[William Dale Jr]

South Australia Cup
Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit, SA (12/11/1988)

Circuit Length: 3.78 km
Race Distance: 32 laps
Weather: Sunny

Most of the top runners had made the trip to New Zealand, but unlike the previous year's dramas all were back in time to prepare for the last race on Australian soil for 1988. However, the entry included no Moffat or Petch Sierras, while Pukekohe-winner Andrew Miedecke was racing at the Intertec 500 in Japan.

Sierras lead from the start, but the hot conditions soon gets to them; Longhurst blows a head gasket, while both Shell cars struggle with heat-related misfires. Into the lead surge the two HSV Commodores of Perkins and Denny Hulme, to record the General's only win of 1988. It is also the marque's first win since race 1 of the 1987 AMSCAR series, and their last until the 1990 Tooheys 1000.

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	10	Holden Special Vehicles	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A				1m43.73s	4
2	11	Holden Special Vehicles	Denny Hulme	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A
3	4	Caltex CXT Racing Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	31 laps			1m44.19s
4	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	BMW M3	B	31 laps
5	6	Garry Rogers Motors	Garry Rogers	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A	31 laps
6	24	Jagparts Racing	Gerald Kay	Holden Commodore VK	A
9	71	Toyota Team Australia	John Faulkner	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	C
DNF	2	I.C.L. Racing	Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A		gearbox
DNF		Peter Jackson Nissan Racing	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31	A	7 laps	head gasket
DNF	17	Shell Ultra Hi Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	28 laps			1m40.70s	1
DNF	18	Shell Ultra Hi Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	29 laps		1m44.58s	1m41.54s	3
DNF	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	7 laps	head gasket		1m41.41s	2
		Peter Jackson Nissan Racing	George Fury	Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31	A
DNF	1	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Jim Richards	BMW M3	B		engine
DNF	72	Toyota Team Australia	Mike Oliver	Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch	C
DNF	88	David Sala	David Sala	Nissan Gazelle	B	7 laps
	26	Strathfield Car Radios	Tony Noske	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A
	46	Sunliner Campmobiles	Tony Hunter	Holden Commodore VK	A
	22	Lusty Engineering Pty Ltd	Ken Lusty	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A
	50	Leeson Civil Engineering	Garry Willmington	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A
	34	Phil Ward Automotive Services	Phil Ward	Mercedes-Benz 190E-16	B
	49	Wayne Park	Wayne Park	Holden Commodore VL (HDT)	A
DNF	38	Grellis Marketing	Ray Ellis	Holden Commodore VL (HDT)	A
	3	Yellow Pages	Peter McLeod	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A
	28	Capri Components	Lawrie Nelson	Ford Mustang	A
DNF	42	Hella Australia Pty Ltd	Larry Kogge	Nissan Skyline DR-30	A
	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	C
	20	Finnigan Mathews Racing	Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A
	75	Belgrave 2-Way Radio Services		Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	C
	87	Joe Sommariva	Joe Sommariva	BMW 635 CSi	A
	44	A. Mulvihill	Tony Mulvihill	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A
	73	Toyota Team Australia	?	Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch	C
	52	J.C. Farrell	John Farrell	Holden Commodore VL (HDT)	A
DNF	51	Bob Holden Motors	Dennis Rogers	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	C
?	23	Beaurepaires	Chris Lambden	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	A