page_title: 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400
hierarchical_section_title: 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400
caption_attribution_description: The grandstands for en:Michigan International Speedway in en:Michigan.
context_page_description: The 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on August 16, 1992, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Harry Gant would set a record for being the oldest winner of a NASCAR Cup Series racing at 52 years and 219 days in what was his 18th and final career victory. This is a record that might never be broken because most drivers don't race at age 50. Kevin Harvick could possibly beat the record if he wins a race in 2028, but he would likely retire before that year. Younger drivers like Joey Logano would find that record to be nearly impossible to beat because that would involve winning a race in 2043.
  Oldsmobile would get their final victory as an active manufacturer and would be sidelined in favor of Pontiac and Dodge.
  Davey Allison would die within months of this race the following year while his younger brother and Clifford would eventually be killed in a racing accident in 1992. Then-current IndyCar driver Lyn St. James was the grand marshal of the race who shouted "Gentlemen, start your engines!"
context_section_description: The 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on August 16, 1992, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Harry Gant would set a record for being the oldest winner of a NASCAR Cup Series racing at 52 years and 219 days in what was his 18th and final career victory. This is a record that might never be broken because most drivers don't race at age 50. Kevin Harvick could possibly beat the record if he wins a race in 2028, but he would likely retire before that year. Younger drivers like Joey Logano would find that record to be nearly impossible to beat because that would involve winning a race in 2043.
  Oldsmobile would get their final victory as an active manufacturer and would be sidelined in favor of Pontiac (who left NASCAR after 2003) and Dodge (who left NASCAR after 2012).
  Davey Allison would die within months of this race the following year while his younger brother and Clifford would eventually be killed in a racing accident in 1992. Then-current IndyCar driver Lyn St. James was the grand marshal of the race who shouted "Gentlemen, start your engines!"
caption: Michigan International Speedway grandstands; picture taken in the 1990s
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