The 1992 Bud 500 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.

1992 Bud 500
Race details
Race 20 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Bud 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
The 1992 Bud 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
Date August 29, 1992
Official name 32nd Annual Bud 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (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

Background

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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

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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
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

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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

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15.919 120.535
2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.038 119.641
3 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 16.067 119.425
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 16.091 119.247
5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 16.146 118.840
6 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.159 118.745
7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 16.167 118.686
8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 16.174 118.635
9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 16.194 118.488
10 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 16.217 118.320
11 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 16.246 118.109
12 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 16.261 118.000
13 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 16.280 117.862
14 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 16.288 117.805
15 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 16.303 117.696
Failed to lock in Round 1
16 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile -* -*
17 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet -* -*
18 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
19 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -* -*
20 41 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
21 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford -* -*
22 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac -* -*
23 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
24 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
25 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford -* -*
26 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac -* -*
27 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -* -*
28 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile -* -*
29 20 Jimmy Spencer Moroso Racing Ford -* -*
30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac -* -*
Provisionals
31 71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
32 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac -* -*
Official first round qualifying results

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 500 247 running 185 $73,050
2 23 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 170 $39,325
3 6 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 165 $28,350
4 26 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 500 0 running 160 $18,000
5 5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 499 3 running 160 $19,800
6 19 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 499 0 running 150 $18,075
7 12 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 146 $11,775
8 2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 139 running 147 $16,875
9 3 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 499 35 running 143 $14,225
10 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 498 0 running 134 $14,575
11 11 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 497 0 running 130 $14,425
12 17 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 497 0 running 127 $9,115
13 15 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497 0 running 124 $11,775
14 22 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 497 0 running 121 $11,525
15 27 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 495 0 running 118 $11,325
16 30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 493 0 running 115 $10,775
17 14 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 492 0 running 112 $10,525
18 31 71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 491 0 running 109 $7,375
19 21 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 489 0 running 106 $5,465
20 29 20 Jimmy Spencer Moroso Racing Ford 487 0 running 103 $6,125
21 28 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 484 0 running 100 $11,075
22 25 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 476 0 running 97 $9,925
23 10 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 446 0 running 94 $6,775
24 32 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 395 0 running 91 $6,650
25 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 385 23 crash 93 $13,605
26 16 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 349 35 crash 90 $15,475
27 13 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 339 0 crash 82 $9,525
28 1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 285 7 crash 84 $17,000
29 24 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 276 0 crash 76 $9,425
30 7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 262 11 crash 78 $16,025
31 18 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 125 0 engine 70 $9,350
32 20 41 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 101 0 crash 67 $6,325
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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