1988 Budweiser 400

The 1988 Budweiser 400 was the 12th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the third race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the 20th and final iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 12, 1988, before an audience of 72,000 in Riverside, California, at the short layout of Riverside International Raceway, a 2.62 miles (4.22 km) permanent road course layout at the track. The race took the scheduled 95 laps to complete. Following an initial scoring error, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away on the final restart with five laps left in the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Terry Labonte and King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively.

1988 Budweiser 400
Race details
Race 12 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 Budweiser 400 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
The 1988 Budweiser 400 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
Date June 12, 1988
Official name 20th Annual Budweiser 400
Location Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2.62 mi (4.216 km)
Distance 95 laps, 248.9 mi (400.565 km)
Scheduled Distance 95 laps, 248.9 mi (400.565 km)
Average speed 88.341 miles per hour (142.171 km/h)
Attendance 75,000
Pole position
Driver
King Racing
Time 1:19.606
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Laps 45
Winner
No. 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The race was the final NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at Riverside International Raceway before the track's closure in 1989.

Background
The layout of Riverside International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and 50 mi (80 km) east of Los Angeles, in 1957. In 1984, the raceway became part of the newly incorporated city of Moreno Valley. Riverside was noted for its hot, dusty environment and for being somewhat of a complicated and dangerous track for drivers. It was also considered one of the finest tracks in the United States.

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Jim Bown Bown Racing Chevrolet Rose Auto Wrecking
2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
03 Howard Mark Mark Racing Chevrolet Deland Truck Centers
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
08 Rick McCray McCray Racing Pontiac Far West Meat
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 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
14 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Buick Anaheim Wheels & Brakes
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco
16 Reno Fontana Fontana Racing Pontiac The Hollywood Reporter
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Rick Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Superflo
19 Chad Little Stoke Racing Ford Coors Extra Gold
20 Scott Gaylord Burney Racing Oldsmobile Oliver Manufacturing
21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 St. James Davis St. James Racing Buick St. James Racing
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
32 Ruben Garcia Stoke Racing Chevrolet Pick Your Part
33 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
41 Jack Sellers Vincent Racing Chevrolet Coca-Cola
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines
45 Billy Fulcher Fulcher Racing Oldsmobile Fulcher Racing
46 Marta Leonard Leonard Racing Chevrolet The Leonard Company
48 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick Hylton Motorsports
50 George Follmer Midgley Racing Pontiac Midgley Racing
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Crown, Skoal Classic
62 Terry Petris Petris Racing Chevrolet Petris Custom Homes
63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
66 John Krebs Krebs Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
67 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Buick McDonald's
68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator Filters
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Chevrolet Schmitt Racing
74 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Racing Pontiac Ray Kelly Racing
75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
76 Tommy Kendall Spears Motorsports Buick Spears Manufacturing
79 Roy Smith Razore Racing Ford Western Peterbilt
81 Glen Steurer Steurer Racing Chevrolet Steurer Racing
82 J. C. Danielsen Gautsche Racing Buick Chico Auto Parts
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn's, Kmart
85 Sumner McKnight McKnight Racing Ford McKnight Racing
88 Buddy Baker Baker-Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza
89 Bob Howard Hathaway Racing Oldsmobile Pennzoil
90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick AC Spark Plug

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 10, at 4:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, June 11, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 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 but were high enough in owner's points; which was two for entries in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series.

Ricky Rudd, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:19.606 and an average speed of 118.484 miles per hour (190.682 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

