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The 1988 Southern 500, the 39th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 4, 1988, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. All the wives of the participating NASCAR drivers received a special racing pass that allowed them to access all aspects of racing life except for the pits where the drivers' crew did their actual work. ==Summary== Lasting almost four hours, this final "traditional" Southern 500 racing event would feature Bill Elliott (employed at that time by Mr. Harry Melling of Melling Racing) defeating Rusty Wallace (employed by Raymond Beadle Blue Max Racing racing team during this era) by 0.24 seconds; the average speed of the race was .〔(''1988 Southern 500'' ) racing information at Racing Reference〕 Four drivers would fail to qualify for this race; which had ten cautions for a whopping 49 laps.〔 74000 people would attend the race to see 367 laps of racing action; last-place finisher Harry Gant would only finish 50 of them due to engine difficulties.〔 Twenty-four different changes would be made for the first-place position of the race.〔 The pole winner was also the winner of the race; qualifying with speeds up to .〔 Both Richard Petty and his son Kyle would compete in this race.〔 Notable drivers at the race also included Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, and Alan Kulwicki.〔 Two different drivers would be involved in accidents; Derrike Cope on lap 203 and Ken Ragan on lap 308.〔(''1988 Southern 500'' ) racing information at Driver Averages〕 A stock car carrying the Ford manufacturer won the race while Chevrolet was the official manufacturer of the last-place finisher.〔 The total purse of the race was $431,345 ($ when adjusted for inflation); with the winner taking $75,800 of the purse ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(''1988 Southern 500'' ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 From the following year to the end of the autumn Southern 500 races in 2004, a sponsor's name would be added to the overall race name; reducing the traditionalism surrounding the early "Southern 500" races. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「1988 Southern 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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