1992 Daytona 500

First race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series September 2023 NASWINSTON 34th Annual Daytona 500 By STP The 1992 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Ernie Irvan. 1992 2 16 160.256 mph km/h 29 1 4.0 200 804.672 2.5 Daytona 500 By STP Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network CBS Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison Junior Johnson & Associates Robert Yates Racing Sterling Marlin Davey Allison 127 28 1992 500 46.823 1992 Daytona 500 program cover and logo.jpg 140,000 The 1992 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 16, 1992, before an audience of 140,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Leading for over half of the race, Robert Yates Racing's Davey Allison managed to avoid a major wreck in the first half of the race that took out several contenders. Afterwards, Allison managed to dominate the latter stages of the race, leading the final 98 laps en route to his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his first victory of the season, and his only career Daytona 500 victory.Higgins Tom February 17, 1992 Allison steers clear to victory 1B, 5B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-allison-steers-cl/131479712/ September 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Long Gary February 17, 1992 D. Allison earns 500 glory 1D, 5D The Miami Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-d-allison-earns-500-gl/131498868/ September 9, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing's Morgan Shepherd and Bud Moore Engineering's Geoff Bodine finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet03Kerry TeagueKT MotorsportsOldsmobile4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingFord9Phil ParsonsMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet13Dave Mader IIIFolsom RacingChevrolet13Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20Mike WallaceMoroso RacingOldsmobile21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Buddy BakerClose RacingOldsmobile48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet50Clay YoungClay Young RacingPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsOldsmobile59Andy Belmont (R)Pat Rissi RacingFord62Ben HessGray RacingFord66Chad LittleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Dick TrickleRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile77Mike PotterBalough RacingChevrolet83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingChevrolet84Dave Pletcher Sr.Pletcher RacingPontiac88Joe BooherMalloch RacingPontiac89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac90Dorsey SchroederDonlavey RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile95Bob Schacht (R)Sadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile97Mark GibsonCollins RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet99Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was set by the 1992 Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifiers. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Sunday, February 9, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 14, during two races. The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Sunday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers. Sterling Marlin, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 46.823 and an average speed of 192.213 mph km/h in Sunday's session.Higgins Tom February 10, 1992 Schrader Dashes To Daytona 500 Pole 1B, 3B The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-marlin-elliott-o/131500437/ September 9, 2023 Newspapers.com 15 drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeReason122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordQualified on pole211Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordQualified on outside pole33Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletFirst in Twin 125 #1421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFordSecond in Twin 125 #256Mark MartinRoush RacingFordSecond in Twin 125 #1628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordThird in Twin 125 #274Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletThird in Twin 125 #185Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFourth in Twin 125 #2941Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletFourth in Twin 125 #11030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacFifth in Twin 125 #21133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobileFifth in Twin 125 #11217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevroletSixth in Twin 125 #2131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobileSixth in Twin 125 #11466Chad LittleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFordSeventh in Twin 125 #21525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletSeventh in Twin 125 #11615Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordEighth in Twin 125 #2172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiacEighth in Twin 125 #11826Brett BodineKing RacingFordNinth in Twin 125 #2199Phil ParsonsMelling RacingFordNinth in Twin 125 #12010Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevroletTenth in Twin 125 #22103Kerry TeagueKT MotorsportsOldsmobileTenth in Twin 125 #12268Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile11th in Twin 125 #22371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet11th in Twin 125 #12447Buddy BakerClose RacingOldsmobile12th in Twin 125 #22573Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile12th in Twin 125 #12631Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet13th in Twin 125 #2270Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord13th in Twin 125 #12875Dick TrickleRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile14th in Twin 125 #22977Mike PotterBalogh RacingChevrolet14th in Twin 125 #13049Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet15th in Twin 125 #23190Dorsey SchroederDonlavey RacingFordSpeed provisional (191.404)3243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSpeed provisional (189.909)3342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacSpeed provisional (189.717)3494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobileSpeed provisional (188.897)3518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletSpeed provisional (188.644)3695Bob SchachtSadler Brothers RacingOldsmobileSpeed provisional (188.225)3716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFordSpeed provisional (188.206)388Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingFordSpeed provisional (187.993)3914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileSpeed provisional (187.903)4055Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevroletSpeed provisional (187.336)417Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordOwner's points provisional4212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevroletOwner's points provisionalFailed to qualify or withdrew4399Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsChevrolet15th in Twin 125 #14483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingChevrolet17th in Twin 125 #24559Andy Belmont (R)Pat Rissi RacingFord16th in Twin 125 #14689Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac18th in Twin 125 #24723Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile20th in Twin 125 #14820Mike WallaceMoroso RacingOldsmobile19th in Twin 125 #24913Dave Mader IIIFolsom RacingChevrolet28th in Twin 125 #15098Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet21st in Twin 125 #25162Ben HessGray RacingFord29th in Twin 125 #15213Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet22nd in Twin 125 #25388Joe BooherMalloch RacingPontiac23rd in Twin 125 #25450Clay YoungClay Young RacingPontiac24th in Twin 125 #25548James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet25th in Twin 125 #25652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac26th in Twin 125 #25797Mark GibsonCollins RacingOldsmobile27th in Twin 125 #2WD84Dave Pletcher Sr.Pletcher RacingPontiacLack of practice speedOfficial Twin 125 Qualifiers resultsOfficial starting lineup Race Summary The start The initial laps of the race were free of incidents, although on lap 41 Geoff Bodine and Morgan Shepherd touched exiting Turn 4 with no further incident. Brett Bodine and Ricky Rudd fell out in the first half of the race with separate engine failures, as the Junior Johnson cars of Sterling Marlin and Bill Elliott established themselves as the cars to beat. Davey Allison's crew gambled with a two-tire change but caught a lucky break when Geoff Bodine was penalized for speeding, and gained a drafting partner. The Big One Rain fell after 80 laps, and when the race restarted Ernie Irvan went for the lead on lap 92. He came up in front of Sterling Marlin, but had not cleared him, and also moved him up the track into his teammate Bill Elliott who was on the outside. The ensuing mayhem collected polesitter Sterling Marlin, Ernie Irvan, Bill Elliott, Mark Martin, Ken Schrader and Dale Earnhardt. Also, Bobby Hillin Jr., Dale Jarrett, Alan Kulwicki, Chad Little, Richard Petty, Hut Stricklin, Rusty Wallace, and Darrell Waltrip were involved. The wreck ended the race for Jarrett, Schrader, Marlin, Hillin, and Little, with their cars being terminally damaged. The finish On Lap 144 Rick Wilson was planning to pit the Stavola Brothers Ford, but Kerry Teague did not realize it and ran into him. This brought out the third yellow flag in the race. On Lap 166 Ernie Irvan's crippled car spun to bring out the fourth caution flag. Leaders Allison, Shepherd, and Michael Waltrip made their final stops. Waltrip fell back after the restart with an engine that was quitting. This left the two Ford Thunderbirds of Allison and Shepherd to race for the win, finishing in this order. This win made the Allisons the second father-son duo to win the Daytona 500, joining Lee and Richard Petty. Alan Kulwicki finished a quiet fourth which kicked off an unlikely championship run. Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord200127running185$244,0502421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2007running175$181,30031615Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2000running165$116,2504417Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2000running160$87,50052875Dick TrickleRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile2000running155$78,80063342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2000running150$67,70073494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile1990running146$58,57584055Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevrolet1990running142$52,750933Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running138$87,00010199Phil ParsonsMelling RacingFord1990running134$49,150112447Buddy BakerClose RacingOldsmobile1990running130$38,275121133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile1990running127$51,10013131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1990running124$40,35514941Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running121$36,790153716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1980running118$29,700163243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1980running115$32,530172573Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1980running112$27,960181030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1973flagged114$37,140193190Dorsey SchroederDonlavey RacingFord1960running106$25,750202371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1950running103$26,210213914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile1950running100$23,055223049Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet1950running97$24,15023388Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingFord1950running94$24,045244212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet1880running91$27,74025270Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1880running88$23,285261217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1801running90$33,58027211Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord17823running87$60,2552874Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1660handling79$43,3702956Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1620running76$49,675302977Mike PotterBalogh RacingChevrolet1510fuel pump73$21,71031172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1500running70$30,455322268Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile1250piston67$27,350332103Kerry TeagueKT MotorsportsOldsmobile1220accident64$22,445342010Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet1200radiator61$23,11535122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord9133accident63$34,435363518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet910accident55$19,780371525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet916accident57$30,500382631Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet910accident49$20,370391466Chad LittleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord900accident46$22,7604085Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet790engine43$34,350411826Brett BodineKing RacingFord130distributor40$25,150423695Bob SchachtSadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile70engine37$18,250Failed to qualify or withdrew4399Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsChevrolet4483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingChevrolet4559Andy Belmont (R)Pat Rissi RacingFord4689Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac4723Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile4820Mike WallaceMoroso RacingOldsmobile4913Dave Mader IIIFolsom RacingChevrolet5098Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet5162Ben HessGray RacingFord5213Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet5388Joe BooherMalloch RacingPontiac5450Clay YoungClay Young RacingPontiac5548James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet5652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac5797Mark GibsonCollins RacingOldsmobileWD84Dave Pletcher Sr.Pletcher RacingPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Davey Allison 185 10px 2 Morgan Shepherd 175 (-10) 10px 3 Geoff Bodine 165 (-20) 10px 4 Alan Kulwicki 160 (–25) 10px 5 Dick Trickle 155 (–30) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 150 (–35) 10px 7 Terry Labonte 146 (–39) 10px 8 Ted Musgrave 142 (–43) 10px 9 Dale Earnhardt 138 (–47) 10px 10 Phil Parsons 134 (–51)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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