Race 9 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.
Date
May 1, 1988
Official name
19th Annual Winston 500
Location
Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance
188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance
188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed
156.547 miles per hour (251.938 km/h)
Attendance
135,000
Pole position
Driver
Davey Allison
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Time
48.128
Most laps led
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps
99
Winner
No. 55
Phil Parsons
Jackson Brothers Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Gary Nelson
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1988 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 1, 1988, before an audience of 135,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Jackson Brothers Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would fiercely defend the field en route to his first and only career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Allison and Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.
^"Phil Parsons' gamble pays off at Talladega". The Durham Sun. May 2, 1988. p. 36. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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