1992 Michigan 500

August 2023 The 1992 Michigan 500, the twelfth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, August 2, 1992. Branded as the 1992 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Scott Goodyear, his first Indy Car victory. It was the first time a Canadian won a 500-mile Indy Car race. The race was also the last race of Rick Mears' racing career. The event was race number 10 of 16 in the 1992 PPG Indy Car World Series. 42 03 58.68 N 84 14 29.18 W type:landmark title United States Michigan 500 Michigan International Speedway track map.png August 2 1992 1992 Marlboro 500 10 16 CART Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, United States Permanent racing facility 2.000 3.219 250 500.000 804.672 Partly Cloudy with temperatures up to 78 F C; wind speeds reaching up to 18 mph km/hWeather information for the 1992 Marlboro 500 at Wunderground USA Mario Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 230.15 mph km/h on CAN Scott Goodyear Walker Racing CAN Paul Tracy Team Penske BRA Raul Boesel Dick Simon Racing Background After years of Chevrolet engine domination in IndyCar, the 1992 season marked the return of Ford to the Indy car ranks. The Ford Cosworth XB was introduced to replace the aging DFX and the lesser-used DFS. It quickly became an engine of choice, and for 1992, was the powerplant for Newman/Haas Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing. For 1992, Ilmor introduced an updated motor (the 265-B), badged as the "Chevrolet-B", and it was fielded by Penske Racing singly. The rest of the Chevrolet teams utilized the existing Ilmor (265-A), now being referred to as the "Chevy-A". In the 1992 Indianapolis 500, Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds, the closest finish in Indy history. At Indianapolis, Rick Mears suffered a broken wrist in practice. Practice and Time Trials The first day of practice on Thursday, July 30, was canceled because of rain.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-1992-michigan-500/127591202/ Indianapolis Star Indiana Associated Press Thursday Notes July 31, 1992 26 Rains again delayed track activity on Friday. A shortened practice session before qualifying had Michael Andretti as the fastest speed at 230.2 mph. His father Mario Andretti was second quickest at 229.9 mph.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-1992-michigan-500/127591237/ Indianapolis Star Indiana Associated Press Mario Tops Michael for Marlboro Pole August 1, 1992 40 52 year-old Mario Andretti won the pole for the Marlboro 500 with a speed of 230.150 mph. It was Mario's first Indy car pole since 1987 and set the record for oldest driver to win a pole. Second place was Michael Andretti with a speed of 230.056 mph. Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Eddie Cheever and Arie Luyendyk completed the second row. 19 cars posted speeds in round one. Saturday's second round of qualifying saw only one driver post a speed. Jon Beekhuis qualified in the 20th starting spot. Without setting qualifying speeds, Steve Chassey, George Snider, Ross Bentley, and Eric Bachelart were added to the starting field based on practice speeds.https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-1992-michigan-500-qualify/127591256/ Palladium Item Indiana Associated Press Speed Show Set for Michigan Oval August 2, 1992 19 On Saturday, the International Race of Champions competed at Michigan. Geoff Brabham won the 100 mile race. Al Unser Jr., Scott Pruett, and Arie Luyendyk were the only three drivers to compete in IROC and the Michigan 500. Race An estimated 55,000 spectators attended the race,https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1992-michigan-500-par/127591366/ Detroit Free Press Michigan Associated Press Oh Canada! Goodyear, Tracy finish 1-2 at MIS August 3, 1992 17 a 10% increase from the year before.https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1991-michigan-500/127529884/ Detroit Free Press Michigan Associated Press Mears Outduels Luyendyk For Marlboro 500 Victory August 5, 1991 17 At the start, Michael Andretti took the lead from the outside of the front row. The caution came out on lap two for debris. Andretti led the first 48 laps. Running second on lap 36, Eddie Cheever crashed in turn two. Leading the race on lap 49, Michael Andretti slowed and entered the pits. He retired from the race with ignition failure. The lead was assumed by his father Mario, who led for the next 38 laps.https://www.champcarstats.com/races/199210.htm 1992 Marlboro 500 Results Scott Goodyear climbed from the ninth starting position and passed Mario Andretti for the lead on lap 87. Running two laps down on lap 92, Rick Mears pulled into the pits and retired from the race, suffering severe pain from his broken wrist suffered at Indianapolis.https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1992-michigan-500-par/127591340/ Detroit Free Press Michigan Associated Press Canadians Finish 1-2 in Marlboro August 3, 1992 19 Unbeknownst to all, it was the last race of Mears' career, as he soon underwent surgery to repair his wrist and retired from auto racing in December 1992 during the Team Penske Christmas party. Running a part-time schedule for Team Penske, Paul Tracy took the lead for the first time when Goodyear