1992 Goody's 500
Race details
Race 24 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.
The 1992 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.
Date September 28, 1992
Official name 44th Annual Goody's 500
Location Ridgeway, 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 75.424 miles per hour (121.383 km/h)
Attendance 51,000
Pole position
Driver SABCO Racing
Time 20.472
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 142
Winner
No. 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering
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 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, September 27, 1992, but was delayed to Monday, September 28 due to rain.[1] The race was held before an audience of 51,000 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. With a final crew chief call to run the final 126 laps on one set of tires, Bud Moore Engineering driver Geoff Bodine would manage to hold off the field to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and King Racing driver Brett Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

  • (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
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Jeff Purvis 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 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford Terminal Trucking
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
57 Bob Schacht (R) Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile National Pronto Auto Parts
66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing
90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Maxx Race Cards
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 25, 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, September 26, 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,[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 20.472 and an average speed of 92.497 miles per hour (148.859 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Three drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.472 92.497
2 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.678 91.576
3 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 20.717 91.403
4 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 20.765 91.192
5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.773 91.157
6 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 20.784 91.109
7 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.819 90.955
8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 20.824 90.934
9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.848 90.829
10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 20.855 90.798
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.865 90.755
12 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.880 90.690
13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.957 90.356
14 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.968 90.309
15 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.985 90.236
16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.999 90.176
17 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 21.016 90.103
18 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 21.032 90.034
19 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 21.093 89.774
20 41 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.099 89.748
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.910 90.560
22 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.927 90.486
23 71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.944 90.413
24 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 20.990 90.214
25 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 21.061 89.910
26 12 Jeff Purvis Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 21.103 89.731
27 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 21.104 89.727
28 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.111 89.697
29 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 21.158 89.498
30 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 21.160 89.490
Provisional
31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 21.184 89.388
Failed to qualify
32 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford -* -*
33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac -* -*
34 57 Bob Schacht (R) Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 7 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 500 129 running 180 $60,550
2 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 500 142 running 180 $39,400
3 17 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 500 65 running 170 $29,125
4 1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 500 135 running 165 $22,000
5 10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 500 3 running 160 $23,330
6 29 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 500 0 running 150 $15,925
7 30 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 500 13 running 151 $16,350
8 14 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 142 $16,100
9 4 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 499 0 running 138 $13,800
10 21 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 134 $17,200
11 27 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 498 0 running 130 $11,635
12 24 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 498 0 running 127 $10,950
13 28 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 124 $14,240
14 31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 497 0 running 121 $7,350
15 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 496 7 running 123 $14,600
16 22 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 496 0 running 115 $15,150
17 2 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 495 6 running 117 $10,100
18 15 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 495 0 running 109 $9,355
19 3 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 495 0 running 106 $15,150
20 6 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 492 0 running 103 $6,600
21 12 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 488 0 running 100 $8,700
22 23 71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 485 0 running 97 $5,500
23 13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 477 0 running 94 $8,150
24 19 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 477 0 running 91 $3,500
25 20 41 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 474 0 running 88 $4,975
26 26 12 Jeff Purvis Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 468 0 running 85 $7,850
27 5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 428 0 running 82 $13,150
28 25 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 425 0 running 79 $8,675
29 18 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 355 0 crash 76 $7,550
30 16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 158 0 engine 73 $12,000
31 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 111 0 engine 70 $14,550
Failed to qualify
32 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac
34 57 Bob Schacht (R) Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (September 28, 1992). "Rain postpones Martinsville race; Herbert wins in IHRA". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12. Retrieved February 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Harris, Mike (September 29, 1992). "Bodine's gamble pays off, ends year-long drought". The Citizens' Voice. p. 54. Retrieved February 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. Coble, Don (September 29, 1992). "Get a grip: G. Bodine opts for old tires in win". Press and Sun-Bulletin. p. 24. Retrieved February 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1992. p. 33. Retrieved February 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. Martin, Gerald (September 26, 1992). "Kyle Petty finds the pole under Martinsville lights". The News and Observer. p. 27. Retrieved February 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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