The 1992 Pontiac Excitement 400 was the third stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 8, 1992, before an audience of 65,200 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. In a close finish, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to complete a dominant performance by besting challenger Alan Kulwicki by 18 inches (46 cm) at the finish line to take his 36th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would finish third.
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| Race 3 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1992 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||
| Date | March 8, 1992 | ||
| Official name | 38th Annual Pontiac Excitement 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 | 104.378 miles per hour (167.980 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 65,200 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
| Time | 22.252 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 348 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| 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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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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
editQualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 6, at 2:30 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined the following day on Saturday, March 7.[3] However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round.[4]
Bill Elliott, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.252 and an average speed of 121.337 miles per hour (195.273 km/h).[5]
Two drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStandings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Harris, Mike (March 9, 1992). "Another win for Elliott". The Morning Call. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (March 9, 1992). "Elliott ekes out rich win at Richmond". The Dispatch. p. 20. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. March 6, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rain washes out NASCAR qualifying". The Dispatch. March 8, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harris, Mike (March 7, 1992). "Elliott takes the pole at Richmond". The Item. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
