1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500

The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 16th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 19, 1992, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Running on a fuel mileage call, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would manage to conserve fuel for the last 42 laps of the race to take his 82nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant and owner-driver Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third, respectively.

1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500
Race details
Race 16 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date July 19, 1992
Official name 20th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 134.058 miles per hour (215.745 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 55.548
Most laps led
Driver Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Laps 116
Winner
No. 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

On lap 150 of the race, driver's championship points leader, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would be involved in a crash when Darrell Waltrip tapped the left rear of Allison's vehicle, sending him sideways. The car would proceed to lift into the air, resulting in Allison's car flipping 11 times in a fast manner, before eventually landing upside-down, totaling Allison's car. Allison was taken to an Allentown, Pennsylvania hospital, where it was found that he had broken his right collarbone, both bones in his forearm, his right wrist, and had bruised his right eye socket. With the crash, Allison would lose the overall points lead to Bill Elliott.[3][4]

Background

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The layout of Pocono International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono International Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

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 Chad Little 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
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State
27 Bob Schacht (R) Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
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 Trucking
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
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Valtrol Steam Traps
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Jasper Engines & Transmissions
59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford FDP Brakes
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
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing
77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet Kenova Golf Course Construction
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet Glidden
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

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Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, July 17, at 3:00 PM EST. However, due to fog, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round,[5] which was held on Saturday, July 18, at 10:30 AM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1–40 would be decided on time,[6] 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.

Davey Allison, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.548 and an average speed of 162.022 miles per hour (260.749 km/h).[7]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 55.548 162.022
2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.719 161.525
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 55.781 161.345
4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 55.812 161.256
5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.916 160.956
6 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 55.975 160.786
7 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 56.003 160.706
8 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 56.029 160.631
9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 56.032 160.623
10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 56.051 160.568
11 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56.125 160.356
12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 56.130 160.342
13 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 56.135 160.328
14 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 56.175 160.214
15 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 56.187 160.179
16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 56.221 160.083
17 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 56.229 160.060
18 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 56.231 160.054
19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 56.254 159.989
20 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 56.326 159.784
21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 56.330 159.773
22 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 56.340 159.744
23 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 56.450 159.433
24 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 56.529 159.210
25 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 56.558 159.129
26 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 56.635 158.912
27 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 56.657 158.851
28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 56.754 158.579
29 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 56.781 158.504
30 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 57.132 157.530
31 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 57.240 157.233
32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 57.522 156.462
33 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Oldsmobile 57.808 155.688
34 85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet 57.920 155.387
35 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 57.967 155.261
36 27 Bob Schacht (R) Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 58.241 154.530
37 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet 58.681 153.372
38 59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford 58.918 152.755
39 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 59.060 152.387
40 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 59.815 150.464
Provisional
41 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile - -
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 200 12 running 180 $63,445
2 22 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 1 running 175 $40,520
3 10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 200 58 running 170 $42,095
4 2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 160 $24,695
5 27 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 200 8 running 160 $22,365
6 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 150 $19,040
7 13 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 200 4 running 151 $15,890
8 12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 200 0 running 142 $14,290
9 20 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 138 $10,690
10 18 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 134 $15,190
11 14 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 199 0 running 130 $12,640
12 5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 127 $15,590
13 16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 199 2 running 129 $14,390
14 17 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 121 $9,640
15 9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 118 $11,640
16 41 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 199 0 running 115 $11,090
17 26 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 199 0 running 112 $5,790
18 19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 199 0 running 109 $13,690
19 15 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 106 $7,540
20 7 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 199 0 running 103 $11,015
21 23 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 100 $10,040
22 24 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 199 0 running 97 $10,840
23 29 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 94 $16,540
24 25 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 197 0 running 91 $9,590
25 30 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 197 0 running 88 $4,890
26 28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 197 0 running 85 $9,440
27 37 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet 193 0 running 82 $4,790
28 38 59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford 193 0 running 79 $4,990
29 11 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 180 0 running 76 $6,265
30 21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 171 0 ignition 73 $9,190
31 32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 161 0 engine 70 $6,115
32 6 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 165 0 handling 67 $4,540
33 1 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 149 115 crash 74 $21,365
34 35 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 rear end 61 $4,365
35 33 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Oldsmobile 113 0 oil leak 58 $4,290
36 31 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 89 0 engine 55 $4,215
37 4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 74 0 valve 52 $13,740
38 36 27 Bob Schacht (R) Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 58 0 transmission 49 $4,100
39 39 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 24 0 steering 46 $5,565
40 40 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 17 0 quit 43 $3,990
41 34 85 Mike Skinner Mansion Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 transmission 0 $3,990
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 20, 1992). "Waltrip gambles to win Miller 500". Centre Daily Times. p. 19. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Owen, Mike (July 20, 1992). "Waltrip takes Miller 500; Allison injured in crash". York Daily Record. p. 20. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Issel, Kelly P. (July 20, 1992). "Allison injured when car flips 11 times at Miller race". The Arizona Republic. p. 34. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 20, 1992). "This beating could be the one that sidelines Allison". The Charlotte Observer. p. 27. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 18, 1992). "Fog doesn't leave race teams on Cloud 9". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 17, 1992. p. 9. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 19, 1992). "Pole peps up ailing Allison". The Charlotte Observer. p. 121. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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