1992 Budweiser at The Glen

The 1992 Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 9, 1992, in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course layout. The race was shortened from the scheduled 90 laps to 51 laps due to rain. With the help of a fast final pit stop, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would manage to lead at the halfway point at lap 45 when the caution flag for rain would come out the next lap. When the race was eventually stopped on lap 51, the race had already hit the halfway point, with NASCAR officials deciding to call the race official, handing Petty the victory. The victory was Petty's fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.

1992 Budweiser at The Glen
Race details
Race 18 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
The 1992 Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
Date August 9, 1992
Official name 7th Annual Budweiser at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.45 mi (3.949 km)
Distance 51 laps, 125.154 mi (88.980 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Average speed 84.771 miles per hour (136.426 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 1:15.603
Most laps led
Driver Ernie Irvan
Kyle Petty
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
SABCO Racing
Laps 19
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

With a poor finish from Davey Allison's relief driver, Dorsey Schroeder, driver's championship contender Bill Elliott would manage to retake the points lead, leading Allison by 17 points.[3]

Background

edit
 
The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

edit
  • (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
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
27 Bob Schacht (R) Linro Motorsports Oldsmobile Maxx Race Cards
28 Davey Allison* Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet Freedom Village USA
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
34 Todd Bodine Team 34 Ford Diet Pepsi
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
45 Ed Ferree Ferree Racing Buick Ferree Chevrolet
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac McElroy's Flower Shop
52 Scott Sharp Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Kwik Fill
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Tops Friendly Markets
61 Tom Rotsell Chilsom Racing Ford Hakes Construction
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 Oldsmobile Country Time
69 Denny Wilson Bahre Racing Pontiac Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing
77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet Kenova Golf Course Construction
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

*Due to injuries sustained in a crash at the 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500, Allison would be replaced by relief driver Dorsey Schroeder for qualifying. During the race, Allison would manage to start the race, before being replaced by Schroeder. As a result of starting the race, Allison is credited with the finish.[4]

Qualifying

edit

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 7, 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, August 8, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-38 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 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:15.603 and an average speed of 116.662 miles per hour (187.749 km/h) in the first round.[6]

Tom Rotsell was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

edit
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:15.603 116.662
2 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 1:15.763 116.416
3 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 1:15.769 116.406
4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.800 116.359
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:15.822 116.320
6 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:15.871 116.250
7 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:15.892 116.218
8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 1:15.894 116.215
9 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:15.906 116.196
10 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.073 115.941
11 28 Dorsey Schroeder Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:16.175 115.786
12 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 1:16.567 115.193
13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.610 115.129
14 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 1:16.660 115.053
15 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.737 114.938
16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:16.744 114.928
17 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:16.747 114.923
18 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:17.044 114.480
19 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:17.136 114.343
20 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 1:17.194 114.258
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 34 Todd Bodine Team 34 Ford 1:17.287 114.120
22 52 Scott Sharp Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 1:17.358 114.015
23 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 1:17.532 113.759
24 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:17.541 113.746
25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:17.584 113.683
26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.687 113.576
27 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 1:17.788 113.385
28 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:17.834 113.318
29 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:18.134 112.883
30 45 Ed Ferree Ferree Racing Buick 1:18.358 112.560
31 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:18.775 111.964
32 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1:20.509 109.553
33 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Oldsmobile 1:21.491 108.233
34 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.031 107.520
35 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 1:22.971 106.302
36 27 Bob Schacht (R) Linro Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:23.235 105.965
37 69 Denny Wilson Bahre Racing Pontiac 1:25.358 103.330
38 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Buick 1:28.145 100.062
Provisional
39 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac - -
Failed to qualify
40 61 Tom Rotsell Chilsom Racing Ford - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

edit
Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 51 19 running 185 $50,895
2 16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 51 0 running 170 $48,545
3 10 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 51 19 running 175 $35,060
4 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 51 0 running 160 $28,325
5 12 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 51 0 running 155 $13,480
6 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 51 0 running 150 $18,240
7 17 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 51 0 running 146 $20,095
8 19 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 51 0 running 142 $14,110
9 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51 10 running 143 $22,430
10 3 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 51 0 running 134 $15,840
11 23 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 51 0 running 130 $12,230
12 15 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 running 127 $15,490
13 4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 running 124 $14,400
14 6 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 51 0 running 121 $13,660
15 7 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 51 0 running 118 $11,420
16 31 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 51 0 running 115 $11,050
17 28 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 51 0 running 112 $7,730
18 24 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 51 0 running 109 $15,110
19 22 52 Scott Sharp Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 51 0 running 106 $7,155
20 11 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 51 0 running 103 $15,560
21 13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 running 100 $13,635
22 29 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 51 0 running 97 $10,515
23 14 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 51 0 running 94 $4,420
24 35 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 51 3 running 96 $6,260
25 33 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Oldsmobile 51 0 running 88 $5,075
26 32 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 51 0 running 85 $6,365
27 9 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 50 0 running 82 $8,905
28 18 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 50 0 running 79 $8,745
29 30 45 Ed Ferree Ferree Racing Buick 50 0 running 76 $4,035
30 36 27 Bob Schacht (R) Linro Motorsports Oldsmobile 49 0 running 73 $3,975
31 34 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 0 running 70 $5,415
32 27 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 47 0 running 67 $8,825
33 38 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Buick 45 0 running 64 $3,690
34 20 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 36 0 engine 61 $5,130
35 25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 35 0 crash 58 $8,095
36 26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 33 0 transmission 55 $8,040
37 21 34 Todd Bodine Team 34 Ford 16 0 crash 52 $3,485
38 37 69 Denny Wilson Bahre Racing Pontiac 9 0 clutch 49 $3,450
39 39 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 1 0 quit 46 $3,395
Failed to qualify
40 61 Tom Rotsell Chilsom Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 10, 1992). "Kyle Petty reigns in abbreviated Glen race". The Anniston Star. p. 11. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Hawke, George (August 10, 1992). "This Bud's in the mud". Star-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Read, Dennis (August 10, 1992). "Elliott steers to the front of pack in Winston Cup standings". Star-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Houck, Mark (August 10, 1992). "Glen course takes a toll on injured Allison". Star-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 7, 1992. p. 29. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Coon, Charlie (August 8, 1992). "'Intimidator': I'm back". Star-Gazette. p. 25. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
Previous race:
1992 DieHard 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1992 season
Next race:
1992 Champion Spark Plug 400