1988 Commonwealth 200

1988 Commonwealth 200
Richmond International Raceway
200 L, 150 M
September 10, 1988
Drivers in Blue Indicate BGNN Drivers
Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	7	Harry Gant (RES)	Skoal	Buick	200	73	running
2	26	21	Larry Pearson (RES)	Chattanooga Chew	Chevy	200	89	running
3	13	25	Rob Moroso (RES)	Moroso Performance	Olds	200	0	running
4	28	99	Tommy Ellis (RES)	J & J Racing	Buick	200	3	running
5	18	39	Steve Grissom (RES)	Grissom Motors	Olds	200	0	running
6	21	5	Jimmy Hensley (RES)	Advance Auto Parts	Buick	199	0	running
7	32	07	Tommy Sigmon (RES)	Burke Grading & Paving	Olds	199	0	running
8	8	2	L.D. Ottinger (RES)	Detroit Gasket	Buick	198	0	running
9	6	06	Mark Martin (RES)	Carolina Frd Dealers	Ford	197	0	running
10	27	90	Ed Berrier (RES)	Cox Wood Preserving	Buick	197	0	running
11	34	1	Jamie Aube (RES)	Lake Morey Inn	Buick	197	0	running
12	3	81	Bobby Hillin, Jr. (RES)	Windmere	Buick	197	0	running
13	32	24	Joe Thurman (RES)	Thackston's Garage	Ford	196	0	running
14	5	44	Sterling Marlin (RES)	Piedmont Airlines	Olds	195	0	running
15	14	37	Patty Moise (RES)	Crisco Butter-Flavored	Buick	195	0	running
16	17	34	Jimmy Spencer (RES)	Cicci Racing	Buick	194	2	running
17	25	47	Billy Standridge (RES)	Rite-Way Grinding	Pontiac	194	0	running
18	11	60	Dale Shaw (RES)	Budweiser	Pontiac	192	0	running
19	15	63	Mike Swaim (RES)	Texas Pete Sauces	Chevy	188	0	running
20	4	56	Ronald Cooper (RES)	Speedway Waste Disposal	Buick	188	0	running
21	35	9	Joe Bessey (RES)	Cola Transport	Pontiac	187	0	running
22	19	71	Bobby Dragon (RES)	D.G. Robertson	Buick	186	0	running
23	20	66	Donny Ling, Jr. (RES)	Clark Cooling	Olds	176	0	running
24	12	84	Mike Alexander (RES)	GM Tech Team	Buick	173	26	running
25	31	22	Rick Mast (RES)	A.G. Dillard	Buick	154	0	running
26	2	15	Geoffrey Bodine (RES)	Levi Garrett	Chevy	142	7	carburetor
27	10	41	Max Prestwood (RES)	Custom Veneers	Olds	138	0	engine
28	16	11	Jack Ingram (RES)	Skoal	Chevy	121	0	crash
29	22	42	Elton Sawyer (RES)	Bill Lewis	Chevy	118	0	engine
30	30	76	Billy Hicks (RES)	Hicks Racing	Olds	112	0	crash
31	36	69	Kelly Moore (RES)	Spraker Racing	Chevy	90	0	engine
32	7	97	Morgan Shepherd (RES)	Winner's Circle Auto Parts	Buick	89	0	rear end
33	29	6	Tommy Houston (RES)	Southern Biscuit Flour	Buick	88	0	running
34	9	32	Dale Jarrett (RES)	Port-A-Lube	Olds	77	0	tires
35	23	48	Robbie Crouch (RES)	Letarte Race Cars	Buick	26	0	engine
36	24	4	Andy Petree (RES)	Lambert Racing	Olds	9	0	crash

The 1988 Commonwealth 200 was a Busch Series-Busch North Series combination race that occurred at Richmond on September 10, 1988. Harry Gant won his second consecutive race, beating Larry Pearson. Tommy Ellis's fourth place finish coupled with a 24th place by Mike Alexander effectively crushed Alexander's run to the points lead. Stats