1992 Mountain Dew Southern 500

21st race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2023 NASWINSTON 655.112 ESPN Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Darrell Waltrip 17 91 Leo Jackson Motorsports Harry Gant 30.309 Junior Johnson & Associates Sterling Marlin 70,000 129.114 mi/h km/h 407.068 298 2.198 1.366 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina The 1992 Southern 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison and Richard Petty. 1992 Southern 500 program cover and logo.jpg 29 21 1992 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network Mountain Dew Southern 500 43rd Annual Mountain Dew Southern 500 367 501.322 806.800 1992 9 6 The 1992 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 6, 1992, before an audience of 70,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km off on permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race was shortened from its scheduled 367 laps to 298 laps due to rain. In the final laps of the race, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip and his team decided to pit for fuel only on the final pit stop, contrary to most, who had pitted for tires and fuel. With a shorter pit stop, he was able to lead the final six laps before the red flag was put out to stop the race, with NASCAR officials deciding to end the race early, handing Waltrip the victory. The victory was Waltrip's 84th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.Harris Mike September 7, 1992 Race called, Waltrip wins rain-shortened event 14 The Beaufort Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117987242/race-called-waltrip-wins/ February 5, 2023 McKee Sandra September 7, 1992 Waltrip completes Big Four bonanza 41 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117987359/waltrip-completes-big-four-bonanza/ February 5, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobileSkoal2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiacMiller Genuine Draft3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletKodak5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordValvoline7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordHooters8Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFordSnickers9Chad LittleMelling RacingFordMelling Racing10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevroletPurolator Filters11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevroletRaybestos15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFordKeystone17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevroletWestern Auto18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordMaxwell House25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKodiak26Brett BodineKing RacingFordQuaker State28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacPennzoil31Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevroletTeam Ireland33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit41Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's Frosted Flakes42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacMello Yello43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiacMcElroy's Flower Shop52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacCAS, Inc.53John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsOldsmobileJasper Engines & Transmissions59Andy Belmont (R)Pat Rissi RacingFordFDP Brakes66Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFordPhillips 66 TropArtic68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobileCountry Time71Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevroletMarcis Auto Racing77Mike PotterBalough RacingBuickLance Inc.83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFordPurex94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 4, 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 Saturday, September 5, at 11:30 AM 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 timeSeptember 4, 1992 NASCAR today 13 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117987457/nascar-today/ February 5, 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 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. Sterling Marlin, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.309 and an average speed of 162.249 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike September 5, 1992 Marlin takes fifth pole of year in Southern 500 15 The Times and Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117987542/marlin-takes-fifth-pole-of-year-in/ February 5, 2023 No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.309162.24924Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.357161.992325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.370161.923411Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.411161.705517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.419161.662628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30.436161.572766Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.482161.328826Brett BodineKing RacingFord30.523161.11197Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.547160.9851015Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord30.566160.8851133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile30.580160.8111216Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord30.592160.748133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.644160.475148Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord30.644160.4751594Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile30.648160.4541631Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet30.649160.4491718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.658160.402185Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.675160.3131910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet30.693160.219201Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile30.713160.115Failed to lock in Round 1212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac30.764159.8492230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac30.816159.5792312Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsFord30.819159.5642468Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord30.831159.502256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.966158.8062621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord31.034158.458279Chad LittleMelling RacingFord31.055158.3512841Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.162157.8082955Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord31.202157.6063042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac31.203157.6003143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.351156.8563271Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.676155.2473383Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord31.888154.2153452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.135153.0293559Andy Belmont (R)Pat Rissi RacingFord33.175148.2323677Mike PotterBalough RacingBuick - -3753John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac - -3848James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2986running180$66,0302256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29826running175$41,3553411Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2984running170$32,6204826Brett BodineKing RacingFord2980running160$23,2605628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29872running160$38,84561718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29821running155$19,05573042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2980running146$16,310897Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2980running142$17,8909212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac2987running143$17,06010185Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2973running139$18,470112312Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsFord2970running130$13,985121910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet2970running127$10,69013325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2970running124$16,600141594Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile2970running121$13,21015766Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2970running118$11,320161133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile29791running125$18,600171631Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet2970running112$6,880182841Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2960running109$9,205191015Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2950running106$11,725203143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2950running103$12,055212468Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord2930running100$11,920223452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac2840running97$5,90023201Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2800running94$10,630241216Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord2760running91$7,3552524Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet26610transmission93$15,395263383Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord2530running85$5,33527148Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord2420running82$6,87528122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24157running84$13,26529133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2410running76$16,555302955Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord2251crank78$9,520312621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2240crash70$9,310323559Andy Belmont (R)Pat Rissi RacingFord2120ignition67$4,670333677Mike PotterBalough RacingBuick1640engine64$4,60534279Chad LittleMelling RacingFord1350crash61$4,570352230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1020engine58$8,985363271Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet470engine55$5,900373848James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac130engine52$4,330383753John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac30vibration49$4,290Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 3,116 10px 2 Davey Allison 2,997 (-119) 10px 3 Alan Kulwicki 2,955 (-161) 10px 4 Harry Gant 2,876 (–240) 10px 5 Mark Martin 2,779 (–337) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 2,737 (–379) 10px 4 7 Darrell Waltrip 2,703 (–413) 10px 1 8 Ricky Rudd 2,667 (–449) 10px 2 9 Dale Earnhardt 2,646 (–470) 10px 2 10 Morgan Shepherd 2,609 (–507)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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