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Entry List

The official 1988 Busch 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Busch 500

Saturday, August 27th, 1988

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 7 Ford
  • 7 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 5 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 78.775
  • Cautions: 14 for 83 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
9
Bill Elliott
Dawsonville, GA
Oct 8, 1955
32
Ford
Coors
Melling Racing
2
29
Dale Jarrett
Hickory, NC
Nov 26, 1956
31
Oldsmobile
Hardee's
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
3
68
Derrike Cope
Spanaway, WA
Nov 2, 1958
29
Ford
Purolator Filters
Jim Testa
4
25
Ken Schrader
Fenton, MO
May 29, 1955
33
Chevrolet
Folger's Coffee
Hendrick Motorsports
5
21
Kyle Petty
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
28
Ford
Citgo
Wood Brothers Racing
6
6
Mark Martin
Batesville, AR
Jan 9, 1959
29
Ford
Stroh's Light
RFK Racing
7
30
Michael Waltrip
Owensboro, KY
Apr 30, 1963
25
Pontiac
Country Time Lemonade
Bahari Racing
8
26
Ricky Rudd
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
31
Buick
Quaker State
King Racing
9
27
Rusty Wallace
St. Louis, MO
Aug 14, 1956
32
Pontiac
Kodiak
Raymond Beadle
10
44
Sterling Marlin
Columbia, TN
Jun 30, 1957
31
Oldsmobile
Piedmont Airlines
Hagan Enterprises
11
11
Terry Labonte
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
31
Chevrolet
Budweiser
Junior Johnson & Associates
12
7
Alan Kulwicki
 
 
Ford
Zerex
AK Racing
13
8
Bobby Hillin Jr
 
 
Buick
Miller High Life
Stavola Brothers Racing
14
98
Brad Noffsinger
 
 
Buick
Sunoco
McAnally Hilgemann Racing
15
15
Brett Bodine
Chemung, NY
Jan 11, 1959
29
Ford
Crisco
Bud Moore Engineering
16
31
Butch Miller
 
 
Oldsmobile
Slender You Figure Salons
Bob Clark
17
3
Dale Earnhardt
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
37
Chevrolet
GM Goodwrench
Richard Childress Racing
18
17
Darrell Waltrip
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
41
Chevrolet
Tide
Hendrick Motorsports
19
20
Dave Mader III
 
 
Pontiac
Bahre Racing
Bahari Racing
20
71
Dave Marcis
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
47
Chevrolet
Lifebuoy
Marcis Auto Racing
21
28
Davey Allison
 
 
Ford
Havoline
Harry Ranier
22
2
Ernie Irvan
Modesto, CA
Jan 13, 1959
29
Pontiac
Kroger
Jasper Motorsports
23
5
Geoff Bodine
Chemung, NY
Apr 18, 1949
39
Chevrolet
Levi Garrett
Hendrick Motorsports
24
33
Harry Gant
 
 
Chevrolet
Skoal Bandit
Mach 1 Racing
25
83
Lake Speed
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
40
Oldsmobile
Wynn's
Lake Speed
26
12
Mike Alexander
 
 
Buick
Miller High Life
Stavola Brothers Racing
27
75
Neil Bonnett
 
 
Pontiac
Valvoline
RahMoc Enterprises
28
55
Phil Parsons
Denver, NC
Jun 21, 1957
31
Oldsmobile
Crown Petroleum
Jackson Brothers Motorsports
29
43
Richard Petty
 
 
Pontiac
STP
Richard Petty Motorsports
30
88
Rick Mast
Rockbridge Baths, VA
Mar 4, 1957
31
Oldsmobile
Red Baron Frozen Pizza
Baker-Schiff Racing
31
4
Rick Wilson
Bartow, FL
Jan 31, 1953
35
Oldsmobile
Kodak Film
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
32
97
Rodney Combs
 
 
Buick
AC Spark Plug
Tom Winkle