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1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500

Eighth race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Eighth race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 24, 1988, before an audience of 42,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate the latter stages of the race, leading the final 182 laps to take his 33rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Hillin Jr. would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevroletBrooks Racing
2Ernie Irvan **(R)**U.S. RacingChevroletKroger
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench
4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak
5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh's Light
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex
8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life
9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light
10Ken Bouchard **(R)**Whitcomb RacingChevroletWhitcomb Racing
11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletBudweiser
12Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life
15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordCrisco
17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide
21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers
26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State
27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak
28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFordTexaco, Havoline
29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobileHardee's
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time
31Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobileSlender You Figure Salons
33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevroletSkoal Bandit
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP
44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobilePiedmont Airlines
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevroletEureka
55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum
67Jimmy HensleyArrington RacingChevroletPannill Sweatshirts
68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFordPurolator
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy
75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileWynn's, Kmart
88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileRed Baron Frozen Pizza
90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFordBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuickAC Spark Plug
98Brad Noffsinger **(R)**Curb RacingBuickSunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 21, 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, April 22, 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, 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.

Ricky Rudd, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.734 and an average speed of 91.328 mph in the first round.

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed1234567891011121314151617181920Failed to lock in Round 121222324252627282930Provisionals3132Failed to qualify33343536[Official first round qualifying results](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-nascar-qualifying/127444892/)[Official starting lineup](https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-pannill-500-nas/127444934/)
26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick**20.734****91.328**
27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20.78791.095
33Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet20.79991.043
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.81490.977
5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.84190.859
17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.84990.825
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.85490.803
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.89990.607
75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac20.91090.560
67Jimmy HensleyArrington RacingFord20.96390.331
21Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord20.96990.305
90Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord20.97190.296
29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile20.97290.292
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.98190.253
9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20.98390.244
4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile20.99390.201
11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet21.01190.124
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.01790.098
15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord21.01990.090
12Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick21.02790.056
44Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile20.78291.117
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile20.82390.938
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac20.83590.886
88Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile20.90690.577
31Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile21.03990.004
28Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord21.07389.859
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.07789.842
98Brad Noffsinger **(R)**Curb RacingBuick21.09089.787
8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick21.09289.778
10Ken Bouchard **(R)**Whitcomb RacingBuick21.12389.646
55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile21.18989.367
68Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord21.13589.595
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac21.18089.405
2Ernie Irvan **(R)**U.S. RacingChevrolet21.18489.388
97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick21.36888.618
00Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevrolet21.64687.480

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132Failed to qualify33343536[Official race results](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-sundays-results/127435242/)
143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500182running185$53,550
2144Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile500101running175$29,975
298Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick49911running170$20,775
1711Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet4981running165$14,550
617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running155$14,250
2628Davey AllisonRanier-Lundy RacingFord4980running150$12,600
2488Buddy BakerBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile4981running151$8,400
2012Bobby AllisonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4960running142$9,000
3155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4950running138$6,200
725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4940running134$10,650
159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4930running130$10,470
1871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4910running127$5,520
1329Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsOldsmobile4910running124$2,470
1290Benny ParsonsDonlavey RacingFord4910running121$5,370
55Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4880running118$6,400
227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4880running115$12,350
1121Kyle PettyWood Brothers RacingFord4600running112$6,780
126Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick44637engine114$8,555
2531Brad TeagueBob Clark MotorsportsOldsmobile4070running106$1,725
87Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3920engine103$5,850
2898Brad Noffsinger **(R)**Curb RacingBuick3680engine100$2,850
2330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3140engine97$4,055
46Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3090engine94$2,820
1067Jimmy HensleyArrington RacingFord2900ignition0$4,245
164Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2430engine88$2,375
333Harry GantMach 1 RacingChevrolet208167engine90$7,175
1915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2050engine82$8,725
2283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1930engine79$1,400
3268Derrike CopeTesta RacingFord1220overheating76$3,550
975Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac440engine73$7,560
3010Ken Bouchard **(R)**Whitcomb RacingBuick420engine70$1,610
2743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac310engine67$3,510
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac
2Ernie Irvan **(R)**U.S. RacingChevrolet
97Rodney CombsWinkle MotorsportsBuick
00Gary BrooksBrooks RacingChevrolet

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints[Official driver's standings](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-nascar-winston/127443757/)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]1Dale Earnhardt1,244
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **2**2Sterling Marlin1,167 (-77)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]3Bill Elliott1,129 (-115)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **2**4Rusty Wallace1,121 (–123)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **2**5Terry Labonte1,097 (–147)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]6Bobby Allison1,085 (–159)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **2**7Neil Bonnett1,052 (–192)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **3**8Bobby Hillin Jr.1,030 (–214)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **1**9Darrell Waltrip1,027 (–217)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **1**10Ken Schrader1,013 (–231)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

References

  1. Higgins, Tom. (April 25, 1988). "Right Tires Give Earnhardt Martinsville Win (Part 1)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  2. Higgins, Tom. (April 25, 1988). "Right Tires Give Earnhardt Martinsville Win (Part 2)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  3. King, Randy. (April 25, 1988). "Earnhardt wins, no sweat (Part 1)". [[The Roanoke Times]].
  4. King, Randy. (April 25, 1988). "Earnhardt wins, no sweat (Part 2)". [[The Roanoke Times]].
  5. (April 21, 1988). "NASCAR Today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  6. Higgins, Tom. (April 22, 1988). "Rudd's Fast Lap At Martinsville Warms Homecoming". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
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