1988 Goody's 500

The 1988 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 25, 1988, before an audience of 35,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a misfortunate Ricky Rudd, Hendrick Motorsports' Darrell Waltrip dominated the late stages of the race, leading the final 80 laps of the race to take his 73rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.^[1][2] To fill out the top three, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki and Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.

1988 Goody's 500

Race details
Race 24 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty's wrecked car from the 1988 Daytona 500.
Date	September 25, 1988
Official name	40th Annual Goody's 500
Location	Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.526 miles (0.847 km)
Distance	500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled distance	500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed	74.988 miles per hour (120.681 km/h)
Attendance	35,000
Pole position
Driver	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing
Time	20.724
Most laps led
Driver	Ricky Rudd	King Racing
Laps	237
Winner
No. 17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Background

The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
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
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	Dave Mader III	Bahre Racing	Pontiac	Bahre Racing
21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Citgo
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
43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	STP
44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	Piedmont Airlines
52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	Eureka
55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Crown Central Petroleum, Skoal Classic
67	Brad Teague	Arrington Racing	Ford	Pannill Sweatshirts
68	Derrike Cope	Testa Racing	Ford	Purolator Filters
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	Donlavey Racing	Ford	Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
97	Rodney Combs	Winkle Motorsports	Buick	AC Spark Plug
98	Brad Noffsinger (R)	Curb Racing	Buick	Sunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, September 22, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 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 Friday, September 23, at 1:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 would be decided on time,^[3] 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.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.724 and an average speed of 91.372 miles per hour (147.049 km/h) in the first round.^[4]

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	20.724	91.372
2	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	20.765	91.192
3	5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	20.785	91.104
4	75	Neil Bonnett	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	20.793	91.069
5	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	20.802	91.030
6	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	20.814	90.977
7	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	20.817	90.964
8	67	Brad Teague	Arrington Racing	Ford	20.828	90.916
9	88	Greg Sacks	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	20.840	90.864
10	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	20.886	90.664
11	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	20.910	90.560
12	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	20.912	90.551
13	15	Brett Bodine	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	20.924	90.499
14	26	Ricky Rudd	King Racing	Buick	20.925	90.495
15	4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	20.991	90.210
16	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	20.993	90.201
17	90	Benny Parsons	Donlavey Racing	Ford	20.994	90.197
18	44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	20.996	90.189
19	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.013	90.116
20	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.024	90.068
Failed to lock in Round 1
21	12	Mike Alexander	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	21.040	90.000
22	28	Davey Allison	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	21.056	89.932
23	55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	21.064	89.897
24	21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	21.069	89.876
25	29	Dale Jarrett	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	21.070	89.872
26	57	Morgan Shepherd	Osterlund Racing	Buick	21.077	89.842
27	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	21.080	89.829
28	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	89.799	89.799
29	2	Ernie Irvan (R)	U.S. Racing	Pontiac	21.120	89.659
30	10	Ken Bouchard (R)	Whitcomb Racing	Ford	21.149	89.536
Provisionals
31	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	-*	-*
32	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
33	20	Dave Mader III	Bahre Racing	Pontiac	-*	-*
34	31	Lee Faulk	Bob Clark Motorsports	Oldsmobile	-*	-*
35	70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	-*	-*
36	97	Rodney Combs	Winkle Motorsports	Buick	-*	-*
37	98	Brad Noffsinger (R)	Curb Racing	Buick	-*	-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	20	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	500	109	running	180	$48,750
2	6	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	500	25	running	175	$28,225
3	1	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	500	39	running	170	$26,825
4	19	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	499	0	running	160	$13,500
5	3	5	Geoff Bodine	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	499	0	running	155	$13,050
6	2	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	499	89	running	155	$15,650
7	5	11	Terry Labonte	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	498	0	running	146	$10,550
8	10	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	498	0	running	142	$13,050
9	12	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	494	0	running	138	$6,650
10	13	15	Brett Bodine	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	494	0	running	134	$12,300
11	29	2	Ernie Irvan (R)	U.S. Racing	Pontiac	494	0	running	130	$5,470
12	9	88	Greg Sacks	Baker–Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	494	0	running	127	$6,970
13	32	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	494	0	running	124	$5,120
14	31	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	490	0	running	121	$4,920
15	8	67	Brad Teague	Arrington Racing	Ford	489	0	running	0	$4,620
16	15	4	Rick Wilson	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Oldsmobile	489	0	running	115	$3,400
17	30	10	Ken Bouchard (R)	Whitcomb Racing	Ford	488	0	running	112	$2,930
18	22	28	Davey Allison	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Ford	484	0	running	109	$10,305
19	4	75	Neil Bonnett	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	483	0	running	106	$8,675
20	17	90	Benny Parsons	Donlavey Racing	Ford	481	0	running	103	$5,050
21	23	55	Phil Parsons	Jackson Bros. Motorsports	Oldsmobile	476	0	running	100	$3,900
22	24	21	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	472	0	running	97	$7,205
23	28	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	455	0	running	94	$2,970
24	14	26	Ricky Rudd	King Racing	Buick	423	237	engine	101	$6,025
25	7	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	377	0	running	88	$4,350
26	18	44	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	339	1	engine	90	$3,775
27	27	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	313	0	running	82	$3,525
28	11	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	291	0	engine	79	$2,250
29	21	12	Mike Alexander	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	129	0	overheating	76	$7,025
30	16	33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing	Chevrolet	38	0	engine	73	$3,010
31	26	57	Morgan Shepherd	Osterlund Racing	Buick	15	0	crash	70	$1,310
32	25	29	Dale Jarrett	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Oldsmobile	14	0	engine	67	$1,310
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
33		20	Dave Mader III	Bahre Racing	Pontiac
34		31	Lee Faulk	Bob Clark Motorsports	Oldsmobile
35		70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac
36		97	Rodney Combs	Winkle Motorsports	Buick
37		98	Brad Noffsinger (R)	Curb Racing	Buick
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Bill Elliott 3,703 1 2 Rusty Wallace 3,579 (-124) 1 3 Dale Earnhardt 3,563 (-140) 4 Terry Labonte 3,221 (–482) 5 Geoff Bodine 3,203 (–500) 6 Ken Schrader 3,159 (–544) 7 Darrell Waltrip 3,103 (–600) 8 Sterling Marlin 3,008 (–695) 9 Phil Parsons 2,978 (–725) 10 Davey Allison 2,963 (–740) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.