The 1992 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 26, 1992, before an audience of 48,300 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In a race marred with rear axle failures, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to keep his car intact and hold off the field on the final restart with four to go to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Sterling Marlin and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

1992 Hanes 500
Race details
Race 8 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt and his pit crew.
The 1992 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt and his pit crew.
Date April 26, 1992
Official name 43rd Annual Hanes 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 78.086 miles per hour (125.667 km/h)
Attendance 48,300
Pole position
Driver Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Time 20.371
Most laps led
Driver Alan Kulwicki AK Racing
Laps 219
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
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 Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

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 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
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
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile SplitFire
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 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 Jimmy Means Racing
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 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet McGetrick Electric
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Moly Black Gold

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 24, 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, April 25, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 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; 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.

Darrell Waltrip, driving for his own Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.371 and an average speed of 92.956 miles per hour (149.598 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.371 92.956
2 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.418 92.742
3 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 20.420 92.733
4 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 20.436 92.660
5 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.446 92.615
6 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.467 92.520
7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 20.511 92.321
8 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 20.519 92.285
9 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 20.559 92.106
10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.566 92.074
11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 20.568 92.065
12 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.579 92.016
13 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.590 91.967
14 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.611 91.873
15 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 20.652 91.691
16 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.704 91.461
17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.726 91.364
18 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.772 91.161
19 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 20.811 90.990
20 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.811 90.990
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.510 92.326
22 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.540 92.191
23 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.545 92.168
24 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 20.550 92.146
25 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.559 92.106
26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 20.623 91.820
27 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 20.628 91.798
28 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 20.791 91.078
29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.839 90.868
30 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 20.855 90.798
Provisionals
31 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 20.862 90.768
32 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 21.318 88.826
Failed to qualify
33 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
34 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet -* -*
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 14 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 33 running 180 $59,300
2 22 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 500 0 running 170 $32,775
3 1 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 165 $30,700
4 19 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 499 0 running 160 $19,700
5 15 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 498 0 running 155 $22,875
6 20 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 498 0 running 150 $16,400
7 18 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 146 $17,700
8 3 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 498 9 running 147 $15,850
9 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 497 167 running 143 $22,550
10 10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 497 0 running 134 $16,900
11 26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 495 0 running 130 $11,835
12 25 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 495 0 running 127 $5,450
13 31 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 494 0 running 124 $11,050
14 11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 490 0 running 121 $10,850
15 6 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 488 0 running 118 $8,950
16 9 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 464 219 running 125 $25,200
17 27 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 464 0 running 112 $10,050
18 17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 450 0 crash 109 $9,455
19 30 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 450 0 running 106 $4,150
20 28 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 440 0 running 103 $9,650
21 24 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 438 7 running 105 $9,050
22 4 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 434 0 running 97 $6,100
23 5 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 426 0 running 94 $11,850
24 13 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 406 0 axle 91 $5,150
25 16 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 386 65 axle 93 $14,000
26 23 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 383 0 crash 85 $13,500
27 8 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 358 0 running 82 $4,850
28 21 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 351 0 running 79 $5,225
29 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 286 0 engine 76 $7,600
30 32 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 232 0 handling 73 $4,525
31 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 176 0 valve 70 $11,000
32 12 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 104 0 engine 67 $8,000
Failed to qualify
33 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile
34 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (April 27, 1992). "Patient approach works for Martin". Sun-Journal. p. 25. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 27, 1992). "Martin extends Ford's streak to 12". The Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 24, 1992. p. 28. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 25, 1992). "Chevys take top 2 positions for Hanes 500". The Rock Island Argus. p. 28. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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