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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 27, 1988 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 48,500 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 500 | 175 | 29,150 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 499 | 170 | 17,475 | Running | |
| 4 | 11 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline Ford | 499 | 165 | 16,775 | Running | |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Ford | 499 | 160 | 16,410 | Running | |
| 6 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 497 | 155 | 7,525 | Running | |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide Chevrolet | 497 | 151 | 9,300 | Running | |
| 8 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 497 | 142 | 6,300 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak Pontiac | 493 | 138 | 10,800 | Running | |
| 10 | 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller High Life Buick | 492 | 134 | 9,050 | Running | |
| 11 | 28 | 97 | Rodney Combs | AC Spark Plug Buick | 489 | 130 | 2,450 | Running | |
| 12 | 13 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines Oldsmobile | 481 | 127 | 5,350 | Running | |
| 13 | 22 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Citgo Ford | 479 | 129 | 7,950 | Running | |
| 14 | 29 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline Pontiac | 476 | 121 | 7,850 | Running | |
| 15 | 21 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger Pontiac | 452 | 118 | 3,450 | Running | |
| 16 | 19 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State Buick | 451 | 120 | 4,850 | Engine | |
| 17 | 12 | 31 | Butch Miller | Slender You Figure Salons Oldsmobile | 438 | 0 | 3,175 | Engine | |
| 18 | 26 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life Buick | 428 | 109 | 7,525 | Running | |
| 19 | 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum Oldsmobile | 417 | 106 | 4,475 | Overheating | |
| 20 | 24 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oldsmobile | 391 | 108 | 3,425 | Running | |
| 21 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 388 | 100 | 6,835 | Running | |
| 22 | 10 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 331 | 102 | 7,305 | Engine | |
| 23 | 8 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film Oldsmobile | 285 | 94 | 2,435 | Accident | |
| 24 | 27 | 20 | Dave Mader III | Bahre Racing Pontiac | 271 | 91 | 1,565 | Engine | |
| 25 | 16 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco Ford | 252 | 88 | 8,945 | Accident | |
| 26 | 15 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's Oldsmobile | 207 | 85 | 2,325 | Accident | |
| 27 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light Ford | 207 | 87 | 3,480 | Accident | |
| 28 | 25 | 88 | Rick Mast | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Oldsmobile | 207 | 0 | 3,660 | Accident | |
| 29 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Chevrolet | 142 | 76 | 3,615 | Accident | |
| 30 | 14 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters Ford | 93 | 73 | 3,550 | Overheating | |
| 31 | 32 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade Pontiac | 54 | 70 | 2,950 | Engine | |
| 32 | 30 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | Sunoco Buick | 1 | 67 | 1,700 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 22 Minutes 59 Seconds
Average Speed .:78.775
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds