1988 Daytona 500
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{{Short description|First race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Official_name=30th Annual Daytona 500|Caption=The 1988 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.|Date=February 14|Avg={{convert|137.531|mph|km/h}}|Season_No=29|Race_No=1|Scheduled_laps=200|Course_km=4.0|Distance_laps=200|Distance_km=804.672|Course_mi=2.5|Scheduled_km=804.672|Scheduled_mi=500|Race_Name=Daytona 500|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway|Announcers=Ken Squier, Chris Economaki, Ned Jarrett|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Network=CBS|First_Team=Stavola Brothers Racing|First_Driver=Bobby Allison|Pole_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|Most_Team=Stavola Brothers Racing|Pole_Driver=Ken Schrader|Most_Driver=Bobby Allison|Most_laps=70|Car=12|Year=1988|Distance_mi=500|Pole_Time=46.434|Image=1988 Daytona 500 program cover and logo.jpg|Attendance=135,000}}
The 1988 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 14, 1988, before an audience of 135,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison managed to fend off his son, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison to the finish to take his 85th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only victory of the season, and his third Daytona 500 victory.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=February 15, 1988 |title=Daddy Edges Davey To Take Daytona |pages=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-daddy-edges-davey/131128496/ 3B] |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-daddy-edges-davey/131128489/ |access-date=September 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Jenks |first=Jim |date=February 15, 1988 |title=Allison & son finish 1-2 |pages=1C, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-allison-son-finish-1/131128532/ 8C] |work=The Tampa Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-allison-son-finish-1/131128525/ |access-date=September 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Jackson Bros. Motorsports' Phil Parsons rounded out the top three.
Background
File:Daytona_International_Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was set by the 1988 Twin 125 Qualifiers. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Saturday, February 6, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 11, during two races. The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Saturday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers.
Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 46.434 and an average speed of {{Convert|193.823|mph|km/h}} in Saturday's session.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=February 7, 1988 |title=Schrader Dashes To Daytona 500 Pole |pages=12D |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-schrader-dashes-t/131129078/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
27 drivers failed to qualify.
= Full qualifying results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Reason |
| 1
|25 |Qualified on pole |
|---|
| 2
|28 |Ford |Qualified on outside pole |
| 3
|12 |First in Twin 125 #1 |
| 4
|17 |First in Twin 125 #2 |
| 5
|27 |Second in Twin 125 #1 |
| 6
|3 |Second in Twin 125 #2 |
| 7
|50 |Fourth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 8
|11 |Fourth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 9
|8 |Fifth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 10
|83 |Fifth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 11
|97 |Sixth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 12
|44 |Sixth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 13
|4 |Seventh in Twin 125 #1 |
| 14
|75 |Seventh in Twin 125 #2 |
| 15
|5 |Eighth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 16
|7 |Ford |Eighth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 17
|14 |Ninth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 18
|88 |Ninth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 19
|55 |Tenth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 20
|33 |Tenth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 21
|21 |Ford |11th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 22
|68 |Ford |11th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 23
|23 |12th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 24
|89 |12th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 25
|73 |Ford |13th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 26
|86 |13th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 27
|26 |14th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 28
|95 |14th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 29
|71 |15th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 30
|99 |15th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 31
|9 |Ford |Speed provisional (192.234) |
| 32
|29 |Speed provisional (189.701) |
| 33
|31 |Speed provisional (189.390) |
| 34
|43 |Speed provisional (187.931) |
| 35
|22 |Speed provisional (187.825) |
| 36
