1988 Budweiser 400

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1988 Budweiser 400
Race details
Race 12 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1988 Budweiser 400 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
DateJune 12, 1988
Official name 20th Annual Budweiser 400
Location Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.216 km (2.62 miles)
Distance 95 laps, 248.9 mi (400.565 km)
Scheduled distance 95 laps, 248.9 mi (400.565 km)
Average speed 88.341 miles per hour (142.171 km/h)
Attendance 75,000
Pole position
Driver King Racing
Time 1:19.606
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Laps 45
Winner
No. 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1988 Budweiser 400 was the 12th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the third race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 20th and final iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 12, 1988, before an audience of 72,000 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62 miles (4.22 km) permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 95 laps to complete. Following an initial scoring error, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away on the final restart with five laps left in the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. [1] [2] [3] [4] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Terry Labonte and King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

The race was the final NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at Riverside International Raceway before the track's closure in 1989.

Background

The layout of Riverside International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Riverside International Raceway 1980 and 1967.svg
The layout of Riverside International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and 50 mi (80 km) east of Los Angeles, in 1957. In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley. Riverside was noted for its hot, dusty environment and for being somewhat of a complicated and dangerous track for drivers. It was also considered one of the finest tracks in the United States.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Jim Bown Bown Racing Chevrolet Rose Auto Wrecking
2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
03 Howard Mark Mark Racing Chevrolet Deland Truck Centers
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
04 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac U.S. Bank
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
08 Rick McCray McCray Racing Pontiac Far West Meat
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford Whitcomb Racing
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
14 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Buick Anaheim Wheels & Brakes
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
16 Reno Fontana Fontana Racing Pontiac The Hollywood Reporter
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Rick Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Superflo
19 Chad Little Stoke Racing Ford Coors Extra Gold
20 Scott Gaylord Burney Racing Oldsmobile Oliver Manufacturing
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 St. James Davis St. James Racing Buick St. James Racing
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford Havoline
29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
32 Ruben Garcia Stoke Racing Chevrolet Pick Your Part
33 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
41 Jack Sellers Vincent Racing Chevrolet Coca-Cola
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
45 Billy Fulcher Fulcher Racing Oldsmobile Fulcher Racing
46 Marta Leonard Leonard Racing Chevrolet The Leonard Company
48 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick Hylton Motorsports
50 George Follmer Midgley Racing Pontiac Midgley Racing
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Crown, Skoal Classic
62 Terry Petris Petris Racing Chevrolet Petris Custom Homes
63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
66 John Krebs Krebs Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
67 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Buick McDonald's
68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator Filters
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Chevrolet Schmitt Racing
74 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Racing Pontiac Ray Kelly Racing
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
76 Tommy Kendall Spears Motorsports Buick Spears Manufacturing
79 Roy Smith Razore Racing Ford Western Peterbilt
81 Glen Steurer Steurer Racing Chevrolet Steurer Racing
82 J. C. Danielsen Gautsche Racing Buick Chico Auto Parts
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn's, Kmart
85 Sumner McKnight McKnight Racing Ford McKnight Racing
88 Buddy Baker Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza
89 Bob Howard Hathaway Racing Oldsmobile Pennzoil
90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick AC Spark Plug

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 10, at 4:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 11, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 would be decided on time, [5] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; which was two for entries in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series.

Ricky Rudd, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:19.606 and an average speed of 118.484 miles per hour (190.682 km/h) in the first round. [6] [7]

