| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1988 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. | |||
| Date | February 14, 1988 | ||
| Official name | 30th Annual Daytona 500 | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.531 miles per hour (221.335 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 135,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 46.434 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 70 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Chris Economaki, Ned Jarrett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1988 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 14, 1988, before an audience of 135,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Stavola Brothers Racing's Bobby Allison managed to fend off his son, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison to the finish to take his 84th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only victory of the season, and his third Daytona 500 victory.[1][2] Jackson Bros. Motorsports' Phil Parsons rounded out the top three.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (February 15, 1988). "Daddy Edges Davey To Take Daytona". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jenks, Jim (February 15, 1988). "Allison & son finish 1-2". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1C, 8C. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
