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1988 Winston Cup Season |
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Derrike Cope drove for Jim Testa in 1988 with crew chief Dave Fuge.
This photo of the #68 Purolator Filters Ford Thunderbird was taken by John Heffner at the old Richmond 1/2 mile which was the last race there. |
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| Date | Event | Start | Finish | Status | Money Won |
Laps | Laps Led |
Race Points |
Standing |
| Feb. 14 | Daytona 500 Daytona, FL |
22 | 27 | Running | $15,235 | 183/200 | 82 | ||
| 21 | Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond, VA |
21 | 32 | Accident | $2,820 | 47/400 | 67 | ||
| Mar. 6 | Goodwrench 500 Rockingham, NC |
36 | 20 | Running | $6,770 | 486/492 | 103 | ||
| 20 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Hampton, GA |
36 | 26 | Running | $5,255 | 194/328 | 85 | ||
| 27 | TranSouth 500 Darlington, SC |
34 | 26 | Engine | $5,180 | 263/367 | 85 | ||
| Apr. 10 | Valleydale Meats 500 Bristol, TN |
24 | 24 | Overheating | $3,790 | 298/500 | 91 | ||
| 17 | First Union 400 N. Wilkesboro, NC |
24 | 22 | Running | $3,785 | 392/400 | 97 | ||
| 24 | Pannill Sweatshirts 500 Martinsville, VA |
32 | 29 | Overheating | $3,550 | 122/500 | 76 | ||
| May 1 | Winston 500 Talladega, AL |
31 | 26 | Running | $6,695 | 183/188 | 85 | ||
| 21 | Winston Open Cincord, NC |
4 | 5 | Running | $12,400 | 100/100 | -- | ||
| 29 | Coca-Cola 600 Concord, NC |
29 | 40 | Accident | $2,275 | 57/400 | 43 | ||
| Jun. 5 | Budweiser 500 Dover, DE |
25 | 18 | Running | $5,600 | 494/500 | 109 | ||
| 12 | Budweiser 400 Riverside, CA |
27 | 17 | Running | $5,075 | 94/95 | 112 | ||
| 19 | Miller High Life 500 Long Pond, PA |
34 | 24 | Running | $6,190 | 187/200 | 91 | ||
| 26 | Miller High Life 400 Brooklyn, MI |
25 | 32 | Clutch | $5,410 | 121/200 | 67 | ||
| Jul. 2 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 Daytona, FL |
35 | 39 | Accident | $4,840 | 2/160 | 46 | ||
| 24 | AC Spark Plug 500 Long Pond, PA |
19 | 33 | Accident | $5,550 | 91/200 | 64 | ||
| 31 | Talladega Diehard 500 Talladega, AL |
42 | 24 | Running | $6,230 | 187/188 | 91 | ||
| Aug. 14 | Budweiser at the Glen Watkins Glen, NY |
25 | 40 | Engine | $4,045 | 2/90 | 43 | ||
| 21 | Champion Spark Plug 400 Brooklyn, MI |
17 | 34 | Engine | $5,080 | 127/200 | 61 | ||
| 27 | Busch 500 Bristol, TN |
14 | 30 | Overheating | $3,550 | 93/500 | 73 | ||
| Sep. 4 | Southern 500 Darlington, SC |
31 | 35 | Accident | $4,755 | 203/367 | 58 | ||
| 11 | Miller High Life 400 Richmond, VA |
DNQ | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | Delaware 500 Dover, DE |
32 | 36 | Accident | $1,475 | 111/500 | 55 | ||
| 25 | Goody's 500 Martinsville, VA |
DNQ | 0 | ||||||
| Oct. 9 | Oakwood Homes 500 Concord, NC |
15 | 32 | Crankshaft | $1,580 | 129/334 | 67 | ||
| 16 | Holly Farms 400 N. Wilkesboro, NC |
DNQ | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | ACDelco 500 Rockingham, NC |
19 | 36 | Accident | $1,600 | 231/492 | 55 | ||
| Nov. 6 | Checker 500 Phoenix, AZ |
23 | 16 | Running | $2,450 | 309/312 | 115 | ||
| 20 | Atlanta Journal 500 Hampton, GA |
25 | 33 | Engine | $1,650 | 166/328 | 64 |
If you can fill in any missing stats or photos, please let us know.
Note: Other photos courtesy of Larry Cole. Thanks to Norm Gumpel and Robert Hanna for stats.
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