18 drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
126 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 1:19.606118.484
227 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 1:19.671118.387
311 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 1:19.730118.299
475 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 1:20.020117.871
521 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:20.377117.347
63 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:20.415117.292
717 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.522117.136
89 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1:20.577117.056
971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:20.700116.877
1044 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:20.736116.825
1125 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.755116.798
1233 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 1:20.760116.790
1318 Rick Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.794116.741
145 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.875116.624
156 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:20.932116.572
1619 Chad Little Stoke Racing Ford 1:21.053116.373
1715 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:21.124116.266
1883 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 1:21.281116.042
1929 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.306116.006
207 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:21.489115.746
2155 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.538115.676
228 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:21.677115.479
2312 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:21.681115.474
2476 Tommy Kendall Spears Motorsports Buick 1:21.843115.245
254 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.883115.189
Failed to lock in Round 1
2679 Roy Smith Razore Racing Ford 1:20.911116.572
2768 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Chevrolet 1:21.127116.262
2831 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.309116.001
2943 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:21.343115.953
3090 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 1:21.525115.694
3108 Rick McCray McCray Racing Pontiac 1:21.733115.395
3263 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.779115.335
3388 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 1:21.903115.160
3428 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 1:21.907115.155
3504 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac 1:22.234114.697
3662 Terry Petris Petris Racing Chevrolet 1:22.256114.666
3773 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Chevrolet 1:22.267114.651
3866 John Krebs Krebs Racing Oldsmobile 1:22.312114.588
391 Jim Bown Bown Racing Chevrolet 1:22.465114.375
4030 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:22.538114.274
Winston Cup provisionals
4152 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac -*-*
422 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet -*-*
Winston West provisional
4332 Ruben Garcia Stoke Racing Chevrolet -*-*
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
4403 Howard Mark Mark Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4510 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford -*-*
4614 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Buick -*-*
4716 Reno Fontana Fontana Racing Pontiac -*-*
4820 Scott Gaylord Burney Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
4922 St. James Davis St. James Racing Buick -*-*
5041 Jack Sellers Vincent Racing Chevrolet -*-*
5145 Billy Fulcher Fulcher Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
5246 Marta Leonard Leonard Racing Chevrolet -*-*
5348 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick -*-*
5450 George Follmer Midgley Racing Pontiac -*-*
5567 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Buick -*-*
5674 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Racing Pontiac -*-*
5781 Glen Steurer Steurer Racing Chevrolet -*-*
5882 J. C. Danielsen Gautsche Racing Buick -*-*
5985 Sumner McKnight McKnight Racing Ford -*-*
6089 Bob Howard Hathaway Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
6197 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1227 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 9543running185$49,100
2311 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 951running175$26,175
3126 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 9530running170$20,950
463 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 957running165$18,600
52155 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 950running155$10,725
62943 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 950running150$10,850
7156 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 950running146$5,450
81929 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 954running147$5,000
91044 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 950running138$6,675
10475 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 955running139$12,925
114030 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 950running130$6,275
123773 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Chevrolet 950running127$4,450
133090 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 950running124$5,550
14521 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 950running121$9,650
151318 Rick Hendrick [a] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 940running118$2,550
1689 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 940running115$11,000
172768 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Chevrolet 940running112$5,075
182476 Tommy Kendall Spears Motorsports Buick 941running114$3,400
193388 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 940running106$4,800
201125 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 940running103$8,550
21971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 940running100$4,600
222312 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 930running97$8,700
231619 Chad Little Stoke Racing Ford 933running99$3,875
24228 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 920running91$4,250
253866 John Krebs Krebs Racing Oldsmobile 920running88$1,600
261883 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 910running85$2,125
272679 Roy Smith Razore Racing Ford 851running87$2,575
28717 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 850overheating79$8,400
292831 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 840running76$2,000
303263 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 840running73$1,350
31422 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet 780oil pump70$1,050
323428 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 740running67$10,675
33254 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 560running64$1,850
34145 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 520piston61$3,225
353662 Terry Petris Petris Racing Chevrolet 520ball joint0$1,150
363504 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac 510rock stud55$1,145
373108 Rick McCray McCray Racing Pontiac 460engine52$1,140
38207 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 390oil pressure49$3,135
394332 Ruben Garcia Stoke Racing Chevrolet 270accident46$3,380
401715 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 220engine43$9,700
41391 Jim Bown Bown Racing Chevrolet 220oil pressure40$1,600
421233 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 100engine37$3,100
434152 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 50engine34$3,100
Failed to qualify
4403 Howard Mark Mark Racing Chevrolet
4510 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford
4614 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Buick
4716 Reno Fontana Fontana Racing Pontiac
4820 Scott Gaylord Burney Racing Oldsmobile
4922 St. James Davis St. James Racing Buick
5041 Jack Sellers Vincent Racing Chevrolet
5145 Billy Fulcher Fulcher Racing Oldsmobile
5246 Marta Leonard Leonard Racing Chevrolet
5348 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick
5450 George Follmer Midgley Racing Pontiac
5567 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Buick
5674 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Racing Pontiac
5781 Glen Steurer Steurer Racing Chevrolet
5882 J. C. Danielsen Gautsche Racing Buick
5985 Sumner McKnight McKnight Racing Ford
6089 Bob Howard Hathaway Racing Oldsmobile
6197 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick
Official race results

Standings after the race

Notes

  1. Hendrick was relieved by Elliott Forbes-Robinson six laps into the race. However, since Hendrick started the race, he is credited with the 15th place finish. [8]

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Takes Riverside With Furious Finish (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer . p. 45. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Higgins, Tom (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Takes Riverside With Furious Finish (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer . p. 62. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Glick, Shav (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Wins One for Road (Part 1)". The Los Angeles Times . p. 33. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Glick, Shav (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Wins One for Road (Part 2)". The Los Angeles Times . p. 42. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer . June 10, 1988. p. 55. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. Higgins, Tom (June 11, 1988). "Rudd Rolls To Pole (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer . p. 29. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. Higgins, Tom (June 11, 1988). "Rudd Rolls To Pole (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer . p. 31. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. Higgins, Tom (June 13, 1988). "Lucky Break Leads Wallace To Victory". The Charlotte Observer . p. 62. Retrieved July 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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