1988 The Budweiser at The Glen
18th race of 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Motor car race
The 1988 The Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the third iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, August 13, 1989, before an audience of 100,000 in Watkins Glen, New York , at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International , a 2.428-mile (3.907 km) permanent road course layout. In the final laps of the race, King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would manage to fend off Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace to the finish to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake . It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix , which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship , Trans-Am , Can-Am , NASCAR Sprint Cup Series , the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series .
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen . The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix . The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 12, at 1:00 PM EST . Each driver would have 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 Saturday, August 13, at 11:00 AM EST . As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[ 5]
Geoff Bodine , driving for Hendrick Motorsports , would win the pole, setting a time of 1:12.537 and an average speed of 120.501 miles per hour (193.928 km/h) in the first round.[ 6] [ 7]
Phil Good was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
5
26
Ricky Rudd
King Racing
Buick
90
4
running
180
$49,625
2
2
27
Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
Pontiac
90
7
running
175
$33,900
3
3
9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Ford
90
19
running
175
$26,640
4
10
55
Phil Parsons
Jackson Bros. Motorsports
Oldsmobile
90
6
running
165
$16,540
5
29
12
Mike Alexander
Stavola Brothers Racing
Buick
90
0
running
155
$19,295
6
19
3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
90
0
running
150
$18,530
7
7
88
Morgan Shepherd
Baker–Schiff Racing
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
0
$12,620
8
14
44
Sterling Marlin
Hagan Racing
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
142
$9,705
9
21
31
Joe Ruttman
Bob Clark Motorsports
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
138
$7,140
10
8
25
Ken Schrader
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
90
5
running
139
$12,835
11
18
29
Dale Jarrett
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
130
$6,180
12
17
4
Rick Wilson
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
127
$5,845
13
23
8
Bobby Hillin Jr.
Stavola Brothers Racing
Buick
90
0
running
124
$7,915
14
30
52
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Pontiac
90
0
running
121
$6,880
15
37
98
Brad Noffsinger (R)
Curb Racing
Buick
90
0
running
118
$4,705
16
28
28
Davey Allison
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Ford
90
0
running
115
$12,615
17
12
43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
90
0
running
112
$6,200
18
4
11
Terry Labonte
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
90
12
running
114
$9,990
19
22
7
Alan Kulwicki
AK Racing
Ford
90
0
running
106
$5,825
20
9
17
Darrell Waltrip
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
90
13
running
108
$11,865
21
36
67
Ron Esau
Arrington Racing
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
100
$4,580
22
39
16
Tom Rotsell
Chilson Racing
Ford
90
0
running
97
$2,470
23
16
15
Brett Bodine
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
89
0
running
94
$10,960
24
27
97
Rodney Combs
Winkle Motorsports
Buick
89
0
running
91
$2,300
25
38
04
Hershel McGriff
McGriff Racing
Pontiac
88
0
running
88
$2,340
26
20
71
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
88
0
running
85
$5,135
27
33
10
Ken Bouchard (R)
Whitcomb Racing
Ford
87
0
running
82
$2,380
28
15
6
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Ford
86
0
running
79
$2,925
29
32
2
Ernie Irvan (R)
U.S. Racing
Pontiac
86
0
running
76
$2,020
30
34
37
Patty Moise
Randy Hope Motorsports
Buick
85
0
running
73
$1,965
31
6
33
Harry Gant
Mach 1 Racing
Chevrolet
77
9
transmission
75
$4,660
32
1
5
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
73
10
running
72
$8,525
33
13
30
Michael Waltrip
Bahari Racing
Pontiac
71
5
running
69
$4,440
34
11
21
Kyle Petty
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
68
0
accident
61
$8,710
35
31
63
Jocko Maggiacomo
Linro Motorsports
Chevrolet
41
0
engine
58
$1,655
36
35
70
J. D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
40
0
engine
55
$1,600
37
24
83
Lake Speed
Speed Racing
Oldsmobile
30
0
engine
52
$2,220
38
40
75
Neil Bonnett
RahMoc Enterprises
Pontiac
21
0
overheating
49
$8,540
39
26
90
Benny Parsons
Donlavey Racing
Ford
11
0
engine
46
$4,140
40
25
68
Derrike Cope
Testa Racing
Ford
2
0
engine
43
$4,045
Failed to qualify
41
76
Phil Good
Good Racing
Ford
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Rusty Wallace
2,693
2
Bill Elliott
2,682 (-11)
3
Dale Earnhardt
2,635 (-58)
4
Ken Schrader
2,470 (–223)
5
Terry Labonte
2,423 (–270)
6
Geoff Bodine
2,336 (–357)
1
7
Phil Parsons
2,302 (–391)
1
8
Sterling Marlin
2,287 (–406)
9
Darrell Waltrip
2,236 (–457)
10
Bobby Hillin Jr.
2,183 (–510)
Official driver's standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Higgins, Tom (August 15, 1988). "Rudd Fends Off Wallace In Duel At The Glen (Part 1)" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Higgins, Tom (August 15, 1988). "Rudd Fends Off Wallace In Duel At The Glen (Part 2)" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Sherman, Doug (August 15, 1988). "Rudd repels charge by Wallace (Part 1)" . Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Sherman, Doug (August 15, 1988). "Rudd repels charge by Wallace (Part 2)" . Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "NASCAR Today" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ Higgins, Tom (August 13, 1988). "Bodine Scorches Watkins Glen (Part 1)" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Higgins, Tom (August 13, 1988). "Bodine Scorches Watkins Glen (Part 2)" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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