1992 Bud 500

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1992 Bud 500
Race details
Race 20 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1992 Bud 500 program cover.jpeg
The 1992 Bud 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
DateAugust 29, 1992
Official name 32nd Annual Bud 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.533 miles (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 91.198 miles per hour (146.769 km/h)
Attendance 64,870
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 15.919
Most laps led
Driver Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Laps 247
Winner
No. 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1992 Volunteer 500 (known as the Bud 500 for commercial reasons) was the 20th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 29, 1992, before an audience of 64,870 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 83rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Bristol International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway map.png
The layout of Bristol International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters
8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Snickers
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet Raybestos
15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford Keystone
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
20 Jimmy Spencer Moroso Racing Ford Food City
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Maxwell House
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Taco Bell
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Jasper Engines & Transmissions
66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time
71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 28, at 7:35 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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, August 29, 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 15-30 would be decided on time, [3] 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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.919 and an average speed of 120.535 miles per hour (193.982 km/h) in the first round. [4]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
14 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15.919120.535
25 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.038119.641
326 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 16.067119.425
46 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 16.091119.247
57 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 16.146118.840
625 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.159118.745
728 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 16.167118.686
82 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 16.174118.635
917 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 16.194118.488
108 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 16.217118.320
1115 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 16.246118.109
1266 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 16.261118.000
1312 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 16.280117.862
1418 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 16.288117.805
1521 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 16.303117.696
Failed to lock in Round 1
1633 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile -*-*
1710 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet -*-*
1894 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
1911 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -*-*
2041 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
2116 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford -*-*
2230 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac -*-*
233 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -*-*
241 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
2555 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford -*-*
2642 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac -*-*
2722 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -*-*
2868 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile -*-*
2920 Jimmy Spencer Moroso Racing Ford -*-*
3043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac -*-*
Provisionals
3171 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -*-*
3252 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac -*-*
Official first round qualifying results

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1917 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 500247running185$73,050
2233 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5000running170$39,325
3625 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5000running165$28,350
42642 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 5000running160$18,000
557 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 4993running160$19,800
61911 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 4990running150$18,075
71266 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 4990running146$11,775
825 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499139running147$16,875
9326 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 49935running143$14,225
1082 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 4980running134$14,575
111115 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 4970running130$14,425
121710 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 4970running127$9,115
131521 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 4970running124$11,775
142230 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 4970running121$11,525
152722 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 4950running118$11,325
163043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 4930running115$10,775
171418 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 4920running112$10,525
183171 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 4910running109$7,375
192116 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 4890running106$5,465
202920 Jimmy Spencer Moroso Racing Ford 4870running103$6,125
212868 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 4840running100$11,075
222555 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 4760running97$9,925
23108 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 4460running94$6,775
243252 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 3950running91$6,650
2546 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 38523crash93$13,605
261633 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 34935crash90$15,475
271312 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 3390crash82$9,525
2814 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 2857crash84$17,000
29241 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 2760crash76$9,425
30728 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 26211crash78$16,025
311894 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1250engine70$9,350
322041 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1010crash67$6,325
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Lloyd, Leslie (August 30, 1992). "Waltrip posts 12th victory at Bristol". Montgomery Advertiser . p. 28. Retrieved February 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Higgins, Tom (August 31, 1992). "Familiar tale". The State . p. 13. Retrieved February 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer . August 28, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved February 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Lloyd, Leslie (August 29, 1992). "Irvan breaks qualifying record on new surface". Messenger-Inquirer . p. 29. Retrieved February 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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