1988 Coca-Cola 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | May 29, 1988 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 124.46 mph (200.30 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rick Wilson | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Laps | 106 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier & Johnny Hayes | ||
The 1988 Coca-Cola 600, the 29th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 29, 1988 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Darrell Waltrip of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the The Winston, as well as the Oakwood Homes 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac |
| 3 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford |
| 4 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford |
| 5 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick |
| 8 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Brothers Motorsports | Oldsmobile |
| 9 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 50 | Greg Sacks | Dingman Brothers | Pontiac |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 4:49:15
- Average Speed: 124.46 miles per hour (200.30 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 173.594 miles per hour (279.372 km/h)
- Cautions: 13 for 89 laps
- Margin of Victory: 0.24 sec
- Lead changes: 43
- Percent of race run under caution: 22.2%
- Average green flag run: 22.2 laps