# 1992 Budweiser at The Glen

The 1992 Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 9, 1992, in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course layout. The race was shortened from the scheduled 90 laps to 51 laps due to rain. With the help of a fast final pit stop, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would manage to lead at the halfway point at lap 45 when the caution flag for rain would come out the next lap. When the race was eventually stopped on lap 51, the race had already hit the halfway point, with NASCAR officials deciding to call the race official, handing Petty the victory. The victory was Petty's fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.
With a poor finish from Davey Allison's relief driver, Dorsey Schroeder, driver's championship contender Bill Elliott would manage to retake the points lead, leading Allison by 17 points.

## Background

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

### 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 | 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 | Oldsmobile | Maxx Race Cards |
| 28 | Davey Allison* | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Pennzoil |
| 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | Freedom Village USA |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit |
| 34 | Todd Bodine | Team 34 | Ford | Diet Pepsi |
| 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 |
| 45 | Ed Ferree | Ferree Racing | Buick | Ferree Chevrolet |
| 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | McElroy's Flower Shop |
| 52 | Scott Sharp | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Kwik Fill |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Tops Friendly Markets |
| 61 | Tom Rotsell | Chilsom Racing | Ford | Hakes Construction |
| 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 |
| 69 | Denny Wilson | Bahre Racing | Pontiac | Windjammer Barefoot Cruises |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Marcis Auto Racing |
| 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | Kenova Golf Course Construction |
| 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
*Due to injuries sustained in a crash at the 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500, Allison would be replaced by relief driver Dorsey Schroeder for qualifying. During the race, Allison would manage to start the race, before being replaced by Schroeder. As a result of starting the race, Allison is credited with the finish.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 7, 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, August 8, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-38 would be decided on time, 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.
Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:15.603 and an average speed of 116.662 miles per hour (187.749 km/h) in the first round.
Tom Rotsell was the only driver to fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.603 | 116.662 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:15.763 | 116.416 |
| 3 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 1:15.769 | 116.406 |
| 4 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.800 | 116.359 |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:15.822 | 116.320 |
| 6 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:15.871 | 116.250 |
| 7 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.892 | 116.218 |
| 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 1:15.894 | 116.215 |
| 9 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1:15.906 | 116.196 |
| 10 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.073 | 115.941 |
| 11 | 28 | Dorsey Schroeder | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:16.175 | 115.786 |
| 12 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:16.567 | 115.193 |
| 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.610 | 115.129 |
| 14 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 1:16.660 | 115.053 |
| 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.737 | 114.938 |
| 16 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:16.744 | 114.928 |
| 17 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 1:16.747 | 114.923 |
| 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:17.044 | 114.480 |
| 19 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:17.136 | 114.343 |
| 20 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.194 | 114.258 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 34 | Todd Bodine | Team 34 | Ford | 1:17.287 | 114.120 |
| 22 | 52 | Scott Sharp | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 1:17.358 | 114.015 |
| 23 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 1:17.532 | 113.759 |
| 24 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:17.541 | 113.746 |
| 25 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:17.584 | 113.683 |
| 26 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:17.687 | 113.576 |
| 27 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:17.788 | 113.385 |
| 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.834 | 113.318 |
| 29 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:18.134 | 112.883 |
| 30 | 45 | Ed Ferree | Ferree Racing | Buick | 1:18.358 | 112.560 |
| 31 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:18.775 | 111.964 |
| 32 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 1:20.509 | 109.553 |
| 33 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | Aroneck Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:21.491 | 108.233 |
| 34 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:22.031 | 107.520 |
| 35 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:22.971 | 106.302 |
| 36 | 27 | Bob Schacht (R) | Linro Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:23.235 | 105.965 |
| 37 | 69 | Denny Wilson | Bahre Racing | Pontiac | 1:25.358 | 103.330 |
| 38 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Buick | 1:28.145 | 100.062 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 39 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 40 | 61 | Tom Rotsell | Chilsom Racing | Ford | - | - |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 51 | 19 | running | 185 | $50,895 |
| 2 | 16 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 170 | $48,545 |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 19 | running | 175 | $35,060 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 160 | $28,325 |
| 5 | 12 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 155 | $13,480 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 51 | 0 | running | 150 | $18,240 |
| 7 | 17 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 146 | $20,095 |
| 8 | 19 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | running | 142 | $14,110 |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 10 | running | 143 | $22,430 |
| 10 | 3 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 134 | $15,840 |
| 11 | 23 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 130 | $12,230 |
| 12 | 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 127 | $15,490 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 124 | $14,400 |
| 14 | 6 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 121 | $13,660 |
| 15 | 7 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 118 | $11,420 |
| 16 | 31 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 115 | $11,050 |
| 17 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 112 | $7,730 |
| 18 | 24 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | running | 109 | $15,110 |
| 19 | 22 | 52 | Scott Sharp | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 51 | 0 | running | 106 | $7,155 |
| 20 | 11 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 103 | $15,560 |
| 21 | 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 100 | $13,635 |
| 22 | 29 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | running | 97 | $10,515 |
| 23 | 14 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 94 | $4,420 |
| 24 | 35 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 51 | 3 | running | 96 | $6,260 |
| 25 | 33 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | Aroneck Racing | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | running | 88 | $5,075 |
| 26 | 32 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 85 | $6,365 |
| 27 | 9 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | 82 | $8,905 |
| 28 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 50 | 0 | running | 79 | $8,745 |
| 29 | 30 | 45 | Ed Ferree | Ferree Racing | Buick | 50 | 0 | running | 76 | $4,035 |
| 30 | 36 | 27 | Bob Schacht (R) | Linro Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 49 | 0 | running | 73 | $3,975 |
| 31 | 34 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 70 | $5,415 |
| 32 | 27 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | running | 67 | $8,825 |
| 33 | 38 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Buick | 45 | 0 | running | 64 | $3,690 |
| 34 | 20 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | engine | 61 | $5,130 |
| 35 | 25 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 35 | 0 | crash | 58 | $8,095 |
| 36 | 26 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | transmission | 55 | $8,040 |
| 37 | 21 | 34 | Todd Bodine | Team 34 | Ford | 16 | 0 | crash | 52 | $3,485 |
| 38 | 37 | 69 | Denny Wilson | Bahre Racing | Pontiac | 9 | 0 | clutch | 49 | $3,450 |
| 39 | 39 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | quit | 46 | $3,395 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 40 | | 61 | Tom Rotsell | Chilsom Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 2,621 |
| 1 | 2 | Davey Allison | 2,604 (-17) |
| | 3 | Alan Kulwicki | 2,527 (-94) |
| | 4 | Harry Gant | 2,481 (–140) |
| | 5 | Mark Martin | 2,368 (–253) |
| | 6 | Ricky Rudd | 2,326 (–295) |
| | 7 | Terry Labonte | 2,307 (–314) |
| | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,285 (–336) |
| 2 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 2,281 (–340) |
| 1 | 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,281 (–340) |
| Official driver's standings ||||