1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
# 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

The 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 15, 1992, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. With the help of a late caution, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to pull away on the final restart with 40 to go to take his 37th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his third victory of the season, and his third consecutive victory. To fill out the top three, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

### 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 |
| 9 | Dorsey Schroeder | 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 |
| 13 | Dave Mader III | Folsom Racing | Chevrolet | Folsom Racing |
| 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 |
| 20 | Mike Wallace | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 1st Ade |
| 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Maxwell House |
| 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | Auto Finders |
| 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 Motorsports |
| 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 |
| 47 | Buddy Baker | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | Close Racing |
| 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ameritron Batteries |
| 50 | Clay Young | Clay Young Racing | Pontiac | Aflac |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 66 | Chad Little | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Phillips 66 TropArtic |
| 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Abilene Boots |
| 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | Kenova Trucking |
| 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Chevrolet | Purex |
| 85 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | Glidden |
| 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | SplitFire |
| 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
| 95 | Bob Schacht (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | Shoney's |
| 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | Moly Black Gold |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 13, at 2:30 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, March 14, 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; which was usually two. 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.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.453 and an average speed of 179.923 miles per hour (289.558 km/h) in the first round.

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.453 | 179.923 |
| 2 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.497 | 179.664 |
| 3 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 30.609 | 179.006 |
| 4 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 30.619 | 178.948 |
| 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.664 | 178.685 |
| 6 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 30.744 | 178.220 |
| 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.759 | 178.133 |
| 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 30.761 | 178.122 |
| 9 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 30.803 | 177.879 |
| 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 30.822 | 177.769 |
| 11 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 30.904 | 177.297 |
| 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 30.969 | 176.925 |
| 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.987 | 176.823 |
| 14 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.994 | 176.783 |
| 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 31.092 | 176.225 |
| 16 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.140 | 175.954 |
| 17 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 31.149 | 175.903 |
| 18 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.189 | 175.677 |
| 19 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 31.222 | 175.492 |
| 20 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 31.247 | 175.351 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 30.852 | 177.596 |
| 22 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.894 | 177.355 |
| 23 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 30.970 | 176.920 |
| 24 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.266 | 175.245 |
| 25 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 31.270 | 175.222 |
| 26 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.279 | 175.172 |
| 27 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 31.309 | 175.004 |
| 28 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.331 | 174.881 |
| 29 | 66 | Chad Little | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 31.338 | 174.842 |
| 30 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 31.391 | 174.547 |
| 31 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 31.392 | 174.541 |
| 32 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 31.462 | 174.153 |
| 33 | 13 | Bob Schacht (R) | Folsom Racing | Chevrolet | 31.523 | 173.816 |
| 34 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.551 | 173.662 |
| 35 | 20 | Mike Wallace | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 31.555 | 173.640 |
| 36 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 31.562 | 173.601 |
| 37 | 47 | Buddy Baker | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | 31.634 | 173.206 |
| 38 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.662 | 173.053 |
| 39 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Chevrolet | 31.672 | 172.998 |
| 40 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | 31.715 | 172.764 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 9 | Dorsey Schroeder | Melling Racing | Ford | 32.227 | 170.019 |
| 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 31.813 | 172.231 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 95 | Bob Schacht (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 31.721 | 172.731 |
| 44 | 85 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.814 | 172.226 |
| 45 | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | 32.527 | 168.451 |
| 46 | 50 | Clay Young | Clay Young Racing | Pontiac | 32.293 | 169.671 |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 328 | 46 | running | 180 | $71,000 |
| 2 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 328 | 43 | running | 175 | $45,875 |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 165 | $36,850 |
| 4 | 25 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 328 | 160 | running | 170 | $32,550 |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 155 | $28,125 |
| 6 | 23 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 150 | $18,600 |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 328 | 53 | running | 151 | $20,850 |
| 8 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 328 | 0 | running | 142 | $15,650 |
| 9 | 3 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 328 | 23 | running | 143 | $17,150 |
| 10 | 14 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 134 | $16,000 |
| 11 | 17 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 130 | $7,670 |
| 12 | 24 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 127 | $15,425 |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 124 | $19,230 |
| 14 | 28 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 121 | $9,810 |
| 15 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 118 | $14,980 |
| 16 | 32 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 115 | $12,470 |
| 17 | 6 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 112 | $15,660 |
| 18 | 30 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 109 | $6,600 |
| 19 | 16 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 106 | $13,990 |
| 20 | 9 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 103 | $11,920 |
| 21 | 36 | 31 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team Ireland | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 100 | $6,260 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 323 | 0 | running | 97 | $13,050 |
| 23 | 29 | 66 | Chad Little | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 94 | $9,590 |
| 24 | 19 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 321 | 0 | running | 91 | $13,130 |
| 25 | 22 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 88 | $16,725 |
| 26 | 38 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | running | 85 | $6,820 |
| 27 | 27 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 316 | 0 | running | 82 | $6,460 |
| 28 | 21 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 298 | 0 | engine | 79 | $12,740 |
| 29 | 26 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | engine | 76 | $10,100 |
| 30 | 31 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 277 | 0 | running | 73 | $8,940 |
| 31 | 18 | 41 | Greg Sacks | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 0 | running | 70 | $5,330 |
| 32 | 34 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | oil leak | 67 | $5,270 |
| 33 | 35 | 20 | Mike Wallace | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 251 | 0 | running | 64 | $5,180 |
| 34 | 39 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Chevrolet | 218 | 0 | crash | 61 | $5,135 |
| 35 | 41 | 9 | Dorsey Schroeder | Melling Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | timing chain | 58 | $10,385 |
| 36 | 37 | 47 | Buddy Baker | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | 172 | 0 | engine | 55 | $5,070 |
| 37 | 20 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | engine | 52 | $9,555 |
| 38 | 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 87 | 0 | engine | 49 | $5,040 |
| 39 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 3 | oil pressure | 51 | $15,715 |
| 40 | 40 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | 71 | 0 | valve | 43 | $4,975 |
| 41 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | crash | 40 | $13,975 |
| 42 | 33 | 13 | Bob Schacht (R) | Folsom Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | valve | 37 | $5,225 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 95 | Bob Schacht (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 44 | | 85 | Mike Skinner | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 77 | Mike Potter | Balough Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | | 50 | Clay Young | Clay Young Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Davey Allison | 695 |
| 1 | 2 | Bill Elliott | 637 (-58) |
| 1 | 3 | Harry Gant | 637 (-58) |
| 1 | 4 | Terry Labonte | 577 (–118) |
| 1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 572 (–123) |
| 1 | 6 | Alan Kulwicki | 551 (–144) |
| 1 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | 551 (–144) |
| 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 524 (–171) |
| 5 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 476 (–219) |
| 10 | 10 | Dick Trickle | 462 (–233) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
