On the first lap of the race, a crash involving Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Allison and Linro Motorsports driver Jocko Maggiacomo would occur in the second turn of the speedway. Allison, who had cut a tire before the start of the race, would spin in the second turn while trying to nurse his car to pit road. Maggiacomo, who had started behind Allison, was unable to avoid the spinning Allison and t-boned Allison's car on the driver's side. As a result, Allison would suffer a broken left leg and a cerebral concussion.[5][6] Allison would eventually recover from his physical injuries, but was left with amnesia after the incident.[7] Maggiacomo, who suffered a fractured left ankle, would retire after the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season after suffering from PTSD from hitting Allison.[8]
Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCarrace. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 17, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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 18, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 16-40 would be decided on time,[9] 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; up to two provisionals were given.
Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 56.673 and an average speed of 158.806 miles per hour (255.573 km/h) in the first round.[10][11]
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Referencesedit
^Higgins, Tom (June 20, 1988). "Gambling G. Bodine Claims Pocono Race (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 13. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (June 20, 1988). "Gambling G. Bodine Claims Pocono Race (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 16. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Hocek, Bob (June 20, 1988). "Bodine rolls to Miller 500 victory (Part 1)". Times Leader. p. 17. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Hocek, Bob (June 20, 1988). "Bodine rolls to Miller 500 victory (Part 2)". Times Leader. p. 23. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Walsh, Scott (June 20, 1988). "Father's Day wasn't too pleasant for NASCAR stars Allison, Petty". The Scranton Times-Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Hocek, Bob (June 20, 1988). "Allison remains critical". Times Leader. p. 23. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Pearce, Al (August 20, 2021). "Sadly, Bobby Allison Does Not Remember His Favorite Race in NASCAR". Autoweek. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^Beard, Brock (June 2, 2016). "6/19/88: Jocko Maggiacomo: the forgotten half of Bobby Allison's career-ending Pocono crash". LASTCAR. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^Higgins, Tom (June 18, 1988). "Kulwicki Takes Pocono Pole With Record Effort (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 19. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (June 18, 1988). "Kulwicki Takes Pocono Pole With Record Effort (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1988 Miller High Life 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the seventh iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday June 19 1988 before an audience of 96 000 in Long Pond Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway a 2 5 miles 4 0 km triangular permanent course The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete At race s end Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoff Bodine would manage to run the final 42 laps of the race on one tank of fuel to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season 1 2 3 4 To fill out the top three Bahari Racing driver Michael Waltrip and Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third respectively 1988 Miller High Life 500Race detailsRace 13 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1988 Miller High Life 500 program cover featuring Bobby Hillin Jr and Bobby Allison DateJune 19 1988Official name7th Annual Miller High Life 500LocationLong Pond Pennsylvania Pocono RacewayCoursePermanent racing facility2 5 mi 4 0 km Distance200 laps 500 mi 804 672 km Scheduled Distance200 laps 500 mi 804 672 km Average speed126 147 miles per hour 203 014 km h Attendance96 000Pole positionDriverAlan KulwickiAK RacingTime56 673Most laps ledDriverGeoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsLaps90WinnerNo 5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFNN tape delayed AnnouncersPat Patterson Bob LatfordRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network On the first lap of the race a crash involving Stavola Brothers Racing driver Bobby Allison and Linro Motorsports driver Jocko Maggiacomo would occur in the second turn of the speedway Allison who had cut a tire before the start of the race would spin in the second turn while trying to nurse his car to pit road Maggiacomo who had started behind Allison was unable to avoid the spinning Allison and t boned Allison s car on the driver s side As a result Allison would suffer a broken left leg and a cerebral concussion 5 6 Allison would eventually recover from his physical injuries but was left with amnesia after the incident 7 Maggiacomo who suffered a fractured left ankle would retire after the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season after suffering from PTSD from hitting Allison 8 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Pocono International Raceway the venue where the race was held The race was held at Pocono International Raceway which is a three turn superspeedway located in Long Pond Pennsylvania The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event Until 2019 the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports Inc or International Speedway Corporation It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon Nicholas and sister Ashley