1988 Holly Farms 400

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1988 Holly Farms 400
Race details
Race 26 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1988 Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
DateOctober 16, 1988
Official name 39th Annual Holly Farms 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 94.192 miles per hour (151.587 km/h)
Attendance 35,000
Pole position
Driver Melling Racing
Time 19.247
Most laps led
Driver Ricky Rudd King Racing
Laps 154
Winner
No. 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Jerry Punch, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1988 Holly Farms 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 39th iteration of the event. Originally scheduled to be the 25th race of the season and to be held on Sunday, October 2, the race was delayed by two weeks due to rain and scheduling conflicts. [1] The race was eventually held on Sunday, October 16, before an audience of 35,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete.

Contents

In a three-lap sprint to the finish, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports' Geoff Bodine engaged for a battle for the victory. On the final lap of the race, Bodine moved Wallace up the track in the first turn, giving Bodine the lead. However, heading into the final turns, Wallace was close enough to be able to bump Bodine back, eventually deciding to send him up the track, giving Wallace the victory. The victory was Wallace's eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season. [2] [3] To fill out the top three, Jackson Bros. Motorsports' Phil Parsons and the aforementioned Geoff Bodine finished second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held NorthWilkesboroSpeedwayMap.svg
The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
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
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
09 Doug French Caragias Racing Chevrolet Caragias Racing
10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford Whitcomb Racing
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
20 Alan Russell Russell Racing Chevrolet Russell Racing
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Rob Moroso Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Prestone
24 Kevin Evans Gray Racing Pontiac Gray 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 Lee Faulk Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
38 Mike Laws Pro-Star Motorsports Oldsmobile Pro-Star Motorsports
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
52 Jimmy Means [lower-alpha 1] Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum, Skoal Classic
57 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Buick Heinz
67 Brad Teague Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn's, Kmart
88 Greg Sacks Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza
90 Benny Parsons [lower-alpha 1] Donlavey Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick Sunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 30, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 10 drivers in the round were 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, October 1, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 11-30 were 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; up to two were given.

Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 19.247 and an average speed of 116.901 miles per hour (188.134 km/h) in the first round. [6]

Eight drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
19 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 19.247116.901
27 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 19.324116.436
325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.332116.387
426 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 19.384116.075
583 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 19.395116.009
66 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.416115.884
733 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 19.416115.884
85 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.452115.669
911 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 19.478115.515
1055 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.508115.335
Failed to lock in the first round
1175 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 19.483115.485
1227 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 19.486115.468
1328 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 19.501115.379
1415 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 19.501115.379
1588 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 19.511115.320
1643 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 19.513115.308
172 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 19.529115.213
1821 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.529115.213
1929 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.545115.119
2044 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 19.613114.720
2117 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.614114.714
223 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.614114.714
2312 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 19.638114.574
2410 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford 19.678114.341
2531 Lee Faulk Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.682114.318
2622 Rob Moroso Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 19.706114.178
2730 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 19.708114.167
288 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 19.710114.155
2957 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Buick 19.726114.063
3071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 19.738113.993
Provisionals
314 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.805113.608
3290 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 19.781113.746
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
3370 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -*-*
3452 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac -*-*
3598 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick -*-*
3667 Brad Teague Arrington Racing Ford -*-*
3724 Kevin Evans Gray Racing Pontiac -*-*
3809 Doug French Caragias Racing Chevrolet -*-*
3920 Alan Russell Russell Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4038 Mike Laws Pro-Star Motorsports Oldsmobile -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
11227 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 40030running180$47,000
21055 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 4000running170$22,900
385 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40049running170$16,750
4911 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 4000running160$12,825
519 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 40045running160$21,625
6223 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400107running155$15,475
7426 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 400154running156$10,025
8325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3990running142$7,030
92312 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 3990running138$8,000
101588 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 3990running134$9,250
111328 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 3990running130$10,145
122117 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3990running127$7,595
13288 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 3990running124$5,020
142044 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 3980running121$6,765
15583 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 3980running118$3,695
161821 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3980running115$7,370
171415 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 3980running112$8,945
181643 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 3970running109$4,420
1966 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 3970running106$4,320
20314 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 3960running103$3,270
213071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3960running100$3,850
222957 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Buick 3960running97$1,475
231929 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 3950running94$2,250
243290 Jimmy Means Donlavey Racing Ford 3940running91$3,650
252730 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 3920running88$3,675
26172 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 3900running85$2,750
272410 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford 3890running82$2,225
281175 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 3801running84$7,025
2927 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 29714engine81$2,850
30733 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 2290rear seal73$2,775
312622 Rob Moroso Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 1420ignition70$1,250
322531 Lee Faulk Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 1290rear end0$1,250
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
3370 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
3452 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac
3598 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick
3667 Brad Teague Arrington Racing Ford
3724 Kevin Evans Gray Racing Pontiac
3809 Doug French Caragias Racing Chevrolet
3920 Alan Russell Russell Racing Chevrolet
4038 Mike Laws Pro-Star Motorsports Oldsmobile
Official race results

Standings after the race

Notes

  1. 1 2 After Means failed to qualify for the event, he substituted in place of Benny Parsons, who decided to join the commentary crew for ESPN for the race. [4]

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