1992 Goody's 500

January 202324th race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 20.472 0.526 15 423.257 423.257 500 500 263 75.424 mph km/h September 28 24 29 1992 Goody's 500 142 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Kyle Petty SABCO Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 44th Annual Goody's 500 0.847 The 1992 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. 1992 Goody's 500.jpeg 51,000 The 1992 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, September 27, 1992, but was delayed to Monday, September 28 due to rain.Higgins Tom September 28, 1992 Rain postpones Martinsville race; Herbert wins in IHRA 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118078305/rain-postpones-martinsville-race/ February 6, 2023 Newspapers.com The race was held before an audience of 51,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. With a final crew chief call to run the final 126 laps on one set of tires, Bud Moore Engineering driver Geoff Bodine would manage to hold off the field to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Harris Mike September 29, 1992 Bodine's gamble pays off, ends year-long drought 54 The Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118078558/bodines-gamble-pays-off-ends/ February 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don September 29, 1992 Get a grip: G. Bodine opts for old tires in win 24 Press and Sun-Bulletin https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118079343/get-a-grip-g-bodine-opts-for-old/ February 6, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and King Racing driver Brett Bodine would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 RacingFordSnickers10Derrike 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 EnterprisesPontiacSTP45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFordTerminal Trucking52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFordJasper Engines & Transmissions57Bob Schacht (R)Stringer MotorsportsOldsmobileNational Pronto Auto Parts66Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFordPhillips 66 TropArtic68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFordCountry Time71Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevroletMarcis Auto Racing90Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFordMaxx Race Cards94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 25, 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 26, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 would be decided on time,September 25, 1992 NASCAR today 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118079589/nascar-today/ February 6, 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. Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.472 and an average speed of 92.497 mph km/h in the first round.Martin Gerald September 26, 1992 Kyle Petty finds the pole under Martinsville lights 27 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118079670/kyle-petty-finds-the-pole-under/ February 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac20.47292.497266Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.67891.576333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile20.71791.40341Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile20.76591.19254Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.77391.157610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet20.78491.109715Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord20.81990.95582Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac20.82490.934917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.84890.829107Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.85590.798113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.86590.7551221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord20.88090.6901318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.95790.356146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.96890.3091543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.98590.2361611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.99990.1761726Brett BodineKing RacingFord21.01690.1031830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac21.03290.0341990Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord21.09389.7742041Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.09989.748Failed to lock in Round 1215Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.91090.5602228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord20.92790.4862371Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.94490.4132455Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord20.99090.2142568Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord21.06189.9102612Jeff PurvisBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet21.10389.7312794Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile21.10489.7272825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.11189.697298Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord21.15889.4983022Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord21.16089.490Provisional3116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord21.18489.388Failed to qualify3245Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord -* -*3352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*3457Bob Schacht (R)Stringer MotorsportsOldsmobile -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1715Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord500129running180$60,550282Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac500142running180$39,40031726Brett BodineKing RacingFord50065running170$29,1254142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac500135running165$22,0005107Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord5003running160$23,3306298Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord5000running150$15,92573022Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50013running151$16,3508146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4990running142$16,100941Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile4990running138$13,80010215Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running134$17,200112794Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile4980running130$11,635122455Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord4980running127$10,950132825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running124$14,240143116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord4970running121$7,35015917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4967running123$14,600162228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4960running115$15,15017266Jimmy Hensley (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4956running117$10,100181543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4950running109$9,35519333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile4950running106$15,15020610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet4920running103$6,600211221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4880running100$8,700222371Jim SauterMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4850running97$5,500231318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4770running94$8,150241990Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord4770running91$3,500252041Dave MarcisLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4740running88$4,975262612Jeff PurvisBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet4680running85$7,8502754Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4280running82$13,150282568Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord4250running79$8,675291830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3550crash76$7,550301611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1580engine73$12,00031113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1110engine70$14,550Failed to qualify3245Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord3352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3457Bob Schacht (R)Stringer MotorsportsOldsmobileOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bill Elliott 3,490 10px 2 Davey Allison 3,378 (-112) 10px 1 3 Alan Kulwicki 3,299 (-191) 10px 1 4 Harry Gant 3,284 (–206) 10px 5 Mark Martin 3,207 (–283) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 3,194 (–296) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 3,136 (–354) 10px 8 Darrell Waltrip 3,099 (–391) 10px 1 9 Morgan Shepherd 3,010 (–480) 10px 3 10 Rusty Wallace 3,000 (–490)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1992 Peak Antifreeze 500 1992 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:September 1992 sports events in the United States Category:1992 in sports in Virginia