Checker 500 1988 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Winston Cup Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 6 november 1988 på den 1 mile (1.609 km) långa ovalbanan Phoenix International Raceway i Avondale utanför Phoenix i Arizona i USA. Totalt avverkades 312 miles (502,115 km) fördelat på 312 varv. Banunderlaget var asfalt. Loppet vanns av Alan Kulwicki i en Ford på tiden 3:26.57 körande för Alan Kulwicki Racing. Kulwickis snitthastighet uppgick till 90,457 mph. Det var Kulwickis första seger av totalt fem i cup-serien. Prispotten uppgick till 368 630 dollar, varav 54 100 dollar gick till segraren.
| Plc | Nr | Förare | Team/ bilägare |
Konstruktör | Start | Varv | Ledda varv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Alan Kulwicki Racing | Ford | 21 | 312 | 41 | |
| 2 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 17 | 312 | 2 | |
| 3 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 20 | 312 | 0 | |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 6 | 312 | 0 | |
| 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 2 | 312 | 68 | |
| 6 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 311 | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 33 | 311 | 0 | |
| 8 | 90 | Benny Parsons | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 15 | 311 | 0 | |
| 9 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 18 | 311 | 0 | |
| 10 | 44 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 9 | 311 | 11 | |
| 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 311 | 0 | |
| 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 311 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16 | 210 | 0 | |
| 14 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 210 | 0 | |
| 15 | 83 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 12 | 210 | 0 | |
| 16 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Testa Racing | Ford | 23 | 309 | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 25 | 309 | 0 | |
| 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 308 | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Chad Little | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 37 | 307 | 0 | |
| 20 | 69 | Trevor Boys | Boys Racing | Oldsmobile | 40 | 306 | 0 | |
| 21 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 8 | 306 | 0 | |
| 22 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Pontiac | 27 | 305 | 0 | |
| 23 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Whitcomb Racing | Pontiac | 41 | 304 | 0 | |
| 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 28 | 303 | 0 | |
| 25 | 98 | Brad Noffsinger | Curb Racing | Buick | 42 | 299 | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick | 4 | 296 | 183 | |
| 27 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 14 | 293 | 5 | |
| 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 11 | 292 | 0 | |
| 29 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 10 | 221 | 0 | |
| 30 | 79 | Roy Smith | Autosports Enterprises | Ford | 29 | 218 | 0 | |
| 31 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 32 | 215 | 0 | |
| 32 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 5 | 213 | 0 | |
| 33 | 24 | Gary Collins | Marion Collins | Oldsmobile | 39 | 212 | 0 | |
| 34 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Pontiac | 19 | 177 | 0 | |
| 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 30 | 168 | 0 | |
| 36 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 7 | 159 | 0 | |
| 37 | 03 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 157 | 0 | |
| 38 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 35 | 157 | 0 | |
| 39 | 31 | Johnny Rutherford | Bob Clark Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 34 | 155 | 0 | |
| 40 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B & B Racing | Oldsmobile | 31 | 133 | 0 | |
| 41 | 73 | Joe Ruttman | Barkdoll Motorsports | Ford | 26 | 65 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1 | Jim Bown | Bown Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 64 | 0 | |
| 43 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 22 | 13 | 0 | |
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