and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli all of whom are third generation members of the family owned Mattco Inc started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli Outside of the NASCAR races the track is used throughout the year by the Sports Car Club of America SCCA and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack North Course East Course and South Course Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri oval to complete the track During regular non race weekends multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction or multiple infield sections can be put together such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri oval to connect the two Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor2 Ernie Irvan R U S Racing Chevrolet Kroger3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh Light7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light10 Ken Bouchard R Whitcomb Racing Ford Whitcomb Racing11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet Budweiser12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Crisco16 Bob Schacht Chilson Racing Ford Ed Learn Ford17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Steve Moore Hamby Racing Chevrolet Hamby Racing23 Eddie Bierschwale B amp B Racing Oldsmobile Wayne Paging25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak28 Davey Allison Ranier Lundy Racing Ford Havoline29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile Hardee s30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile Slender You Figure Salons33 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Skoal Bandit43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Piedmont Airlines52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Eureka55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile Crown Skoal Classic63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet Bullfrog Knits67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford Pannill Sweatshirts68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford Purolator Filters70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline80 Jimmy Horton R S amp H Racing Ford S amp H Racing83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Wynn s Kmart85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet James Chevrolet88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile Red Baron Frozen Pizza90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford Bull s Eye Barbecue Sauce97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick AC Spark Plug98 Brad Noffsinger R Curb Racing Buick SunocoQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday June 17 at 3 00 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 15 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 18 at 10 30 AM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 16 40 would be decided on time 9 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 up to two provisionals were given Alan Kulwicki driving for his own AK Racing team would win the pole setting a time of 56 673 and an average speed of 158 806 miles per hour 255 573 km h in the first round 10 11 Three drivers would fail to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 56 673 158 8062 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56 870 158 2563 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56 908 158 1504 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 57 344 156 9485 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet 57 376 156 8606 28 Davey Allison Ranier Lundy Racing Ford 57 626 156 1807 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 57 654 156 1048 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 57 695 155 9939 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 711 155 94910 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 57 735 155 88511 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 57 737 155 87912 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 57 816 155 66613 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 57 835 155 61514 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 57 905 155 42715 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 57 933 155 352Failed to lock in Round 116 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 57 688 156 01217 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 57 984 155 21518 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 990 155 19919 33 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 58 040 155 06520 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 58 063 155 00421 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 58 177 154 70022 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 58 211 154 61023 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 58 303 154 36624 2 Ernie Irvan R U S Racing Chevrolet 58 457 153 95925 88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 58 535 153 75426 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick 58 623 153 52327 31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 58 624 153 52128 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 58 663 153 41929 10 Ken Bouchard R Whitcomb Racing Ford 58 668 153 40630 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 58 693 153 34031 98 Brad Noffsinger R Curb Racing Buick 58 704 153 31232 80 Jimmy Horton R S amp H Racing Ford 58 752 153 18633 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 58 930 152 72434 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 59 033 152 45735 23 Eddie Bierschwale B amp B Racing Oldsmobile 59 171 152 10236 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 59 185 152 06637 16 Bob Schacht Chilson Racing Ford 59 588 151 03738 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 59 620 150 95639 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 59 666 150 84040 