Results

The 1988 AC Spark Plug 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.

AC Spark Plug 500

Sunday, July 24th, 1988

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 11 Ford
  • 8 Oldsmobile
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 5 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 122.866
  • Cautions: 5 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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AC Spark Plug 500 at Pocono Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 9 Bill Elliott Ford 185 175 200 122 0 running
25 21 29 Dale Jarrett Oldsmobile 88 88 188 0 0 running
33 19 68 Derrike Cope Ford 64 64 91 0 0 crash
34 14 50 Greg Sacks Pontiac 61 61 91 0 0 suspension
2 4 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 175 170 200 14 0 running
18 20 21 Kyle Petty Ford 109 109 198 0 0 running
7 6 6 Mark Martin Ford 146 146 200 0 0 running
17 24 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 112 112 198 0 0 running
6 1 75 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 155 150 200 4 0 running
12 25 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 132 127 200 2 0 running
24 11 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 91 91 189 0 0 running
14 8 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 121 121 199 0 0 running
9 17 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 143 138 200 15 0 running
8 3 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 142 142 200 0 0 running
35 31 90 Benny Parsons Ford 58 58 90 0 0 engine
40 35 16 Bob Schacht Ford 43 43 5 0 0 engine
26 40 85 Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 85 85 187 0 0 running
21 26 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 100 100 196 0 0 running
19 37 98 Brad Noffsinger Buick 106 106 197 0 0 running
20 7 15 Brett Bodine Ford 103 103 197 0 0 running
23 32 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 94 94 195 0 0 running
11 9 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 130 130 200 0 0 running
5 10 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 155 200 6 0 running
30 33 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 73 73 128 0 0 engine
3 12 28 Davey Allison Ford 165 165 200 0 0 running
38 27 23 Eddie Bierschwale Oldsmobile 49 49 34 0 0 engine
22 34 2 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 97 97 195 0 0 running
4 5 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 165 160 200 28 0 running
10 23 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 139 134 200 8 0 running
29 36 80 Jimmy Horton Ford 76 76 141 0 0 engine
39 38 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 46 46 26 0 0 engine
27 28 31 Joe Ruttman Oldsmobile 82 82 166 0 0 steering
16 30 10 Ken Bouchard Ford 115 115 198 0 0 running
32 16 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 67 67 92 0 0 crash
15 18 12 Mike Alexander Buick 118 118 199 0 0 running
37 39 64 Mike Potter Chevrolet 52 52 44 0 0 rear end
31 29 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 70 70 119 0 0 engine
28 15 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 84 79 161 1 0 engine
13 13 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 124 124 200 0 0 running
36 22 97 Rodney Combs Buick 55 55 78 0 0 engine

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