|1 |Speed provisional (187.739) |
| 37
|52 |Speed provisional (188.454) |
| 38
|6 |Ford |Speed provisional (188.107) |
| 39
|92 |Ford |Speed provisional (187.837) |
| 40
|98 |Speed provisional (187.656) |
| 41
|15 |Ford |Owner's points provisional |
| 42
|90 |Ford |Owner's points provisional |
| colspan="6" |Failed to qualify or withdrew |
| 43
|67 |Ford |19th in Duel #1 |
| 44
|56 |16th in Duel #2 |
| 45
|01 |Ford |20th in Duel #1 |
| 46
|30 |17th in Duel #2 |
| 47
|34 |21st in Duel #1 |
| 48
|10 |Ken Bouchard (R) |Ford |18th in Duel #2 |
| 49
|63 |22nd in Duel #1 |
| 50
|39 |Ford |19th in Duel #2 |
| 51
|24 |23rd in Duel #1 |
| 52
|07 |20th in Duel #2 |
| 53
|48 |25th in Duel #1 |
| 54
|02 |21st in Duel #2 |
| 55
|64 |26th in Duel #1 |
| 56
|18 |25th in Duel #2 |
| 57
|82 |Ford |27th in Duel #1 |
| 58
|54 |26th in Duel #2 |
| 59
|2 |Ernie Irvan (R) |28th in Duel #1 |
| 60
|77 |Ford |27th in Duel #2 |
| 61
|80 |Jimmy Horton (R) |Ford |29th in Duel #1 |
| 62
|70 |31st in Duel #2 |
| 63
|74 |31st in Duel #1 |
| 64
|0 |32nd in Duel #2 |
| 65
|59 |32nd in Duel #1 |
| 66
|85 |33rd in Duel #2 |
| 67
|49 |33rd in Duel #1 |
| 68
|03 |Ford |34th in Duel #1 |
| 69
|57 |35th in Duel #1 |
| WD
|0 |Lack of backup car |
| WD
|72 |Lack of backup car |
| colspan="6" |[https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-daytona-500-twin-125-mil/131045780/ Official Twin 125 Qualifiers results] |
| colspan="6" |[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-daytona-500-lineu/131091968/ Official starting lineup] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
| 1
|3 |12 |200 |70 |running |185 |$202,940 |
|---|
| 2
|2 |28 |Ford |200 |2 |running |175 |$113,760 |
| 3
|19 |55 |200 |9 |running |170 |$81,625 |
| 4
|14 |75 |200 |9 |running |165 |$67,290 |
| 5
|8 |11 |200 |2 |running |160 |$62,415 |
| 6
|1 |25 |200 |14 |running |155 |$72,215 |
| 7
|5 |27 |200 |4 |running |151 |$59,990 |
| 8
|12 |44 |200 |13 |running |147 |$43,765 |
| 9
|18 |88 |200 |0 |running |138 |$36,490 |
| 10
|6 |3 |200 |2 |running |139 |$52,540 |
| 11
|4 |17 |200 |69 |running |135 |$73,840 |
| 12
|31 |9 |Ford |200 |0 |running |127 |$31,015 |
| 13
|9 |8 |200 |0 |running |124 |$28,320 |
| 14
|15 |5 |200 |0 |running |121 |$27,305 |
| 15
|13 |4 |200 |0 |running |118 |$23,165 |
| 16
|36 |1 |200 |0 |running |115 |$18,845 |
| 17
|27 |26 |200 |0 |running |112 |$20,125 |
| 18
|21 |21 |Ford |199 |0 |running |109 |$23,505 |
| 19
|28 |95 |199 |0 |running |106 |$15,085 |
| 20
|29 |71 |198 |0 |running |103 |$18,175 |
| 21
|33 |31 |198 |0 |running |100 |$13,570 |
| 22
|24 |89 |197 |0 |running |97 |$14,065 |
| 23
|35 |22 |195 |0 |running |94 |$13,810 |
| 24
|40 |98 |191 |0 |running |91 |$11,605 |
| 25
|37 |52 |191 |0 |running |88 |$14,250 |
| 26
|39 |92 |Ford |190 |0 |running |85 |$10,595 |
| 27
|22 |68 |Ford |183 |0 |running |82 |$15,235 |
| 28
|23 |23 |181 |0 |running |79 |$12,080 |
| 29
|20 |33 |175 |1 |accident |81 |$15,575 |
| 30
|26 |86 |174 |0 |running |73 |$11,420 |
| 31
|42 |90 |Ford |156 |0 |engine |70 |$13,390 |
| 32
|16 |7 |Ford |148 |0 |running |67 |$14,410 |
| 33
|17 |14 |105 |0 |accident |64 |$11,455 |
| 34
|34 |43 |104 |0 |accident |61 |$11,475 |
| 35
|41 |15 |Ford |104 |0 |accident |58 |$17,870 |
| 36
|25 |73 |Ford |103 |0 |accident |55 |$10,340 |
| 37
|10 |83 |65 |5 |engine |57 |$12,860 |
| 38
|32 |29 |46 |0 |accident |49 |$8,780 |
| 39
|30 |99 |32 |0 |accident |0 |$9,645 |
| 40
|7 |50 |22 |0 |engine |43 |$12,110 |
| 41
|38 |6 |Ford |19 |0 |overheating |40 |$7,910 |
| 42
|11 |97 |11 |0 |engine |37 |$11,410 |
| colspan="11" |Failed to qualify or withdrew |
| 43
! rowspan="29" | |67 |Ford ! colspan="5" rowspan="29" | |
| 44
|56 |
| 45
|01 |Ford |
| 46
|30 |
| 47
|34 |
| 48
|10 |Ken Bouchard (R) |Ford |
| 49
|63 |
| 50
|39 |Ford |
| 51
|24 |
| 52
|07 |
| 53
|48 |
| 54
|02 |
| 55
|64 |
| 56
|18 |
| 57
|82 |Ford |
| 58
|54 |
| 59
|2 |Ernie Irvan (R) |
| 60
|77 |Ford |
| 61
|80 |Jimmy Horton (R) |Ford |
| 62
|70 |
| 63
|74 |
| 64
|0 |
| 65
|59 |
| 66
|85 |
| 67
|49 |
| 68
|03 |Ford |
| 69
|57 |
| WD
|0 |
| WD
|72 |
| colspan="11" |[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-daytona-500-resul/131089805/ Official race results] |
Standings after the race
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 185 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 175 (-10) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 170 (-15) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 165 (–20) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 160 (–25) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 155 (–30) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 151 (–34) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 147 (–38) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 139 (–46) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 138 (–47) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news-auto-racing/131091504/ Official driver's standings] |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
Notes
References
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