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 1 00 140 149 651Failed to qualify41 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 42 64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet 43 22 Steve Moore Hamby Racing Chevrolet Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 3 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 90 running 185 51 2002 30 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 1 running 175 31 1003 17 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 200 23 running 170 26 5004 15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 6 running 165 15 0805 6 28 Davey Allison Ranier Lundy Racing Ford 200 0 running 155 20 9256 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 150 13 6257 25 88 Buddy Baker Baker Schiff Racing Oldsmobile 200 0 running 146 11 6008 11 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 3 running 147 9 7009 2 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 68 running 143 13 48010 4 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 0 running 134 15 46011 7 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 199 0 running 130 11 49012 14 21 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 127 11 27013 20 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Oldsmobile 199 0 running 124 5 95014 29 10 Ken Bouchard R Whitcomb Racing Ford 199 0 running 121 4 55015 22 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 199 0 running 118 7 87516 19 33 Morgan Shepherd Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 115 7 06017 27 31 Joe Ruttman Bob Clark Motorsports Oldsmobile 197 0 running 112 4 65518 32 80 Jimmy Horton R S amp H Racing Ford 196 0 running 109 3 50019 31 98 Brad Noffsinger R Curb Racing Buick 196 0 running 106 3 11520 36 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 194 0 running 103 6 63521 39 67 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing Ford 192 0 running 0 4 88022 40 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 190 0 running 97 2 77523 12 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 187 0 running 94 3 67024 34 68 Derrike Cope Testa Racing Ford 187 0 running 91 6 19025 8 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 148 0 running 88 3 51026 13 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 147 9 crash 90 5 25527 1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 127 0 engine 82 7 65028 21 44 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 118 0 engine 79 5 07029 35 23 Eddie Bierschwale B amp B Racing Oldsmobile 111 0 camshaft 76 2 34030 10 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 105 0 engine 73 4 93531 23 90 Benny Parsons Donlavey Racing Ford 100 0 crash 70 4 85532 5 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet 98 0 engine 67 9 17533 18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 0 engine 64 13 04534 26 97 Rodney Combs Winkle Motorsports Buick 54 0 engine 61 2 03035 16 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 27 0 engine 58 12 07536 37 16 Bob Schacht Chilson Racing Ford 22 0 engine 55 1 92037 24 2 Ernie Irvan R U S Racing Chevrolet 12 0 crash 52 1 86538 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 11 0 engine 49 4 43539 28 12 Bobby Allison Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 0 0 crash 46 9 80540 38 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 crash 43 1 750Failed to qualify41 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac42 64 Mike Potter Potter Racing Chevrolet43 22 Steve Moore Hamby Racing ChevroletOfficial race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points nbsp 1 Rusty Wallace 1 960 nbsp 2 Dale Earnhardt 1 850 110 nbsp 1 3 Bill Elliott 1 820 140 nbsp 1 4 Terry Labonte 1 769 191 nbsp 5 Sterling Marlin 1 756 204 nbsp 1 6 Ken Schrader 1 674 286 nbsp 2 7 Geoff Bodine 1 659 301 nbsp 2 8 Bobby Allison 1 654 306 nbsp 1 9 Phil Parsons 1 616 344 nbsp 2 10 Bobby Hillin Jr 1 596 364 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References edit Higgins Tom June 20 1988 Gambling G Bodine Claims Pocono Race Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 13 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom June 20 1988 Gambling G Bodine Claims Pocono Race Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 16 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Hocek Bob June 20 1988 Bodine rolls to Miller 500 victory Part 1 Times Leader p 17 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Hocek Bob June 20 1988 Bodine rolls to Miller 500 victory Part 2 Times Leader p 23 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Walsh Scott June 20 1988 Father s Day wasn t too pleasant for NASCAR stars Allison Petty The Scranton Times Tribune p 12 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Hocek Bob June 20 1988 Allison remains critical Times Leader p 23 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Pearce Al August 20 2021 Sadly Bobby Allison Does Not Remember His Favorite Race in NASCAR Autoweek Retrieved July 9 2023 Beard Brock June 2 2016 6 19 88 Jocko Maggiacomo the forgotten half of Bobby Allison s career ending Pocono crash LASTCAR Retrieved July 9 2023 NASCAR Today The Charlotte Observer June 17 1988 p 41 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom June 18 1988 Kulwicki Takes Pocono Pole With Record Effort Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 19 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom June 18 1988 Kulwicki Takes Pocono Pole With Record Effort Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 23 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1988 Budweiser 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1988 season Next race 1988 Miller High Life 400 Michigan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 Miller High Life 500 amp oldid 1177271298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
