The 1988 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 1, 1988, before an audience of 135,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Jackson Brothers Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would fiercely defend the field en route to his first and only career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Allison and Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

1988 Winston 500
Race details
Race 9 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.
The 1988 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.
Date May 1, 1988
Official name 19th Annual Winston 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 156.547 miles per hour (251.938 km/h)
Attendance 135,000
Pole position
Driver Ranier-Lundy Racing
Time 48.128
Most laps led
Driver Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 99
Winner
No. 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Brothers Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick Port-A-Lube, Bud Light
01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford Gibbs-West Tractor
2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet Kroger, Pepsi
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford Whitcomb Racing
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile Wayne Paging
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford Havoline
29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Brad Teague Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Dingman Brothers Racing
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Crown, Skoal Classic
67 Rick Jeffrey Arrington Racing Chevrolet Pannill Sweatshirts
68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator Filters
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet Helen Rae Motorsports
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
77 Ken Ragan Branch-Ragan Racing Ford Bob Beard Ford
80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford S&H Racing
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn's, Kmart
88 Buddy Baker Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza
90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
95 Trevor Boys Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Sadler Brothers Racing
97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick AC Spark Plug
98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick Sunoco Ultra
99 Connie Saylor Ball Motorsports Chevrolet Ball Motorsports

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 28, at 3:00 PM CST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Friday, April 29, at 5:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[2] One more position, the last starting spot on the field, was given to the driver who was not locked into the top 40 on owner's points.

Davey Allison, driving for Ranier-Lundy Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 48.128 and an average speed of 198.969 miles per hour (320.210 km/h).[3]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Jimmy Horton, Trevor Boys, Connie Saylor, and Ken Bouchard.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 48.128 198.969
2 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.289 198.306
3 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Brothers Motorsports Oldsmobile 48.364 197.999
4 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 48.604 197.021
5 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.613 196.984
6 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.793 196.258
7 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 48.813 196.177
8 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 48.859 195.993
9 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 48.887 195.880
10 88 Buddy Baker Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 49.213 194.583
11 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 49.220 194.555
12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 49.231 194.512
13 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.288 194.287
14 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 49.513 193.404
15 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 49.523 193.365
16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.524 193.361
17 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 49.531 193.333
18 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 49.582 193.135
19 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 49.628 192.956
20 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 49.723 192.587
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Oldsmobile 49.597 193.076
22 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 49.661 192.827
23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 49.830 192.173
24 31 Brad Teague Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 49.857 192.069
25 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 49.981 191.593
26 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 50.085 191.195
27 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 50.269 190.495
28 1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick 50.351 190.185
29 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick 50.395 190.019
30 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 50.399 190.004
31 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 50.462 189.767
32 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 50.517 189.560
33 67 Rick Jeffrey Arrington Racing Chevrolet 50.523 189.537
34 98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick 50.574 189.346
35 77 Ken Ragan Branch-Ragan Racing Ford 50.577 189.335
36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 50.614 189.197
37 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.703 188.865
38 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 50.823 188.419
39 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 50.872 188.237
40 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet 51.030 187.654
Provisional
41 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet 51.546 185.776
Failed to qualify
42 80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford 51.425 186.213
43 95 Trevor Boys Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet 51.438 186.166
44 99 Connie Saylor Ball Motorsports Chevrolet 51.799 184.868
45 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford 51.899 184.512
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Brothers Motorsports Oldsmobile 188 52 running 180 $86,850
2 4 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 188 13 running 175 $50,060
3 13 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 99 running 175 $37,560
4 19 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 188 1 running 165 $28,425
5 6 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 11 running 160 $27,165
6 8 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 188 1 running 155 $17,775
7 11 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 188 0 running 146 $21,375
8 5 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 0 running 142 $18,000
9 16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 138 $21,500
10 15 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 188 3 running 139 $19,300
11 28 1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick 188 0 running 130 $9,790
12 12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 127 $7,240
13 7 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 188 0 running 124 $10,840
14 9 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 188 0 running 121 $13,440
15 18 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 188 0 running 118 $6,640
16 10 88 Buddy Baker Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 187 0 running 115 $9,740
17 17 50 Greg Sacks Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 187 0 running 112 $5,120
18 37 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 186 0 running 109 $4,920
19 39 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 185 0 running 106 $13,320
20 32 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 185 0 running 103 $8,970
21 24 31 Brad Teague Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 185 0 running 100 $4,260
22 26 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 185 0 running 97 $7,760
23 22 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 184 0 running 94 $7,320
24 27 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 184 0 running 91 $6,920
25 34 98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick 183 0 running 88 $4,670
26 31 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 183 0 running 85 $6,695
27 36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 183 0 running 82 $6,545
28 21 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Oldsmobile 182 0 flagged 79 $4,145
29 14 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 177 0 engine 76 $6,345
30 33 67 Rick Jeffrey Arrington Racing Chevrolet 176 0 engine 73 $6,245
31 40 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet 176 0 running 70 $3,450
32 41 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet 169 0 overheating 67 $4,350
33 23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 148 0 crash 64 $6,050
34 1 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 132 4 engine 66 $18,475
35 20 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 122 0 oil leak 58 $3,975
36 25 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 100 0 transmission 55 $5,925
37 2 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 83 4 engine 57 $11,850
38 29 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick 13 0 crash 49 $3,275
39 30 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 13 0 crash 46 $3,225
40 38 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 13 0 crash 43 $3,200
41 35 77 Ken Ragan Branch-Ragan Racing Ford 13 0 crash 40 $3,200
Failed to qualify
42 80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford
43 95 Trevor Boys Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet
44 99 Connie Saylor Ball Motorsports Chevrolet
45 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Phil Parsons' gamble pays off at Talladega". The Durham Sun. May 2, 1988. p. 36. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "1988 Winston 500 race week schedule". Hattiesburg American. April 26, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Luther, Bill (April 29, 1988). "Davey Allison earns pole for Winston 500". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. 25. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "1988 Winston 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 16, 2022.


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