1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500
| Race details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
 The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||||
| Date | July 19, 1992 | ||||
| Official name | 20th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500 | ||||
| Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||||
| Average speed | 134.058 miles per hour (215.745 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
Robert Yates Racing | ||||
| Time | 55.548 | ||||
| Most laps led | |||||
| Driver | Davey Allison |
Robert Yates Racing | |||
| Laps | 116 | ||||
| Winner | |||||
| No. 17 | Darrell Waltrip |
Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||||
The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 16th
Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant and owner-driver Alan Kulwicki
would finish second and third, respectively.
On lap 150 of the race, driver's championship points leader,
Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would be involved in a crash when Darrell Waltrip tapped the left rear of Allison's vehicle, sending him sideways. The car would proceed to lift into the air, resulting in Allison's car flipping 11 times in a fast manner, before eventually landing upside-down, totaling Allison's car. Allison was taken to an Allentown, Pennsylvania hospital, where it was found that he had broken his right collarbone, both bones in his forearm, his right wrist, and had bruised his right eye socket. With the crash, Allison would lose the overall points lead to Bill Elliott.[3][4]
Background
The race was held at
Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series
race.
Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation
. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by
race
. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, July 17, at 3:00 PM EST. However, due to fog, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round,[5] which was held on Saturday, July 18, at 10:30 AM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1–40 would be decided on time,[6] 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 provisionals 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.
Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.548 and an average speed of 162.022 miles per hour (260.749 km/h).[7]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 12 | running | 180 | $63,445 |
| 2 | 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports
|
Oldsmobile | 200 | 1 | running | 175 | $40,520 |
| 3 | 10 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 200 | 58 | running | 170 | $42,095 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 160 | $24,695 |
| 5 | 27 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports
|
Ford | 200 | 8 | running | 160 | $22,365 |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | $19,040 |
| 7 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing
|
Pontiac | 200 | 4 | running | 151 | $15,890 |
| 8 | 12 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $14,290 |
| 9 | 20 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $10,690 |
| 10 | 18 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $15,190 |
| 11 | 14 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 130 | $12,640 |
| 12 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 127 | $15,590 |
| 13 | 16 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 199 | 2 | running | 129 | $14,390 |
| 14 | 17 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 121 | $9,640 |
| 15 | 9 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 118 | $11,640 |
| 16 | 41 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing
|
Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 115 | $11,090 |
| 17 | 26 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 112 | $5,790 |
| 18 | 19 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
|
Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 109 | $13,690 |
| 19 | 15 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing
|
Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 106 | $7,540 |
| 20 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 103 | $11,015 |
| 21 | 23 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports
|
Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 100 | $10,040 |
| 22 | 24 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 97 | $10,840 |
| 23 | 29 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 94 | $16,540 |
| 24 | 25 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | 91 | $9,590 |
| 25 | 30 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 88 | $4,890 |
| 26 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 85 | $9,440 |
| 27 | 37 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 82 | $4,790 |
| 28 | 38 | 59 | Andy Belmont (R) | Pat Rissi Racing | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 79 | $4,990 |
| 29 | 11 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 76 | $6,265 |
| 30 | 21 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 171 | 0 | ignition | 73 | $9,190 |
| 31 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 161 | 0 | engine | 70 | $6,115 |
| 32 | 6 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 165 | 0 | handling | 67 | $4,540 |
| 33 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford | 149 | 115 | crash | 74 | $21,365 |
| 34 | 35 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | rear end | 61 | $4,365 |
| 35 | 33 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | Aroneck Racing | Oldsmobile | 113 | 0 | oil leak | 58 | $4,290 |
| 36 | 31 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing
|
Ford | 89 | 0 | engine | 55 | $4,215 |
| 37 | 4 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | valve | 52 | $13,740 |
| 38 | 36 | 27 | Bob Schacht (R) | Linro Motorsports
|
Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | transmission | 49 | $4,100 |
| 39 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | steering | 46 | $5,565 |
| 40 | 40 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports
|
Pontiac | 17 | 0 | quit | 43 | $3,990 |
| 41 | 34 | 85 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 | $3,990 |
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References
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