1988 Pontiac Excitement 400

Race 2 of 29

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 3:15:54
Average speed of winner: 66.401 mph
Margin of victory: 1 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 83 laps
Lap leaders: Shepherd 1, Earnhardt 2-73, Bonnett 74-88, D. Waltrip 89-115, Bonnett 116-193, Earnhardt 194-252, Labonte 253, D. Waltrip 254-265, Speed 266-267, Earnhardt 268-287, Speed 288-352, Bonnett 353-400

Race notes: Neil Bonnett took the points lead from Bobby Allison.

Video links: Intro, Starting grid, Start, 1st & 2nd cautions, Bouchard crash, Cope crash, Hillin crash, Multi-car crash, Gant crash, Speed spin, P. Parsons crash, K. Petty spin, G. Bodine crash, B. Bodine loses tires, Jarrett crash, Finish, Post-race Part 1, Post-race Part 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		400	3	141	running	45900	180
2	22	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		400	0	0	running	25660	170
3	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		400	0	0	running	16975	165
4	11	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		400	2	39	running	14185	165
5	14	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			400	0	0	running	12315	155
6	18	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		400	2	67	running	5290	155
7	4	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		400	0	0	running	11790	146
8	20	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			399	0	0	running	6550	142
9	10	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		399	1	1	running	9320	143
10	2	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		399	3	151	running	16245	144
11	25	Bobby Allison	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		399	0	0	running	8795	130
12	16	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		399	0	0	running	10595	127
13	8	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		398	0	0	running	5305	124
14	12	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			398	0	0	running	5125	121
15	27	Buddy Baker	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			398	0	0	running	5505	118
16	1	Morgan Shepherd	97	AC Spark Plugs	Buick	Winkle		94.645	398	1	1	running	8025	120
17	28	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			397	0	0	running	4450	112
18	24	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		397	0	0	running	8075	109
19	23	Brad Teague	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			395	0	0	running	1835	106
20	30	Ken Schrader	67	Pannill Knitting	Ford	Arrington			395	0	0	running	4610	103
21	5	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		393	0	0	crankshaft	4045	100
22	31	Lennie Pond	22	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			383	0	0	running	2375	0
23	13	Ken Bouchard	10	Whitcomb Racing	Ford	Whitcomb			380	0	0	running	2365	94
24	29	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Chevrolet	Means			374	0	0	running	3755	91
25	7	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		364	0	0	running	1645	88
26	32	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Champion		337	0	0	accident	1510	85
27	19	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		325	0	0	running	9275	82
28	6	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		289	0	0	accident	4430	79
29	15	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Yates		276	0	0	running	10055	76
30	17	Phil Parsons	55	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		225	0	0	running	3420	73
31	26	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		110	0	0	engine	2820	70
32	21	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			47	0	0	accident	2820	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Neil Bonnett	345	2	0	1	2	2
2	Bobby Allison	315	2	0	1	1	1
3	Terry Labonte	303	2	0	0	1	2
4	Sterling Marlin	302	2	0	0	1	2
5	Darrell Waltrip	300	2	0	0	1	1
6	Rusty Wallace	297	2	0	0	0	2
7	Dale Earnhardt	283	2	0	0	0	2
8	Ricky Rudd	282	2	0	0	1	1
9	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	266	2	0	0	0	1
10	Ken Schrader	258	2	1	0	0	1
11	Buddy Baker	256	2	0	0	0	1
12	Bill Elliott	254	2	0	0	0	0
13	Davey Allison	251	2	0	0	1	1
14	Geoff Bodine	245	2	0	0	0	0
15	Phil Parsons	243	2	0	0	1	1
16	Richard Petty	226	2	0	0	1	1
17	Kyle Petty	218	2	0	0	0	0
18	Dave Marcis	215	2	0	0	0	0
19	Lake Speed	212	2	0	0	0	1
20	Brad Teague	206	2	0	0	0	0
21	Dale Jarrett	200	2	0	0	0	0
22	Benny Parsons	191	2	0	0	0	0
23	Jimmy Means	179	2	0	0	0	0
24	Alan Kulwicki	167	2	0	0	0	0
25	Michael Waltrip	167	2	0	0	0	0