1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!)

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The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 44th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 21st modern-era Cup season. The season began on January 26, 1992, and ended on November 15, 1992.
The 1992 season was considered one of the most dramatic and emotional years in NASCAR. The seven-time champion, and "King of stock car racing," Richard Petty retired from the sport at season's end, concluding a year-long "Fan Appreciation Tour." Petty appeared across the country for autographs and diecasts were made of his No. 43 car for all 29 of the races he appeared in. The season also saw the quiet debut of a future champion Jeff Gordon, who was planning to move up after two seasons in the Busch Series. Gordon debuted the No. 22 Ford at the final race of the year.
The 1992 season was also the final year of Oldsmobile as a full-time manufacturer in the series; Oldsmobile cars would run in limited schedules in 1993 before leaving the series for good; with the advent of the SAFER Car in 1997, several underfunded teams ran Oldsmobile Aleros, if only because Oldsmobile sheetmetal was the cheapest, but without any factory support, no Oldsmobiles finished in the top 20, and at the end of 1998, Oldsmobile quietly left for the last time (but not before briefly reappearing in 2000) before going defunct in 2004.
In terms of existing manufacturers, 1992 marked the final year that Chevrolet teams used the Camaro at restrictor-plate tracks, only running them for the Daytona 500 and associated races, as well as the first where they ran the Beretta at restrictor-plate tracks, doing so until the advent of the SAFER Car in 1997.
This was also the final season without John Andretti until 2014.
==Teams and drivers==
===Complete schedule===
Make 	Team 	No.	Driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	17 	Darrell Waltrip 	Jeff Hammond 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Ricky Rudd 	Gary DeHart 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	Tim Richmond 	Ken Howes 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Dale Jarrett 	Jimmy Makar 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports 	41 	Greg Sacks 	Dennis Conner 	1991 Lumina
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports 	41 	Dave Marcis 	Dennis Conner 	1991 Lumina
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports 	41 	Hut Stricklin 	Dennis Conner 	1991 Lumina
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Dave Marcis 	Bob Marcis 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Jim Sauter 	Bob Marcis 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Morgan-McClure Motorsports 	4 	Ernie Irvan 	Tony Glover 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Kirk Shelmerdine 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	31 	Neil Bonnett 	 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chevrolet 	Whitcomb Racing 	10 	Derrike Cope 	Barry Dodson 	1992 Lumina
1992 Camaro
1992 Beretta
Chrysler
Dodge	Bahari Racing 	30 	Michael Waltrip 	Doug Hewitt 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Ken Schrader 	Junie Donlavey 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Hagan Racing 	94 	Terry Labonte 	Dewey Livengood 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Kelman Racing 	86 	Ryan Kelman 	Scott Searle 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Means Racing 	52 	Jimmy Means 	 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Moroso Racing 	20 	Rob Moroso 	 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	60 	Chloe Johnson 	Rodney Clay 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	80 	Tim Johnson 	Lyle White 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Pacific Coast Racing 	85 	Belle Armstrong 	Alan Walker 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Petty Enterprises 	43 	Richard Petty 	Robbie Loomis 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	SABCO Racing 	42 	Kyle Petty 	Robin Pemberton 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Ford 	AK Racing 	7 	Alan Kulwicki 	Paul Andrews 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Bobby Allison Racing 	12 	Hut Stricklin 	Jimmy Fennig 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Bud Moore Engineering 	15 	Geoff Bodine 	Donnie Wingo 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Cale Yarborough Racing 	66 	Chad Little 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Cale Yarborough Racing 	66 	Bobby Hillin Jr. 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Cale Yarborough Racing 	66 	Jimmy Hensley (R) 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Junior Johnson & Associates	11 	Bill Elliott 	Tim Brewer 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Junior Johnson & Associates	22 	Sterling Marlin 	Mike Beam 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	King Racing 	26 	Brett Bodine 	Richard Broome 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	RaDiUs Racing 	55 	Ted Musgrave 	James Ince 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	28 	Davey Allison 	Larry MacReynolds	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Roush Racing 	6 	Mark Martin 	Steve Hmiel 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Roush Racing 	16 	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Steve Lloyd 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Stavola Bros Racing 	8 	Rick Wilson 	Ken Wilson 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Stavola Bros Racing 	8 	Dick Trickle 	Ken Wilson 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Morgan Shepherd 	Eddie Wood 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Oldsmobile	Leo Jackson Motorsports 	33 	Harry Gant 	Andy Petree 	1992 Cutlass Supreme
Oldsmobile	Precision Products Racing 	1 	Rick Mast 	Richard Jackson 	1992 Cutlass Supreme
Oldsmobile	Tri-Star Motorsports 	68 	Bobby Hamilton 	 	1992 Cutlass Supreme
Pontiac 	Kennedy Racing 	03 	Melvin Kennedy 	Mark Cutter 	1992 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Kennedy Racing 	04 	Willy T. Ribbs 	 	1992 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Penske Racing 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Eddie Dickerson
Buddy Parrott	1992 Grand Prix
===Limited schedule===
Make 	Team 	No.	Driver 	Crew Chief 	Model
Buick 	Balough Racing 	77 	Mike Potter 	 	1991 Regal
Chevrolet 	Balough Racing 	77 	Mike Potter 	 	1991 Lumina
Chevrolet 	Ball Motorsports 	99 	Brad Teague 	 	1991 Lumina
Chevrolet 	Hylton Motorsports 	48 	James Hylton 	 	1990 Lumina
Chevrolet 	Mueller Brothers Racing 	89 	Jim Sauter 	 	1991 Lumina
Chevrolet 	Team Ireland 	13 	Bobby Hillin Jr 	Doug Hewitt 	1989 Lumina
Chevrolet 	Travis Carter Enterprises 	98 	Jimmy Spencer 	 	1991 Lumina
Chrysler
Dodge	88 Racing 	88 	Joe Booher 	 	1991 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	B&B Racing 	23 	Eddie Bierschwale	 	1992 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Barkdoll Racing 	73 	Phil Barkdoll 	 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Barkdoll Racing 	73 	Bill Schmitt 	 	1992 LeBaron
1992 Daytona
Chrysler
Dodge	Donlavey Racing 	91 	Kerry Teague 	 	1992 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Means Racing 	53 	John McFadden 	 	1992 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Means Racing 	53 	Graham Taylor 	 	1992 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Means Racing 	77 	Mike Potter 	 	1992 LeBaron
Chrysler
Dodge	Speed Racing 	83 	Lake Speed 	 	1991 LeBaron
Ford 	Bill Davis Racing 	23 	Jeff Gordon 	Ray Evernham	1992 Thunderbird
Ford 	Gray Racing 	62 	Ben Hess 	 	1990 Thunderbird
Ford 	H.L. Waters Motorsports 	0 	Delma Cowart 	 	1991 Thunderbird
1991 Mustang
Ford 	Junior Johnson & Associates	97 	Hut Strickland 	 	1992 Thunderbird
Ford 	Melling Racing 	9 	Phil Parsons 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Melling Racing 	9 	Dorsey Schroeder 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Melling Racing 	9 	Dave Mader III 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Melling Racing 	9 	Chad Little 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Melling Racing 	9 	Bill Schmitt 	 	1992 Thunderbird
1992 Mustang
Ford 	Pat Rissi Racing 	59 	Andy Belmont 	 	1990 Thunderbird
Oldsmobile	Close Racing 	47 	Buddy Baker 	 	1991 Cutlass Supreme
Oldsmobile	Collins Racing 	97 	Mark Gibson 	 	1991 Cutlass Supreme
Oldsmobile	KT Motorsports 	04 	Kerry Teague 	 	1990 Cutlass Supreme
Pontiac 	Gilliland Racing 	24 	Butch Gilliland 	 	1991 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Rusty Wallace Racing 	24 	Kenny Wallace 	 	1991 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Hylton Racing 	48 	James Hylton 	 	1992 Grand Prix
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Banquet Frozen Foods 300 	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma 	January 26 	ESPN
 	Busch Clash 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 9 	CBS
 	Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifiers	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 13 	CBS
2 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 16 	CBS
3 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	February 23 	CBS
4 	GM Goodwrench 500 	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham 	March 1 	TNN
5 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	March 8 	TBS
6 	Motorcraft Quality Parts 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	March 15 	ABC
7 	Coors 400 	Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain 	March 22 	ABC
8 	TranSouth 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	March 29 	ESPN
9 	Food City 500 	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol 	April 5 	ESPN
10 	First Union 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesbor 	April 12 	ESPN
11 	Hanes 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	April 26 	ESPN
12 	Winston 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	May 3 	ESPN
13 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	May 10 	CBS
 	Winston Open 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 16 	TNN
 	The Winston 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 16 	TNN
14 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 24 	TBS
15 	Budweiser 500 	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover 	May 31 	TNN
16 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside 	June 7 	ESPN
17 	Diet Coke 500 	Coca-Cola Superspeedway, Denver 	June 14 	TNN
18 	Chrysler 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 21 	ABC
19 	Pepsi 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 4 	ESPN
20 	Mountain Dew 400 	Milwaukee Mile, West Alliss 	July 12 	CBS
21 	Miller Genuine Draft 500 	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond 	July 19 	ESPN
22 	DieHard 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	July 26 	CBS
23 	Denver Post 400 	Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain 	August 2 	ABC
24 	Budweiser At The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 9 	ESPN
25 	Miller Genuine Draft 400 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 16 	ESPN
26 	Music City USA 420 	Nashville Speedway USA, Nashville 	August 22 	TNN
27 	Bud 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 29 	ESPN
28 	Mountain Dew Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 6 	ESPN
29 	Miller Genuine Draft 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	September 12	TBS
30 	Peak AntiFreeze 500 	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover 	September 20	TNN
31 	Goody's 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	September 28	ESPN
32 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	October 5 	ESPN
33 	Mello Yello 500 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	October 11 	TBS
34 	Golden Gate 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	October 18 	TNN
35 	AC Delco 500 	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham 	October 25 	TNN
36 	Pyroil 500K 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	November 1 	TNN
37 	Sprite 500 	Coca-Cola Superspeedway, Denver 	November 8 	ABC
38 	Hooters 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	November 15 	ESPN
39 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	November 22 	CBS
==Cars used in 1992==
File:1992 chevrolet lumina z34.jpg|Chevrolet Lumina Z34
File:1992 chevrolet camaro.jpg|Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Daytona 500, San Jose 500, Winston 500, and Diet Coke 500 only)
File:1992 chevrolet beretta.jpg|Chevrolet Beretta (Pepsi 400, DieHard 500, Golden Gate 500, and Sprite 500 only)
File:1992 ford thunderbird.jpg|Ford Thunderbird
File:1992 ford mustang.jpg|Ford Mustang (restrictor-plate tracks only)
File:1991 chrysler lebaron.jpg|Chrysler LeBaron
File:1992 dodge daytona.jpg|Dodge Daytona (restrictor-plate tracks only)
File:1992 pontiac grand prix.jpg|Pontiac Grand Prix
File:1992 oldsmobile cutlass-supreme.jpg|Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (final year with factory support)
File:1991 buick regal.jpg|1991 Buick Regal (no factory support)