1988 Oakwood Homes 500

1988 Oakwood Homes 500
Race details
Race 25 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date October 9, 1988
Official name 29th Annual Oakwood Homes 500
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Scheduled Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed 130.677 miles per hour (210.304 km/h)
Attendance 145,000
Pole position
Driver
AK Racing
Time 30.700
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 83
Winner
No. 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network Score (tape-delayed)
Announcers Pat Patterson, Bob Latford
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 9, 1988, before an audience of 145,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Coming back from a two-lap deficit, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace managed to defend a challenge from Hendrick Motorsports' Darrell Waltrip in the closing laps of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Darrell Waltrip and Bud Moore Engineering's Brett Bodine finished second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Chevrolet Heyward Grooms Construction
00 Gary Brooks Brooks Racing Chevrolet Brooks Racing
1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick Port-A-Lube
01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford Gibbs–West Tractor
2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
03 Ronnie Silver Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
03 Peter Sospenzo Sospenzo Racing Chevrolet Sospenzo Racing
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh's Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford Whitcomb Racing
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
16 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing Chevrolet Chattanooga Chew
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Coors Extra Gold
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Rodney Combs Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile Wayne Paging
24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Chevrolet Alliance Training Centers
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Lee Faulk Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
32 Philip Duffie Duffie Racing Buick Bob Beard Buick
32 Johnny Rutherford Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
34 Connie Saylor AAG Racing Buick Allen's Associated Glass
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
40 Ben Hess Hess Racing Oldsmobile Hess Racing
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
47 Rob Moroso Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Peak Antifreeze
50 Charlie Glotzbach Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Dingman Brothers Racing
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum
57 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Buick Heinz
59 Mark Gibson Gibson Racing Pontiac Gibson Racing
63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet Eagle Engines
67 Brad Teague Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts
68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Joe Ruttman Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet Fab Detergent
74 Randy LaJoie Wawak Racing Chevrolet Nelson Contracting
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
77 Ken Ragan[a] Ragan Racing Ford Bob Beard Ford
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn's, Kmart
87 Randy Baker Buck Baker Racing Oldsmobile Sony Magnetic Tape
88 Greg Sacks Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza
89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
93 Troy Beebe Midgley Racing Pontiac Taco Bell
95 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Sadler Brothers Racing
96 Dana Patten Patten Racing Buick U.S. Chrome
97 Tommy Ellis Winkle Motorsports Buick AC Spark Plug
98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick Sunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 5, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Thursday, October 6, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 was decided on time,[4] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.

Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 30.700 and an average speed of 175.896 miles per hour (283.077 km/h) in the first round.[5]

