The 1988 NASCAR Busch Series began February 13, 1988 and ended October 30, 1988. Tommy Ellis of J&J Racing won the championship.
Schedule Schedule as follows: No. Race title Track Date 1 Goody's 300 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 13 2 Mountain Dew 400 Hickory Speedway, Hickory February 28 3 Goodwrench 200 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham March 5 4 Miller Classic Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville March 13 5 Country Squire 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington March 26 6 Budweiser 200 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol April 9 7 Hampton 200 Langley Speedway, Hampton April 30 8 Pennsylvania 300 Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth May 7 9 Busch 200 South Boston Speedway, South Boston May 14 10 CarQuest 200 Nashville Speedway USA, Nashville May 21 11 Winn-Dixie 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 28 12 Budweiser 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 4 13 Roses Stores 150 Orange County Speedway, Rougemont June 11 14 Big Star/Coca-Cola 200 Lanier Speedway, Gainesville June 19 15 Granger Select 200 Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville June 25 16 Myrtle Beach 200 Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach July 2 17 Oxford 250 Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford July 10 18 Coors 200 South Boston Speedway, South Boston July 16 19 Pepsi 200 Hickory Speedway, Hickory July 23 20 Busch 200 Langley Speedway, Hampton July 30 21 Kroger 200 Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont August 6 22 Poole Equipment 150 Orange County Speedway, Rougemont August 13 23 Tri-City Pontiac 200 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol August 26 24 Gatorade 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 3 25 Commonwealth 200 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 10 26 Grand National 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 17 27 Advance Auto 150 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville September 24 28 All Pro 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 8 29 AC-Delco 200 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham October 22 30 Winston Classic Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville October 30
Races Goody's 300 powered by Sprite
The Goody's 300 powered by Sprite was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Mike Swaim won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#12-Bobby Allison #15-Geoff Bodine #17-Darrell Waltrip #06-Mark Martin #32-Dale Jarrett #28-Davey Allison #84-Mike Alexander #7-Harry Gant #25-Rob Moroso #22-Rick Mast
Mountain Dew 400
The Mountain Dew 400 was held February 28 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#84-Mike Alexander #6-Tommy Houston #11-Jack Ingram #99-Tommy Ellis #32-Dale Jarrett #21-Larry Pearson #5-Jimmy Hensley #8-Dale Earnhardt #00-Larry Pollard #25-Rob Moroso
Goodwrench 200
The Goodwrench 200 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#06-Mark Martin #84-Mike Alexander #32-Dale Jarrett #81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #7-Harry Gant #99-Tommy Ellis #22-Rick Mast #97-Morgan Shepherd #00-Larry Pollard #5-Jimmy Hensley
Miller Classic
The Miller Classic was held March 13 at Martinsville Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#5-Jimmy Hensley #2-L. D. Ottinger #25-Rob Moroso #84-Mike Alexander #11-Jack Ingram #41-Max Prestwood #22-Rick Mast #34-Jimmy Spencer #02-Kenny Burks #00-Larry Pollard
Country Squire 200
The Country Squire 200 was held March 26 at Darlington Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#15-Geoff Bodine #7-Harry Gant #32-Dale Jarrett #8-Dale Earnhardt #81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #25-Rob Moroso #21-Larry Pearson #72-Rusty Wallace #06-Mark Martin #17-Darrell Waltrip
Budweiser 200
