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1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

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1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 14 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date June 21, 1992
Official name 24th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 152.672 miles per hour (245.702 km/h)
Attendance 105,000
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 40.847
Most laps led
Driver Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Laps 158
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 21, 1992, before an audience of 105,000 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. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, owner-drivers Darrell Waltrip and Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

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

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  • (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 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
31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet Team Ireland
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
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
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Valtrol Steam Traps
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet Ameritron Batteries
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
53 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac De's L. P. Gas
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Jasper Engines & Transmissions
59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford FDP Brakes
66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Brach's Candies
77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet Kenova Golf Course Construction
89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford SplitFire
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

*Replaced by Ben Hess in second-round qualifying due to Waltrip suffering injuries in a crash during first-round qualifying. Waltrip would, however race in the event.[3]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, June 19, at 3:00 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, June 20, at 11:00 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,[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.

Davey Allison, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 40.847 and an average speed of 176.268 miles per hour (283.676 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Andy Genzman was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 40.847 176.268
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 41.167 174.897
3 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 41.185 174.821
4 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 41.284 174.402
5 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 41.330 174.208
6 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 41.349 174.128
7 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 41.355 174.102
8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 41.371 174.035
9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 41.389 173.959
10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.410 173.871
11 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 41.459 173.666
12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.473 173.607
13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 41.504 173.477
14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 41.561 173.239
15 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.561 173.239
16 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 41.604 173.060
17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 41.605 173.056
18 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 41.613 173.023
19 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 41.640 172.911
20 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 41.755 172.434
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 41.340 174.165
22 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.453 173.691
23 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 41.498 173.502
24 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 41.586 173.135
25 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 41.780 172.331
26 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 41.853 172.031
27 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 41.863 171.990
28 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 41.880 171.920
29 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 41.942 171.666
30 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 41.966 171.567
31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 42.037 171.278
32 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 42.249 170.418
33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 42.252 170.406
34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 42.660 168.776
35 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 42.806 168.201
36 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet 43.039 167.290
37 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 43.316 166.220
38 59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford 43.530 165.403
39 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet 43.671 164.869
40 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 43.803 164.372
Provisional
41 30 Ben Hess Bahari Racing Pontiac - -
Failed to qualify
42 53 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 158 running 185 $150,665
2 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 200 5 running 175 $47,840
3 4 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 200 23 running 170 $38,215
4 17 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 160 $25,265
5 12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 155 $25,760
6 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 10 running 155 $27,285
7 18 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 3 running 151 $23,910
8 26 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 142 $18,910
9 22 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 138 $23,110
10 3 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 199 1 running 139 $21,260
11 30 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 199 0 running 130 $16,210
12 19 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 198 0 running 127 $15,635
13 10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 124 $18,185
14 15 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 121 $11,635
15 14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 198 0 running 118 $14,285
16 25 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 198 0 running 115 $7,960
17 5 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 197 0 running 112 $7,735
18 31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 197 0 running 109 $7,510
19 7 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 196 0 running 106 $12,995
20 24 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 196 0 running 103 $10,280
21 32 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 196 0 running 100 $6,860
22 35 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 97 $8,945
23 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 192 0 running 94 $8,635
24 13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 191 0 running 91 $11,425
25 39 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 88 $6,415
26 40 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 85 $6,255
27 41 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 186 0 engine 82 $11,045
28 28 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 158 0 engine 79 $10,885
29 11 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 157 0 flywheel 76 $8,425
30 6 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 157 0 running 73 $16,560
31 16 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 156 0 running 70 $11,430
32 23 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 145 0 engine 67 $10,335
33 36 77 Mike Potter Balough Racing Chevrolet 112 0 valve 64 $5,680
34 38 59 Andy Belmont (R) Pat Rissi Racing Ford 104 0 clutch 61 $5,860
35 27 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0 valve 58 $10,090
36 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 75 0 engine 55 $7,020
37 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 69 0 crank 52 $13,465
38 20 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 41 0 engine 49 $9,940
39 29 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 31 0 clutch 46 $5,415
40 21 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 28 0 engine 43 $5,855
41 37 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 8 0 valve 40 $5,355
Failed to qualify
42 53 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (June 22, 1992). "Allison rules Miller Genuine Draft 400". The News Journal. p. 21. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Fox, Ken (June 22, 1992). "Davey Allison runs off with Miller 400 title". The South Bend Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Final qualifying completed for today's MIS race". Battle Creek Enquirer. June 21, 1992. p. 44. Retrieved January 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 17, 1992. p. 34. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (June 20, 1992). "Ford sets track mark, takes pole". The Post-Star. p. 32. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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