1988 Atlanta Journal 500

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1988 Atlanta Journal 500
Race details
Race 29 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
DateNovember 20, 1988
Official name 29th Annual Atlanta Journal 500
Location Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.522 mi (2.449 km)
Distance 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Scheduled Distance 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Average speed 140.229 miles per hour (225.677 km/h)
Attendance 70,000
Pole position
Driver
 Blue Max Racing
Time 30.525
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Laps 166
Winner
No. 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 was the 29th and final stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 20, 1988, before an audience of 70,000 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete.

Contents

For the battle of the race's victory, Blue Max Racing's Rusty Wallace managed to dominate a majority of the race, leading 166 laps en route to his tenth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series and his sixth and final victory of the season, earning the maximum points possible for a driver to gain in a race. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison and Stavola Brothers Racing's Mike Alexander finished second and third, respectively.

In the battle for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship, championship leader Bill Elliott was able to defend his lead in the championship, needing an 18th place or better finish in order to guarantee the championship. [3] While Elliott was not a contender for the race's victory, suffering numerous problems during the race, he was able to maintain a consistent position running around 11th-15th position, finishing 11th to secure the championship, winning the championship over Wallace by 24 points. [4]

The race was the final start for 3-time Winston Cup champion Cale Yarborough, who managed to round out his driving career with a Top 10 finish.

Background

The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta International Speedway.svg
The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Atlanta International Raceway is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick Port-A-Lube, Bud Light
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
04 Bill Meacham Meacham Racing Oldsmobile Meacham Racing
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 Jerry Churchill Churchill Racing Oldsmobile Churchill Racing
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
16 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing Chevrolet Chattanooga Chew
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
20 Alan Russell Russell Racing Chevrolet Russell Racing
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile Wayne Paging
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 Texaco, Havoline
29 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
34 Rodney Combs AAG Racing Buick Fab Detergent
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
48 Don Hume Hylton Motorsports Ford Hylton Motorsports
50 Bobby Coyle Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Dingman Brothers Racing
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum
57 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Buick Valvoline
64 Brad Teague Potter Racing Chevrolet Hardy Chevrolet
68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Joe Ruttman Barkdoll Racing Ford Barkdoll Racing
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
80 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford S&H Racing
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
92 David Sosebee LC Racing Buick LC Racing
93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Chevrolet Salmon Racing
95 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Sadler Brothers Racing
97 Tommy Ellis 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 Friday, November 18, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver had one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 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, November 19, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 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.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 30.525 and an average speed of 179.499 miles per hour (288.876 km/h) in the first round. [6]

11 drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
127 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 30.525179.499
23 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.875177.464
315 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.925177.177
412 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 30.934177.125
526 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 30.944177.068
65 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.977176.880
725 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.992176.794
844 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 31.105176.152
911 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 31.109176.129
106 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.142175.942
1183 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 31.164175.818
127 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 31.174175.762
1317 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.203175.599
144 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.215175.531
1523 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 31.246175.357
1664 Brad Teague Potter Racing Chevrolet 31.249175.340
1757 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Pontiac 31.335174.859
1875 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 31.349174.781
1955 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.351174.770
Failed to lock in Round 1
2043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30.903177.303
2121 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.041176.515
2233 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 31.090176.237
2328 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 31.102176.169
2414 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 31.170175.784
2568 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 31.221175.497
2629 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.335174.859
2716 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing Chevrolet 31.353174.758
2830 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31.393174.536
299 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 31.408174.452
302 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 31.435174.303
3197 Tommy Ellis Winkle Motorsports Buick 31.444174.253
3280 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford 31.448174.230
3390 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 31.457174.181
341 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick 31.463174.147
3598 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick 31.493173.982
3634 Rodney Combs AAG Racing Buick 31.501173.937
3752 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 31.513173.871
388 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31.532173.766
3936 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 31.594173.425
Provisionals
4071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.742172.617
4131 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 32.607168.038
Forced to start at rear
4288 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 31.389174.558
Failed to qualify
4348 Don Hume Hylton Motorsports Ford -*-*
4493 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4573 Joe Ruttman Barkdoll Racing Ford -*-*
4650 Bobby Coyle Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac -*-*
4711 Jerry Churchill Churchill Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
4895 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4920 Alan Russell Russell Racing Chevrolet -*-*
5092 David Sosebee LC Racing Buick -*-*
5170 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -*-*
5210 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Pontiac -*-*
5304 Bill Meacham Meacham Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1127 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 328166running185$87,575
22328 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 32826running175$35,625
3412 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 32820running170$23,610
4526 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 3281running165$14,725
51317 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32814running160$16,525
6725 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3281running155$12,350
72830 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 3270running146$14,950
8911 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 3270running142$12,025
9388 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 3270running138$8,650
102629 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 3270running134$7,800
11299 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 3270running130$12,500
12844 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 32723running132$8,375
131875 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 3270running124$10,150
1423 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32649running126$16,750
1565 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3261running123$7,425
161955 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 3260running115$6,550
17144 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 3250running112$4,230
18302 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 3250running109$4,575
194071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3201running111$7,620
20106 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 2760engine103$5,960
212716 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing Chevrolet 2720engine100$2,205
222121 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2670engine97$9,125
234131 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 2656flywheel99$2,990
241523 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 2520running91$1,960
25127 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 25013crash93$5,230
263598 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick 2340engine85$2,100
27315 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 2280engine82$10,420
284288 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 2241engine84$4,540
293634 Rodney Combs AAG Racing Buick 2200engine76$1,760
302233 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 2060crash73$4,425
312414 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 1995engine75$1,690
323280 Jimmy Horton (R) S&H Racing Ford 1900water pump67$1,670
332568 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 1660engine64$1,650
343390 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 1340crash61$5,060
353936 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 1050engine58$1,605
362043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 840crash55$2,195
371183 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 660engine52$3,550
383752 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 631engine54$1,540
391664 Brad Teague Potter Racing Chevrolet 600engine46$1,525
401757 Morgan Shepherd Osterlund Racing Pontiac 520water pump43$1,525
41341 Dale Jarrett Ellington Racing Buick 50crash40$1,525
423197 Tommy Ellis Winkle Motorsports Buick 20transmission37$1,525
Failed to qualify
4348 Don Hume Hylton Motorsports Ford
4493 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Chevrolet
4573 Joe Ruttman Barkdoll Racing Ford
4650 Bobby Coyle Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac
4711 Jerry Churchill Churchill Racing Oldsmobile
4895 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet
4920 Alan Russell Russell Racing Chevrolet
5092 David Sosebee LC Racing Buick
5170 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
5210 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Pontiac
5304 Bill Meacham Meacham Racing Oldsmobile
Official race results

Standings after the race

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