The Budweiser 200 was held April 9 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#8-Dale Earnhardt #99-Tommy Ellis #11-Jack Ingram #25-Rob Moroso #34-Jimmy Spencer #90-Ed Berrier #6-Tommy Houston #7-Harry Gant #22-Rick Mast #75-Brad Teague
Hampton 200
The Hampton 200 was held April 30 at Langley Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#99-Tommy Ellis #21-Larry Pearson #11-Jack Ingram #6-Tommy Houston #00-Larry Pollard #42-Elton Sawyer #07-Tommy Sigmon #34-Jimmy Spencer #84-Mike Alexander #14-Ronnie Silver
Pennsylvania 300
The Pennsylvania 300 was held May 7 at Nazareth Speedway. Mike Alexander won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#22-Rick Mast #25-Rob Moroso #12-Bobby Allison #11-Jack Ingram #5-Jimmy Hensley #8-Dale Earnhardt #00-Larry Pollard #34-Jimmy Spencer #39-Steve Grissom #99-Tommy Ellis
Busch 200
The Busch 200 was held May 14 at South Boston Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#21-Larry Pearson #84-Mike Alexander #99-Tommy Ellis #14-Ronnie Silver #6-Tommy Houston #2-L. D. Ottinger #25-Rob Moroso #07-Tommy Sigmon #24-Joe Thurman #22-Rick Mast
CarQuest 200
The CarQuest 200 was held May 21 at Nashville Speedway USA. Larry Pearson won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#17-Darrell Waltrip #11-Jack Ingram #34-Jimmy Spencer #21-Larry Pearson #90-Ed Berrier #5-Jimmy Hensley #6-Tommy Houston #14-Ronnie Silver #84-Mike Alexander #2-L. D. Ottinger
Winn-Dixie 300
The Winn-Dixie 300 was held May 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#32-Dale Jarrett #81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #12-Bobby Allison #25-Rob Moroso #8-Dale Earnhardt #7-Harry Gant #9-Bill Elliott #97-Morgan Shepherd #84-Mike Alexander #90-Ed Berrier
Budweiser 200
The Budweiser 200 was held June 4 at Dover International Speedway. Mike Alexander won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #21-Larry Pearson #52-Ken Schrader #90-Ed Berrier #75-Brad Teague #99-Tommy Ellis #4-Kelly Moore #39-Steve Grissom #96-Tom Peck #84-Mike Alexander
On lap 195; Larry Pollard, serving as a substitute driver for his father-in-law Harry Gant after Gant suffered a broken leg following a crash at the 1988 Coca-Cola 600, suffered a serious crash that left him with a basilar skull fracture; which he ended up managing to survive.
Roses Stores 150
The Roses Stores 150 was held June 11 at Orange County Speedway. Tommy Houston won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#6-Tommy Houston #21-Larry Pearson #34-Jimmy Spencer #25-Rob Moroso #84-Mike Alexander #99-Tommy Ellis #5-Jimmy Hensley #84-Ronnie Silver #2-L. D. Ottinger #47-Billy Standridge
Big Star/Coca-Cola 200
The Big Star/Coca-Cola 200 was held June 19 at Lanier Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#6-Tommy Houston #5-Jimmy Hensley #21-Larry Pearson #2-L. D. Ottinger #84-Mike Alexander #02-Kenny Burks #47-Billy Standridge #34-Jimmy Spencer #00-Ronnie Silver #63-Mike Swaim
Granger Select 200
The Granger Select 200 was held June 25 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Bobby Dotter won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#99-Tommy Ellis #2-L. D. Ottinger #5-Jimmy Hensley #84-Mike Alexander #34-Jimmy Spencer #90-Ed Berrier #14-Ronnie Silver #39-Steve Grissom #07-Tommy Sigmon #63-Mike Swaim
Myrtle Beach 200
The Myrtle Beach 200 was held July 2 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. L. D. Ottinger won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#25-Rob Moroso #21-Larry Pearson #6-Tommy Houston #41-Max Prestwood #11-Jack Ingram #22-Rick Mast #42-Elton Sawyer #75-Brad Teague #81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #63-Mike Swaim
Oxford 250
The Oxford 250 was held July 10 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#0-Dick McCabe #47-Kelly Moore #66-Randy LaJoie #71-Bobby Dragon #88-Larry Caron #26-Darren Bernier #99-Tommy Ellis #11-Jack Ingram #33-Joey Kourafas #7-Chuck Bown
Coors 200
The Coors 200 was held July 16 at South Boston Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#21-Larry Pearson #99-Tommy Ellis #6-Tommy Houston #11-Jack Ingram #22-Rick Mast #56-Ronald Cooper #90-Ed Berrier #42-Elton Sawyer #07-Tommy Sigmon #00-Ronnie Silver
