Official NASCAR Race Results
Ken Schrader won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Talladega DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
07-31-1988 | Talladega DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 180 | 188 | 8 | Running | 67,920 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170 | 188 | 0 | Running | 39,915 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 170 | 188 | 37 | Running | 37,775 |
| 4 | 25 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 160 | 188 | 0 | Running | 20,075 |
| 5 | 22 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 155 | 188 | 0 | Running | 23,215 |
| 6 | 2 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | 150 | 188 | 0 | Running | 14,800 |
| 7 | 20 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 146 | 188 | 0 | Running | 10,675 |
| 8 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 147 | 188 | 1 | Running | 16,220 |
| 9 | 16 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | 143 | 188 | 5 | Running | 8,520 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 139 | 188 | 1 | Running | 11,370 |
| 11 | 12 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 135 | 188 | 3 | Running | 9,440 |
| 12 | 17 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 132 | 188 | 3 | Running | 5,470 |
| 13 | 30 | 83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | 129 | 188 | 1 | Running | 6,650 |
| 14 | 21 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 121 | 188 | 0 | Running | 12,680 |
| 15 | 13 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | Citgo | 118 | 188 | 0 | Running | 12,175 |
| 16 | 18 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 115 | 188 | 0 | Running | 7,865 |
| 17 | 11 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller High Life | 112 | 188 | 0 | Running | 7,505 |
| 18 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | 114 | 188 | 1 | Running | 7,395 |
| 19 | 32 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 106 | 188 | 0 | Running | 7,110 |
| 20 | 27 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | 103 | 187 | 0 | Running | 7,505 |
| 21 | 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 100 | 187 | 0 | Running | 6,635 |
| 22 | 40 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | Buick | Sunoco | 97 | 187 | 0 | Running | 4,725 |
| 23 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | 99 | 187 | 1 | Running | 6,365 |
| 24 | 42 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Purolator Filters | 91 | 187 | 0 | Running | 6,230 |
| 25 | 15 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Miller High Life | 88 | 186 | 0 | Running | 10,520 |
| 26 | 38 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Chevrolet | Helen Rae Motorsports | 85 | 186 | 0 | Running | 3,355 |
| 27 | 41 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 82 | 186 | 0 | Running | 5,935 |
| 28 | 33 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Crisco | 79 | 185 | 0 | Running | 11,825 |
| 29 | 28 | 97 | Rodney Combs | Buick | AC Spark Plug | 76 | 184 | 0 | Running | 3,165 |
| 30 | 36 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ford | Bob Beard | 73 | 176 | 0 | Running | 3,105 |
| 31 | 24 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Wayne Paging | 70 | 175 | 0 | Running | 3,045 |
| 32 | 31 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kroger | 67 | 165 | 0 | Running | 3,235 |
| 33 | 1 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 74 | 162 | 123 | Engine | 32,675 |
| 34 | 19 | 01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Gibbs-West Tractor | 66 | 160 | 2 | Clutch | 3,955 |
| 35 | 39 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Ford | Bob Whitcomb | 58 | 148 | 0 | Oil pan | 2,790 |
| 36 | 29 | 67 | Ron Esau | Chevrolet | Pannill Sweatshirts | 0 | 141 | 0 | Fan blade | 4,755 |
| 37 | 26 | 1 | Dale Jarrett | Buick | Port-A-Lube | 57 | 141 | 1 | Engine | 2,795 |
| 38 | 10 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Dingman Brothers | 49 | 133 | 0 | Engine | 2,630 |
| 39 | 3 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 51 | 88 | 1 | Engine | 12,270 |
| 40 | 5 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 43 | 67 | 0 | Crash | 9,560 |
| 41 | 9 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 40 | 45 | 0 | Engine | 5,135 |
| 42 | 35 | 31 | Joe Ruttman | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | 37 | 33 | 0 | Engine | 3,110 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-31-1988
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Talladega DieHard 500
- Race #: 17
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Ken Schrader
- Start Position: 7th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 154.505 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $482,095
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 31
- Lead Changes: 30
- Pole: 196.274 mph