was slowed by lapped traffic on lap 101. After green flag pit stops, Goodyear repassed Tracy on lap 110 and led for the next 65 laps. After leading 38 laps, Mario Andretti retired from the race after 122 laps with engine failure. Paul Tracy retook the lead on lap 175 and held it for the next 58 laps. Tracy extended his lead over Goodyear to 13.2 seconds by lap 220. At that moment, Scott Brayton crashed in turn three. After the debris from Brayton's crash was cleaned up, the race restarted on lap 231. Two laps later, Goodyear pulled to the outside of Tracy in turn two. They raced side-by-side down the backstretch before Goodyear pulled ahead in turn three.https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1992-michigan-500-par/127591340/ Detroit Free Press Michigan Associated Press Canadians Finish 1-2 in Marlboro August 3, 1992 19 Goodyear led the final 18 laps and won by 5.932 seconds over Tracy.https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1992-michigan-500-par/127591366/ Detroit Free Press Michigan Associated Press Oh Canada! Goodyear, Tracy finish 1-2 at MIS August 3, 1992 17 The win was the first for Scott Goodyear and also the first for the team owned by Derrick Walker.https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1992-michigan-500-par/127591340/ Detroit Free Press Michigan Associated Press Canadians Finish 1-2 in Marlboro August 3, 1992 19 Immediately after the race, fourth-place finisher Al Unser Jr. went to confront Tracy over blocks he deemed dangerous. "I just wanted to tell Paul that he can't move over on anybody down the straightaway at any of the ovals. He moved over on Scott (Goodyear) and tried to block him and then tried to block Boesel and tried to block me. I wanted to teach him and make him learn that you can't do that at 200 (m.p.h.) on these ovals because you'll end up hurting somebody very badly. It's a closed issue. I think Paul understands now."https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1992-michigan-500-par/127591340/ Detroit Free Press Michigan Associated Press A Stern Lesson August 3, 1992 19 Box score FinishGridNo Car numberNameTeamChassisEngineLapsTime/StatusLed Laps ledPoints Points include one bonus point for leading the most laps and one bonus point for qualifying on pole position 1 9 15 CAN Scott Goodyear Walker Racing Lola T92/00 Chevy-A 250 2:48:53.699177.625 mph 97 21 2 6 7 CAN Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-21 Chevy-B 250 +5.932 67 16 3 8 11 BRA Raul Boesel Dick Simon Racing Lola T92/00 Chevy-A 249 +1 Lap 0 14 4 15 3 USA Al Unser Jr. Galles-Kraco Racing Galmer G92 Chevy-A 249 +1 Lap 0 12 5 11 10 USA Scott Pruett Truesports Truesports 92C Chevy-A 249 +1 Lap 0 10 6 14 8 USA John Andretti Hall-VDS Racing Lola T92/00 Chevy-A 249 +1 Lap 0 8 7 18 21 USA Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Lola T91/00 Buick-V6 236 +14 Laps 0 6 8 16 18 USA Danny Sullivan Galles-Kraco Racing Galmer G92 Chevy-A 233 +17 Laps 0 5 9 17 16 USA Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Bettenhausen Motorsports Penske PC-20 Chevy-A 232 +18 Laps 0 4 10 13 22 USA Scott Brayton Dick Simon Racing Lola T92/00 Chevy-A 214 Crash T3 0 3 11 12 12 USA Bobby Rahal Rahal-Hogan Racing Lola T92/00 Chevy-A 181 Overheating 0 2 12 19 30 USA Jeff Wood Arciero Racing Lola T91/00 Buick-V6 144 Fire 0 1 13 7 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-21 Chevy-B 133 Handling 0 0 14 4 6 NLD Arie Luyendyk Chip Ganassi Racing Lola T92/00 Ford-Cosworth XB 131 Clutch 0 0 15 1 2 USA Mario Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T92/00 Ford-Cosworth XB 122 Engine 38 1 16 5 4 USA Rick Mears Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-21 Chevy-B 92 Driver injury(wrist) 0 0 17 10 14 USA Pancho Carter A. 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Foyt Enterprises Lola T91/00 Chevy-A 73 Transmission 0 0 18 2 1 USA Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T92/00 Ford-Cosworth XB 49 Ignition 48 0 19 21 42 USA Steve Chassey Euromotorsport Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS 36 Engine 0 0 20 3 9 USA Eddie Cheever Chip Ganassi Racing Lola T92/00 Ford-Cosworth XB 35 Crash T2 0 0 21 20 17 USA Jon Beekhuis Walker Racing Lola T91/00 Chevy-A 33 Clutch 0 0 22 24 19 BEL Éric Bachelart Dale Coyne Racing Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS 22 Handling 0 0 23 23 39 CAN Ross Bentley Dale Coyne Racing Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS 7 Transmission 0 0 24 22 50 USA George Snider Euromotorsport Lola T91/00 Cosworth DFS 6 Manifold 0 0 Source:1992 Marlboro 5001992 Michigan 500 - Round 10 Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1–48 Michael Andretti 49–86 Mario Andretti 87–100 Scott Goodyear 101–109 Paul Tracy 110–174 Scott Goodyear 175–232 Paul Tracy 233–250 Scott Goodyear Cautions: 5 for 38 laps Laps Reason 2–4 Debris 36–43 Eddie Cheever crash turn 2 65–69 Debris 134–142 Debris 220–230 Scott Brayton crash turn 3 Broadcasting The Michigan 500 was broadcast live on television by ABC. Paul Page was the lead announcer and was joined by Bobby Unser and Sam Posey as color commentators. The pit lane reporters were Gary Gerould and Jack Arute.1992 Michigan 500 Telecast: ABC-TV, August 2, 1992 References 2 Michigan 500 Michigan 500 Category:Michigan Indy 400