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1992 GM Goodwrench 500

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1992 GM Goodwrench 500
Race details
Race 2 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 GM Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
The 1992 GM Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date March 1, 1992
Official name 27th Annual GM Goodwrench 500
Location Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Distance 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Average speed 126.125 miles per hour (202.979 km/h)
Attendance 43,600
Pole position
Driver SABCO Racing
Time 24.420
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps 260
Winner
No. 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates
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 GM Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 1, 1992, before an audience of 43,600 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, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 35th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of North Carolina Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

North Carolina Motor 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.[3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford Masters Inn Economy
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 Phil Parsons 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
13 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet Glidden
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
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet Ameritron Batteries
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Jasper Engines & Transmissions
56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Pontiac Hill Motorsports
59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford Slick 50
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 Abilene Boots
87 Randy Baker Buck Baker Racing Chevrolet Buck Baker Driving School
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, February 28, 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 Saturday, February 29, at 11:30 AM 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,[4] 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.

Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.420 and an average speed of 149.926 miles per hour (241.283 km/h) in the first round.[5]

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 24.420 149.926
2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.527 149.272
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 24.663 148.449
4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 24.808 147.581
5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 24.832 147.439
6 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 24.909 146.983
7 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 24.958 146.694
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.978 146.577
9 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.979 146.571
10 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 25.014 146.366
11 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 25.014 146.366
12 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 25.023 146.313
13 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 25.062 146.086
14 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 25.082 145.969
15 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 25.089 145.928
16 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.158 145.528
17 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 25.177 145.418
18 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 25.184 145.378
19 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 25.210 145.228
20 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 25.214 145.205
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 25.235 145.084
22 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 25.249 145.004
23 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.250 144.998
24 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 25.294 144.746
25 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 25.337 144.500
26 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 25.369 144.318
27 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 25.399 144.147
28 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 25.431 143.966
29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 25.533 143.391
30 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 25.582 143.116
31 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 25.599 143.021
32 13 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet 25.661 142.676
33 9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford 25.674 142.603
34 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 25.730 142.293
35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 26.039 140.604
36 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford 26.425 138.551
37 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 26.443 138.457
38 87 Randy Baker Buck Baker Racing Chevrolet 26.467 138.331
39 59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford 26.661 137.324
40 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Pontiac 27.219 134.509
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 2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 492 260 running 185 $57,800
2 10 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 492 190 running 175 $48,875
3 13 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 492 0 running 165 $31,600
4 14 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 491 0 running 160 $18,650
5 9 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 491 0 running 155 $21,650
6 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 490 0 running 150 $20,575
7 21 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 490 0 running 146 $15,200
8 4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 490 0 running 142 $14,700
9 15 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 490 0 running 138 $14,400
10 24 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 490 0 running 134 $19,900
11 6 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 489 0 running 130 $18,400
12 19 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 489 0 running 127 $13,300
13 22 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 489 1 running 129 $13,000
14 12 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 489 0 running 121 $12,600
15 25 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 489 0 running 118 $12,150
16 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 488 0 running 115 $11,700
17 28 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 486 0 running 112 $11,400
18 20 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 486 0 running 109 $12,150
19 26 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 482 0 running 106 $8,375
20 27 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 480 0 running 103 $10,950
21 34 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 480 0 running 100 $5,650
22 30 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 475 0 running 97 $7,200
23 32 13 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet 470 0 running 94 $6,150
24 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 469 0 running 91 $16,850
25 38 87 Randy Baker Buck Baker Racing Chevrolet 459 0 running 88 $8,700
26 5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 442 17 water pump 90 $13,100
27 40 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Pontiac 440 0 running 82 $5,250
28 23 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 437 0 running 79 $12,950
29 1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 430 24 camshaft 81 $12,375
30 33 9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford 368 0 running 73 $9,325
31 7 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 356 0 running 70 $9,075
32 31 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 332 0 running 67 $4,500
33 35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 269 0 engine 64 $5,850
34 16 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 232 0 engine 61 $4,300
35 36 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford 210 0 brakes 58 $4,200
36 11 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 113 0 water pump 55 $4,125
37 18 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 73 0 camshaft 52 $4,075
38 39 59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford 27 0 engine 49 $4,060
39 17 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22 0 engine 46 $5,525
40 37 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 8 0 valve 43 $4,000
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (March 2, 1992). "NASCAR mega-matchup is all Elliott". The Rock Island Argus. p. 23. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (March 2, 1992). "Elliott 'great' in runaway win in Goodwrench". The Morning Call. p. 21. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. February 28, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (February 29, 1992). "King of the hill: Kyle Petty stays tough for qualifying". The Daily Item. p. 17. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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