1988 Gatorade 200
Darlington Raceway · 1988 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gant | 2 | 39 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 91 | 147 | 200.8 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | Harry Gant | Whitaker Racing | Buick | 147 | 91 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet | 147 | 32 | running | 170 | |
| 3 | 12 | 17 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 147 | 7 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 14 | 28 | Davey Allison | Buick | 147 | 1 | running | 160 | |
| 5 | 7 | 97 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | 146 | running | 155 | ||
| 6 | 29 | 34 | Jimmy Spencer | Frank Cicci Racing | Buick | 146 | running | 150 | |
| 7 | 9 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Buick | 146 | running | 146 | ||
| 8 | 18 | 25 | Rob Moroso | Oldsmobile | 146 | running | 142 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 66 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 146 | 16 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 75 | Brad Teague | Henderson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 146 | running | 134 | |
| 11 | 23 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Buick | 146 | running | 130 | ||
| 12 | 21 | 22 | Rick Mast | Buick | 146 | running | 127 | ||
| 13 | 11 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | running | 124 | |
| 14 | 15 | 99 | Tommy Ellis | Buick | 145 | running | 121 | ||
| 15 | 25 | 30 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 145 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 31 | 88 | Bobby Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Buick | 144 | running | 115 | |
| 17 | 26 | 42 | Elton Sawyer | Sawyer Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | running | 112 | |
| 18 | 27 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Chevrolet | 144 | running | 109 | ||
| 19 | 37 | 56 | Ronald Cooper | Buick | 143 | running | 106 | ||
| 20 | 28 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Chevrolet | 143 | running | 103 | ||
| 21 | 8 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | Buick | 142 | running | 100 | ||
| 22 | 38 | 4 | Ben Hess | Oldsmobile | 142 | running | 97 | ||
| 23 | 24 | 24 | Joe Thurman | Ford | 141 | running | 94 | ||
| 24 | 22 | 96 | Tom Peck | Oldsmobile | 141 | running | 91 | ||
| 25 | 32 | 07 | Tommy Sigmon | Chevrolet | 141 | running | 88 | ||
| 26 | 16 | 63 | Mike Swaim | Chevrolet | 141 | running | 85 | ||
| 27 | 30 | 37 | Patty Moise | Patty Moise (Owner) | Buick | 139 | accident | 82 | |
| 28 | 33 | 40 | Frank Fleming | Buick | 139 | running | 79 | ||
| 29 | 13 | 5 | Jimmy Hensley | Buick | 107 | clutch | 76 | ||
| 30 | 20 | 90 | Ed Berrier | Grover Shugart (Owner) | Buick | 96 | engine | 73 | |
| 31 | 10 | 81 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team SABCO | Buick | 96 | overheating | 70 | |
| 32 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 91 | oil leak | 67 | |
| 33 | 35 | 10 | Preston Brown | Oldsmobile | 77 | running | 64 | ||
| 34 | 39 | 48 | Jimmy Edwards | Chevrolet | 66 | handling | 61 | ||
| 35 | 3 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 44 | suspension | 58 | |
| 36 | 34 | 39 | Steve Grissom | Grissom Racing | Oldsmobile | 23 | electrical | 55 | |
| 37 | 36 | 60 | Dale Shaw | Pontiac | 16 | engine | 52 | ||
| 38 | 19 | 06 | Mark Martin | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 14 | engine | 49 | |
| 39 | 17 | 52 | Ken Schrader | Ken Schrader Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | electrical | 46 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Gant | 91 | 61.9% | P1 |
| 2 | Geoff Bodine | 32 | 21.8% | P2 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 16 | 10.9% | P9 |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 7 | 4.8% | P3 |
| 5 | Davey Allison | 1 | 0.7% | P4 |