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| 1988 Snap-On Tools 500 | 
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| Held on September 25, 1988 at Salem Speedway in Salem, IN | |
| 500 L, 277.5 M, 446.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 34 | Bob Brevak | Race Glaze | Buick | 500 | 305 | running | |
| 2 | 23 | 52 | Jeep Pflum | J&M Car Rental | Olds | 500 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 11 | 80 | Bob Strait | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 32 | 60 | Tom Bigelow | Franklin Power Products | Pontiac | 496 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 8 | 01 | Bobby Bowsher | Bowsher Motorsports | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | 16 | Randy Churchill | Churchill Transport | Chevy | 487 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 9 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | J. Omar Landis Auctions | Chevy | 487 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 13 | 21 | Marvin Smith | Churchill Transport | Chevy | 466 | 8 | running | |
| 9 | 6 | 11 | Jerry Churchill | Churchill Transport | Chevy | 465 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 21 | 23 | Billy Thomas | Jig-A-Lo Chassis | Pontiac | 441 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 22 | 9 | Eric Smith | Southtown Motorsports | Ford | 439 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 18 | 67 | Brad Smith | Specialty Fabrication | Chrysler | 438 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 1 | 72 | Tracy Leslie | Leslie Tire Service | Olds | 433 | 12 | running | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Grant Adcox | Herb Adcox Chevrolet | Chevy | 415 | 0 | engine | |
| 15 | 2 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | Arnold Jerome Enterprises | Chevy | 414 | 173 | running | |
| 16 | 26 | 53 | Richard Hampton | Big O Tires | Ford | 412 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 4 | 25 | Bill Venturini | Amoco Ultimate, Rain-X | Chevy | 393 | 2 | running | |
| 18 | 17 | 89 | Gary Weinbroer | A&H Metals Recycling | Chevy | 374 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 27 | 37 | Rolf Helland | Helland Racing | Chevy | 342 | 0 | engine | |
| 20 | 29 | 36 | Jerry Huffman | Huffman Racing | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 36 | 6 | David Tomczak | Tomczak Racing | Buick | 324 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 10 | 77 | Don LaDuke | Wolverine Expediting | Chevy | 315 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 33 | 51 | David Simko | Mound Steel | Pontiac | 301 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 7 | 8 | Bob Dotter | Deasy Auto Parts | Chevy | 255 | 0 | shifter | |
| 25 | 24 | 65 | Ramo Stott | Fast-N-Friendly Food Stores | Buick | 207 | 0 | overheating | |
| 26 | 5 | 50 | Don Marmor | Lombard Auto Wrecking | Chevy | 153 | 0 | crash | |
| 27 | 35 | 59 | Burgess White | Cantley's Racing Parts | Chevy | 112 | 0 | handling | |
| 28 | 16 | 12 | Dave Weltmeyer | Weltmeyer Racing | Olds | 108 | 0 | suspension | |
| 29 | 19 | 4 | Mike Fry | Coors Light | Chevy | 86 | 0 | crash | |
| 30 | 25 | 44 | Jim Elliott | Tri-Star Car Care | Buick | 48 | 0 | suspension | |
| 31 | 28 | 95 | Gary Hawes | MB Windows & Doors | Pontiac | 25 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 15 | 0 | Scott Stovall | Southern States Auction | Chevy | 18 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 30 | 68 | Tom Cellini | Broadway Auto, DuPont | Pontiac | 7 | 0 | crash | |
| 34 | 14 | 93 | Maurice Randall | Automotive Performance | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 34 | 92 | Roland Isaacs | Paxton Racing | Chevy | 1 | 0 | ignition | |
| 36 | 31 | 30 | Bobby Sands | Henryville Video | Buick | 0 | 0 | ignition | |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| Jim Hurlbert | DNQ | ||||||||
| Terry Pearson | DNQ | ||||||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
