1992 Tyson Holly Farms 400 Explained
The 1992 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 25th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 4, 1992, but was delayed to Monday, October 5 due to rain.[1] The race was held in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625miles oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At the race's end, Bud Moore Engineering driver Geoff Bodine would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[2] [3] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
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 0.625miles 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.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 2, 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, October 3, 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 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 19.209 and an average speed of 117.133mph in the first round.[5]
Jimmy Means was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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| 1 | 3 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 312 | running | 185 | $71,625 |
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| 2 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 400 | 2 | running | 175 | $36,475 |
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| 3 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 399 | 34 | running | 170 | $20,325 |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 399 | 14 | running | 165 | $18,600 |
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| 5 | 6 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 399 | 1 | running | 160 | $20,000 |
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| 6 | 8 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 150 | $19,175 |
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| 7 | 11 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 146 | $13,780 |
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| 8 | 7 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 398 | 0 | running | 142 | $11,225 |
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| 9 | 17 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 3 | running | 143 | $14,350 |
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| 10 | 10 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 134 | $12,755 |
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| 11 | 14 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 130 | $14,875 |
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| 12 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 397 | 34 | running | 132 | $18,950 |
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| 13 | 28 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 397 | 0 | running | 124 | $14,300 |
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| 14 | 25 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 121 | $9,850 |
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| 15 | 5 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 118 | $12,275 |
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| 16 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 396 | 0 | running | 115 | $9,450 |
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| 17 | 9 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 112 | $9,100 |
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| 18 | 12 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 109 | $5,825 |
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| 19 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 106 | $15,350 |
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| 20 | 22 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 103 | $4,450 |
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| 21 | 19 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 395 | 0 | running | 100 | $8,550 |
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| 22 | 26 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 97 | $5,450 |
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| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 94 | $12,450 |
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| 24 | 27 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 91 | $5,150 |
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| 25 | 20 | 66 | Jimmy Hensley (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 88 | $4,750 |
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| 26 | 15 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 85 | $11,300 |
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| 27 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 390 | 0 | running | 82 | $7,825 |
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| 28 | 29 | 41 | Dave Marcis | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 79 | $4,735 |
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| 29 | 32 | 71 | Jim Sauter | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 76 | $4,700 |
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| 30 | 30 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 73 | $5,100 |
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| 31 | 24 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 383 | 0 | running | 70 | $8,625 |
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| 32 | 31 | 12 | Jeff Purvis | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | engine | 67 | $8,500 |
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| Failed to qualify |
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| 33 | | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | |
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| Official race results | |
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Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Bill Elliott | 3,575 |
| 2 | Davey Allison | 3,508 (-67) |
| 3 | Alan Kulwicki | 3,431 (-144) |
| 4 | Harry Gant | 3,408 (–167) |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 3,382 (–193) |
| 6 | Kyle Petty | 3,364 (–211) |
| 7 | Ricky Rudd | 3,254 (–321) |
| 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,242 (–333) |
| 1 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 3,165 (–410) |
| 1 | 10 | Terry Labonte | 3,134 (–441) |
| Official driver's standings | |
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- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Notes and References
- News: Higgins . Tom . October 5, 1992 . Race washed out, will run today . 47 . . February 7, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Foreman Jr. . Tom . October 6, 1992 . Bodine's Monday loneliness takes place on track . 32 . The Herald . February 7, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Hamer . Jim . October 6, 1992 . Bodine blisters field . 23 . . February 7, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
- News: October 2, 1992 . NASCAR today . 39 . . February 7, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Foreman Jr. . Tom . October 3, 1992 . Kulwicki takes pole for Holly Farm 400 . 17 . . February 7, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
