Drivers and Constructors
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1988 Indy Car World Series.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | Tires | No | Drivers | Notes |
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| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Chevrolet | G | 6 | Mario Andretti | |
| Patrick Racing | March/Lola | Chevrolet | G | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| Galles Racing | March | Chevrolet/Cosworth | G | 3 | Al Unser, Jr. | |
| Team Penske | Penske | Chevrolet | G | 5 | Rick Mears | |
| 9 | Danny Sullivan | |||||
| 1/60 | Al Unser | Indianapolis 500, Michigan & Pocono only | ||||
| Porsche North America | March | Porsche | G | 8 | Teo Fabi | |
| Truesports | Lola | Judd/Cosworth | G | 1/4 | Bobby Rahal | |
| Kraco Racing | March/Lola | Cosworth | G | 18 | Michael Andretti | |
| Doug Shierson Racing | March/Lola | Cosworth | G | 30 | Raul Boesel | |
| Raynor Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 10 | Derek Daly | |
| Arciero Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 12 | John Jones | did not qualify at Indianapolis 500 |
| Granatelli Racing | Lola/March | Cosworth/Chevrolet | G | 2/4 | Roberto Guerrero | did not qualify at Milwaukee, not competing at Toronto & Meadowlands |
| 2/4 | Al Unser | Toronto & Meadowlands only | ||||
| 58/71/85 | Gordon Johncock | Michigan & Pocono only, did not qualify at Indianapolis 500 | ||||
| Machinists Union Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 11 | Kevin Cogan | not competing at Meadowlands, Michigan, Pocono & Mid-Ohio |
| Scott Pruett | Meadowlands & Mid-Ohio only | |||||
| 55 | Scott Atchison | did not qualify at Indianapolis 500 & Nazareth | ||||
| 29/11 | Rich Vogler | Indianapolis 500, Michigan & Pocono only | ||||
| Buick | 28 | Pancho Carter | Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify | |||
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 7 | Arie Luyendyk | |
| 22 | Dick Simon | Phoenix, Indianapolis 500, Milwaukee, Michigan, Pocono & Nazareth only |
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| Scott Pruett | Long Beach only | |||||
| Didier Theys | Portland, Cleveland, Toronto, Meadowlands, Mid-Ohio, Road America, Laguna Seca & Tamiami Park only |
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| 23 | Fulvio Ballabio | Long Beach, Mid-Ohio & Road America only | ||||
| Tero Palmroth | Indianapolis 500 & Portland only | |||||
| Jean-Pierre Frey | Laguna Seca & Tamiami Park only | |||||
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola | Cosworth | G | 14 | A. J. Foyt | withdrew (ill) at Michigan |
| Johnny Rutherford | Michigan only | |||||
| Johnny Parsons | Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify | |||||
| March | 48 | Rocky Moran | Indianapolis 500 only | |||
| Chevrolet | 84 | Stan Fox | Indianapolis 500 only | |||
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | Lola/March | Cosworth/Judd | G | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | did not qualify at Long Beach, not competing at Portland & Tamiami Park |
| Dennis Vitolo | Tamiami Park only | |||||
| Alex Morales Motorsports | March | Cosworth | G | 21 | Howdy Holmes | |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Lola | Judd/Cosworth/Buick | G | 91 | Scott Brayton | not competing at Mid-Ohio, Road America & Laguna Seca |
| 71 | Ludwig Heimrath | not competing at Phoenix, Milwaukee, Michigan, Pocono, Nazareth & Laguna Seca |
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| Ken Johnson | Laguna Seca only | |||||
| 81/71 | Tom Sneva | Indianapolis 500 & Michigan only | ||||
| Gohr Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 56 | Rocky Moran | Long Beach, Portland, Cleveland, Toronto, Meadowlands, Mid-Ohio, Road America, Laguna Seca & Tamiami Park only |
| Billy Vukovich III | Phoenix, Indianapolis 500, Michigan & Pocono only | |||||
| Bernstein Racing | Lola | Buick | G | 15 | Jim Crawford | Indianapolis 500 only |
| 17 | Johnny Rutherford | Indianapolis 500 only | ||||
| Curb Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 98 | John Andretti | not competing at Mid-Ohio, Road America, Laguna Seca & Tamiami Park |
| Gary Trout Motorsports | March | Cosworth | G | 33 | Steve Chassey | Indianapolis 500 only |
| 35 | Ed Pimm | Mid-Ohio & Road America only | ||||
| Leader Card Racing | Lola | Cosworth | G | 24 | Randy Lewis | not competing at Nazareth |
| 16 | Dominic Dobson | Portland only | ||||
| Dobson Motorsports | Lola | Cosworth | G | 17/92 | Dominic Dobson | Indianapolis 500 & Laguna Seca only |
| Dale Coyne Racing | March | Chevrolet | G | 19 | Dale Coyne | Milwaukee, Portland, Cleveland, Toronto, Meadowlands, Michigan, Mid-Ohio, Laguna Seca & Tamiami Park only did not qualify at Indianapolis 500, Pocono & Nazareth did not start at Phoenix & Road America |
| Dominic Dobson | Long Beach only | |||||
| Los Angeles Drywall | March | Cosworth | G | 27 | Dick Ferguson | Long Beach only, did not qualify at Indianapolis 500 |
| Ed Pimm | did not qualify at Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| KargoStopper | Lola | Cosworth | G | 88 | Darin Brassfield | Mid-Ohio & Laguna Seca only |
| BDR Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 43 | Steve Bren | Laguna Seca only |
| Andale Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 69 | Bernard Jourdain | Laguna Seca & Tamiami Park only |
| U.S. Engineering | March | Cosworth | G | 77 | Phil Krueger | Cleveland, Michigan & Pocono only |
| Kent Baker Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 97 | Phil Krueger | Indianapolis 500 only |
| Scheid Tire Centers | March | Cosworth | G | 46 | Gary Bettenhausen | Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify |
| Calumet Farms | March | Chevrolet | G | 84 | George Snider | Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify |
| GF Racing | March | Cosworth | G | 25 | Giupponi Franca | Mid-Ohio & Laguna Seca only but did not qualify |
| José Romano | Road America & Tamiami Park only but did not qualify | |||||
| Indiana Carbon | March | Cosworth | G | 87 | Spike Gehlhausen | Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify |
| Mergard | March | Cosworth | G | 36 | Harry Sauce | Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify |
| Performers, Inc. | March | Cosworth | G | 77 | Tom Bigelow | Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify |
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