Race 15 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 Pepsi Firecracker 400 program cover, featuring Bobby Allison.
Date
July 2, 1988
Official name
30th Annual Pepsi Firecracker 400
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed
122.866 miles per hour (197.734 km/h)
Attendance
83,000
Pole position
Driver
Darrell Waltrip
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
46.435
Most laps led
Driver
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Laps
122
Winner
No. 9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ABC
Announcers
Paul Page, Johnny Rutherford
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1988 Pepsi Firecracker 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 2, 1988, before an audience of 83,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In one of the closest finishes in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott was able to beat out Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Rick Wilson by a distance of 3 feet (0.91 m) to take his 26th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would finish third.
^Higgins, Tom (July 3, 1988). "Elliott Nips Wilson At Firecracker 400 Finish (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (July 3, 1988). "Elliott Nips Wilson At Firecracker 400 Finish (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 33. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Done (July 3, 1988). "Bang-up victory for Elliott (Part 1)". Florida Today. p. 29. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Done (July 3, 1988). "Bang-up victory for Elliott (Part 2)". Florida Today. p. 30. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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