1988 Marlboro 500

Race 9 of 15

Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 2:46:03.820
Average speed of winner: 180.654 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 0.248 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 33 laps
Lap leaders: Mears 1-34, Ma. Andretti 35, Unser 36-39, Mears 40-58, Fittipaldi 59-69, Ma. Andretti 70-75, Unser 76-80, Fittipaldi 81-86, Rahal 87-104, Unser 105-111, Mears 112-122, Ma. Andretti 123-125, Mears 126-155, Sullivan 156-186, Unser 187-189, Sullivan 190-250

Race notes: Danny Sullivan took the points lead from Al Unser, Jr.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	5	Danny Sullivan	9	Miller High Life	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Penske	215.073	250	2	92	flagged	20
2	4	Bobby Rahal	1	Budweiser TrueSports	Lola	Judd	Goodyear	Truesports	215.073	249	1	18	flagged	16
3	14	Michael Andretti	18	Kraco Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	208.738	247	0	0	flagged	14
4	18	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	16	Yugo of America/Scot Lad	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	207.135	240	0	0	flagged	12
5	22	Phil Krueger	77	U. S. Engineering	March	Cosworth	Goodyear			239	0	0	flagged	10
6	9	Gordon Johncock	85	STP Supra Wear Control	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Vince Granatelli	213.245	237	0	0	flagged	8
7	17	Dick Simon	22	Uniden/GFE	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	207.218	227	0	0	flagged	6
8	26	John Jones	12	Arciero Labatt's	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	198.156	221	0	0	flagged	5
9	2	Al Unser	60	Detroit Diesel	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Penske	216.060	216	4	19	engine	4
10	25	Scott Atchison	55	Otter*Pops/Machinists	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	201.652	214	0	0	flagged	3
11	10	Raul Boesel	30	Domino's Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	211.839	211	0	0	engine	2
12	3	Mario Andretti	6	Amoco/Kmart	Lola	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	215.672	180	3	10	engine	1
13	1	Rick Mears	5	Pennzoil	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Penske	218.427	177	4	94	engine	2
14	24	Randy Lewis	24	Toshiba/Oracle	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	201.652	174	0	0	engine	0
15	21	Rich Vogler	11	Schaefer/Playboy	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	204.377	157	0	0	engine	0
16	8	Derek Daly	10	Raynor Garage Door	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Raynor	213.510	135	0	0	accident	0
17	23	Bill Vukovich III	56	Genesee/E-Z Wider	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Gohr	202.771	129	0	0	oil leak	0
18	13	Johnny Rutherford	14	Copenhagen/Gilmore	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	208.938	129	0	0	fire	0
19	7	Emerson Fittipaldi	20	Marlboro	Lola	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Patrick	214.101	121	2	17	electrical	0
20	16	Roberto Guerrero	2	STP Granatelli	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Vince Granatelli	207.894	99	0	0	engine	0
21	6	Al Unser, Jr.	3	Team Valvoline	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	214.643	99	0	0	water hose	0
22	15	Tom Sneva	71	Mackenzie	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hemelgarn	208.014	93	0	0	engine	0
23	27	Howdy Holmes	21	Jiffy Mix	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	204.988	85	0	0	fatigue	0
24	19	John Andretti	98	Skoal Bandit	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Curb	206.375	60	0	0	overheating	0
25	12	Teo Fabi	8	Quaker State	March	Porsche	Goodyear	Porsche	209.919	56	0	0	mechanical	0
26	20	Scott Brayton	91	Amway	Lola	Judd	Goodyear	Hemelgarn	205.867	56	0	0	engine	0
27	28	Dale Coyne	19	Coyne Racing	March	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Coyne		12	0	0	oil pressure	0
28	11	Arie Luyendyk	7	Provimi Veal	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	211.448	7	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Danny Sullivan	104	9	4	2	5
2	Bobby Rahal	87	9	0	0	3
3	Al Unser, Jr.	86	9	0	3	3
4	Rick Mears	80	9	3	2	3
5	Michael Andretti	77	9	1	0	3
6	Mario Andretti	68	9	0	2	3
7	Raul Boesel	61	9	0	0	0
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	58	9	1	0	3
9	John Jones	29	8	0	0	0
10	Arie Luyendyk	27	9	0	0	1
11	A.J. Foyt	26	8	0	0	0
12	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	25	7	0	0	0
13	Kevin Cogan	24	7	0	0	1
14	Al Unser	22	4	0	0	1
15	Derek Daly	20	9	0	0	0
16	Teo Fabi	19	9	0	0	0
17	Roberto Guerrero	16	6	0	0	1
18	Phil Krueger	15	3	0	0	0
19	Scott Atchison	12	8	0	0	0
20	Dick Simon	11	4	0	0	0
21	Howdy Holmes	11	9	0	0	0
22	Rocky Moran	9	6	0	0	0
23	Scott Brayton	9	9	0	0	0
24	Jim Crawford	8	1	0	0	0
25	Gordon Johncock	8	1	0	0	0