The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup season consisted of 29 races which began Feb. 14th with the 30th Daytona 500, and ended Nov. 20th at Atlanta. Feb. 21st was the last race on the old Richmond Fairgrounds track, and Sept 11th was the first on the current Richmond International Raceway. June 12th was the last race at Riverside International Raceway, and Nov. 6th was the first race at Phoenix International Raceway. The June 19th Pocono race featured the career ending crash for Bobby Allison. 1988 was last year for past champions Cale Yarborough and Benny Parsons. Bill Elliott won his only championship by 24 points over Rusty Wallace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series.


Here are the race results:

Date	Site	Cars	Winner(s)
2/14/1988	Daytona	42	Bobby Allison
2/21/1988	Richmond	32	Neil Bonnett
3/6/1988	Rockingham	41	Neil Bonnett
3/20/1988	Atlanta	42	Dale Earnhardt
3/27/1988	Darlington	41	Lake Speed
4/10/1988	Bristol	32	Bill Elliott
4/17/1988	North Wilkesboro	32	Terry Labonte
4/24/1988	Martinsville	32	Dale Earnhardt
5/1/1988	Talladega	41	Phil Parsons
5/29/1988	Charlotte	41	Darrell Waltrip
6/5/1988	Dover	40	Bill Elliott
6/12/1988	Riverside	43	Rusty Wallace
6/19/1988	Pocono	40	Geoffrey Bodine
6/26/1988	Michigan	41	Rusty Wallace
7/2/1988	Daytona	42	Bill Elliott
7/24/1988	Pocono	40	Bill Elliott
7/31/1988	Talladega	42	Ken Schrader
8/14/1988	Watkins Glen	40	Ricky Rudd
8/21/1988	Michigan	42	Davey Allison
8/27/1988	Bristol	32	Dale Earnhardt
9/4/1988	Darlington	40	Bill Elliott
9/11/1988	Richmond	36	Davey Allison
9/18/1988	Dover	40	Bill Elliott
9/25/1988	Martinsville	32	Darrell Waltrip
10/9/1988	Charlotte	42	Rusty Wallace
10/16/1988	North Wilkesboro	32	Rusty Wallace
10/23/1988	Rockingham	40	Rusty Wallace
11/6/1988	Phoenix	43	Alan Kulwicki
11/20/1988	Atlanta	42	Rusty Wallace

Final point standings:
1. Bill Elliott 6 wins
2. Rusty Wallace -24 6 wins
3. Dale Earnhardt -232 3 wins
4. Terry Labonte -481 1 win
5. Ken Schrader -630 1 win
6. Geoff Bodine -689 1 win
7. Darrell Waltrip -724 2 wins
8. Davey Allison -857 2 wins
9. Phil Parsons -858 1 win
10. Sterling Marlin -867 (Highest driver with no wins)


Wins by team:
Harry Melling 6 wins (Bill Elliott #9 Coors Ford)
Raymond Beadle 6 wins (Rusty Wallace #27 Kodiak Pontiac)
Rick Hendrick 4 wins (Darrell Waltrip #17 Tide Chevy 2 wins, Ken Schrader #25 Folger's Chevy 1 win, Geoff Bodine #5 Levi Garrett Chevy 1 win.)
Richard Childress 3 wins (Dale Earnhardt #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy)
Harry Ranier 2 wins (Davy Allison #28 Texaco Ford)
Rahmoc Enterprises 2 wins (Neil Bonnett #75 Valvoline Pontiac)
Junior Johnson 1 win (Terry Labonte #11 Budweiser Chevy)
Jackson Brothers 1 win (Phil Parsons #55 Crown Petroleum Oldsmobile)
Kenny Bernstein 1 win (Ricky Rudd #26 Quaker State Buick)
Alan Kulwicki 1 win (#7 Zerex Ford)
Lake Speed 1 win (#83 Wynn's Oldsmobile)
Stavola Brothers 1 win (Bobby Allison #12 Miller High Life Buick)


Races won from the pole:
Terry Labonte North Wilkesboro
Bill Elliott Darlington 2
Davey Allison Richmond 2
Rusty Wallace Atlanta 2


Farthest back anybody started and won: 38th Bill Elliott at Firecracker 400 at Daytona.
Most cautions: 14 Richmond, Bristol 2, and Dover 2.
Fewest cautions: 2 Michigan 2
Fastest average speed: 163.302 Daytona 2
Slowest average speed: 66.401 Richmond
Most lead changes: 43 Charlotte 600
Fewest lead changes: 10 Martinsville
Longest race by time: 4 hours 49 minutes Charlotte 600
Shortest race by time: 2 hours 26 minutes Daytona 400.