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1988 The Budweiser at The Glen
Race details
Race 18 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 The Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Alan Kulwicki.
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 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

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.

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
04 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac U.S. Bank
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford Whitcomb Racing
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Budweiser
12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
16 Tom Rotsell Chilson Racing Ford Ed Learn Ford
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford Havoline
29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 Patty Moise Randy Hope Motorsports Buick Randy Hope Motorsports
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum, Skoal Classic
63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
67 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts
68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator Filters
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
76 Phil Good Good Racing Ford United Way
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn's, Kmart
88 Morgan Shepherd Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza
90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick AC Spark Plug
98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick Sunoco

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 12, at 1:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, August 13, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[5] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.

Geoff Bodine, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:12.537 and an average speed of 120.501 miles per hour (193.928 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

Phil Good was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.537 120.501
2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 1:12.579 120.432
3 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1:12.629 120.349
4 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 1:12.985 119.762
5 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 1:13.377 119.122
6 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 1:13.400 119.084
7 88 Morgan Shepherd Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.451 119.002
8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.488 118.942
9 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.509 118.908
10 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:13.838 118.378
11 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:13.941 118.213
12 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:13.994 118.128
13 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:14.000 118.119
14 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:14.006 118.109
15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:14.019 118.089
16 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:14.031 118.069
17 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.088 117.979
18 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.300 117.642
19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:14.307 117.631
20 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:14.365 117.539
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.491 117.340
22 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:14.603 117.164
23 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:14.717 116.985
24 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 1:14.725 116.973
25 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 1:15.238 116.175
26 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 1:15.311 116.063
27 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick 1:15.386 115.947
28 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 1:15.390 115.941
29 12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:15.447 115.854
30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 1:15.494 115.781
31 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.554 115.639
32 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 1:15.719 115.437
33 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford 1:16.279 114.590
34 37 Patty Moise Randy Hope Motorsports Buick 1:16.078 114.893
35 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 1:16.586 114.131
36 67 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Oldsmobile 1:16.610 114.095
37 98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick 1:16.628 114.068
38 04 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac 1:17.131 113.321
39 16 Tom Rotsell Chilson Racing Ford 1:17.365 112.981
To the rear
40 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 1:13.008 119.724
Failed to qualify
41 76 Phil Good Good Racing Ford 1:17.426 112.892
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 5 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 90 4 running 180 $49,625
2 2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 90 7 running 175 $33,900
3 3 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 90 19 running 175 $26,640
4 10 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 6 running 165 $16,540
5 29 12 Mike Alexander Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 90 0 running 155 $19,295
6 19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 150 $18,530
7 7 88 Morgan Shepherd Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 0 $12,620
8 14 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 142 $9,705
9 21 31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 0 running 138 $7,140
10 8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 5 running 139 $12,835
11 18 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 0 running 130 $6,180
12 17 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 0 running 127 $5,845
13 23 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 90 0 running 124 $7,915
14 30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 121 $6,880
15 37 98 Brad Noffsinger (R) Curb Racing Buick 90 0 running 118 $4,705
16 28 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 90 0 running 115 $12,615
17 12 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 112 $6,200
18 4 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 90 12 running 114 $9,990
19 22 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 90 0 running 106 $5,825
20 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 13 running 108 $11,865
21 36 67 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 100 $4,580
22 39 16 Tom Rotsell Chilson Racing Ford 90 0 running 97 $2,470
23 16 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 89 0 running 94 $10,960
24 27 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick 89 0 running 91 $2,300
25 38 04 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac 88 0 running 88 $2,340
26 20 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 88 0 running 85 $5,135
27 33 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford 87 0 running 82 $2,380
28 15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 86 0 running 79 $2,925
29 32 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 86 0 running 76 $2,020
30 34 37 Patty Moise Randy Hope Motorsports Buick 85 0 running 73 $1,965
31 6 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 77 9 transmission 75 $4,660
32 1 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 73 10 running 72 $8,525
33 13 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 71 5 running 69 $4,440
34 11 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 68 0 accident 61 $8,710
35 31 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 engine 58 $1,655
36 35 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 40 0 engine 55 $1,600
37 24 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 30 0 engine 52 $2,220
38 40 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 21 0 overheating 49 $8,540
39 26 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 11 0 engine 46 $4,140
40 25 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 2 0 engine 43 $4,045
Failed to qualify
41 76 Phil Good Good Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ 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. Open access icon
  2. ^ 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. Open access icon
  3. ^ Sherman, Doug (August 15, 1988). "Rudd repels charge by Wallace (Part 1)". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 33. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Sherman, Doug (August 15, 1988). "Rudd repels charge by Wallace (Part 2)". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 35. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer. August 12, 1988. p. 30. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 13, 1988). "Bodine Scorches Watkins Glen (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 13, 1988). "Bodine Scorches Watkins Glen (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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