# 1992 Peak Antifreeze 500

The 1992 Peak Antifreeze 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 20, 1992, before an audience of 80,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. With a call from crew chief Gary DeHart, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would decide to run the final 19 laps on old tires, pitting for fuel only on lap 481. The call managed to put Rudd ahead of the field, and Rudd would manage to hold off second-place finisher, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish third.

## Background

Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

### 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | McElroy's Flower Shop |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Hurley Limo |
| 53 | Graham Taylor | 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

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 18, 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 19, 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 21-38 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 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.
Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.782 and an average speed of 145.267 miles per hour (233.785 km/h) in the first round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 24.782 | 145.267 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 24.852 | 144.858 |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 24.936 | 144.370 |
| 4 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 25.016 | 143.908 |
| 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 25.119 | 143.318 |
| 6 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.123 | 143.295 |
| 7 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 25.143 | 143.181 |
| 8 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 25.149 | 143.147 |
| 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.153 | 143.124 |
| 10 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 25.162 | 143.073 |
| 11 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 25.181 | 142.965 |
| 12 | 41 | Dave Marcis | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.221 | 142.738 |
| 13 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 25.223 | 142.727 |
| 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.223 | 142.727 |
| 15 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 25.259 | 142.523 |
| 16 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 25.278 | 142.416 |
| 17 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 25.293 | 142.332 |
| 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 25.324 | 142.158 |
| 19 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.336 | 142.090 |
| 20 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 25.337 | 142.085 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 24.976 | 144.138 |
| 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 25.015 | 143.914 |
| 23 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 25.015 | 143.914 |
| 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 25.067 | 143.615 |
| 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 25.184 | 142.948 |
| 26 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 25.210 | 142.800 |
| 27 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 25.342 | 142.057 |
| 28 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Buick | 25.430 | 141.565 |
| 29 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 25.592 | 140.669 |
| 30 | 71 | Jim Sauter | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 25.704 | 140.056 |
| 31 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 25.914 | 138.921 |
| 32 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 26.078 | 138.047 |
| 33 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.303 | 136.867 |
| 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 26.403 | 136.348 |
| 35 | 53 | Graham Taylor | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 27.790 | 129.543 |
| 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | 28.024 | 128.461 |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 32 | running | 180 | $64,965 |
| 2 | 13 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 500 | 261 | running | 180 | $51,260 |
| 3 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 165 | $27,310 |
| 4 | 29 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 160 | $29,410 |
| 5 | 21 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 155 | $21,980 |
| 6 | 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 497 | 16 | running | 155 | $22,205 |
| 7 | 4 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 496 | 0 | running | 146 | $15,805 |
| 8 | 17 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 142 | $15,105 |
| 9 | 31 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 138 | $11,355 |
| 10 | 23 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 134 | $16,805 |
| 11 | 19 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 493 | 16 | running | 135 | $16,905 |
| 12 | 11 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 127 | $12,505 |
| 13 | 26 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 124 | $9,755 |
| 14 | 8 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 486 | 0 | running | 121 | $11,405 |
| 15 | 20 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 118 | $6,155 |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 483 | 0 | running | 115 | $13,830 |
| 17 | 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 483 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,630 |
| 18 | 30 | 71 | Jim Sauter | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 109 | $7,415 |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 470 | 92 | engine | 111 | $13,830 |
| 20 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 103 | $15,480 |
| 21 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 470 | 82 | running | 105 | $17,880 |
| 22 | 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 430 | 0 | running | 97 | $10,130 |
| 23 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 399 | 0 | engine | 94 | $5,230 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 398 | 0 | running | 91 | $9,930 |
| 25 | 28 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Buick | 382 | 0 | running | 88 | $5,130 |
| 26 | 12 | 41 | Dave Marcis | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | handling | 85 | $6,730 |
| 27 | 7 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 276 | 0 | crash | 82 | $6,630 |
| 28 | 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 272 | 0 | crash | 79 | $9,555 |
| 29 | 32 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 271 | 0 | crash | 76 | $4,930 |
| 30 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | crash | 73 | $13,880 |
| 31 | 27 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 214 | 0 | engine | 70 | $11,260 |
| 32 | 33 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | crash | 67 | $9,305 |
| 33 | 15 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 175 | 0 | engine | 64 | $9,230 |
| 34 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 91 | 1 | crash | 66 | $17,180 |
| 35 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | engine | 58 | $4,480 |
| 36 | 35 | 53 | Graham Taylor | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | engine | 55 | $$4,455 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Bill Elliott | 3,417 |
| | 2 | Davey Allison | 3,263 (-154) |
| 1 | 3 | Harry Gant | 3,178 (-239) |
| 1 | 4 | Alan Kulwicki | 3,139 (–278) |
| | 5 | Mark Martin | 3,065 (–352) |
| 1 | 6 | Kyle Petty | 3,029 (–388) |
| 1 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 3,002 (–415) |
| 2 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 2,976 (–441) |
| | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,911 (–506) |
| | 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,910 (–507) |
| Official driver's standings ||||