1988 Daytona 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
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| Date | February 14, 1988 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02336 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds approaching 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 137.531 miles per hour (221.335 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 70 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Chris Economaki and Ned Jarrett | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 7.4/18 (10 million viewers) |
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The 1988 Daytona 500, the 30th running of the event, was held February 14, 1988, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the first race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Bobby Allison won his third Daytona 500 victory while Ken Schrader won the pole.
This race was best remembered for Richard Petty's rollover crash in the tri-oval on lap 106, initiated when he was tagged from behind by Phil Barkdoll. Petty rolled over about eight times and was then hit by Brett Bodine. The wreck also collected 1972 race winner A.J. Foyt, Eddie Bierschwale, and Alan Kulwicki. Fortunately, all of the drivers (including Petty) walked away. The race was also memorable for the finish, in which Bobby Allison beat his son, Davey, to the finish line. At age 50, Allison became the oldest person ever to win the Daytona 500 (as of 2014).
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