1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 12, 1992, before an audience of 69,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 21st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 22 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date September 12, 1992
Official name 35th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 99.917 miles per hour (160.801 km/h)
Attendance 69,000
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 22.354
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 231
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

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 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
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
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
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet Ameritron Batteries
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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
77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Buick Kenova Golf Course Construction
90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Maxx Race Cards
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 11, at 5:30 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, September 12, at 3:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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; up to two 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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.354 and an average speed of 120.784 miles per hour (194.383 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22.354 120.784
2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.408 120.493
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 22.412 120.471
4 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 22.443 120.305
5 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.453 120.251
6 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 22.454 120.246
7 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 22.462 120.203
8 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 22.473 120.144
9 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22.507 119.963
10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.516 119.915
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.520 119.893
12 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 22.520 119.893
13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.526 119.861
14 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 22.544 119.766
15 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 22.546 119.755
16 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.561 119.676
17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 22.593 119.506
18 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.621 119.358
19 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 22.653 119.190
20 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 22.663 119.137
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 22.670 119.100
22 71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22.728 118.796
23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 22.737 118.749
24 12 Jeff Purvis Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 22.783 118.509
25 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.799 118.426
26 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 22.857 118.126
27 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 22.863 118.095
28 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 22.893 117.940
29 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.898 117.914
30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22.919 117.806
31 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 22.920 117.601
32 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 22.985 117.468
33 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 22.988 117.453
34 41 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.023 117.274
Provisional
35 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 23.203 116.364
Failed to qualify
36 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Buick 23.480 114.991
37 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 24.330 110.974
Official first round qualifying results

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 400 231 running 185 $47,115
2 13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 17 running 175 $48,365
3 14 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 400 92 running 170 $44,360
4 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 0 running 160 $29,655
5 9 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400 0 running 155 $19,980
6 2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 1 running 155 $18,205
7 18 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 0 running 146 $13,055
8 15 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 400 1 running 147 $16,255
9 10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 138 $15,055
10 26 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 400 0 running 134 $14,005
11 1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 400 58 running 135 $18,005
12 17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 399 0 running 127 $10,955
13 7 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 399 0 running 124 $10,805
14 25 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 399 0 running 121 $12,805
15 4 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 399 0 running 118 $12,855
16 30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 399 0 running 115 $10,430
17 6 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 399 0 running 112 $7,980
18 8 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 399 0 running 109 $9,980
19 5 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 398 0 running 106 $15,655
20 12 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 398 0 running 103 $7,330
21 29 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 398 0 running 100 $9,380
22 24 12 Jeff Purvis Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 97 $9,265
23 21 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 397 0 running 94 $6,130
24 34 41 Dave Marcis Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 91 $6,005
25 16 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 397 0 running 88 $8,855
26 22 71 Jim Sauter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 394 0 running 85 $5,780
27 32 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 393 0 running 82 $4,155
28 19 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 393 0 running 79 $8,705
29 27 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 392 0 running 76 $4,105
30 28 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 389 0 running 73 $4,055
31 33 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 387 0 running 70 $4,055
32 31 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 368 0 running 67 $9,530
33 23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 293 0 crash 64 $8,500
34 35 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 257 0 axle 61 $3,955
35 20 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 12 0 engine 58 $5,455
Failed to qualify
36 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Buick
37 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 14, 1992). "Wallace brightens year at Richmond". The State. p. 9. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Martin, Gerald (September 13, 1992). "Wallace ends victory drought with win in 400 in Richmond". The News and Observer. p. 33. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 11, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Macenka, Joe (September 12, 1992). "Irvan makes patience pay off". The State. p. 12. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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