1988 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1988 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 29 races across 16 tracks, with 14 different drivers reaching victory lane. Bill Elliott captured the championship driving a Ford.

Total Races

Different Winners

Bill Elliott

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Ford: 9, Pontiac: 8, Chevrolet: 8, Buick: 2, Oldsmobile: 2

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	42
2	Pontiac 400	Richmond Raceway	Neil Bonnett	Pontiac	32
3	Goodwrench 500	Rockingham Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Pontiac	41
4	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	42
5	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Lake Speed	Oldsmobile	41
6	Valleydale 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	32
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	32
8	Pannill Sweatshirts 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	32
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Phil Parsons	Oldsmobile	41
10	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	41
11	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
12	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	43
13	Miller High Life 500	Pocono Raceway	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	40
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	41
15	Pepsi FireCracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	42
16	AC Spark Plug 500	Pocono Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
17	Talladega DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet	42
18	Bud at Glen	Watkins Glen International	Ricky Rudd	Buick	40
19	Champion 400	Michigan International Speedway	Davey Allison	Ford	42
20	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	32
21	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
22	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Raceway	Davey Allison	Ford	36
23	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
24	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	32
25	Oakwood 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	42
26	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	32
27	AC Delco 500	Rockingham Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	40
28	Checker 500	Phoenix Raceway	Alan Kulwicki	Ford	43
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Rusty Wallace	6	19	23	29	7.1
2	Bill Elliott ★	6	15	22	29	6.6
3	Dale Earnhardt	3	13	19	29	8.8
4	Davey Allison	2	12	16	29	15.1
5	Darrell Waltrip	2	10	14	29	13.5
6	Neil Bonnett	2	3	7	27	17.9
7	Terry Labonte	1	11	18	29	10.8
8	Geoffrey Bodine	1	10	16	29	13.0
9	Alan Kulwicki	1	7	9	29	19.2
10	Phil Parsons	1	6	15	29	14.3
11	Ricky Rudd	1	6	11	29	15.7
12	Ken Schrader	1	4	17	29	11.7
13	Lake Speed	1	4	7	29	21.1
14	Bobby Allison	1	3	6	13	13.6
15	Sterling Marlin	0	6	13	29	14.3
16	Mark Martin	0	3	10	29	19.1
17	Mike Alexander	0	2	6	16	15.3
18	Kyle Petty	0	2	8	29	17.0
19	Rick Wilson	0	2	5	28	21.9
20	Brett Bodine	0	2	5	29	22.4
21	Morgan Shepherd	0	2	6	23	23.5
22	Bobby Hillin Jr.	0	1	7	29	15.3
23	Michael Waltrip	0	1	3	29	20.8
24	Richard Petty	0	1	5	29	24.4
25	Rick Hendrick	0	0	0	1	15.0
26	Buddy Baker	0	0	7	17	15.1
27	Tommy Kendall	0	0	0	1	18.0
28	Trevor Boys	0	0	0	2	19.5
29	Ben Hess	0	0	0	1	20.0
30	Chad Little	0	0	0	4	21.0