The 1988 Indianapolis 500 was the 72nd running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 29 May 1988. Rick Mears started on pole position and was the race winner.
1988 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Rick Mears | Penske | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 1 | 200 | 3:27:10.204 | 89 | Running | 144.809 | $809,853 |
| 2 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | March | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 8 | 200 | +7.076 | 0 | Running | 144.726 | $337,603 |
| 3 | 1 | Al Unser | Penske | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 3 | 199 | 12 | Running | $228,903 | ||
| 4 | 18 | Michael Andretti | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 10 | 199 | 0 | Running | $192,953 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Bobby Rahal | Lola | Judd | Goodyear | 19 | 199 | 0 | Running | $151,553 | ||
| 6 | 15 | Jim Crawford | Lola | Buick | Goodyear | 18 | 198 | 8 | Running | $170,503 | ||
| 7 | 30 | Raul Boesel | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 20 | 198 | 0 | Running | $148,403 | ||
| 8 | 97 | Phil Krueger | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 15 | 196 | 0 | Running | $131,053 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Dick Simon | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 16 | 196 | 0 | Running | $127,428 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Arie Luyendyk | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 6 | 196 | 0 | Running | $123,028 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Kevin Cogan | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 13 | 195 | 0 | Running | $141,278 | ||
| 12 | 21 | Howdy Holmes | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 33 | 192 | 0 | Running | $123,728 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Al Unser Jr. | March | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 5 | 180 | 0 | Running | $117,753 | ||
| 14 | 56 | Bill Vukovich III | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 23 | 179 | 0 | Running | $125,603 | ||
| 15 | 24 | Randy Lewis | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 11 | 175 | 0 | Running | $115,478 | ||
| 16 | 48 | Rocky Moran | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 28 | 159 | 0 | Engine | $107,228 | ||
| 17 | 29 | Rich Vogler | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 32 | 159 | 0 | Accident | $106,053 | ||
| 18 | 92 | Dominic Dobson | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 21 | 145 | 0 | Coolant | $107,753 | ||
| 19 | 23 | Tero Palmroth | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 25 | 144 | 0 | Engine | $103,728 | ||
| 20 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Lola | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 4 | 118 | 0 | Electrical | $130,828 | ||
| 21 | 98 | John Andretti | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 27 | 114 | 0 | Engine | $106,703 | ||
| 22 | 17 | Johnny Rutherford | Lola | Buick | Goodyear | 30 | 107 | 0 | Accident | $102,303 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Danny Sullivan | Penske | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 2 | 101 | 91 | Accident | $214,378 | ||
| 24 | 35 | Steve Chassey | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 26 | 73 | 0 | Accident | $99,128 | ||
| 25 | 71 | Ludwig Heimrath, Jr. | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 31 | 59 | 0 | Accident | $100,253 | ||
| 26 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 22 | 54 | 0 | Accident | $98,853 | ||
| 27 | 81 | Tom Sneva | Lola | Judd | Goodyear | 14 | 32 | 0 | Accident | $97,328 | ||
| 28 | 8 | Teo Fabi | March | Porsche | Goodyear | 17 | 30 | 0 | Wheel off | $101,878 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Derek Daly | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 9 | 18 | 0 | Gearbox | $97,503 | ||
| 30 | 84 | Stan Fox | March | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 29 | 2 | 0 | Engine | $113,703 | ||
| 31 | 91 | Scott Brayton | Lola | Buick | Goodyear | 7 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $96,078 | ||
| 32 | 2 | Roberto Guerrero | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 12 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $100,828 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 24 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $95,753 |