18 drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 1:19.606 118.484
2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 1:19.671 118.387
3 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 1:19.730 118.299
4 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 1:20.020 117.871
5 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:20.377 117.347
6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:20.415 117.292
7 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.522 117.136
8 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1:20.577 117.056
9 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:20.700 116.877
10 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:20.736 116.825
11 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.755 116.798
12 33 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 1:20.760 116.790
13 18 Rick Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.794 116.741
14 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.875 116.624
15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:20.932 116.572
16 19 Chad Little Stoke Racing Ford 1:21.053 116.373
17 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:21.124 116.266
18 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 1:21.281 116.042
19 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.306 116.006
20 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:21.489 115.746
21 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.538 115.676
22 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:21.677 115.479
23 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:21.681 115.474
24 76 Tommy Kendall Spears Motorsports Buick 1:21.843 115.245
25 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.883 115.189
Failed to lock in Round 1
26 79 Roy Smith Razore Racing Ford 1:20.911 116.572
27 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Chevrolet 1:21.127 116.262
28 31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:21.309 116.001
29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:21.343 115.953
30 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 1:21.525 115.694
31 08 Rick McCray McCray Racing Pontiac 1:21.733 115.395
32 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.779 115.335
33 88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 1:21.903 115.160
34 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 1:21.907 115.155
35 04 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac 1:22.234 114.697
36 62 Terry Petris Petris Racing Chevrolet 1:22.256 114.666
37 73 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Chevrolet 1:22.267 114.651
38 66 John Krebs Krebs Racing Oldsmobile 1:22.312 114.588
39 1 Jim Bown Bown Racing Chevrolet 1:22.465 114.375
40 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:22.538 114.274
Winston Cup provisionals
41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac -* -*
42 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Winston West provisional
43 32 Ruben Garcia Stoke Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify (results unknown)
44 03 Howard Mark Mark Racing Chevrolet -* -*
45 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford -* -*
46 14 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Buick -* -*
47 16 Reno Fontana Fontana Racing Pontiac -* -*
48 20 Scott Gaylord Burney Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
49 22 St. James Davis St. James Racing Buick -* -*
50 41 Jack Sellers Vincent Racing Chevrolet -* -*
51 45 Billy Fulcher Fulcher Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
52 46 Marta Leonard Leonard Racing Chevrolet -* -*
53 48 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick -* -*
54 50 George Follmer Midgley Racing Pontiac -* -*
55 67 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Buick -* -*
56 74 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Racing Pontiac -* -*
57 81 Glen Steurer Steurer Racing Chevrolet -* -*
58 82 J. C. Danielsen Gautsche Racing Buick -* -*
59 85 Sumner McKnight McKnight Racing Ford -* -*
60 89 Bob Howard Hathaway Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
61 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results
Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 95 43 running 185 $49,100
2 3 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 95 1 running 175 $26,175
3 1 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 95 30 running 170 $20,950
4 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 95 7 running 165 $18,600
5 21 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 95 0 running 155 $10,725
6 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 95 0 running 150 $10,850
7 15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 95 0 running 146 $5,450
8 19 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 95 4 running 147 $5,000
9 10 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 95 0 running 138 $6,675
10 4 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 95 5 running 139 $12,925
11 40 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 95 0 running 130 $6,275
12 37 73 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing Chevrolet 95 0 running 127 $4,450
13 30 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 95 0 running 124 $5,550
14 5 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 95 0 running 121 $9,650
15 13 18 Rick Hendrick[lower-alpha 1] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 running 118 $2,550
16 8 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 94 0 running 115 $11,000
17 27 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Chevrolet 94 0 running 112 $5,075
18 24 76 Tommy Kendall Spears Motorsports Buick 94 1 running 114 $3,400
19 33 88 Buddy Baker Baker–Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 94 0 running 106 $4,800
20 11 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 running 103 $8,550
21 9 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 94 0 running 100 $4,600
22 23 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 93 0 running 97 $8,700
23 16 19 Chad Little Stoke Racing Ford 93 3 running 99 $3,875
24 22 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 92 0 running 91 $4,250
25 38 66 John Krebs Krebs Racing Oldsmobile 92 0 running 88 $1,600
26 18 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 91 0 running 85 $2,125
27 26 79 Roy Smith Razore Racing Ford 85 1 running 87 $2,575
28 7 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 85 0 overheating 79 $8,400
29 28 31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 84 0 running 76 $2,000
30 32 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 84 0 running 73 $1,350
31 42 2 Ernie Irvan (R) U.S. Racing Chevrolet 78 0 oil pump 70 $1,050
32 34 28 Davey Allison Ranier-Lundy Racing Ford 74 0 running 67 $10,675
33 25 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 56 0 running 64 $1,850
34 14 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52 0 piston 61 $3,225
35 36 62 Terry Petris Petris Racing Chevrolet 52 0 ball joint 0 $1,150
36 35 04 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing Pontiac 51 0 rock stud 55 $1,145
37 31 08 Rick McCray McCray Racing Pontiac 46 0 engine 52 $1,140
38 20 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 39 0 oil pressure 49 $3,135
39 43 32 Ruben Garcia Stoke Racing Chevrolet 27 0 accident 46 $3,380
40 17 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22 0 engine 43 $9,700
41 39 1 Jim Bown Bown Racing Chevrolet 22 0 oil pressure 40 $1,600
42 12 33 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 10 0 engine 37 $3,100
43 41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 5 0 engine 34 $3,100
Failed to qualify
44 03 Howard Mark Mark Racing Chevrolet
45 10 Ken Bouchard (R) Whitcomb Racing Ford
46 14 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Buick
47 16 Reno Fontana Fontana Racing Pontiac
48 20 Scott Gaylord Burney Racing Oldsmobile
49 22 St. James Davis St. James Racing Buick
50 41 Jack Sellers Vincent Racing Chevrolet
51 45 Billy Fulcher Fulcher Racing Oldsmobile
52 46 Marta Leonard Leonard Racing Chevrolet
53 48 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick
54 50 George Follmer Midgley Racing Pontiac
55 67 Ron Esau Arrington Racing Buick
56 74 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Racing Pontiac
57 81 Glen Steurer Steurer Racing Chevrolet
58 82 J. C. Danielsen Gautsche Racing Buick
59 85 Sumner McKnight McKnight Racing Ford
60 89 Bob Howard Hathaway Racing Oldsmobile
61 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick
Official race results

Standings after the race

Notes
  1. Hendrick was relieved by Elliott Forbes-Robinson six laps into the race. However, since Hendrick started the race, he is credited with the 15th place finish.[8]

References
  1. Higgins, Tom (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Takes Riverside With Furious Finish (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 45. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Higgins, Tom (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Takes Riverside With Furious Finish (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 62. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Glick, Shav (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Wins One for Road (Part 1)". The Los Angeles Times. p. 33. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Glick, Shav (June 13, 1988). "Wallace Wins One for Road (Part 2)". The Los Angeles Times. p. 42. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer. June 10, 1988. p. 55. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Higgins, Tom (June 11, 1988). "Rudd Rolls To Pole (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 29. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. Higgins, Tom (June 11, 1988). "Rudd Rolls To Pole (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 31. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. Higgins, Tom (June 13, 1988). "Lucky Break Leads Wallace To Victory". The Charlotte Observer. p. 62. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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