1988 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 29

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:38:08
Average speed of winner: 137.531 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 26 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 42 laps
Lap leaders: Schrader pole, B. Allison 1, D. Waltrip 2-10, Wallace 11, B. Allison 12-17, D. Waltrip 18-21, Wallace 22-24, Speed 25-29, Marlin 30-42, D. Waltrip 43-49, B. Allison 50-85, D. Waltrip 86-107, Labonte 108-109, Schrader 110-123, P. Parsons 124-127, Gant 128, Bonnett 129-137, B. Allison 138-140, Earnhardt 141-142, D. Waltrip 143-154, B. Allison 155-157, D. Waltrip 158, B. Allison 159-161, D. Allison 162-163, D. Waltrip 164-177, P. Parsons 178-182, B. Allison 183-200

Race notes: Last win for Bobby Allison. Finale for Ralph Jones.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Bobby Allison	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		200	7	70	running	202940	185
2	2	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Yates		200	1	2	running	113760	175
3	19	Phil Parsons	55	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		200	2	9	running	81625	170
4	14	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		200	1	9	running	67290	165
5	8	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		200	1	2	running	62415	160
6	1	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde	198.823	200	1	14	running	72215	155
7	5	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		200	2	4	running	59990	151
8	12	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			200	1	13	running	43765	147
9	18	Buddy Baker	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			200	0	0	running	36490	138
10	6	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		200	1	2	running	52540	139
11	4	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		200	7	69	running	73840	135
12	31	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		200	0	0	running	31015	127
13	9	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			200	0	0	running	28320	124
14	15	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		200	0	0	running	27305	121
15	13	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		200	0	0	running	23165	118
16	36	Dale Jarrett	1	Port-A-Lube	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		200	0	0	running	18845	115
17	27	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		200	0	0	running	20125	112
18	21	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		199	0	0	running	23505	109
19	28	Trevor Boys	95	Sadler Racing	Chevrolet	Sadler Brothers			199	0	0	running	15085	106
20	29	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			198	0	0	running	18175	103
21	33	Brad Teague	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			198	0	0	running	13570	100
22	24	Michael Waltrip	89	Country Time	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			197	0	0	running	14065	97
23	35	Steve Moore	22	Danny Belyeu	Chevrolet	Hamby			195	0	0	running	13810	94
24	40	Ed Pimm	98	Sunoco	Buick	Curb			191	0	0	running	11605	91
25	37	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Chevrolet	Means			191	0	0	running	14250	88
26	39	Ralph Jones	92	War Eagle Construction	Ford	Lucky Compton			190	0	0	running	10595	85
27	22	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			183	0	0	running	15235	82
28	23	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Wayne Paging	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			181	0	0	running	12080	79
29	20	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		175	1	1	accident	15575	81
30	26	Rick Jeffrey	86	Slenderizers	Chevrolet	Jeffrey			174	0	0	running	11420	73
31	42	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			156	0	0	engine	13390	70
32	16	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		148	0	0	running	14410	67
33	17	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			105	0	0	accident	11455	64
34	34	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		104	0	0	accident	11475	61
35	41	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		104	0	0	accident	17870	58
36	25	Phil Barkdoll	73	Helen Rae Special	Ford	Barkdoll			103	0	0	accident	10340	55
37	10	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		65	1	5	engine	12860	57
38	32	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Champion		46	0	0	accident	8780	49
39	30	Connie Saylor	99	Eagle Engines	Chevrolet	Ball			32	0	0	accident	9645	0
40	7	Greg Sacks	50	Dingman Brothers Racing	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			22	0	0	engine	12110	43
41	38	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		19	0	0	overheating	7910	40
42	11	Morgan Shepherd	97	AC Spark Plugs	Buick	Winkle			11	0	0	engine	11410	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	185	1	0	1	1	1
2	Davey Allison	175	1	0	0	1	1
3	Phil Parsons	170	1	0	0	1	1
4	Neil Bonnett	165	1	0	0	1	1
5	Terry Labonte	160	1	0	0	1	1
6	Ken Schrader	155	1	1	0	0	1
7	Rusty Wallace	151	1	0	0	0	1
8	Sterling Marlin	147	1	0	0	0	1
9	Dale Earnhardt	139	1	0	0	0	1
10	Buddy Baker	138	1	0	0	0	1
11	Darrell Waltrip	135	1	0	0	0	0
12	Bill Elliott	127	1	0	0	0	0
13	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	124	1	0	0	0	0
14	Geoff Bodine	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Rick Wilson	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Dale Jarrett	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Ricky Rudd	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Kyle Petty	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Trevor Boys	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Dave Marcis	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Brad Teague	100	1	0	0	0	0
22	Michael Waltrip	97	1	0	0	0	0
23	Steve Moore	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Ed Pimm	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Jimmy Means	88	1	0	0	0	0