# 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 21, 1992, before an audience of 105,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season. To fill out the top three, owner-drivers Darrell Waltrip and Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

### 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 | 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 |
| 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip* | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Pennzoil |
| 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | Team Ireland |
| 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | Active Trucking |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit |
| 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts |
| 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 |
| 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | Valtrol Steam Traps |
| 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ameritron Batteries |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 53 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | De's L. P. Gas |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 59 | Andy Belmont (R) | Pat Rissi Racing | Ford | FDP Brakes |
| 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Phillips 66 TropArtic |
| 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Brach's Candies |
| 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | Kenova Golf Course Construction |
| 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | Evinrude Outboard Motors |
| 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | SplitFire |
| 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
*Replaced by Ben Hess in second-round qualifying due to Waltrip suffering injuries in a crash during first-round qualifying. Waltrip would, however race in the event.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, June 19, 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, June 20, 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 21-40 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 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.
Davey Allison, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 40.847 and an average speed of 176.268 miles per hour (283.676 km/h) in the first round.
Andy Genzman was the only driver to fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 40.847 | 176.268 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 41.167 | 174.897 |
| 3 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 41.185 | 174.821 |
| 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 41.284 | 174.402 |
| 5 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 41.330 | 174.208 |
| 6 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.349 | 174.128 |
| 7 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 41.355 | 174.102 |
| 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 41.371 | 174.035 |
| 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.389 | 173.959 |
| 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.410 | 173.871 |
| 11 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 41.459 | 173.666 |
| 12 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.473 | 173.607 |
| 13 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 41.504 | 173.477 |
| 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 41.561 | 173.239 |
| 15 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.561 | 173.239 |
| 16 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 41.604 | 173.060 |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 41.605 | 173.056 |
| 18 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 41.613 | 173.023 |
| 19 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 41.640 | 172.911 |
| 20 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 41.755 | 172.434 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.340 | 174.165 |
| 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 41.453 | 173.691 |
| 23 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 41.498 | 173.502 |
| 24 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 41.586 | 173.135 |
| 25 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 41.780 | 172.331 |
| 26 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 41.853 | 172.031 |
| 27 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.863 | 171.990 |
| 28 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 41.880 | 171.920 |
| 29 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 41.942 | 171.666 |
| 30 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 41.966 | 171.567 |
| 31 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 42.037 | 171.278 |
| 32 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 42.249 | 170.418 |
| 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 42.252 | 170.406 |
| 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 42.660 | 168.776 |
| 35 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 42.806 | 168.201 |
| 36 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | 43.039 | 167.290 |
| 37 | 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 43.316 | 166.220 |
| 38 | 59 | Andy Belmont (R) | Pat Rissi Racing | Ford | 43.530 | 165.403 |
| 39 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43.671 | 164.869 |
| 40 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43.803 | 164.372 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 41 | 30 | Ben Hess | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 42 | 53 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 158 | running | 185 | $150,665 |
| 2 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | running | 175 | $47,840 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 200 | 23 | running | 170 | $38,215 |
| 4 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 160 | $25,265 |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 155 | $25,760 |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 10 | running | 155 | $27,285 |
| 7 | 18 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 200 | 3 | running | 151 | $23,910 |
| 8 | 26 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 142 | $18,910 |
| 9 | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 138 | $23,110 |
| 10 | 3 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 199 | 1 | running | 139 | $21,260 |
| 11 | 30 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 130 | $16,210 |
| 12 | 19 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 127 | $15,635 |
| 13 | 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 124 | $18,185 |
| 14 | 15 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 121 | $11,635 |
| 15 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 118 | $14,285 |
| 16 | 25 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 115 | $7,960 |
| 17 | 5 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 112 | $7,735 |
| 18 | 31 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 109 | $7,510 |
| 19 | 7 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 106 | $12,995 |
| 20 | 24 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 103 | $10,280 |
| 21 | 32 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 100 | $6,860 |
| 22 | 35 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 97 | $8,945 |
| 23 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 192 | 0 | running | 94 | $8,635 |
| 24 | 13 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 91 | $11,425 |
| 25 | 39 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 88 | $6,415 |
| 26 | 40 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 85 | $6,255 |
| 27 | 41 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | engine | 82 | $11,045 |
| 28 | 28 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 158 | 0 | engine | 79 | $10,885 |
| 29 | 11 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 157 | 0 | flywheel | 76 | $8,425 |
| 30 | 6 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 73 | $16,560 |
| 31 | 16 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 156 | 0 | running | 70 | $11,430 |
| 32 | 23 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 145 | 0 | engine | 67 | $10,335 |
| 33 | 36 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | valve | 64 | $5,680 |
| 34 | 38 | 59 | Andy Belmont (R) | Pat Rissi Racing | Ford | 104 | 0 | clutch | 61 | $5,860 |
| 35 | 27 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | valve | 58 | $10,090 |
| 36 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | engine | 55 | $7,020 |
| 37 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 69 | 0 | crank | 52 | $13,465 |
| 38 | 20 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 41 | 0 | engine | 49 | $9,940 |
| 39 | 29 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 31 | 0 | clutch | 46 | $5,415 |
| 40 | 21 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | engine | 43 | $5,855 |
| 41 | 37 | 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 8 | 0 | valve | 40 | $5,355 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 42 | | 53 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Davey Allison | 2,118 |
| | 2 | Bill Elliott | 2,051 (-67) |
| | 3 | Alan Kulwicki | 2,045 (-73) |
| | 4 | Harry Gant | 1,991 (–127) |
| | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 1,962 (–156) |
| | 6 | Terry Labonte | 1,841 (–277) |
| | 7 | Mark Martin | 1,813 (–305) |
| | 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,763 (–355) |
| | 9 | Geoff Bodine | 1,745 (–373) |
| 1 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 1,721 (–397) |
| Official driver's standings ||||