1992 TranSouth 500

January 2023Fifth race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesMay 2026NASWINSTON March 29 160 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Junior Johnson & Associates Bill Elliott Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison 11 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network 29 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 139.364 mph km/h 36th Annual TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500 1992 367 367 806.799 806.799 501.322 2.198 1.366 30.157 501.322 The 1992 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd. 1992_TranSouth_500.jpeg The 1992 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 29, 1992, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. In the final stages of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would make a late-race charge for the lead, passing for the lead with 45 to go to take his 38th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fourth victory of the season, and his fourth consecutive victory.Higgins Tom March 30, 1992 Elliott again follows plan into Victory Lane 18 Evansville Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117202776/elliott-again-follows-plan-into-victory/ January 25, 2023 Newspapers.com Scoppe Rick March 30, 1992 'Decent' sufficient for Elliott 24 The South Bend Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117203032/decent-sufficient-for-elliott/ January 25, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. 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 RacingFord9Dave Mader IIIMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby 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 RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac53John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsOldsmobile56Jerry HillHill MotorsportsPontiac66Chad LittleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet77Mike PotterBalough RacingChevrolet90Kerry TeagueDonlavey RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile95Bob Schacht (R)Sadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 27, 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, March 28, 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 21-40 would be decided on time,March 27, 1992 NASCAR today 19 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117203177/nascar-today/ January 25, 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; which was usually two. 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. Sterling Marlin, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, won the pole, setting a time of 30.157 and an average speed of 163.067 mph km/h on in the first round.Scoppe Rick March 28, 1992 1st run nets Marlin TranSouth 500 pole 11 The Item https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117203293/1st-run-nets-marlin-transouth-500-pole/ January 25, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.157163.067211Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.188162.89934Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.227162.689426Brett BodineKing RacingFord30.278162.415528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30.280162.404617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.354162.008741Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.401161.75883Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.451161.492918Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.465161.418109Dave Mader IIIMelling RacingFord30.480161.3391133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile30.492161.2751215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord30.495161.2591321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord30.505161.206146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.528161.0851525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.559160.921168Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord30.566160.8851742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac30.576160.832185Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.634160.528192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac30.640160.4962068Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile30.674160.318Failed to lock in Round 12194Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile30.437161.5672255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsPontiac30.472161.3812312Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet30.588160.7692430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac30.655160.418257Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.692160.2242610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet30.728160.036271Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile30.729160.0312898Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet30.772159.8082966Chad LittleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.784159.7453043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.036158.4483116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord31.091158.1683295Bob Schacht (R)Sadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile31.464156.2933371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.556155.8373452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac31.952153.9063553John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.201152.7163677Mike PotterBalough RacingChevrolet32.428151.6473790Kerry TeagueDonlavey RacingFord34.094144.2373848James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac34.362143.1123956Jerry HillHill MotorsportsPontiac - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1211Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord36793running180$64,29021133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile36788running175$40,7153146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3670running165$29,3754528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord366160running170$35,3155185Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3660running155$21,0206426Brett BodineKing RacingFord36616running155$16,2907168Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord3650running146$14,16081215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3650running142$13,13092194Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile3650running138$13,1501083Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3650running134$20,57011192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3640running130$14,665121525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3640running127$15,435131321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3640running124$11,155142430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3630running121$10,850152255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsPontiac3630running118$10,745162610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3620running115$9,17517271Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3620running112$9,72018257Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3586engine114$10,385193295Bob Schacht (R)Sadler Brothers RacingOldsmobile3562running111$6,500203452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3470running103$7,67021918Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3280running100$4,95022122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3070running97$11,555232068Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile3060engine94$9,46024617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2640overheating91$13,950253371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2600engine88$6,1202634Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2570head85$14,030271742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2560overheating82$7,89028741Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2490engine79$4,230292312Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet2332valve81$7,720303116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1870engine73$4,085313677Mike PotterBalough RacingChevrolet1830steering70$4,025323043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1610piston67$7,540332966Chad LittleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1330valve64$5,45534109Dave Mader IIIMelling RacingFord900engine61$7,645353956Jerry HillHill MotorsportsPontiac310handling58$3,860362898Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet280head55$5,825373553John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingPontiac170engine52$3,810383790Kerry TeagueDonlavey RacingFord150engine49$3,790393848James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac70brakes46$3,760Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Davey Allison 865 10px 2 Bill Elliott 817 (-48) 10px 3 Harry Gant 812 (-53) 10px 4 Terry Labonte 715 (–150) 10px 5 Morgan Shepherd 696 (–169) 10px 1 6 Geoff Bodine 693 (–172) 10px 1 7 Alan Kulwicki 665 (–200) 10px 8 Dale Earnhardt 658 (–207) 10px 1 9 Dick Trickle 608 (–257) 10px 7 10 Mark Martin 588 (–277)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 1992 Food City 500 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 1992 sports events in the United States Category:1992 in sports in South Carolina