24 drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 30.700 175.896
2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 30.754 175.587
3 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 30.756 175.575
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.836 175.120
5 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.917 174.661
6 12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 30.992 174.239
7 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.064 173.835
8 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 31.074 173.779
9 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 31.075 173.773
10 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.106 173.600
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.119 173.527
12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31.120 173.522
13 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 31.172 173.232
14 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 31.177 173.205
15 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 31.190 173.132
16 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31.240 172.855
17 88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 31.335 172.331
18 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.339 172.309
19 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 31.372 172.128
20 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.372 172.128
Failed to lock in the first round
21 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 31.137 173.427
22 1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick 31.331 172.353
23 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.363 172.177
24 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 31.384 172.062
25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.397 171.991
26 73 Joe Ruttman Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet 31.413 171.903
27 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 31.425 171.838
28 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 31.434 171.789
29 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 31.436 171.778
30 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.449 171.707
31 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 31.466 171.614
32 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31.468 171.603
33 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.489 171.488
34 47 Rob Moroso Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.501 171.423
35 67 Brad Teague Arrington Racing Chevrolet 31.505 171.401
36 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 31.522 171.309
37 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 31.539 171.217
38 97 Tommy Ellis Winkle Motorsports Buick 31.543 171.195
39 57 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Buick 31.556 171.124
40 16 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing Chevrolet 31.588 170.951
Provisionals
41 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford -* -*
42 31 Lee Faulk Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 33.470 161.339
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
43 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Chevrolet -* -*
44 00 Gary Brooks Brooks Racing Chevrolet -* -*
45 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet -* -*
46 03 Ronnie Silver Bahari Racing Pontiac -* -*
47 03 Peter Sospenzo Sospenzo Racing Chevrolet -* -*
48 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford -* -*
49 22 Rodney Combs Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
50 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Chevrolet -* -*
51 32 Philip Duffie Duffie Racing Buick -* -*
52 32 Johnny Rutherford Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile -* -*
53 34 Connie Saylor AAG Racing Buick -* -*
54 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac -* -*
55 40 Ben Hess Hess Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
56 50 Charlie Glotzbach Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac -* -*
57 59 Mark Gibson Gibson Racing Pontiac -* -*
58 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
59 64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet -* -*
60 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -* -*
61 74 Randy LaJoie Wawak Racing Chevrolet -* -*
62 87 Randy Baker Buck Baker Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
63 93 Troy Beebe Midgley Racing Pontiac -* -*
64 95 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet -* -*
65 96 Dana Patten Patten Racing Buick -* -*
66 98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick -* -*
WD 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 334 35 running 180 $84,300
2 10 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 43 running 175 $54,525
3 16 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 334 50 running 170 $43,350
4 2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 334 4 running 165 $35,900
5 9 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 334 17 running 160 $28,200
6 32 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 334 24 running 155 $20,740
7 7 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 1 running 151 $16,300
8 36 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 334 0 running 142 $13,825
9 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 334 0 running 138 $13,850
10 24 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 334 1 running 139 $15,350
11 23 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 333 0 running 130 $12,650
12 27 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 332 13 running 132 $10,750
13 31 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 331 0 running 124 $4,650
14 34 47 Rob Moroso Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 331 0 running 121 $4,500
15 35 67 Brad Teague Arrington Racing Chevrolet 329 0 running 0 $6,850
16 39 57 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Buick 328 0 running 115 $4,100
17 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 328 83 running 122 $24,300
18 28 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 327 0 running 109 $10,900
19 14 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 325 36 running 111 $24,000
20 42 31 Lee Faulk Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 324 0 running 103 $6,150
21 6 12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 323 2 engine 105 $11,350
22 20 29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 323 0 running 97 $4,750
23 12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 278 0 crash 94 $6,250
24 8 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 250 3 engine 96 $6,250
25 30 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 236 0 engine 88 $3,450
26 25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 207 0 crash 85 $5,100
27 18 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 207 0 crash 82 $4,900
28 1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 193 0 crash 79 $24,650
29 17 88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 191 0 crash 76 $4,425
30 38 97 Tommy Ellis Winkle Motorsports Buick 176 0 engine 0 $1,600
31 5 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 129 21 engine 75 $8,990
32 15 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 129 0 crank 67 $1,580
33 41 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford 125 0 engine 64 $2,995
34 19 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 110 0 crash 61 $2,210
35 26 73 Joe Ruttman Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet 106 0 oil pressure 0 $1,550
36 21 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 89 1 overheating 60 $2,240
37 22 1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick 78 0 engine 52 $1,530
38 33 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 58 0 crash 49 $4,145
39 13 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 41 0 transmission 46 $1,510
40 37 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 31 0 crash 43 $1,500
41 40 16 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing Chevrolet 9 0 oil pump 40 $1,500
42 29 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 8 0 engine 37 $3,500
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
43 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Chevrolet
44 00 Gary Brooks Brooks Racing Chevrolet
45 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet
46 03 Ronnie Silver Bahari Racing Pontiac
47 03 Peter Sospenzo Sospenzo Racing Chevrolet
48 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford
49 22 Rodney Combs Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
50 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Chevrolet
51 32 Philip Duffie Duffie Racing Buick
52 32 Johnny Rutherford Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile
53 34 Connie Saylor AAG Racing Buick
54 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac
55 40 Ben Hess Hess Racing Oldsmobile
56 50 Charlie Glotzbach Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac
57 59 Mark Gibson Gibson Racing Pontiac
58 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet
59 64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet
60 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
61 74 Randy LaJoie Wawak Racing Chevrolet
62 87 Randy Baker Buck Baker Racing Oldsmobile
63 93 Troy Beebe Midgley Racing Pontiac
64 95 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet
65 96 Dana Patten Patten Racing Buick
66 98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick
WD 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

Notes

  1. ^ During a shakedown run held on Wednesday, October 5, Ragan crashed after his car experienced a stuck throttle. As a result of the crash, Ragan suffered numerous bone fractures and was listed in critical condition after the accident. The team did not have a backup car or driver, so the team withdrew from the race.[3]

References

  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 10, 1988). "Wallace Rallies From Waaaaaaay back". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 5B. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Mulhurn, Mike (October 10, 1988). "Wallace Wins Controversy-Filled Race". Winston-Salem Journal. pp. 17, 22. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Higgins, Tom; Olsen, Stan (October 6, 1988). "Ragan Crashes In Practice; Rudd Team To Get Engine Help". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 5D. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Charlotte Race Schedule". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1988. pp. 8B. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 6, 1988). "Kulwicki Charges To 500 Pole". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1D, 4D. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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