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1988 Southern 500

Index 1988 Southern 500

The 1988 Southern 500, the 39th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 4, 1988, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. [1]

90 relations: AK Racing, Alan Kulwicki, Bahari Racing, Benny Parsons, Bill Elliott, Billy Hagan (racing driver), Bob Jenkins, Bobby Hillin Jr., Bojangles' Southern 500, Brad Noffsinger, Brett Bodine, Bud Moore Engineering, Buick, Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina, Darrell Waltrip, Dave Marcis, Davey Allison, Derrike Cope, Donlavey Racing, Eddie Bierschwale, Ernie Irvan, Ford Motor Company, Gary Nelson (NASCAR), Geoff Bodine, H. B. Bailey, Harry Gant, Harry Melling (NASCAR owner), Hendrick Motorsports, Hershel McGriff, Jasper Motorsports, Jim Sauter, Jimmy Horton, Jimmy Means, Junior Johnson, Junior Johnson & Associates, Ken Bouchard, Ken Ragan, Ken Schrader, King Racing, Kyle Petty, Lake Speed, Mach 1 Racing, Marcis Auto Racing, Mark Martin, Means Racing, Melling Racing, ..., Michael Waltrip, Mike Alexander (racing driver), Mike Potter (racing driver), Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Morgan Shepherd, Morgan–McClure Motorsports, NASCAR, NASCAR on ESPN, NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Ned Jarrett, Neil Bonnett, Oldsmobile, Petty Enterprises, Phil Parsons, Pontiac, Precision Products Racing, Race track, RahMoc Enterprises, Randy Baker, Raymond Beadle, Richard Childress Racing, Richard Petty, Rick Mast, Rick Wilson (racing driver), Ricky Rudd, Rodney Combs, Roush Fenway Racing, Rusty Wallace, Shepherd Racing Ventures, Slick Johnson, Stavola Brothers Racing, Sterling Marlin, Terry Labonte, Wood Brothers Racing, Yates Racing, 1987 Southern 500, 1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1989 Heinz Southern 500, 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Expand index (40 more) »

AK Racing

AK Racing was a championship-winning NASCAR Winston Cup Series team.

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Alan Kulwicki

Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) racecar driver.

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Bahari Racing

Bahari Racing was a NASCAR Winston Cup team that operated from 1981 to 2001.

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Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart "Benny" Parsons (July 12, 1941 – January 16, 2007) was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT.

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Bill Elliott

William Clyde "Bill" Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, or Million Dollar Bill, is a retired NASCAR driver.

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Billy Hagan (racing driver)

Billy Joe Hagan (March 22, 1932 – November 16, 2007) was a NASCAR owner/driver.

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Bob Jenkins

Bob Jenkins (born September 4, 1947) is a former television and radio sports announcer, primarily calling IndyCar and NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC and later NBC Sports.

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Bobby Hillin Jr.

Robert K. "Bobby" Hillin Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Bojangles' Southern 500

The Bojangles' Southern 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, United States.

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Brad Noffsinger

Brad Noffsinger (born August 29, 1960) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief.

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Brett Bodine

Brett Elias Bodine III (born January 11, 1959) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and is the current driver of the pace car in Cup Series events.

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Bud Moore Engineering

Bud Moore Engineering was a championship-winning NASCAR team.

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Buick

Buick, formally the Buick Motor Division, is an upscale automobile brand of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001), known professionally as Dale Earnhardt, was an American professional auto racing driver and team owner, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR.

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Dale Jarrett

Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999.

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Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

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Darlington, South Carolina

Darlington is a city located in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States.

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Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author, national television broadcaster, and former racing driver.

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Dave Marcis

David Marcis (born March 1, 1941 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a retired driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades.

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Davey Allison

David Carl Allison (February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993) was a NASCAR driver.

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Derrike Cope

Derrike Wayne Cope (born November 3, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Donlavey Racing

Donlavey Racing was a stock car racing team that competed from 1950 until 2002 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Eddie Bierschwale

Eddie Bierschwale (born June 29, 1959) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from San Antonio, Texas.

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Ernie Irvan

Virgil Earnest "Ernie" Irvan (born January 13, 1959), occasionally referred to as "Swervin' Irvan", is a retired American stock car racing driver.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Gary Nelson (NASCAR)

Gary Nelson is an auto racing manager, former crew chief and President of Coyote Cars.

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Geoff Bodine

Geoffrey Eli "Geoff" Bodine (born April 18, 1949) is a retired American motorsport driver and bobsled builder. He is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (with Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine). Bodine currently lives in West Melbourne, Florida. Bodine's racing career seemed to be on track right from the start as his father and grandfather, Eli Bodine Jr. and Sr. built Chemung Speedrome just a year after he was born. He began learning his racing skills at this track in the micro-midget division when he was only five years old. He had such an itch to race that he disguised himself as a lady and entered a Powderpuff Division Race when he was 15. In 2011, he drove for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, alternating between the Nos. 35 and 36 teams, with sponsorship from Luke & Associates.

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H. B. Bailey

Herring Burl "H.

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Harry Gant

Harold Phil Gant.

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Harry Melling (NASCAR owner)

Harry Melling (June 13, 1945 – May 29, 1999) was the team owner of Melling Racing, which won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship with Bill Elliott.

