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1992 Food City 500

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1992 Food City 500
Race details
Race 6 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Food City 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty and Kyle Petty.
The 1992 Food City 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty and Kyle Petty.
Date April 5, 1992
Official name 32nd Annual Food City 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor 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 86.316 miles per hour (138.912 km/h)
Attendance 62,300
Pole position
Driver AK Racing
Time 15.667
Most laps led
Driver Alan Kulwicki AK Racing
Laps 282
Winner
No. 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing
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 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 5, 1992, before an audience of 62,300 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, Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would manage to make a late-race pass for the lead with 27 to go to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor 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
9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford Food City
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
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 Stock Car Miniatures
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Jasper Engines & Transmissions
66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Moly Black Gold

Qualifying

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Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 3, at 2:30 PM EST. Originally, the first 15 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 16-30 meant to be determined the following day on Saturday, April 4.[3] However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round.

Alan Kulwicki, driving for his AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.667 and an average speed of 122.474 miles per hour (197.103 km/h).[4]

Jimmy Spencer was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 15.667 122.474
2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 15.772 121.659
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 15.869 120.915
4 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 15.938 120.392
5 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 15.961 120.218
6 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.965 120.188
7 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 16.010 119.850
8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.038 119.641
9 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 16.046 119.581
10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 16.061 119.470
11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 16.062 119.462
12 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 16.068 119.417
13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 16.071 119.395
14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 16.073 119.380
15 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 16.082 119.314
16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 16.082 119.314
17 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.084 119.299
18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16.089 119.262
19 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 16.104 119.151
20 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 16.104 119.151
21 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 16.152 118.796
22 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 16.167 118.686
23 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 16.169 118.672
24 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 16.177 118.613
25 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 16.181 118.584
26 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 16.186 118.547
27 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 16.228 118.240
28 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 16.238 118.167
29 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.257 118.029
30 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 16.385 117.107
Provisionals
31 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 16.440 116.715
32 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 16.457 116.595
Failed to qualify
33 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 16.990 112.937
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 500 282 running 185 $83,360
2 4 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 38 running 175 $29,835
3 8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 20 running 170 $29,410
4 15 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 499 0 running 160 $20,010
5 22 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 499 0 running 155 $18,410
6 17 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 150 $16,485
7 13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 496 0 running 146 $13,685
8 5 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 495 0 running 142 $13,185
9 3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 494 0 running 138 $15,280
10 31 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 494 0 running 134 $11,630
11 2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 494 59 running 135 $12,680
12 27 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 494 0 running 127 $11,730
13 29 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 492 0 running 124 $6,055
14 24 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 492 0 running 121 $11,105
15 9 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 488 0 running 118 $13,905
16 25 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 487 0 running 115 $11,430
17 10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 478 0 running 112 $10,530
18 18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 471 28 running 114 $18,130
19 23 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 471 0 running 106 $10,420
20 11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 470 0 running 103 $14,230
21 26 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 456 0 running 100 $7,080
22 32 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 446 0 running 97 $5,280
23 20 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 439 0 running 94 $4,880
24 7 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 415 0 crash 91 $14,755
25 16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 382 23 running 93 $24,505
26 28 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 379 0 running 85 $10,680
27 14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 354 0 running 82 $9,630
28 6 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 335 50 running 84 $15,205
29 12 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 277 0 engine 76 $14,975
30 30 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 122 0 crash 73 $9,480
31 21 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 92 0 engine 70 $6,455
32 19 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 16 0 crash 67 $9,430
Failed to qualify
33 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 6, 1992). "Kulwicki stops Elliott's streak". The Modesto Bee. p. 21. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Sharp, Tom (April 6, 1992). "Kulwicki ekes out Food City 500 win". The Hanford Sentinel. p. 11. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 3, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Lloyd, Leslie (April 4, 1992). "Alan Kulwicki takes Food City 500 pole". The Times and Democrat. p. 17. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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