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1992 AC Delco 500

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1992 AC Delco 500
Race details
Race 27 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 AC Delco 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.
The 1992 AC Delco 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.
Date October 25, 1992
Official name 28th Annual AC Delco 500
Location Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.017 mi (1.636 km)
Distance 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Average speed 130.748 miles per hour (210.419 km/h)
Attendance 62,300
Pole position
Driver SABCO Racing
Time 24.461
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Petty SABCO Racing
Laps 484
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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 miles (1.637 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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Background

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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.[4]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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
9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Jimmy Spencer 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
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
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
41 Greg Sacks 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 Hurley Limo
53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Voyles Auto Salvage
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Oldsmobile Aroneck Racing
66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southeastern Technology Group
77 Mike Potter Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
80 Dave Blaney Hover Motorsports Pontiac Daffron's Body Shop
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet Glidden
88 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Ford FDP Brakes
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

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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,[5] 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, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.461 and an average speed of 149.675 miles per hour (240.879 km/h) in the first round.[6]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 24.461 149.675
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 24.468 149.632
3 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.564 149.047
4 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 24.581 148.944
5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 24.593 148.872
6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 24.594 148.866
7 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.620 148.708
8 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 24.621 148.702
9 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 24.705 148.197
10 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 24.707 148.185
11 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 24.792 147.677
12 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.795 147.659
13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 24.803 147.611
14 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 24.821 147.504
15 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 24.837 147.405
16 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 24.856 147.296
17 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.865 147.243
18 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 24.878 147.166
19 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.884 147.131
20 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 24.904 147.013
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 24.927 146.877
22 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 24.954 146.718
23 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 24.987 146.524
24 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 25.028 146.284
25 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 25.059 146.103
26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 25.059 146.103
27 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 25.063 146.080
28 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 25.172 145.447
29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 25.223 145.153
30 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 25.250 144.998
31 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.302 144.700
32 85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet 25.382 144.358
33 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 25.486 143.655
34 88 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Ford 25.565 143.211
35 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 25.568 143.195
36 80 Dave Blaney Hover Motorsports Pontiac 26.053 140.529
37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 26.139 140.067
38 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Oldsmobile 26.202 139.730
39 77 Mike Potter Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 26.281 139.310
40 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 26.290 139.262
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 492 484 running 185 $153,100
2 5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 492 2 running 175 $53,200
3 7 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 491 0 running 165 $31,225
4 3 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 491 3 running 165 $26,200
5 19 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 491 0 running 155 $20,075
6 18 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 491 0 running 150 $21,450
7 6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 491 0 running 146 $15,200
8 12 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 490 0 running 142 $22,350
9 11 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 490 0 running 138 $14,500
10 15 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 490 0 running 134 $20,600
11 21 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 489 0 running 130 $13,600
12 8 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 489 0 running 127 $15,500
13 13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 489 0 running 124 $13,600
14 24 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 488 0 running 121 $9,800
15 27 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 488 0 running 118 $12,550
16 14 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 487 0 running 115 $11,500
17 25 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 487 0 running 112 $11,500
18 23 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 487 0 running 109 $8,950
19 4 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 487 0 running 106 $11,950
20 22 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 486 0 running 103 $11,150
21 9 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 485 0 running 100 $16,700
22 20 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 485 0 running 97 $15,600
23 30 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 484 0 running 94 $5,400
24 33 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 483 0 running 91 $5,300
25 26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 482 0 running 88 $9,850
26 37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 475 0 running 85 $6,700
27 34 88 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Ford 474 0 running 82 $5,000
28 32 85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet 459 0 running 79 $4,900
29 16 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 454 0 running 76 $9,375
30 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 436 3 crash 78 $15,700
31 36 80 Dave Blaney Hover Motorsports Pontiac 371 0 handling 70 $4,500
32 17 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 322 0 vibration 67 $22,000
33 31 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 304 0 rear end 64 $5,850
34 28 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 overheating 61 $4,200
35 10 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 278 0 engine 58 $8,625
36 35 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 263 0 transmission 55 $4,075
37 38 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Oldsmobile 233 0 brakes 52 $4,625
38 29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 144 0 rear end 49 $5,525
39 39 77 Mike Potter Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 7 0 handling 46 $4,025
40 40 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 4 0 handling 43 $4,050
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 26, 1992). "Kyle Petty edges Irvan to win AC Delco 500". The Anniston Star. p. 13. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (October 26, 1992). "Kyle Petty dominates AC Delco 500". The Morning Call. p. 38. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 26, 1992). "Elliott stays in driver's seat for points championship". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1992. p. 9. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 23, 1992). "Younger Petty is right at home on pole at 'The Rock'". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 11. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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