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1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

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1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
Race details
Race 4 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
The 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
Date March 15, 1992
Official name 33rd Annual Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
Location Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.522 mi (2.449 km)
Distance 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Scheduled Distance 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Average speed 147.746 miles per hour (237.774 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 30.453
Most laps led
Driver Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Laps 160
Winner
No. 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Paul Page, Benny Parsons, Bobby Unser
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 15, 1992, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. With the help of a late caution, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to pull away on the final restart with 40 to go to take his 37th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his third victory of the season, and his third consecutive victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

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 Dorsey Schroeder 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 Dave Mader III Folsom Racing Chevrolet Folsom Racing
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 Mike Wallace Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 1st Ade
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Maxwell House
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile Auto Finders
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
31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet Team Ireland
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Motorsports
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
47 Buddy Baker Close Racing Oldsmobile Close Racing
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet Ameritron Batteries
50 Clay Young Clay Young Racing Pontiac Aflac
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
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 Abilene Boots
77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet Kenova Trucking
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Chevrolet Purex
85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet Glidden
90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford SplitFire
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile Shoney's
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, March 13, 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, March 14, at 10:30 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,[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.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.453 and an average speed of 179.923 miles per hour (289.558 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.453 179.923
2 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.497 179.664
3 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 30.609 179.006
4 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.619 178.948
5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.664 178.685
6 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.744 178.220
7 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.759 178.133
8 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 30.761 178.122
9 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 30.803 177.879
10 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 30.822 177.769
11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 30.904 177.297
12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 30.969 176.925
13 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 30.987 176.823
14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.994 176.783
15 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.092 176.225
16 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet 31.140 175.954
17 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31.149 175.903
18 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.189 175.677
19 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.222 175.492
20 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 31.247 175.351
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.852 177.596
22 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.894 177.355
23 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.970 176.920
24 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.266 175.245
25 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.270 175.222
26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 31.279 175.172
27 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 31.309 175.004
28 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 31.331 174.881
29 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 31.338 174.842
30 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 31.391 174.547
31 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.392 174.541
32 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.462 174.153
33 13 Bob Schacht (R) Folsom Racing Chevrolet 31.523 173.816
34 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 31.551 173.662
35 20 Mike Wallace Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 31.555 173.640
36 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 31.562 173.601
37 47 Buddy Baker Close Racing Oldsmobile 31.634 173.206
38 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 31.662 173.053
39 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Chevrolet 31.672 172.998
40 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 31.715 172.764
Provisionals
41 9 Dorsey Schroeder Melling Racing Ford 32.227 170.019
42 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 31.813 172.231
Failed to qualify
43 95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 31.721 172.731
44 85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet 31.814 172.226
45 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet 32.527 168.451
46 50 Clay Young Clay Young Racing Pontiac 32.293 169.671
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 4 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 328 46 running 180 $71,000
2 10 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 328 43 running 175 $45,875
3 7 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 328 0 running 165 $36,850
4 25 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 328 160 running 170 $32,550
5 2 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 328 0 running 155 $28,125
6 23 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 328 0 running 150 $18,600
7 8 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 328 53 running 151 $20,850
8 15 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 328 0 running 142 $15,650
9 3 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 328 23 running 143 $17,150
10 14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 328 0 running 134 $16,000
11 17 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 328 0 running 130 $7,670
12 24 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 328 0 running 127 $15,425
13 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 328 0 running 124 $19,230
14 28 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 328 0 running 121 $9,810
15 12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 327 0 running 118 $14,980
16 32 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 327 0 running 115 $12,470
17 6 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 327 0 running 112 $15,660
18 30 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 326 0 running 109 $6,600
19 16 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet 326 0 running 106 $13,990
20 9 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 325 0 running 103 $11,920
21 36 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 323 0 running 100 $6,260
22 11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 323 0 running 97 $13,050
23 29 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 322 0 running 94 $9,590
24 19 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 321 0 running 91 $13,130
25 22 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 317 0 running 88 $16,725
26 38 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 316 0 running 85 $6,820
27 27 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 316 0 running 82 $6,460
28 21 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 298 0 engine 79 $12,740
29 26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 281 0 engine 76 $10,100
30 31 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 277 0 running 73 $8,940
31 18 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 0 running 70 $5,330
32 34 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 261 0 oil leak 67 $5,270
33 35 20 Mike Wallace Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 251 0 running 64 $5,180
34 39 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Chevrolet 218 0 crash 61 $5,135
35 41 9 Dorsey Schroeder Melling Racing Ford 176 0 timing chain 58 $10,385
36 37 47 Buddy Baker Close Racing Oldsmobile 172 0 engine 55 $5,070
37 20 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 91 0 engine 52 $9,555
38 42 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 87 0 engine 49 $5,040
39 13 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 79 3 oil pressure 51 $15,715
40 40 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 71 0 valve 43 $4,975
41 5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38 0 crash 40 $13,975
42 33 13 Bob Schacht (R) Folsom Racing Chevrolet 23 0 valve 37 $5,225
Failed to qualify
43 95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile
44 85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet
45 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet
46 50 Clay Young Clay Young Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (March 16, 1992). "Elliott's luck brings third in row". The Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (March 16, 1992). "'Pure luck'". Muncie Evening Press. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. March 12, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (March 14, 1992). "Mark Martin outdoes Trickle for NASCAR's Motorcraft 500 pole". The Times and Democrat. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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