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Dover International Speedway
September 18, 1988 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 500 | 185 | 56,400 | Running | |
| 2 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 37,450 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak Pontiac | 500 | 165 | 26,200 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline Ford | 500 | 160 | 21,600 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 500 | 160 | 16,250 | Running | |
| 6 | 13 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Citgo Ford | 499 | 150 | 14,700 | Running | |
| 7 | 21 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Miller High Life Buick | 499 | 146 | 13,375 | Running | |
| 8 | 28 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline Pontiac | 499 | 142 | 12,325 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oldsmobile | 498 | 138 | 7,375 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State Buick | 497 | 134 | 10,650 | Running | |
| 11 | 23 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 497 | 130 | 7,825 | Running | |
| 12 | 11 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade Pontiac | 497 | 127 | 9,225 | Running | |
| 13 | 35 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger Chevrolet | 496 | 124 | 5,625 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum Oldsmobile | 494 | 126 | 6,525 | Running | |
| 15 | 39 | 19 | Chad Little | Coors Extra Gold Ford | 494 | 118 | 3,175 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Chevrolet | 493 | 120 | 6,100 | Running | |
| 17 | 7 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide Chevrolet | 492 | 112 | 9,450 | Running | |
| 18 | 25 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 491 | 109 | 9,400 | Running | |
| 19 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners Pontiac | 481 | 106 | 4,350 | Running | |
| 20 | 40 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | S & H Racing Ford | 478 | 103 | 2,950 | Running | |
| 21 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller High Life Buick | 477 | 100 | 5,550 | Running | |
| 22 | 4 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco Ford | 465 | 102 | 10,800 | Running | |
| 23 | 15 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines Oldsmobile | 458 | 99 | 5,750 | Engine | |
| 24 | 20 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film Oldsmobile | 421 | 91 | 3,100 | Engine | |
| 25 | 33 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Whitcomb Racing Ford | 409 | 93 | 3,350 | Accident | |
| 26 | 26 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Wayne Paging Oldsmobile | 391 | 85 | 2,000 | Accident | |
| 27 | 27 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Ford | 383 | 82 | 4,800 | Clutch | |
| 28 | 17 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's Oldsmobile | 377 | 79 | 3,400 | Accident | |
| 29 | 8 | 88 | Morgan Shepherd | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Oldsmobile | 371 | 76 | 4,550 | Engine | |
| 30 | 36 | 67 | Brad Teague | Pannill Knitting Ford | 340 | 0 | 3,800 | Engine | |
| 31 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Ford | 326 | 70 | 4,825 | Accident | |
| 32 | 34 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons Oldsmobile | 281 | 67 | 2,350 | Engine | |
| 33 | 38 | 96 | Dana Patten | U.S. Chrome Buick | 259 | 64 | 1,650 | Accident | |
| 34 | 37 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | Sunoco Buick | 182 | 61 | 1,600 | Engine | |
| 35 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 180 | 58 | 7,700 | Accident | |
| 36 | 32 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters Ford | 111 | 55 | 1,475 | Accident | |
| 37 | 29 | 74 | Randy Lajoie | Wawak Racing Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | 1,460 | Engine | |
| 38 | 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 72 | 49 | 4,070 | Engine | |
| 39 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light Ford | 35 | 46 | 7,520 | Accident | |
| 40 | 31 | 97 | Rodney Combs | GM Tech Team Buick | 16 | 43 | 1,400 | Piston |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 34 Minutes 21 Seconds
Average Speed .:109.349
Margin of Victory .: 1.480 Seconds