Entry List

The official 1988 Checker 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Phoenix Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Checker 500

Sunday, November 6th, 1988

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

  • 11 Ford
  • 10 Oldsmobile
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 4 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 312
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 90.457
  • Cautions: 6 for 53 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
9
Dawsonville, GA
Oct 8, 1955
33
Ford
Coors
2
29
Hickory, NC
Nov 26, 1956
31
Oldsmobile
Hardee's
3
68
Spanaway, WA
Nov 2, 1958
30
Ford
Purolator Filters
4
88
Mattituck, NY
Nov 3, 1952
36
Oldsmobile
Red Baron Frozen Pizza
5
25
Fenton, MO
May 29, 1955
33
Chevrolet
Folger's Coffee
6
21
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
28
Ford
Citgo
7
6
Batesville, AR
Jan 9, 1959
29
Ford
Stroh's Light
8
30
Owensboro, KY
Apr 30, 1963
25
Pontiac
Country Time Lemonade
9
26
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
32
Buick
Quaker State
10
27
St. Louis, MO
Aug 14, 1956
32
Pontiac
Kodiak
11
44
Columbia, TN
Jun 30, 1957
31
Oldsmobile
Piedmont Airlines
12
11
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
31
Chevrolet
Budweiser
13
7
 
 
Ford
Zerex
14
90
 
 
Ford
Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce
15
07
 
 
Chevrolet
Schmitt Racing
16
8
 
 
Buick
Miller High Life
18
15
Chemung, NY
Jan 11, 1959
29
Ford
Crisco
19
19
Spokane, WA
Apr 23, 1963
25
Ford
Coors Extra Gold
20
3
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
37
Chevrolet
GM Goodwrench
21
17
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
41
Chevrolet
Tide
22
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
47
Chevrolet
Lifebuoy
23
28
 
 
Ford
Havoline
24
23
 
 
Oldsmobile
Wayne Paging
25
2
Modesto, CA
Jan 13, 1959
29
Pontiac
Kroger
26
24
 
 
Oldsmobile
Nex Shop
27
5
Chemung, NY
Apr 18, 1949
39
Chevrolet
Levi Garrett
28
33
 
 
Chevrolet
Skoal Bandit
29
04
 
 
Pontiac
U.S. Bank
30
1
 
 
Chevrolet
Rose Auto Wrecking
31
89
 
 
Pontiac
Evinrude
32
52
 
 
Pontiac
Eureka Vacuum Cleaners
33
73
Upland, CA
Oct 28, 1944
44
Ford
Helen Rae Motorsports
34
31
 
 
Oldsmobile
Slender You Figure Salons
35
10
 
 
Pontiac
Whitcomb Racing
36
83
Jackson, MS
Jan 17, 1948
40
Oldsmobile
Wynn's
37
12
 
 
Buick
Miller High Life
38
75
 
 
Pontiac
Valvoline
39
55
Denver, NC
Jun 21, 1957
31
Oldsmobile
Crown Petroleum
41
4
Bartow, FL
Jan 31, 1953
35
Oldsmobile
Kodak Film
42
79
 
 
Ford
Western Peterbilt
43
69
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Nov 3, 1957
31
Oldsmobile
Boys Racing