1992 Winston 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 9 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | May 3, 1992 | ||||
Official name | 23rd Annual Winston 500 | ||||
Location | Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||||
Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||||
Average speed | 167.609 miles per hour (269.741 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 142,500 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Morgan-McClure Motorsports | ||||
Time | 49.660 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Davey Allison |
Robert Yates Racing | |||
Laps | 110 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 28 | Davey Allison |
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1992 Winston 500 was the ninth
Background
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 30, at 4:00 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 Saturday, May 1, at 4:30 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.660 and an average speed of 192.831 miles per hour (310.331 km/h) in the first round.[4]
No 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 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 188 | 110 | running | 185 | $189,325 |
2 | 5 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 188 | 4 | running | 175 | $56,225 |
3 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 10 | running | 170 | $46,970 |
4 | 3 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 188 | 57 | running | 165 | $45,470 |
5 | 1 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 5 | running | 160 | $35,840 |
6 | 20 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 150 | $25,315 |
7 | 15 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 146 | $19,215 |
8 | 21 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 188 | 2 | running | 147 | $22,765 |
9 | 6 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 138 | $19,065 |
10 | 9 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing
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Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 134 | $17,665 |
11 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 130 | $18,530 |
12 | 29 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing
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Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 127 | $15,050 |
13 | 32 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 124 | $15,420 |
14 | 11 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing
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Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 121 | $9,240 |
15 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 118 | $14,660 |
16 | 8 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 115 | $14,070 |
17 | 14 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 188 | 0 | running | 112 | $13,055 |
18 | 23 | 9 | Dave Mader III | Melling Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 109 | $13,365 |
19 | 28 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 106 | $12,325 |
20 | 34 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 187 | 0 | running | 103 | $13,765 |
21 | 13 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 100 | $11,650 |
22 | 12 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 97 | $11,430 |
23 | 35 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 94 | $15,670 |
24 | 24 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 186 | 0 | running | 91 | $16,565 |
25 | 16 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 88 | $8,340 |
26 | 4 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 85 | $16,005 |
27 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 82 | $7,925 |
28 | 27 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 79 | $6,295 |
29 | 33 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 76 | $15,640 |
30 | 31 | 95 | Bob Schacht (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 180 | 0 | running | 73 | $6,185 |
31 | 36 | 47 | Buddy Baker | Close Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | wheel bearing | 70 | $6,055 |
32 | 26 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer
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Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | suspension | 67 | $10,550 |
33 | 22 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | crash | 64 | $5,970 |
34 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 101 | 0 | engine | 61 | $7,465 |
35 | 30 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | engine | 58 | $5,910 |
36 | 7 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing
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Ford | 77 | 0 | engine | 55 | $10,380 |
37 | 19 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 75 | 0 | crash | 52 | $5,800 |
38 | 25 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 63 | 0 | cylinder | 49 | $8,745 |
39 | 39 | 50 | Clay Young | Clay Young Racing | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | engine | 46 | $5,690 |
40 | 40 | 53 | John McFadden | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | handling | 43 | $5,660 |
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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