1988 Atlanta Journal 500

Race 29 of 29

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:52:09
Average speed of winner: 129.024 mph
Margin of victory: 4.25 sec.
Lead changes: 33 among 15 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 55 laps
Lap leaders: Wallace 1-4, Alexander 5-12, Earnhardt 13-14, Alexander 15, Earnhardt 16-22, Marlin 23-24, G. Bodine 25, Marlin 26, Marcis 27, Earnhardt 28-51, Allison 52-54, Marlin 55, Means 56, D. Waltrip 57-61, Kulwicki 62-74, Marlin 75-86, Sauter 87-92, Marlin 93-99, Allison 100-107, D. Waltrip 108, Foyt 109-113, Earnhardt 114-129, Allison 130-139, Rudd 140, Sacks 141, D. Waltrip 142-146, Wallace 147-209, Alexander 210-219, Wallace 220-306, Allison 307-311, Alexander 312, D. Waltrip 313-315, Schrader 316, Wallace 317-328

Race notes: Finale for Brad Noffsinger, Benny Parsons, and Cale Yarborough.

Video links: Most of race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson	179.499	328	4	166	running	87575	185
2	23	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Ranier	Yates		328	4	26	running	35625	175
3	4	Mike Alexander	12	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		328	4	20	running	23610	170
4	5	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		328	1	1	running	14725	165
5	13	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		328	4	14	running	16525	160
6	7	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hyde		328	1	1	running	12350	155
7	28	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		327	0	0	running	14950	146
8	9	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Johnson	Brewer		327	0	0	running	12025	142
9	38	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers			327	0	0	running	8650	138
10	26	Cale Yarborough	29	Hardee's	Oldsmobile	Yarborough	Langley		327	0	0	running	7800	134
11	29	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		327	0	0	running	12500	130
12	8	Sterling Marlin	44	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Hagan			327	5	23	running	8375	132
13	18	Neil Bonnett	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		327	0	0	running	10150	124
14	2	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		326	4	49	running	16750	126
15	6	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		326	1	1	running	7425	123
16	19	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		326	0	0	running	6550	115
17	14	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		325	0	0	running	4230	112
18	30	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			325	0	0	running	4575	109
19	40	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			320	1	1	running	7620	111
20	10	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		276	0	0	engine	5960	103
21	27	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Pearson			272	0	0	engine	2205	100
22	21	Kyle Petty	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		267	0	0	engine	9125	97
23	41	Jim Sauter	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			265	1	6	flywheel	2990	99
24	15	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Wayne Paging	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			252	0	0	running	1960	91
25	12	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		250	1	13	accident	5230	93
26	35	Brad Noffsinger	98	Sunoco	Buick	Curb			234	0	0	engine	2100	85
27	3	Brett Bodine	15	Crisco	Ford	Moore	Moore		228	0	0	engine	10420	82
28	42	Greg Sacks	88	Red Baron Frozen Pizza	Oldsmobile	Baker-Schiff			224	1	1	engine	4540	84
29	36	Rodney Combs	34	Fab	Buick	Ken Allen			220	0	0	engine	1760	76
30	22	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Needham	Carter		206	0	0	accident	4425	73
31	24	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen	Oldsmobile	Foyt			199	1	5	engine	1690	75
32	32	Jimmy Horton	80	S&H Racing	Ford	George Smith			190	0	0	water pump	1670	67
33	25	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator Filters	Ford	Testa			166	0	0	engine	1650	64
34	33	Benny Parsons	90	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Donlavey			134	0	0	accident	5060	61
35	39	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			105	0	0	engine	1605	58
36	20	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		84	0	0	accident	2195	55
37	11	Lake Speed	83	Wynn's	Oldsmobile	Speed	Darrell Bryant		66	0	0	engine	3550	52
38	37	Jimmy Means	52	Eureka Vacuum Cleaners	Pontiac	Means			63	1	1	engine	1540	54
39	16	Brad Teague	64	Tiger Sauce	Chevrolet	Arrington			60	0	0	engine	1525	46
40	17	Morgan Shepherd	57	Valvoline	Pontiac	Shepherd			52	0	0	water pump	1525	43
41	34	Dale Jarrett	1	Port-A-Lube	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		5	0	0	accident	1525	40
42	31	Tommy Ellis	97	AC Spark Plugs	Buick	Winkle			2	0	0	transmission	1525	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bill Elliott	4488	29	6	6	15	22
2	Rusty Wallace	4464	29	2	6	19	23
3	Dale Earnhardt	4256	29	0	3	13	19
4	Terry Labonte	4007	29	1	1	11	18
5	Ken Schrader	3858	29	2	1	4	17
6	Geoff Bodine	3799	29	3	1	10	16
7	Darrell Waltrip	3764	29	2	2	10	14
8	Davey Allison	3631	29	3	2	12	16
9	Phil Parsons	3630	29	0	1	6	15
10	Sterling Marlin	3621	29	0	0	6	13
11	Ricky Rudd	3547	29	2	1	6	11
12	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3446	29	0	0	1	7
13	Kyle Petty	3296	29	0	0	2	8
14	Alan Kulwicki	3176	29	4	1	7	9
15	Mark Martin	3142	29	1	0	3	10
16	Neil Bonnett	3035	27	0	2	3	7
17	Lake Speed	2979	29	0	1	4	7
18	Michael Waltrip	2949	29	0	0	1	3
19	Dave Marcis	2854	29	0	0	0	2
20	Brett Bodine	2833	29	0	0	2	5
21	Rick Wilson	2782	28	1	0	2	5
22	Richard Petty	2644	29	0	0	1	5
23	Dale Jarrett	2622	29	0	0	0	1
24	Benny Parsons	2559	27	0	0	0	1
25	Ken Bouchard	2378	24	0	0	0	1