# 1992 Goody's 500

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. 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. 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

Martinsville Speedway is a 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, 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.
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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Bill Elliott | 3,490 |
| | 2 | Davey Allison | 3,378 (-112) |
| 1 | 3 | Alan Kulwicki | 3,299 (-191) |
| 1 | 4 | Harry Gant | 3,284 (–206) |
| | 5 | Mark Martin | 3,207 (–283) |
| | 6 | Kyle Petty | 3,194 (–296) |
| | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 3,136 (–354) |
| | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,099 (–391) |
| 1 | 9 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,010 (–480) |
| 3 | 10 | Rusty Wallace | 3,000 (–490) |
| Official driver's standings ||||