1988 Champion Spark Plug 400
19th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 21, 1988, before an audience of 72,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a misfortunate Bill Elliott, Ranier-Lundy Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to lead the final 23 laps of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 19 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() The 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. | |||
Date | August 21, 1988 | ||
Official name | 19th Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 | ||
Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 156.863 miles per hour (252.447 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 72,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Melling Racing | ||
Time | 41.157 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | |
Laps | 75 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 28 | Davey Allison | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |