1988 Talladega DieHard 500

Race 17 of 29

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:14:12
Average speed of winner: 154.505 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 30 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: D. Waltrip 1-13, Allison 14, Earnhardt 15, D. Waltrip 16, Earnhardt 17-20, Gibbs 21-22, P. Parsons 23-24, D. Waltrip 25-36, Earnhardt 37, D. Waltrip 38-41, Jarrett 42, Means 43, D. Waltrip 44-45, Elliott 46, D. Waltrip 47-67, Marcis 68, Schrader 69, Yarborough 70-74, P. Parsons 75, D. Waltrip 76-83, Baker 84, D. Waltrip 85-111, Earnhardt 112-117, D. Waltrip 118-126, Speed 127, Foyt 128-130, D. Waltrip 131-146, Schrader 147-152, D. Waltrip 153-162, Earnhardt 163-187, Schrader 188

Race notes: First win for Ken Schrader.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		188	3	8	running	67920	180
2	4	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		188	0	0	running	39915	170
3	6	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		188	5	37	running	37775	170
4	25	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		188	0	0	running	20075	160
5	22	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		188	0	0	running	23215	155
6	2	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			188	0	0	running	14800	150
7	20	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		188	0	0	running	10675	146
8	8	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		188	1	1	running	16220	147
9	16	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Langley		188	1	5	running	8520	143
10	14	Buddy Baker	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			188	1	1	running	11370	139
11	12	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		188	2	3	running	9440	135
12	17	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			188	1	3	running	5470	132
13	30	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		188	1	1	running	6650	129
14	21	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		188	0	0	running	12680	121
15	13	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		188	0	0	running	12175	118
16	18	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		188	0	0	running	7865	115
17	11	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			188	0	0	running	7505	112
18	37	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			188	1	1	running	7395	114
19	32	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		188	0	0	running	7110	106
20	27	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		187	0	0	running	7505	103
21	34	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		187	0	0	running	6635	100
22	40	Brad Noffsinger	98	Sunoco	Buick	Curb			187	0	0	running	4725	97
23	23	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Pontiac	Means			187	1	1	running	6365	99
24	42	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			187	0	0	running	6230	91
25	15	Mike Alexander	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		186	0	0	running	10520	88
26	38	Phil Barkdoll	73	Helen Rae Motorsports	Chevrolet	Barkdoll			186	0	0	running	3355	85
27	41	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			186	0	0	running	5935	82
28	33	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		185	0	0	running	11825	79
29	28	Rodney Combs	97	AC Spark Plugs	Buick	Winkle			184	0	0	running	3165	76
30	36	Ken Ragan	77	Marvin Ragan	Ford	Ragan			176	0	0	running	3105	73
31	24	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Wayne Paging	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			175	0	0	running	3045	70
32	31	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Chevrolet	Ulrich			165	0	0	running	3235	67
33	1	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond	196.274	162	11	123	engine	32675	74
34	19	Mickey Gibbs	01	Gibbs-West	Ford	Don Gibbs			160	1	2	clutch	3955	66
35	39	Ken Bouchard	10	Bob Whitcomb Racing	Ford	Whitcomb			148	0	0	oil pan	2790	58
36	29	Ron Esau	67	Pannill Sweatshirts	Chevrolet	Arrington			141	0	0	fan blade	4755	0
37	26	Dale Jarrett	1	Port-A-Lube	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		141	1	1	engine	2795	57
38	10	Greg Sacks	50	William E. Dingman	Pontiac	Dingman Brothers			133	0	0	engine	2630	49
39	3	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Yates		88	1	1	engine	12270	51
40	5	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		67	0	0	accident	9560	43
41	9	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		45	0	0	engine	5135	40
42	35	Joe Ruttman	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			33	0	0	engine	3110	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rusty Wallace	2518	17	0	2	9	12
2	Bill Elliott	2507	17	2	4	6	11
3	Dale Earnhardt	2485	17	0	2	8	11
4	Ken Schrader	2331	17	2	1	3	12
5	Terry Labonte	2309	17	1	1	7	10
6	Geoff Bodine	2264	17	1	1	6	9
7	Sterling Marlin	2145	17	0	0	4	9
8	Phil Parsons	2137	17	0	1	4	10
9	Darrell Waltrip	2128	17	2	1	6	8
10	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2059	17	0	0	1	3
11	Buddy Baker	2056	17	0	0	0	7
12	Mark Martin	1978	17	0	0	2	7
13	Ricky Rudd	1930	17	2	0	3	4
14	Davey Allison	1906	17	2	0	6	9
15	Kyle Petty	1891	17	0	0	2	4
16	Lake Speed	1825	17	0	1	3	5
17	Alan Kulwicki	1819	17	2	0	3	5
18	Neil Bonnett	1770	15	0	2	3	4
19	Richard Petty	1729	17	0	0	1	4
20	Michael Waltrip	1721	17	0	0	1	1
21	Dale Jarrett	1719	17	0	0	0	1
22	Bobby Allison	1654	13	0	1	3	6
23	Rick Wilson	1628	16	1	0	2	4
24	Dave Marcis	1596	17	0	0	0	1
25	Brett Bodine	1544	17	0	0	1	2