# 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 12, 1992, before an audience of 69,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 21st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

### 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 |
| 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | Active Trucking |
| 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 | Rumple Furniture |
| 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ameritron Batteries |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | 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 11, at 5:30 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, September 12, at 3:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.354 and an average speed of 120.784 miles per hour (194.383 km/h) in the first round.
Two drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.354 | 120.784 |
| 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.408 | 120.493 |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 22.412 | 120.471 |
| 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 22.443 | 120.305 |
| 5 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 22.453 | 120.251 |
| 6 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 22.454 | 120.246 |
| 7 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 22.462 | 120.203 |
| 8 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 22.473 | 120.144 |
| 9 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 22.507 | 119.963 |
| 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.516 | 119.915 |
| 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.520 | 119.893 |
| 12 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.520 | 119.893 |
| 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.526 | 119.861 |
| 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.544 | 119.766 |
| 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 22.546 | 119.755 |
| 16 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 22.561 | 119.676 |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 22.593 | 119.506 |
| 18 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.621 | 119.358 |
| 19 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 22.653 | 119.190 |
| 20 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 22.663 | 119.137 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.670 | 119.100 |
| 22 | 71 | Jim Sauter | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 22.728 | 118.796 |
| 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 22.737 | 118.749 |
| 24 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.783 | 118.509 |
| 25 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22.799 | 118.426 |
| 26 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 22.857 | 118.126 |
| 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 22.863 | 118.095 |
| 28 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 22.893 | 117.940 |
| 29 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22.898 | 117.914 |
| 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 22.919 | 117.806 |
| 31 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 22.920 | 117.601 |
| 32 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 22.985 | 117.468 |
| 33 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.988 | 117.453 |
| 34 | 41 | Dave Marcis | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.023 | 117.274 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 35 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.203 | 116.364 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 36 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Buick | 23.480 | 114.991 |
| 37 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | 24.330 | 110.974 |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 400 | 231 | running | 185 | $47,115 |
| 2 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 400 | 17 | running | 175 | $48,365 |
| 3 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 92 | running | 170 | $44,360 |
| 4 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 160 | $29,655 |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 155 | $19,980 |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 1 | running | 155 | $18,205 |
| 7 | 18 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 146 | $13,055 |
| 8 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 400 | 1 | running | 147 | $16,255 |
| 9 | 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 138 | $15,055 |
| 10 | 26 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 134 | $14,005 |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 58 | running | 135 | $18,005 |
| 12 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 399 | 0 | running | 127 | $10,955 |
| 13 | 7 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 399 | 0 | running | 124 | $10,805 |
| 14 | 25 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 121 | $12,805 |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 118 | $12,855 |
| 16 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 399 | 0 | running | 115 | $10,430 |
| 17 | 6 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 112 | $7,980 |
| 18 | 8 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 109 | $9,980 |
| 19 | 5 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 106 | $15,655 |
| 20 | 12 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 103 | $7,330 |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 100 | $9,380 |
| 22 | 24 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 97 | $9,265 |
| 23 | 21 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 94 | $6,130 |
| 24 | 34 | 41 | Dave Marcis | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 91 | $6,005 |
| 25 | 16 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 88 | $8,855 |
| 26 | 22 | 71 | Jim Sauter | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 85 | $5,780 |
| 27 | 32 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 82 | $4,155 |
| 28 | 19 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 393 | 0 | running | 79 | $8,705 |
| 29 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 392 | 0 | running | 76 | $4,105 |
| 30 | 28 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 73 | $4,055 |
| 31 | 33 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 70 | $4,055 |
| 32 | 31 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 67 | $9,530 |
| 33 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 293 | 0 | crash | 64 | $8,500 |
| 34 | 35 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 257 | 0 | axle | 61 | $3,955 |
| 35 | 20 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | engine | 58 | $5,455 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 36 | | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Buick | | | | | |
| 37 | | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Bill Elliott | 3,237 |
| | 2 | Davey Allison | 3,103 (-134) |
| | 3 | Alan Kulwicki | 3,073 (-164) |
| | 4 | Harry Gant | 3,023 (–214) |
| | 5 | Mark Martin | 2,954 (–283) |
| 1 | 6 | Darrell Waltrip | 2,873 (–364) |
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 2,864 (–373) |
| | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 2,822 (–415) |
| | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,806 (–431) |
| | 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,755 (–482) |
| Official driver's standings ||||