle Petty	1082	9	0	0	2	4
14	Buddy Baker	1082	9	0	0	0	4
15	Davey Allison	1036	9	1	0	2	5
16	Ricky Rudd	1031	9	1	0	2	2
17	Lake Speed	976	9	0	1	2	3
18	Alan Kulwicki	972	9	0	0	2	2
19	Dale Jarrett	951	9	0	0	0	0
20	Mark Martin	947	9	0	0	1	2
21	Dave Marcis	924	9	0	0	0	1
22	Brett Bodine	902	9	0	0	0	1
23	Benny Parsons	893	9	0	0	0	0
24	Michael Waltrip	873	9	0	0	0	0
25	Richard Petty	870	9	0	0	1	3