The 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Talladega Superspeedway on July 31, 1988. Ken Schrader shot into the lead late and held off Geoffrey Bodine in a thrilling finish for Schrader's first career victory. Points leader Rusty Wallace finished 5th and held an eleven-point championship lead on Bill Elliott (8th). Stats