Pepsi 200
The Pepsi 200 was held July 23 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#6-Tommy Houston #5-Jimmy Hensley #99-Tommy Ellis #11-Jack Ingram #21-Larry Pearson #79-Bobby Dotter #00-Ronnie Silver #22-Rick Mast #25-Rob Moroso #07-Tommy Sigmon
Busch 200
The Busch 200 was held July 30 at Langley Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#99-Tommy Ellis #11-Jack Ingram #5-Jimmy Hensley #6-Tommy Houston #22-Rick Mast #25-Rob Moroso #21-Larry Pearson #84-Mike Alexander #34-Jimmy Spencer #90-Ed Berrier
Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was held August 6 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Kelly Moore won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#97-Morgan Shepherd #6-Tommy Houston #99-Tommy Ellis #21-Larry Pearson #17-Darrell Waltrip #79-Bobby Dotter #06-Mark Martin #30-Kyle Petty #91-Tom Harrington #4-Kelly Moore
Poole Equipment 150
The Poole Equipment 150 was held August 13 at Orange County Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#22-Rick Mast #84-Mike Alexander #25-Rob Moroso #90-Ed Berrier #2-L. D. Ottinger #6-Tommy Houston #99-Tommy Ellis #56-Ronald Cooper #42-Elton Sawyer #02-Kenny Burks
Tri-City Pontiac 200
The Tri-City Pontiac 200 was held August 26 at Bristol International Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#21-Larry Pearson #84-Mike Alexander #8-Dale Earnhardt #7-Harry Gant #5-Jimmy Hensley #34-Jimmy Spencer #28-Davey Allison #6-Tommy Houston #2-L. D. Ottinger #06-Mark Martin
Gatorade 200
The Gatorade 200 was held September 3 at Darlington Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#7-Harry Gant #15-Geoff Bodine #17-Michael Waltrip #28-Davey Allison #97-Morgan Shepherd #34-Jimmy Spencer #84-Mike Alexander #25-Rob Moroso #66-Rusty Wallace #75-Brad Teague
Commonwealth 200
The Commonwealth 200 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Harry Gant won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#7-Harry Gant #21-Larry Pearson #25-Rob Moroso #99-Tommy Ellis #39-Steve Grissom #5-Jimmy Hensley #07-Tommy Sigmon #2-L. D. Ottinger #06-Mark Martin #90-Ed Berrier
NOTE: This was the first race held at the newly expanded Richmond International Raceway, expanded from .542 mile to the new .750 mile distance in February.
Grand National 200
The Grand National 200 was held September 17 at Dover International Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#17-Michael Waltrip #99-Tommy Ellis #97-Morgan Shepherd #81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #56-Ronald Cooper #34-Jimmy Spencer #7-Harry Gant #2-L. D. Ottinger #11-Jack Ingram #28-Davey Allison
Advance Auto 150
The Advance Auto 150 was held September 24 at Martinsville Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#7-Harry Gant #84-Mike Alexander #42-Elton Sawyer #21-Larry Pearson #34-Jimmy Spencer #22-Rick Mast #56-Ronald Cooper #0-Joe Millikan #6-Tommy Houston #25-Rob Moroso
All Pro 300
The All Pro 300 was held October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#25-Rob Moroso #15-Geoff Bodine #81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #52-Ken Schrader #17-Darrell Waltrip #99-Tommy Ellis #5-Jimmy Hensley #47-Billy Standridge #66-Rusty Wallace #32-Dale Jarrett
AC-Delco 200
The AC-Delco 200 was held October 22 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#7-Harry Gant #8-Dale Earnhardt #28-Davey Allison #17-Darrell Waltrip #6-Tommy Houston #15-Geoff Bodine #81-Bobby Hillin Jr. #52-Ken Schrader #99-Tommy Ellis #79-Dave Rezendes
Winston Classic
The Winston Classic was held October 30 at Martinsville Speedway. Tommy Houston won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#7-Harry Gant #25-Rob Moroso #99-Tommy Ellis #2-L. D. Ottinger #22-Rick Mast #97-Morgan Shepherd #42-Elton Sawyer #75-Brad Teague #6-Tommy Houston #81-Bobby Hillin Jr.
Full Drivers' Championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. ** - All laps led.