1988 Miller High Life 400 (Richmond)
22nd race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1988 Miller High Life 400 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 11, 1988, before an audience of 60,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Ranier-Lundy Racing's Davey Allison would manage to dominate the majority of the race, leading 262 laps to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt and Junior Johnson & Associates' Terry Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 22 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | September 11, 1988 | ||
Official name | 31st Annual Miller High Life 400 | ||
Location | Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.21 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Average speed | 95.77 miles per hour (154.13 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 60,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ranier-Lundy Racing | ||
Time | 21.978 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Davey Allison | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
Laps | 262 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 28 | Davey Allison | Ranier-Lundy Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The race was the first ever race at the newly-built Richmond International Raceway, a track that replaced the old Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.[3]