Entry List
The official 1988 Goodwrench 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Carolina Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Goodwrench 500
Sunday, March 6th, 1988
North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 120.159
- Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- 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 | 32 | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 27 | 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 | 24 | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | Chuck Rider |
| 8 | 97 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 46 | Buick | AC Spark Plug | Tom Winkle |
| 9 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 31 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 10 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 31 | Pontiac | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle |
| 11 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 30 | Oldsmobile | Piedmont Airlines | Billy Hagan |
| 12 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 31 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 13 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki |
| 14 | 90 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Junie Donlavey |
| 15 | 12 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers |
| 16 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers |
| 17 | 31 | Brad Teague | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Oldsmobile | Slender You Figure Salons | Bob Clark |
| 18 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Jan 11, 1959 | 29 | Ford | Crisco | Bud Moore |
| 19 | 88 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Oldsmobile | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff |
| 20 | 93 | Charlie Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Chevrolet | Baker Racing | Patsy Salmon |
| 21 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 36 | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 41 | Chevrolet | Tide | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 47 | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis |
| 24 | 03 | Dave Pletcher | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Wild Turkey | J.C. Weaver |
| 25 | 28 | Davey Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Havoline | Harry Ranier |
| 26 | 98 | Ed Pimm | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Buick | Sunoco | Mike Curb |
| 27 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Oldsmobile | Wayne Paging | Don Bierschwale |
| 28 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Modesto, CA | Jan 13, 1959 | 29 | Chevrolet | Kroger | D.K. Ulrich |
| 29 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 38 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 30 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Pontiac | Eureka Vacuum Cleaners | Jimmy Means |
| 32 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Whitcomb Racing | Bob Whitcomb |
| 33 | 83 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 40 | Oldsmobile | Wynn's | Lake Speed |
| 34 | 82 | Mark Stahl | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Auto Bell Car Wash | Mark Stahl |
| 35 | 01 | Mickey Gibbs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Gibbs-West Tractor | Don Gibbs |
| 36 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Pontiac | Valvoline | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 37 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 30 | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 39 | 67 | Rick Jeffrey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Ford | Pannill Knitting | Buddy Arrington |
| 40 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 35 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 41 | 22 | Steve Moore | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1988 | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Roger Hamby |