Race 18 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 The Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Alan Kulwicki.
Date
August 14, 1988
Official name
3rd Annual The Budweiser at The Glen
Location
Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.428 mi (3.907 km)
Distance
90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Scheduled Distance
90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Average speed
74.096 miles per hour (119.246 km/h)
Attendance
100,000
Pole position
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
1:12.537
Most laps led
Driver
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Laps
19
Winner
No. 26
Ricky Rudd
King Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1988 The Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 13, 1989, before an audience of 100,000 in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.428-mile (3.907 km) permanent road course layout. In the final laps of the race, King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would manage to fend off Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace to the finish to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Rusty Wallace and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (August 15, 1988). "Rudd Fends Off Wallace In Duel At The Glen (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 45. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (August 15, 1988). "Rudd Fends Off Wallace In Duel At The Glen (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 47. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Sherman, Doug (August 15, 1988). "Rudd repels charge by Wallace (Part 1)". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 33. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Sherman, Doug (August 15, 1988). "Rudd repels charge by Wallace (Part 2)". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 35. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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