Results

The 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega DieHard 500

Sunday, July 31st, 1988

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 11 Ford
  • 6 Buick
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 9 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 154.505
  • Cautions: 8 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 8 9 Bill Elliott Ford 147 142 188 1 0 running
37 26 1 Dale Jarrett Buick 57 52 141 1 0 engine
24 42 68 Derrike Cope Ford 91 91 187 0 0 running
38 10 50 Greg Sacks Pontiac 49 49 133 0 0 engine
1 7 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 180 175 188 8 0 running
15 13 21 Kyle Petty Ford 118 118 188 0 0 running
7 20 6 Mark Martin Ford 146 146 188 0 0 running
20 27 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 103 103 187 0 0 running
40 5 75 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 43 43 67 0 0 crash
41 9 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 40 40 45 0 0 engine
5 22 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 155 155 188 0 0 running
6 2 44 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 150 150 188 0 0 running
14 21 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 121 121 188 0 0 running
12 17 14 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 132 127 188 3 0 running
19 32 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 106 106 188 0 0 running
27 41 90 Benny Parsons Ford 82 82 186 0 0 running
17 11 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 112 112 188 0 0 running
22 40 98 Brad Noffsinger Buick 97 97 187 0 0 running
28 33 15 Brett Bodine Ford 79 79 185 0 0 running
10 14 88 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 139 134 188 1 0 running
9 16 29 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 143 138 188 5 0 running
3 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 170 165 188 37 0 running
33 1 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 74 64 162 123 0 engine
18 37 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 114 109 188 1 0 running
39 3 28 Davey Allison Ford 51 46 88 1 0 engine
31 24 23 Eddie Bierschwale Oldsmobile 70 70 175 0 0 running
32 31 2 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 67 67 165 0 0 running
2 4 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 170 170 188 0 0 running
16 18 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 115 115 188 0 0 running
23 23 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 99 94 187 1 0 running
42 35 31 Joe Ruttman Oldsmobile 37 37 33 0 0 engine
35 39 10 Ken Bouchard Ford 58 58 148 0 0 oil pan
30 36 77 Ken Ragan Ford 73 73 176 0 0 running
13 30 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 129 124 188 1 0 running
34 19 01 Mickey Gibbs Ford 66 61 160 2 0 clutch
25 15 12 Mike Alexander Buick 88 88 186 0 0 running
26 38 73 Phil Barkdoll Chevrolet 85 85 186 0 0 running
11 12 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 135 130 188 3 0 running
21 34 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 100 100 187 0 0 running
4 25 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 160 160 188 0 0 running
29 28 97 Rodney Combs Buick 76 76 184 0 0 running
36 29 67 Ron Esau Chevrolet 55 55 141 0 0 fan blade

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