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1988 AC Delco 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 29
Sunday, October 23, 1988 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:29:07
Average Speed: 111.557 mph
Pole Speed: 148.359 mph

Cautions: 11 for 76 laps
Margin of Victory: 13.5 sec
Attendance: 48,000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1988 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
6	16	12	Mike Alexander	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	489	12,910	running	0	150
27	6	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	374	12,290	crash	50	87
33	11	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Wayne Paging (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	241	1,755	engine	0	64
29	8	15	Brett Bodine	Crisco (Bud Moore)	Ford	373	10,615	crash	0	76
30	20	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	355	6,715	crash	0	73
10	25	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	489	13,810	running	0	134
18	40	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	477	5,620	running	0	109
40	28	22	Rodney Combs	Childress R&D (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	4	1,500	quit	0	43
36	19	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator Filters (Jim Testa)	Ford	231	1,600	crash	0	55
5	13	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	491	27,965	running	1	160
4	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	491	23,480	running	217	170
7	12	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	489	10,110	running	0	146
20	36	40	Ben Hess	Hess Racing (Ben Hess)	Oldsmobile	472	3,370	running	0	103
23	38	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	444	5,340	running	11	99
15	32	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	484	6,470	running	0	118
32	22	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	255	2,450	engine	0	67
26	2	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	379	5,140	handling	0	85
3	7	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	492	25,095	running	1	170
16	34	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	481	7,170	running	1	120
34	18	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	236	4,305	engine	0	61
28	4	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	374	4,765	crash	0	79
39	37	52	Jimmy Means	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	29	3,525	engine	0	46
37	31	98	Brad Noffsinger	Sunoco (Mike Curb)	Buick	173	1,575	crank	0	52
13	29	90	Benny Parsons	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	488	11,520	running	0	124
8	23	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	489	9,210	running	2	147
9	14	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	489	14,410	running	0	138
25	35	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	425	5,090	engine	0	88
2	9	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	492	26,985	running	8	175
38	26	97	Joe Ruttman	AC Spark Plug (Tom Winkle)	Buick	71	1,550	handling	0
12	10	88	Greg Sacks	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	488	8,220	running	0	127
17	33	31	Jim Sauter	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Oldsmobile	479	4,820	running	0
21	39	34	Connie Saylor	Allen's Glass (Ken Allen)	Buick	464	2,565	running	0	100
11	21	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	488	11,020	running	0	130
14	17	57	Morgan Shepherd	Winner's Circle Auto Parts (Morgan Shepherd)	Buick	487	3,720	running	0	121
24	30	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	433	3,165	running	0	91
35	27	67	Brad Teague	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	231	3,655	engine	0	58
1	3	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	492	52,150	running	200	180
31	5	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	276	9,625	engine	1	75
19	15	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	475	5,970	running	0	106
22	24	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	458	3,490	running	0	97

Failed to qualify: Jocko Maggiacomo (#63), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Jimmy Horton (#80), Charlie Baker (#93), Philip Duffie, Lee Raymond, D. Wayne Strout

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	36	36
	37	44	8
	45	53	9
	54	57	4
	58	68	11
	69	75	7
	76	175	100
	176	183	8
	184	195	12
	196	202	7
	203	237	35
	238	244	7
	245	301	57
	302	306	5
	307	327	21
	328	334	7
	335	341	7
	342	345	4
	346	358	13
	359	366	8
	367	375	9
	376	386	11
	387	492	106
Percent of race run under caution: 15.4% Average green flag run: 34.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	37	37
Dale Earnhardt	38	38	1
Dave Marcis	39	39	1
Rusty Wallace	40	57	18
Bill Elliott	58	69	12
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	70	80	11
Phil Parsons	81	82	2
Bill Elliott	83	148	66
Davey Allison	149	154	6
Terry Labonte	155	155	1
Darrell Waltrip	156	156	1
Davey Allison	157	199	43
Bill Elliott	200	238	39
Davey Allison	239	239	1
Bill Elliott	240	302	63
Ricky Rudd	303	303	1
Rusty Wallace	304	451	148
Ricky Rudd	452	458	7
Rusty Wallace	459	492	34

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bill Elliott	4198
2	Rusty Wallace	4119	-79
3	Dale Earnhardt	4000	-198
4	Terry Labonte	3690	-508
5	Ken Schrader	3582	-616
6	Geoffrey Bodine	3521	-677
7	Darrell Waltrip	3480	-718
8	Phil Parsons	3377	-821
9	Sterling Marlin	3350	-848
10	Davey Allison	3291	-907
11	Ricky Rudd	3287	-911
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3162	-1036
13	Kyle Petty	3087	-1111
14	Mark Martin	2989	-1209
15	Alan Kulwicki	2903	-1295
16	Neil Bonnett	2811	-1387
17	Lake Speed	2809	-1389
18	Michael Waltrip	2724	-1474
19	Brett Bodine	2717	-1481
20	Dave Marcis	2634	-1564

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