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Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports (HMS), originally named All Star Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Hershel McGriff

Hershel McGriff (born December 14, 1927) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Jasper Motorsports

Jasper Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup team.

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Jim Sauter

Jim Sauter (June 1, 1943 – October 31, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver from Necedah, Wisconsin.

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Jimmy Horton

James "Jimmy" Horton III (born July 3, 1956) is a retired racecar driver.

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Jimmy Means

James Means (born May 29, 1950 in Huntsville, Alabama) is a retired American racing driver and owner, who competed in the Winston Cup Series as an owner/driver.

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Junior Johnson

Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr.

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Junior Johnson & Associates

Junior Johnson & Associates (formerly Johnson Hodgdon Racing) was a NASCAR team that ran in the Winston Cup Series from 1953 to 1995.

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Ken Bouchard

Ken Bouchard (pronounced BOO-shard, born April 6, 1955) is an American former NASCAR driver and the 1988 Rookie of the Year.

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Ken Ragan

Kenneth Ragan (born September 12, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Ken Schrader

Kenneth "Ken" Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American racing driver.

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King Racing

King Racing was the name of famed NHRA champion Kenny Bernstein's racing team which fielded cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series as well as in CART and the Indianapolis 500.

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Kyle Petty

Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator.

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Lake Speed

Lake Chambers Speed (born on January 17, 1948) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Mach 1 Racing

Mach 1 Racing was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series team.

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Marcis Auto Racing

Marcis Auto Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team.

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Mark Martin

Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver.

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Means Racing

Jimmy Means Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

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Melling Racing

Melling Racing was a Championship-winning NASCAR Winston Cup Series race team owned by Harry Melling and his son Mark Melling.

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Michael Waltrip

Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963) is an American former stock car racing driver, racing commentator, and published author.

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Mike Alexander (racing driver)

Mike Alexander (born July 31, 1957) is a retired American racing driver. He won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1983.Schaefer, Paul. Where Stars Are Born: Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing. Coastal 181, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA, 2006.. pp. 11-15. He also raced in Winston Cup and in the Busch Series.

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Mike Potter (racing driver)

Mike Potter is a NASCAR veteran.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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Morgan Shepherd

Morgan Shepherd (born October 12, 1941) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Morgan–McClure Motorsports

Morgan–McClure Motorsports was an American auto racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time until 2007 and it had been in operation for 27 years, starting in 1982.

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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NASCAR on ESPN

NASCAR on ESPN was the coverage of NASCAR on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC.

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NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season.

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Ned Jarrett

Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932) is a retired race car driver and two-time NASCAR Grand National Series champion.

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Neil Bonnett

Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994), known professionally as Neil Bonnett, was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobiles produced for most of its existence by General Motors.

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Petty Enterprises

Petty Enterprises (formerly Lee Petty Engineering) was a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina, USA.

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Phil Parsons

Phillip "Phil" Parsons (born June 21, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan), is a former NASCAR driver and owner of Phil Parsons Racing.

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Pontiac

Pontiac is a now-defunct car brand that was owned, made, and sold by General Motors.

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Precision Products Racing

Precision Products Racing was a NASCAR team that competed regularly from 1990 to 1998.

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Race track

A race track (or "racetrack", "racing track" or "racing circuit") is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing).

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RahMoc Enterprises

Rahmoc Enterprises, later Butch Mock Motorports and finally Galaxy Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team that operated from 1978 to 1993.

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Randy Baker

Randy Baker (born May 14, 1958) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Raymond Beadle

Raymond Beadle (December 16, 1943October 20, 2014) was an American drag racer and auto racing team owner.

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Richard Childress Racing

RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing (RCR), is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series.

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Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed The King, is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Rick Mast

Richard K "Rick" Mast (born March 4, 1957) is a former NASCAR driver.

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Rick Wilson (racing driver)

Rick Wilson (born January 31, 1953 in Bartow, Florida) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver.

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Ricky Rudd

Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "The Rooster," is an American former racing driver.

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Rodney Combs

Rodney Combs is a former NASCAR driver.

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Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing, originally Roush Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series.

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Rusty Wallace

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace, Jr. (born August 14, 1956) is a retired American racing driver, and a former NASCAR Winston Cup Champion.

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Shepherd Racing Ventures

Shepherd Racing Ventures is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

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Slick Johnson

Julius David "Slick" Johnson III (February 23, 1948 – February 14, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Stavola Brothers Racing

Stavola Brothers Racing was a NASCAR racing team, owned by Bill and Mickey Stavola, and operating NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series teams from 1984 through 1998.

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Sterling Marlin

Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Terry Labonte

Terrance Lee "Terry" Labonte (born November 16, 1956) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator.

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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Yates Racing

Yates Racing was an American stock car racing team that competed in NASCAR through the 2009 season, after which it merged into Richard Petty Motorsports.

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1987 Southern 500

The 1987 Heinz Southern 500, the 38th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 6, 1987 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

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1988 Miller High Life 400 (September)

The 1988 Miller High Life 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 11, 1988, at Richmond Raceway in the American community of Richmond, Virginia.

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1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Season was the 40th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 17th modern-era Cup series.

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1989 Heinz Southern 500

The 1989 Heinz Southern 500, the 40th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 3, 1989 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

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1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season was the 41st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 18th modern-era Cup season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Southern_500

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