1992 AC Delco 500

January 202327th race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 28th Annual AC Delco 500 October 25 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett Kyle Petty Kyle Petty 484 SABCO Racing SABCO Racing 42 TNN Motor Racing Network 130.748 mph km/h 62,300 Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Motor Speedway 805.257 805.257 500.364 492 492 1.636 1.017 29 27 AC Delco 500 1992 24.461 500.364 The 1992 AC Delco 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. 1992_AC_Delco_500.jpeg The 1992 AC Delco 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 25, 1992, before an audience of 62,300 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would dominate the race to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 26, 1992 Kyle Petty edges Irvan to win AC Delco 500 13 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118204675/kyle-petty-edges-irvan-to-win-ac-delco/ February 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike October 26, 1992 Kyle Petty dominates AC Delco 500 38 The Morning Call https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118204729/kyle-petty-dominates-ac-delco-500/ February 8, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively. In the overall driver's championship standings, championship leader Bill Elliott, assisted by a fourth-place finish, would manage to increase his points lead over second-place driver Davey Allison to 70 points after three consecutive poor finishes for Elliott. The winner of the race, Kyle Petty, would move to fourth in the standings, 94 points behind Elliott, and nine points behind third-place driver Alan Kulwicki, who was 85 points behind Elliott in the standings.Higgins Tom October 26, 1992 Elliott stays in driver's seat for points championship 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118204762/elliott-stays-in-drivers-seat-for/ February 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of North Carolina Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc https://www.fasttrackracing.com/ July 16, 2012 Fasttrackracing.com 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 RacingFord9Chad LittleMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Jimmy SpencerBobby 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 RacingPontiac32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac53John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord65Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile66Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet77Mike PotterJimmy Means RacingPontiac80Dave BlaneyHover MotorsportsPontiac83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord85Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet88Mike WallaceOwen RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, October 22, at 2:30 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 Friday, October 23, at 1:00 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 22, 1992 NASCAR today 9 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118204886/nascar-today/ February 8, 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. Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 24.461 and an average speed of 149.675 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom October 23, 1992 Younger Petty is right at home on pole at 'The Rock' 11 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118204947/younger-petty-is-right-at-home-on-pole/ February 8, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac24.461149.67526Mark MartinRoush RacingFord24.468149.632311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24.564149.047468Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord24.581148.94454Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet24.593148.872626Brett BodineKing RacingFord24.594148.86675Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.620148.70887Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord24.621148.70292Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac24.705148.1971015Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord24.707148.1851194Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile24.792147.677123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.795147.6591321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord24.803147.611148Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord24.821147.5041528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord24.837147.4051655Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord24.856147.2961725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.865147.2431833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile24.878147.1661922Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24.884147.1312017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet24.904147.013Failed to lock in Round 12112Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord24.927146.8772230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac24.954146.7182366Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord24.987146.5242410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet25.028146.284251Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile25.059146.1032643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.059146.1032718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet25.063146.0802832Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet25.172145.4472971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.223145.1533016Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord25.250144.9983141Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.302144.7003285Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet25.382144.358339Chad LittleMelling RacingFord25.486143.6553488Mike WallaceOwen RacingFord25.565143.2113583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord25.568143.1953680Dave BlaneyHover MotorsportsPontiac26.053140.5293752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac26.139140.0673865Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile26.202139.7303977Mike PotterJimmy Means RacingPontiac26.281139.3104053John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac26.290139.262Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac492484running185$153,100254Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4922running175$53,200375Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4910running165$31,2254311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4913running165$26,20051922Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4910running155$20,07561833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile4910running150$21,4507626Brett BodineKing RacingFord4910running146$15,2008123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4900running142$22,35091194Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile4900running138$14,500101528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4900running134$20,600112112Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4890running130$13,6001287Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4890running127$15,500131321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4890running124$13,600142410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet4880running121$9,800152718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4880running118$12,55016148Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord4870running115$11,50017251Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile4870running112$11,500182366Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4870running109$8,95019468Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord4870running106$11,950202230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4860running103$11,1502192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac4850running100$16,700222017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4850running97$15,600233016Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord4840running94$5,40024339Chad LittleMelling RacingFord4830running91$5,300252643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4820running88$9,850263752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4750running85$6,700273488Mike WallaceOwen RacingFord4740running82$5,000283285Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet4590running79$4,900291655Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord4540running76$9,3753026Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4363crash78$15,700313680Dave BlaneyHover MotorsportsPontiac3710handling70$4,500321725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3220vibration67$22,000333141Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3040rear end64$5,850342832Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet2990overheating61$4,200351015Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2780engine58$8,625363583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord2630transmission55$4,075373865Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile2330brakes52$4,625382971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1440rear end49$5,525393977Mike PotterJimmy Means RacingPontiac70handling46$4,025404053John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac40handling43$4,050Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 3,818 10px 2 Davey Allison 3,748 (-70) 10px 3 Alan Kulwicki 3,733 (-85) 10px 2 4 Kyle Petty 3,724 (–94) 10px 5 Harry Gant 3,705 (–113) 10px 2 6 Mark Martin 3,640 (–178) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 3,574 (–244) 10px 1 8 Ernie Irvan 3,438 (–380) 10px 1 9 Darrell Waltrip 3,400 (–418) 10px 10 Terry Labonte 3,399 (–419)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1992 Mello Yello 500 1992 Pyroil 500K 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Category:October 1992 sports events in the United States Category:1992 in sports in North Carolina