1988 Daytona 500

1988 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 1 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
	Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
Date	February 14, 1988
Location	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.5 mi (4.02336 km)
Distance	200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds approaching 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Average speed	137.531 miles per hour (221.335 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ken Schrader;
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner	Bobby Allison
Duel 2 Winner	Darrell Waltrip
Most laps led
Driver	Bobby Allison
Laps	70
Winner
No. 12	Bobby Allison
Television in the United States
Network	CBS
Announcers	Ken Squier, Chris Economaki and Ned Jarrett
Nielsen Ratings	7.4/18 ; (10 million viewers)

The 1988 Daytona 500, the 30th running of the event, was held February 14, 1988 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Bobby Allison won his third Daytona 500 victory while Ken Schrader won the pole.

Race summary

This race was best remembered for Richard Petty's rollover crash in the tri-oval on lap 106, initiated when he was tagged from behind by Phil Barkdoll. Petty rolled over about eight times and was then hit by Brett Bodine. The wreck also collected 1972 race winner A.J. Foyt, Eddie Bierschwale, and Alan Kulwicki. Fortunately, all of the drivers (including Petty) walked away. The race was also memorable for the finish, in which Bobby Allison beat his son, Davey, to the finish line. At age 50, Allison became the oldest person ever to win the Daytona 500 (as of 2014).

Results

12-Bobby Allison, Led 70 of 200 Laps
28-Davey Allison, Led 9 Laps
55-Phil Parsons, Led 2 Laps
75-Neil Bonnett, Led 2 Laps
11-Terry Labonte, Led 9 Laps
25-Ken Schrader (polesitter), Led 14 Laps
27-Rusty Wallace, Led 4 Laps
44-Sterling Marlin, Led 13 Laps
88-Buddy Baker
3-Dale Earnhardt, Led 2 Laps
17-Darrell Waltrip, Led 69 Laps
9-Bill Elliott
8-Bobby Hillin Jr.
5-Geoff Bodine
4-Rick Wilson
1-Dale Jarrett
26-Ricky Rudd
21-Kyle Petty, 1 Lap down
95-Trevor Boys, 1 Lap down
71-Dave Marcis, 2 Laps down
31-Brad Teague, 2 Laps down
89-Michael Waltrip, 3 Laps down
22-Steve Moore, 5 Laps down
98-Ed Pimm *, 9 Laps down
52-Jimmy Means, 9 Laps down
92-Ralph Jones, 10 Laps down
68-Derrike Cope, 17 Laps down
23-Eddie Bierschwale, 19 Laps down
33-Harry Gant, 175 Laps Completed (Accident); Led 1 Lap
86-Rick Jeffrey *, 26 Laps down
90-Benny Parsons, 156 Laps (Engine Failure)
7-Alan Kulwicki, 52 Laps down
14-A.J. Foyt, 105 Laps (Accident)
43-Richard Petty, 104 Laps (Accident)
15-Brett Bodine, 104 Laps (Accident)
73-Phil Barkdoll *, 103 Laps (Accident)
83-Lake Speed, 65 Laps (Engine Failure); Led 5 Laps
29-Cale Yarborough, 46 Laps (Accident)
99-Connie Saylor, 32 Laps (Accident)
50-Greg Sacks, 22 Laps (Engine Failure)
6-Mark Martin, 19 Laps (Overheating)
97-Morgan Shepherd, 11 Laps (Engine Failure).

Failed to qualify

Notes

69 cars attempted the race.
Michael Waltrip's team bought the #89 entry owned by the Mueller Brothers after the #30 failed to qualify so that Waltrip could race.

References

^ "Weather of the 1988 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-06-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Results

[1] "Weather of the 1988 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-06-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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