1992 Winston 500

January 2023Ninth race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1992 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. 49.660 Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison 142,500 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Robert Yates Racing 28 110 Davey Allison Ernie Irvan 167.609 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Morgan-McClure Motorsports 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 9 Winston 500 2.66 May 3 1992 500.08 23rd Annual Winston 500 1992 Winston 500.jpeg The 1992 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 2, 1992, before an audience of 142,500 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Newberry Paul May 4, 1992 Allison roars to Winston title 13 Alabama Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117356160/allison-roars-to-winston-title/ January 27, 2023 Newspapers.com Long Gary May 4, 1992 Allison roars to an impressive victory in Winston 500 30 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117356574/allison-roars-to-an-impressive-victory/ January 27, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord9Dave Mader IIIMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Buddy BakerClose RacingChevrolet49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet50Clay YoungClay Young RacingPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac53John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsOldsmobile66Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet90Charlie GlotzbachDonlavey RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingFord95Bob Schacht (R)Sadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet 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,April 30, 1992 Winston 500 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117356891/winston-500/ January 27, 2023 Newspapers.com 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, won the pole, setting a time of 49.660 and an average speed of 192.831 mph km/h on in the first round.Coble Don May 1, 1992 Swervin' Irvan wins pole 8 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117357224/swervin-irvan-wins-pole/ January 27, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet49.660192.831228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord49.705192.657322Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.868192.02745Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.983191.585511Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.155190.928621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord50.308190.347794Terry LabonteHagan RacingFord50.349190.192826Brett BodineKing RacingFord50.357190.162942Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50.385190.057103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.451189.8081116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord50.455189.7931212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet50.498189.6311355Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevrolet50.523189.537141Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile50.563189.3871518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet50.565189.3801666Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord50.579189.3281743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac50.582189.316182Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac50.666189.0021990Charlie GlotzbachDonlavey RacingFord50.738188.734207Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord50.759188.656Failed to lock in Round 1216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50.003191.5092249Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet50.341190.223239Dave Mader IIIMelling RacingFord50.384190.0602433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile50.764188.6382530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac50.810188.4672698Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet50.811188.4632731Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet50.832188.385288Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord50.866188.2592910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet50.870188.2453041Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.874188.2303195Bob Schacht (R)Sadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile50.927188.0343215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord50.928188.0303317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet51.024187.6763468Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile51.240186.8853525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.401186.3003647Buddy BakerClose RacingChevrolet51.613185.5353771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet51.640185.4383852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac51.831184.7543950Clay YoungClay Young RacingPontiac53.902177.6564053John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord188110running185$189,3252511Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1884running175$56,2253103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18810running170$46,9704322Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord18857running165$45,470514Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1885running160$35,8406207Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1880running150$25,31571518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1880running146$19,2158216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1882running147$22,7659621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1880running138$19,06510942Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1880running134$17,66511182Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1880running130$18,530122910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet1880running127$15,050133215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1880running124$15,420141116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1880running121$9,240151743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1880running118$14,66016826Brett BodineKing RacingFord1880running115$14,07017141Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1880running112$13,05518239Dave Mader IIIMelling RacingFord1880running109$13,36519288Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord1880running106$12,325203468Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile1870running103$13,765211355Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevrolet1870running100$11,650221212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet1870running97$11,430233525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running94$15,670242433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile1860running91$16,565251666Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1860running88$8,3402645Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1860running85$16,005273771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1840running82$7,925282731Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet1820running79$6,295293317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1800running76$15,640303195Bob Schacht (R)Sadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile1800running73$6,185313647Buddy BakerClose RacingChevrolet1760wheel bearing70$6,055322698Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet1750suspension67$10,550332249Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet1160crash64$5,970343852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1010engine61$7,465353041Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet920engine58$5,91036794Terry LabonteHagan RacingFord770engine55$10,380371990Charlie GlotzbachDonlavey RacingFord750crash52$5,800382530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac630cylinder49$8,745393950Clay YoungClay Young RacingPontiac400engine46$5,690404053John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac50handling43$5,660Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Davey Allison 1,399 10px 2 2 Bill Elliott 1,332 (-67) 10px 1 3 Harry Gant 1,289 (-110) 10px 1 4 Alan Kulwicki 1,281 (–118) 10px 1 5 Morgan Shepherd 1,257 (–142) 10px 1 6 Dale Earnhardt 1,240 (–159) 10px 4 7 Terry Labonte 1,228 (–171) 10px 8 Geoff Bodine 1,176 (–223) 10px 1 9 Mark Martin 1,148 (–251) 10px 1 10 Dick Trickle 1,111 (–288)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1992 Hanes 500 1992 Coca-Cola 600 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Winston 500 Winston 500