1992 Peak Antifreeze 500

February 202323rd race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 804.672 22nd Annual Peak Antifreeze 500 The 1992 Peak Antifreeze 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant, Jeff Purvis, and Bill Elliott. Motor Racing Network TNN Hendrick Motorsports Junior Johnson & Associates Ricky Rudd Bill Elliott AK Racing Alan Kulwicki 261 5 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway 500 500 500 115.289 mph km/h September 20 24.782 1.6 1 Peak Antifreeze 500 1992 29 23 500 Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett 1992 Peak Antifreeze 500.jpeg 80,000 The 1992 Peak Antifreeze 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 20, 1992, before an audience of 80,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. With a call from crew chief Gary DeHart, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would decide to run the final 19 laps on old tires, pitting for fuel only on lap 481. The call managed to put Rudd ahead of the field, and Rudd would manage to hold off second-place finisher, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 21, 1992 Rudd slips by Elliott to capture Peak 500 17 St. Lucie News Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118015201/rudd-slips-by-elliott-to-capture-peak/ February 5, 2023 Newspapers.com McKee Sandra September 21, 1992 Rudd gases up, goes on to Dover victory 32 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118015495/rudd-gases-up-goes-on-to-dover-victory/ February 5, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish third. Background thumb|The layout of Dover Downs International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. 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 & AssociatesFordBudweiser12Jeff PurvisBobby 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 RacingPontiacPennzoil33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit41Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's Frosted Flakes42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacMello Yello43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiacMcElroy's Flower Shop52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacHurley Limo53Graham TaylorJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFordJasper Engines & Transmissions66Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFordPhillips 66 TropArtic68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFordCountry Time71Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevroletMarcis Auto Racing77Mike PotterBalough RacingBuickKenova Golf Course Construction90Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFordMaxx Race Cards94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 18, 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 19, 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 21-38 would be decided on time,September 18, 1992 NASCAR today 14 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118016150/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 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. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.782 and an average speed of 145.267 mph km/h in the first round.Martin Gerald September 19, 1992 Kulwicki, last off line, takes pole in backup car 25 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118016320/kulwicki-last-off-line-takes-pole-in/ February 5, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord24.782145.26726Mark MartinRoush RacingFord24.852144.85832Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac24.936144.370494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile25.016143.90853Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25.119143.31865Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.123143.29578Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord25.143143.181815Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord25.149143.147925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.153143.124101Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile25.162143.0731118Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet25.181142.9651241Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.221142.7381311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25.223142.7271417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet25.223142.7271522Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25.259142.5231642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac25.278142.4161755Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord25.293142.3321826Brett BodineKing RacingFord25.324142.158194Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet25.336142.0902090Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord25.337142.085Failed to lock in Round 12121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord24.976144.1382233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile25.015143.9142368Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord25.015143.9142430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac25.067143.6152543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.184142.9482666Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord25.210142.8002716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord25.342142.0572877Mike PotterBalough RacingBuick25.430141.5652928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord25.592140.6693071Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.704140.0563110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet25.914138.921329Chad LittleMelling RacingFord26.078138.0473312Jeff PurvisBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet26.303136.8673452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac26.403136.3483553Graham TaylorJimmy Means RacingPontiac27.790129.5433648James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac28.024128.461Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings165Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50032running180$64,96521311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord500261running180$51,26031642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac5000running165$27,31042928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4990running160$29,41052121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4980running155$21,98062233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile49716running155$22,2057494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile4960running146$15,80581755Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord4960running142$15,10593110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet4950running138$11,355102368Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord4930running134$16,80511194Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet49316running135$16,905121118Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4900running127$12,505132666Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4870running124$9,75514815Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4860running121$11,405152090Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord4840running118$6,1551632Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac4830running115$13,830172430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4830running112$10,630183071Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4750running109$7,4151926Mark MartinRoush RacingFord47092engine111$13,830201417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4700running103$15,4802153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet47082running105$17,880221826Brett BodineKing RacingFord4300running97$10,130233452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3990engine94$5,23024101Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3980running91$9,930252877Mike PotterBalough RacingBuick3820running88$5,130261241Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3640handling85$6,7302778Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord2760crash82$6,630282543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2720crash79$9,55529329Chad LittleMelling RacingFord2710crash76$4,93030925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2630crash73$13,880312716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord2140engine70$11,260323312Jeff PurvisBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet1790crash67$9,305331522Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1750engine64$9,2303417Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord911crash66$17,180353648James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac890engine58$4,480363553Graham TaylorJimmy Means RacingPontiac30engine55$$4,455Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 3,417 10px 2 Davey Allison 3,263 (-154) 10px 1 3 Harry Gant 3,178 (-239) 10px 1 4 Alan Kulwicki 3,139 (–278) 10px 5 Mark Martin 3,065 (–352) 10px 1 6 Kyle Petty 3,029 (–388) 10px 1 7 Ricky Rudd 3,002 (–415) 10px 2 8 Darrell Waltrip 2,976 (–441) 10px 9 Dale Earnhardt 2,911 (–506) 10px 10 Morgan Shepherd 2,910 (–507)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) 1992 Goody's 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1992 Category:1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:September 1992 sports events in the United States Category:1992 in sports in Delaware