# 1992 GM Goodwrench 500

The 1992 GM Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 1, 1992, before an audience of 43,600 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 35th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

North Carolina Motor Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | Masters Inn Economy |
| 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 | Phil Parsons | 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 |
| 13 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | Glidden |
| 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 |
| 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ameritron Batteries |
| 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 |
| 59 | Andy Belmont (R) | Pat Rissi Racing | Ford | Slick 50 |
| 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 | Abilene Boots |
| 87 | Randy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | Buck Baker Driving School |
| 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
| 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | Moly Black Gold |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, February 28, at 2:30 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, February 29, 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, 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 24.420 and an average speed of 149.926 miles per hour (241.283 km/h) in the first round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 24.420 | 149.926 |
| 2 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 24.527 | 149.272 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 24.663 | 148.449 |
| 4 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 24.808 | 147.581 |
| 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 24.832 | 147.439 |
| 6 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.909 | 146.983 |
| 7 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 24.958 | 146.694 |
| 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 24.978 | 146.577 |
| 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.979 | 146.571 |
| 10 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 25.014 | 146.366 |
| 11 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 25.014 | 146.366 |
| 12 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 25.023 | 146.313 |
| 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 25.062 | 146.086 |
| 14 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 25.082 | 145.969 |
| 15 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.089 | 145.928 |
| 16 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.158 | 145.528 |
| 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 25.177 | 145.418 |
| 18 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 25.184 | 145.378 |
| 19 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 25.210 | 145.228 |
| 20 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 25.214 | 145.205 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 25.235 | 145.084 |
| 22 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 25.249 | 145.004 |
| 23 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.250 | 144.998 |
| 24 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.294 | 144.746 |
| 25 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 25.337 | 144.500 |
| 26 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 25.369 | 144.318 |
| 27 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 25.399 | 144.147 |
| 28 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 25.431 | 143.966 |
| 29 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 25.533 | 143.391 |
| 30 | 66 | Chad Little | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 25.582 | 143.116 |
| 31 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.599 | 143.021 |
| 32 | 13 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.661 | 142.676 |
| 33 | 9 | Phil Parsons | Melling Racing | Ford | 25.674 | 142.603 |
| 34 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 25.730 | 142.293 |
| 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 26.039 | 140.604 |
| 36 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | 26.425 | 138.551 |
| 37 | 53 | John McFadden | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 26.443 | 138.457 |
| 38 | 87 | Randy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 26.467 | 138.331 |
| 39 | 59 | Andy Belmont (R) | Pat Rissi Racing | Ford | 26.661 | 137.324 |
| 40 | 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Pontiac | 27.219 | 134.509 |
| 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 | 492 | 260 | running | 185 | $57,800 |
| 2 | 10 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 492 | 190 | running | 175 | $48,875 |
| 3 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 492 | 0 | running | 165 | $31,600 |
| 4 | 14 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 160 | $18,650 |
| 5 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 155 | $21,650 |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 150 | $20,575 |
| 7 | 21 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 490 | 0 | running | 146 | $15,200 |
| 8 | 4 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 142 | $14,700 |
| 9 | 15 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 138 | $14,400 |
| 10 | 24 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 134 | $19,900 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 130 | $18,400 |
| 12 | 19 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 489 | 0 | running | 127 | $13,300 |
| 13 | 22 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 489 | 1 | running | 129 | $13,000 |
| 14 | 12 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 121 | $12,600 |
| 15 | 25 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 118 | $12,150 |
| 16 | 29 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 488 | 0 | running | 115 | $11,700 |
| 17 | 28 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 486 | 0 | running | 112 | $11,400 |
| 18 | 20 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 486 | 0 | running | 109 | $12,150 |
| 19 | 26 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 106 | $8,375 |
| 20 | 27 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 480 | 0 | running | 103 | $10,950 |
| 21 | 34 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 100 | $5,650 |
| 22 | 30 | 66 | Chad Little | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 475 | 0 | running | 97 | $7,200 |
| 23 | 32 | 13 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 94 | $6,150 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | 91 | $16,850 |
| 25 | 38 | 87 | Randy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 88 | $8,700 |
| 26 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 442 | 17 | water pump | 90 | $13,100 |
| 27 | 40 | 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Pontiac | 440 | 0 | running | 82 | $5,250 |
| 28 | 23 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 79 | $12,950 |
| 29 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 430 | 24 | camshaft | 81 | $12,375 |
| 30 | 33 | 9 | Phil Parsons | Melling Racing | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 73 | $9,325 |
| 31 | 7 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | 70 | $9,075 |
| 32 | 31 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | running | 67 | $4,500 |
| 33 | 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 269 | 0 | engine | 64 | $5,850 |
| 34 | 16 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 232 | 0 | engine | 61 | $4,300 |
| 35 | 36 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | 210 | 0 | brakes | 58 | $4,200 |
| 36 | 11 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 113 | 0 | water pump | 55 | $4,125 |
| 37 | 18 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | camshaft | 52 | $4,075 |
| 38 | 39 | 59 | Andy Belmont (R) | Pat Rissi Racing | Ford | 27 | 0 | engine | 49 | $4,060 |
| 39 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | engine | 46 | $5,525 |
| 40 | 37 | 53 | John McFadden | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 8 | 0 | valve | 43 | $4,000 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Davey Allison | 360 |
| | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | 304 (-56) |
| 9 | 3 | Harry Gant | 292 (-68) |
| 3 | 4 | Terry Labonte | 292 (–68) |
| 1 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 286 (–74) |
| 11 | 6 | Michael Waltrip | 274 (–86) |
| 20 | 7 | Bill Elliott | 272 (–88) |
| | 8 | Ted Musgrave | 254 (–106) |
| 4 | 9 | Rick Mast | 251 (–109) |
| 4 | 10 | Kyle Petty | 231 (–129) |
| Official driver's standings ||||