1992 Coca-Cola 600
Race details | |||||
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Race 10 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | May 24, 1992 | ||||
Official name | 33rd Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||||
Average speed | 132.98 miles per hour (214.01 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||||
Time | 30.773 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Kyle Petty |
SABCO Racing | |||
Laps | 141 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt |
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 1992 Coca-Cola 600 was the 10th
Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 20, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Thursday, May 21, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[3] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.
Bill Elliott, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.773 and an average speed of 175.479 miles per hour (282.406 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Six drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 54 | running | 180 | $125,100 |
2 | 11 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 2 | running | 175 | $67,275 |
3 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing
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Pontiac | 400 | 141 | running | 175 | $60,900 |
4 | 17 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 400 | 33 | running | 165 | $45,750 |
5 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 400 | 0 | running | 155 | $35,800 |
6 | 14 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing
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Oldsmobile | 400 | 0 | running | 150 | $27,100 |
7 | 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 400 | 43 | running | 151 | $39,850 |
8 | 16 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports
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Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 142 | $23,150 |
9 | 3 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 33 | running | 143 | $30,100 |
10 | 10 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 134 | $22,800 |
11 | 20 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 398 | 11 | running | 135 | $17,250 |
12 | 23 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 1 | running | 132 | $15,400 |
13 | 24 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 124 | $11,800 |
14 | 1 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 121 | $57,600 |
15 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 118 | $12,975 |
16 | 27 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 390 | 6 | running | 120 | $9,750 |
17 | 30 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing
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Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 112 | $11,150 |
18 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Pontiac | 386 | 38 | engine | 114 | $18,050 |
19 | 36 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing
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Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 106 | $7,650 |
20 | 4 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 378 | 0 | running | 103 | $15,780 |
21 | 22 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 377 | 0 | engine | 100 | $13,120 |
22 | 9 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 97 | $12,160 |
23 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 348 | 0 | running | 94 | $11,450 |
24 | 39 | 32 | Randy Porter | Porter Racing | Pontiac | 322 | 0 | engine | 91 | $6,340 |
25 | 15 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 321 | 0 | running | 88 | $10,880 |
26 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 309 | 29 | accident | 90 | $16,845 |
27 | 37 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer
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Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 288 | 1 | engine | 87 | $10,465 |
28 | 38 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing
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Ford | 279 | 0 | engine | 79 | $5,710 |
29 | 25 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | accident | 76 | $10,230 |
30 | 29 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | no tires | 73 | $5,555 |
31 | 40 | 95 | Bob Schacht (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | engine | 70 | $5,725 |
32 | 19 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 244 | 4 | engine | 72 | $9,975 |
33 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 234 | 4 | engine | 69 | $14,850 |
34 | 28 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | crank | 61 | $9,850 |
35 | 32 | 20 | Joe Ruttman | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 213 | 0 | accident | 58 | $5,250 |
36 | 42 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | piston | 55 | $5,200 |
37 | 33 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | ignition | 52 | $5,165 |
38 | 18 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | piston | 49 | $14,540 |
39 | 21 | 9 | Dave Mader III | Melling Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 | accident | 46 | $10,145 |
40 | 34 | 27 | Gary Balough | Linro Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | accident | 43 | $5,100 |
41 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 115 | 0 | accident | 40 | $10,600 |
42 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 8 | 0 | engine | 37 | $5,100 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
43 | 85 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
44 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | ||||||
45 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports
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Pontiac | ||||||
46 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | ||||||
47 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
48 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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