1988 Delaware 500 Results
Bill Elliott won the 1988 Delaware 500 at Dover on September 18, 1988, leading 392 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 3 | 500 | 392 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 500 | 50 | Running |
| 3 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | 10 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | 6 | 500 | 4 | Running |
| 6 | 21 | Kyle Petty | 13 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 12 | Mike Alexander | 21 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | 28 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 83 | Lake Speed | 14 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | 19 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | 23 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 11 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 35 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 55 | Phil Parsons | 16 | 494 | 1 | Running |
| 15 | 19 | Chad Little | 39 | 494 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 24 | 493 | 7 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 25 | 491 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 30 | 481 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | 40 | 478 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 18 | 477 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 15 | Brett Bodine | 4 | 465 | 37 | Running |
| 23 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | 15 | 458 | 5 | Engine |
| 24 | 4 | Rick Wilson | 20 | 421 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | 33 | 409 | 4 | Crash |
| 26 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | 26 | 391 | 0 | Crash |
| 27 | 90 | Benny Parsons | 27 | 383 | 0 | Clutch |
| 28 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | 17 | 377 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 88 | Morgan Shepherd | 8 | 371 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 67 | Brad Teague | 36 | 340 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 326 | 0 | Crash |
| 32 | 31 | Jim Sauter | 34 | 281 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 96 | Dana Patten | 38 | 259 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | 37 | 182 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 25 | Ken Schrader | 9 | 180 | 0 | Crash |
| 36 | 68 | Derrike Cope | 32 | 111 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | 29 | 89 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | 22 | 72 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 6 | Mark Martin | 1 | 35 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 97 | Rodney Combs | 31 | 16 | 0 | Piston |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 18, 1988 |
| Track | Dover |
| Laps | 500 |