| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 29 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd. | |||
| Date | March 20, 1988 | ||
| Official name | 29th Annual Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | ||
| Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta International Raceway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.522 mi (2.449 km) | ||
| Distance | 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km) | ||
| Average speed | 139.684 miles per hour (224.800 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 70,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 31.022 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 270 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Keith Jackson, Jerry Punch | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 20, 1989, before an audience of 70,000 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta International Raceway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. On the final restart of the race with three laps left in the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to pull away from the field, completing a dominant performance where he would lead 270 laps. The victory was Earnhardt's 32nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (March 21, 1988). "Earnhardt Sparkles In Victory At Atlanta (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (March 21, 1988). "Earnhardt Sparkles In Victory At Atlanta (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hinton, Ed (March 21, 1988). "Earnhardt breaks drought, turns Motorcraft 500 into 'boring' rout (Part 1)". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 39. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hinton, Ed (March 21, 1988). "Earnhardt breaks drought, turns Motorcraft 500 into 'boring' rout (Part 2)". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 49. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
