1988 Overseas final

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The 1988 Overseas Final was the eighth running of the Overseas Final as part of the qualification for the 1988 Speedway World Championship Final to be held in Vojens, Denmark. The 1988 Final was held at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England on 12 July and was the second last qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders. [1]

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The Top 9 riders qualified for the Intercontinental Final to be held in Vetlanda, Sweden.

1988 Overseas Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Simon Cross 13+3
2 Flag of England.svg Kelvin Tatum 13+2
3 Flag of England.svg Simon Wigg 13+1
4 Flag of England.svg Chris Morton 12
5 Flag of England.svg Marvyn Cox 10
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Shirra 10
7 Flag of England.svg Richard Knight 8
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ermolenko 8
9 Flag of England.svg John Davis 7
10 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 6+3
11 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Faria 6+2
12 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Pfetzing 5
13 Flag of the United States.svg Rick Miller 4
14 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Schwartz 3
15 Flag of England.svg Neil Evitts 3
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Hodgson 0

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