Entry List
The official 1988 Delaware 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Dover Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Delaware 500
Sunday, September 18th, 1988
Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 109.349
- Cautions: 14 for 84 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 32 | Ford | Coors | Harry Melling |
| 2 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Nov 26, 1956 | 31 | Oldsmobile | Hardee's | Cale Yarborough |
| 3 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Spanaway, WA | Nov 2, 1958 | 29 | Ford | Purolator Filters | Jim Testa |
| 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 33 | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 28 | Ford | Citgo | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 29 | Ford | Stroh's Light | Jack Roush |
| 7 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 25 | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | Chuck Rider |
| 8 | 88 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 46 | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff |
| 9 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Norwalk, CT | Aug 28, 1961 | 27 | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak |
| 10 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 32 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 11 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 32 | Pontiac | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle |
| 12 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 31 | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan |
| 13 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 31 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 14 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki |
| 15 | 90 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Junie Donlavey |
| 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers |
| 17 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | Sunoco | Mike Curb |
| 18 | 67 | Brad Teague | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington |
| 19 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Jan 11, 1959 | 29 | Ford | Crisco | Bud Moore |
| 20 | 19 | Chad Little | Spokane, WA | Apr 23, 1963 | 25 | Ford | Coors Extra Gold | Warren Razore |
| 21 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 37 | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 96 | Dana Patten | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | U.S. Chrome | Dana Patten |
| 23 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 41 | Chevrolet | Tide | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 47 | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis |
| 25 | 28 | Davey Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Havoline | Harry Ranier |
| 26 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Oldsmobile | Wayne Paging | Don Bierschwale |
| 27 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Modesto, CA | Jan 13, 1959 | 29 | Chevrolet | Kroger | D.K. Ulrich |
| 28 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 39 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 29 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 30 | 31 | Jim Sauter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | Bob Clark |
| 31 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | S & H Racing | George Smith |
| 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Jimmy Means |
| 33 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Whitcomb Racing | Bob Whitcomb |
| 34 | 83 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 40 | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | Lake Speed |
| 35 | 12 | Mike Alexander | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers |
| 36 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Pontiac | Valvoline | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 37 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 31 | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 39 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 35 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 40 | 97 | Rodney Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | GM Tech Team | Tom Winkle |