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1992 Champion Spark Plug 400

19th race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

19th race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 16, 1992, before an audience of 95,000 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. Depending on fuel mileage, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to run the final 51 laps on one tank of fuel to take his 18th and final NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott 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.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobileSkoal
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiacMiller Genuine Draft
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus
4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletKodak
5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordValvoline
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordHooters
8Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFordSnickers
9Chad LittleMelling RacingFordNational Child Abuse Hotline
10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevroletPurolator Filters
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser
12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevroletRaybestos
13Stan FoxFolsom RacingChevroletCarrier "We're The Inside Guys."
15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFordKeystone
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevroletWestern Auto
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo
22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordMaxwell House
23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileSplitFire
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKodiak
26Brett BodineKing RacingFordQuaker State
27Jeff McClureLinro MotorsportsChevroletShowcase Racing Collectibles
28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacPennzoil
31Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevroletTeam Ireland
32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevroletActive Trucking
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit
41Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's Frosted Flakes
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacMello Yello
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevroletAmeritron Batteries
51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevroletPhoenix Construction
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacJimmy Means Racing
55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevroletJasper Engines & Transmissions
66Jimmy Hensley **(R)**Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFordPhillips 66 TropArtic
68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsChevroletCountry Time
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletTransmissions Unlimited
77Mike PotterBalough RacingChevroletKenova Golf Course Construction
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFordPurex
94Terry LabonteHagan RacingFordSunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, August 14, at 3:30 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, August 15, at 10:30 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.

Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 40.405 and an average speed of 178.196 mph in the first round.

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed1234567891011121314151617181920Failed to lock in Round 12122232425262728293031323334353637383940Provisional41[Official first round qualifying results](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117866306/nascar-qualifying/)[Official starting lineup](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117866352/todays-lineup/)
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord**40.405****178.196**
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord40.406178.191
28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord40.424178.112
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.471177.905
4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40.479177.870
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord40.532177.637
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord40.593177.370
22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord40.653177.109
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet40.676177.009
26Brett BodineKing RacingFord40.696176.922
5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.707176.874
15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord40.766176.618
94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile40.781176.553
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet40.790176.514
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac40.794176.497
68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord40.806176.445
10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet40.875176.147
8Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord40.906176.013
66Jimmy Hensley **(R)**Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord40.973175.725
12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet41.005175.588
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac41.111175.136
32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet41.116175.114
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet41.141175.008
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41.164174.910
41Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.187174.812
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac41.214174.698
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord41.262174.495
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile41.269174.465
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet41.270174.461
31Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet41.306174.309
9Chad LittleMelling RacingFord41.371174.035
23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile41.397173.926
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac41.495173.515
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord41.516173.427
55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord41.806172.224
51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet41.902171.830
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac42.276170.309
13Stan FoxFolsom RacingChevrolet42.495169.432
27Jeff McClureLinro MotorsportsChevrolet42.597169.026
77Mike PotterBalough RacingChevrolet42.715168.559
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet--

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041[Official race results](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117862668/sundays-results/)
2433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile20023running180$71,545
917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2006running175$45,670
711Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20072running175$45,820
54Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20035running165$28,920
328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord2000running155$29,265
1542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2000running150$21,715
822Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2000running146$19,515
1418Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2004running147$18,265
26Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2007running143$19,715
621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2000running134$18,765
425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running130$19,240
1026Brett BodineKing RacingFord2007running132$16,615
281Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1990running124$15,115
17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord19946running126$19,915
1668Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord1990running118$14,415
413Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running115$19,665
319Chad LittleMelling RacingFord1990running112$7,865
2143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1990running109$13,165
188Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingFord1990running106$9,665
2716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1990running103$7,965
332Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1980running100$15,040
2630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1980running97$11,940
1394Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile1980running94$11,740
2012Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet1980running91$11,590
3555Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1970running88$11,340
3031Bobby Hillin Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet1970running85$6,390
3651Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1970running82$6,340
3223Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile1930running79$6,290
1966Jimmy Hensley **(R)**Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1910running76$8,590
4077Mike PotterBalough RacingChevrolet1750running73$6,140
3927Jeff McClureLinro MotorsportsChevrolet1730running70$5,990
2971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1010engine67$7,540
1710Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet960crash64$7,465
3483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord870crash61$6,840
2349Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet610crash58$5,790
115Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet550crash55$13,765
3813Stan FoxFolsom RacingChevrolet440crash52$5,740
2232Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet210engine49$5,715
3752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac80engine46$7,240
1215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord40crash43$10,165
2541Greg SacksLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet40crash40$7,140

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints[Official driver's standings](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117869573/nascar-standings/)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]1Bill Elliott2,796
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]2Davey Allison2,759 (-37)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **1**3Harry Gant2,661 (-135)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **1**4Alan Kulwicki2,653 (–143)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]5Mark Martin2,511 (–285)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **3**6Kyle Petty2,431 (–365)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **4**7Ernie Irvan2,429 (–367)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **2**8Morgan Shepherd2,415 (–381)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **2**9Terry Labonte2,401 (–395)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **2**10Dale Earnhardt2,400 (–396)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

References

  1. Higgins, Tom. (August 17, 1992). "Gant able to stretch fuel to end for NASCAR win". [[Muncie Evening Press]].
  2. Harris, Mike. (August 17, 1992). "Gant conserves his way to victory". The Tribune.
  3. (August 13, 1992). "NASCAR today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  4. Higgins, Tom. (August 15, 1992). "Kulwicki earns pole with record-setting lap". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
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