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1992 First Union 400

1992 First Union 400
Race details
Race 7 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip.
The 1992 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip.
Date April 26, 1992
Official name 42nd Annual First Union 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 90.653 miles per hour (145.892 km/h)
Attendance 44,000
Pole position
Driver AK Racing
Time 19.191
Most laps led
Driver Alan Kulwicki AK Racing
Laps 219
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1992 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 4, 1992, before an audience of 44,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to defend the field in the last 88 laps to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. With the victory, Allison was able to grow his driver's championship points lead to 86 points.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

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
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
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
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
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Jasper Engines & Transmissions
66 Bobby Hillin Jr. Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Staley's Steak House
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Moly Black Gold

*Replaced by Jimmy Hensley in qualifying due to injuries. Allison would, however, race in the event.[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 10, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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, April 11, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 16-30 would be decided on time,[4] 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 19.191 and an average speed of 117.242 miles per hour (188.683 km/h) in the first round.[5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 19.191 117.242
2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.275 116.732
3 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 19.279 116.707
4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 19.290 116.641
5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 19.302 116.568
6 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 19.303 116.562
7 28 Jimmy Hensley (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.321 116.454
8 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 19.323 116.442
9 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.359 116.225
10 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.367 116.177
11 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 19.397 115.997
12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.406 115.944
13 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.423 115.842
14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.432 115.788
15 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.454 115.657
Failed to lock in Round 1
16 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.461 115.616
17 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 19.461 115.616
18 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.463 115.604
19 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.468 115.574
20 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.494 115.420
21 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 19.513 115.308
22 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 19.546 115.113
23 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.546 115.113
24 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.552 115.078
25 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 19.576 114.937
26 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 19.647 114.521
27 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 19.692 114.260
28 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 19.695 114.242
29 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 19.698 114.225
30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 19.772 113.797
Provisionals
31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford -* -*
32 66 Bobby Hillin Jr. Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 88 running 180 $51,740
2 5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 400 47 running 175 $29,140
3 2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 165 $23,465
4 11 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400 28 running 165 $22,665
5 16 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 400 0 running 155 $19,590
6 9 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 36 running 155 $32,540
7 1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 400 182 running 156 $21,990
8 10 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 400 0 running 142 $11,835
9 3 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 400 0 running 138 $11,085
10 8 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 400 19 running 139 $12,965
11 6 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 400 0 running 130 $10,610
12 14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 0 running 127 $10,260
13 4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 124 $13,935
14 22 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 399 0 running 121 $6,860
15 25 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 118 $13,735
16 12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 399 0 running 115 $11,960
17 24 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 399 0 running 112 $3,885
18 29 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 109 $9,835
19 13 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile 398 0 running 106 $9,010
20 20 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 398 0 running 103 $12,410
21 19 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 100 $3,660
22 18 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 97 $12,610
23 27 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 396 0 running 94 $8,460
24 26 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 396 0 running 91 $5,310
25 32 66 Bobby Hillin Jr. Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 393 0 running 88 $5,260
26 21 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 393 0 running 85 $8,060
27 23 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 393 0 running 82 $8,885
28 15 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 367 0 running 79 $7,770
29 17 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 347 0 running 76 $9,735
30 31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 346 0 running 73 $3,060
31 28 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 234 0 handling 70 $8,610
32 30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 219 0 engine 67 $4,535
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 13, 1992). "Allison wins First Union". The Macon Telegraph. p. 18. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Droschak, David (April 13, 1992). "Allison gets win despite injury". The Messenger. p. 8. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Parrish, Will (April 11, 1992). "Allison's ribs, pride hurtin'". The Herald. p. 15. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 10, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Droschak, David (April 11, 1992). "Kulwicki keeps Ford domination rolling". The Herald-Sun. p. 48. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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