1992 TranSouth 500
Race details
Race 5 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd.
The 1992 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd.
Date March 29, 1992
Official name 36th Annual TranSouth 500
Location Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Scheduled Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Average speed 139.364 miles per hour (224.285 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Junior Johnson & Associates
Time 30.157
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 ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1992 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 8, 1992, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. In the final stages of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would make a late-race charge for the lead, passing for the lead with 45 to go to take his 38th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fourth victory of the season, and his fourth consecutive victory.[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

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

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

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
9 Dave Mader III 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
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
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
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
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 McGetrick Electric
77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet Kenova Golf Course Construction
90 Kerry Teague Donlavey Racing Ford Donlavey Racing
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

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 27, 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, March 28, 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,[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.

Sterling Marlin, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.157 and an average speed of 163.067 miles per hour (262.431 km/h) in the first round.[4]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.157 163.067
2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.188 162.899
3 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.227 162.689
4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 30.278 162.415
5 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.280 162.404
6 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 30.354 162.008
7 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.401 161.758
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.451 161.492
9 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 30.465 161.418
10 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 30.480 161.339
11 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 30.492 161.275
12 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.495 161.259
13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.505 161.206
14 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.528 161.085
15 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.559 160.921
16 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.566 160.885
17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.576 160.832
18 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.634 160.528
19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 30.640 160.496
20 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 30.674 160.318
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 30.437 161.567
22 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Pontiac 30.472 161.381
23 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 30.588 160.769
24 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.655 160.418
25 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 30.692 160.224
26 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 30.728 160.036
27 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 30.729 160.031
28 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 30.772 159.808
29 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 30.784 159.745
30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.036 158.448
31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 31.091 158.168
32 95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 31.464 156.293
33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.556 155.837
34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 31.952 153.906
35 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 32.201 152.716
36 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet 32.428 151.647
37 90 Kerry Teague Donlavey Racing Ford 34.094 144.237
38 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 34.362 143.112
39 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Pontiac - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 367 93 running 180 $64,290
2 11 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 367 88 running 175 $40,715
3 14 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 367 0 running 165 $29,375
4 5 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 366 160 running 170 $35,315
5 18 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 366 0 running 155 $21,020
6 4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 366 16 running 155 $16,290
7 16 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 365 0 running 146 $14,160
8 12 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 365 0 running 142 $13,130
9 21 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 365 0 running 138 $13,150
10 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 365 0 running 134 $20,570
11 19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 364 0 running 130 $14,665
12 15 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 364 0 running 127 $15,435
13 13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 364 0 running 124 $11,155
14 24 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 363 0 running 121 $10,850
15 22 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Pontiac 363 0 running 118 $10,745
16 26 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 362 0 running 115 $9,175
17 27 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 362 0 running 112 $9,720
18 25 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 358 6 engine 114 $10,385
19 32 95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 356 2 running 111 $6,500
20 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 347 0 running 103 $7,670
21 9 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 328 0 running 100 $4,950
22 1 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 307 0 running 97 $11,555
23 20 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 306 0 engine 94 $9,460
24 6 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 264 0 overheating 91 $13,950
25 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 260 0 engine 88 $6,120
26 3 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 257 0 head 85 $14,030
27 17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 256 0 overheating 82 $7,890
28 7 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 engine 79 $4,230
29 23 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 233 2 valve 81 $7,720
30 31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 187 0 engine 73 $4,085
31 36 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet 183 0 steering 70 $4,025
32 30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 161 0 piston 67 $7,540
33 29 66 Chad Little Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 133 0 valve 64 $5,455
34 10 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 90 0 engine 61 $7,645
35 39 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Pontiac 31 0 handling 58 $3,860
36 28 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 28 0 head 55 $5,825
37 35 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 17 0 engine 52 $3,810
38 37 90 Kerry Teague Donlavey Racing Ford 15 0 engine 49 $3,790
39 38 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 7 0 brakes 46 $3,760
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (March 30, 1992). "Elliott again follows plan into Victory Lane". Evansville Press. p. 18. Retrieved January 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Scoppe, Rick (March 30, 1992). "'Decent' sufficient for Elliott". The South Bend Tribune. p. 24. Retrieved January 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. March 27, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved January 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Scoppe, Rick (March 28, 1992). "1st run nets Marlin TranSouth 500 pole". The Item. p. 11. Retrieved January 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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