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Bristol Motor Speedway
April 10, 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 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 500 | 180 | 45,750 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light Ford | 500 | 170 | 21,250 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 500 | 170 | 17,425 | Running | |
| 4 | 16 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak Pontiac | 499 | 160 | 14,370 | Running | |
| 5 | 21 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life Buick | 498 | 155 | 12,625 | Running | |
| 6 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 497 | 150 | 9,800 | Running | |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Citgo Ford | 495 | 146 | 9,300 | Running | |
| 8 | 15 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Piedmont Airlines Oldsmobile | 495 | 142 | 6,700 | Running | |
| 9 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Chevrolet | 493 | 143 | 6,250 | Running | |
| 10 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 493 | 134 | 9,600 | Running | |
| 11 | 29 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Valvoline Pontiac | 490 | 130 | 8,250 | Running | |
| 12 | 22 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade Pontiac | 486 | 127 | 5,550 | Running | |
| 13 | 27 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Ford | 483 | 124 | 5,200 | Running | |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 461 | 126 | 12,050 | Running | |
| 15 | 32 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller High Life Buick | 448 | 123 | 5,200 | Running | |
| 16 | 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 437 | 115 | 7,560 | Running | |
| 17 | 11 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Crisco Ford | 430 | 112 | 9,120 | Running | |
| 18 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 421 | 119 | 6,830 | Accident | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Ford | 383 | 106 | 4,940 | Running | |
| 20 | 10 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State Buick | 378 | 108 | 4,800 | Accident | |
| 21 | 23 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Whitcomb Racing Ford | 361 | 100 | 2,360 | Running | |
| 22 | 7 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum Oldsmobile | 360 | 97 | 3,920 | Accident | |
| 23 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide Chevrolet | 327 | 94 | 7,230 | Running | |
| 24 | 24 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters Ford | 298 | 91 | 3,790 | Overheating | |
| 25 | 1 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film Oldsmobile | 291 | 93 | 4,775 | Running | |
| 26 | 28 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger Chevrolet | 284 | 85 | 2,345 | Accident | |
| 27 | 20 | 31 | Brad Teague | Slender You Figure Salons Oldsmobile | 265 | 82 | 1,390 | Accident | |
| 28 | 25 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's Oldsmobile | 129 | 79 | 1,360 | Oil Pump | |
| 29 | 19 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline Ford | 91 | 76 | 9,430 | Engine | |
| 30 | 26 | 83 | Lake Speed | Wynn's Oldsmobile | 81 | 73 | 1,300 | Engine | |
| 31 | 31 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Red Baron Frozen Pizza Oldsmobile | 77 | 70 | 3,450 | Engine | |
| 32 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners Pontiac | 26 | 67 | 3,400 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 12 Minutes 23 Seconds
Average Speed .:83.115
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds