1992 Mello Yello 500

January 202326th race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON October 11 806.281 806.281 153.537 mph km/h AK Racing TBS Kyle Petty Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett SABCO Racing Mark Martin Roush Racing 129 29 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 30.163 162,500 501 334 334 2.41 1.5 26 33rd Annual Mello Yello 500 6 Mello Yello 500 1992 501 Alan Kulwicki 1992_Mello_Yello_500.jpeg The 1992 Mello Yello 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1992 Mello Yello 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 11, 1992, before an audience of 162,500 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to make a late-race pass on eventual second-place finisher, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki with 32 laps to go to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Coble Dom October 12, 1992 Martin makes a point in Mello Yello win 21 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118169560/martin-makes-a-point-in-mello-yello-win/ February 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike October 12, 1992 Mello Yello win thrusts Martin into points battle 13 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118169876/mello-yello-win-thrusts-martin-into/ February 7, 2023 To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish third. With poor finishes from the top two in the driver's championship standings, those being Bill Elliott and Davey Allison, the points battle had tightened to extreme margins, with the top five in the driver's championship all being within 100 points within the leader with three races left in the season, the first time of such an occurrence in NASCAR history.Clarke Liz October 12, 1992 Elliott woes tighten points race 14 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118170210/elliott-woes-tighten-points-race/ February 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Bobby Hillin Jr. was disqualified after the race after his car was found to have illegal engine in post-race inspection. It was the last time a disqualification was levied in the Cup Series for technical infringement until 2019, when Erik Jones was disqualified from the 2019 Federated Auto Parts 400.Sturniolo Zack Jones in tight spot after disqualification https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/nascar/2019/09/23/jones-in-tight-spot-after/2715342007/ Pocono Record October 15, 2024 September 23, 2019 The disqualification affected the team Hillin drove for, which opted to shut down after it was unable to pay for the fines levied for the inspection failure.Howell Mark D. From Moonshine to Madison Avenue: A Cultural History of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1997 Bowling Green State University Popular Press Bowling Green, OH 0-87972-739-X 26 Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet05Ed FerreeFerree RacingChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord9Chad LittleMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Jeff PurvisBobby 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 MotorsportsOldsmobile41Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord57Bob Schacht (R)Stringer MotorsportsOldsmobile65Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile66Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord71Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet77Mike PotterBalough RacingBuick82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord85Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet90Pancho CarterDonlavey RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile97Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 7, at 5:00 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 Thursday, October 8, at 1:30 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,October 7, 1992 Race week schedule 61 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118170363/race-week-schedule/ February 7, 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, won the pole, setting a time of 30.163 and an average speed of 179.027 mph km/h on in the first round.Foreman Jr. tom October 8, 1992 Kulwicki darkens pole position 13 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118170583/kulwicki-darkens-pole-position/ February 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.163179.027225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.204178.78434Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.429177.46246Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.438177.41055Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.578176.598621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord30.590176.528718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.623176.338826Brett BodineKing RacingFord30.657176.142966Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.673176.0511017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.703175.879113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.742175.6551215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord30.749175.6151394Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet30.772175.4841410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet30.777175.4561583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord30.780175.4391611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.789175.387178Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord30.799175.3301833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile30.821175.2051922Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.878174.8822042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac30.885174.842Failed to lock in Round 1212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac30.924174.6222228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30.964174.396231Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile30.964174.3962412Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord30.992174.239259Chad LittleMelling RacingFord31.019174.0872668Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord31.079173.7512797Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.130173.4662831Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet31.138173.4222930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.166173.2663055Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord31.177173.2053190Pancho CarterDonlavey RacingFord31.275172.6623243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.283172.6183345Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord31.626172.3813465Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile31.371172.1333516Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord31.468171.6033649Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet31.514171.3523757Bob Schacht (R)Stringer MotorsportsOldsmobile31.556171.1243852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac31.582170.9833971Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.591170.9354041Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.645170.643Failed to qualify4177Mike PotterBalough RacingBuick -* -*4205Ed FerreeFerree RacingChevrolet -* -*4385Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4482Mark StahlStahl RacingFord -* -*4548James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord334107running180$101,500217Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord33463running175$89,00032042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac334129running175$68,60042412Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3340running160$41,200555Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3340running155$35,550634Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3342running155$34,1507225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33413running151$32,50081833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile3348running147$25,8009178Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord3332running143$19,300101215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3330running134$19,600113055Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord3330running130$16,200121394Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet3330running127$15,00013621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3330running124$14,70014113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3320running121$19,050152668Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord3310running118$13,450161922Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3310running115$11,350171410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3310running112$16,10018966Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3300running109$8,450192228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3290running106$15,375203516Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord3280running103$7,550213971Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3260running100$6,595223757Bob Schacht (R)Stringer MotorsportsOldsmobile3250running97$4,700232930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3250running94$9,22024718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3240clutch91$9,640253345Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord3240running88$4,830261583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord3230clutch85$4,235273243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3230running82$8,72028826Brett BodineKing RacingFord3200running79$9,105293465Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile3140running76$3,965301611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31010sway bar78$13,880312797Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3050quit70$3,800323190Pancho CarterDonlavey RacingFord2970running67$3,73533259Chad LittleMelling RacingFord2940overheating64$3,670341017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2150engine61$13,35035231Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1680engine58$8,155363649Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet1410engine55$3,61037212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1280engine52$11,600383852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac890engine49$3,590394041Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet570rear end46$5,085DSQ2831Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet3320disqualified43$3,580Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 3,653 10px 2 Davey Allison 3,614 (-39) 10px 3 Alan Kulwicki 3,606 (-47) 10px 1 4 Mark Martin 3,562 (–91) 10px 1 5 Harry Gant 3,555 (–98) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 3,539 (–114) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 3,409 (–244) 10px 8 Darrell Waltrip 3,303 (–350) 10px 3 9 Ernie Irvan 3,263 (–390) 10px 10 Terry Labonte 3,261 (–392)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1992 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1992 AC Delco 500 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:October 1992 sports events in the United States Category:1992 in sports in North Carolina