1992 AC Delco 500

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North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.{{cite web |date= |title=Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc |url=http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ |accessdate=July 16, 2012 |publisher=Fasttrackracing.com}}

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !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 |Jimmy Spencer |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

32 |Jimmy Horton |Active Motorsports |Chevrolet |Active Trucking

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 |Hurley Limo

53 |John McFadden |Jimmy Means Racing |Pontiac |Voyles Auto Salvage

55 |Ted Musgrave |RaDiUs Motorsports |Ford |Jasper Engines & Transmissions

65 |Jerry O'Neil |Aroneck Racing |Oldsmobile |Aroneck Racing

66 |Jimmy Hensley (R) |Cale Yarborough Motorsports |Ford |Phillips 66 TropArtic

68 |Bobby Hamilton |TriStar Motorsports |Ford |Country Time

71 |Dave Marcis |Marcis Auto Racing |Chevrolet |Southeastern Technology Group

77 |Mike Potter |Jimmy Means Racing |Pontiac |Jimmy Means Racing

80 |Dave Blaney |Hover Motorsports |Pontiac |Daffron's Body Shop

83 |Lake Speed |Speed Racing |Ford |Purex

85 |Mike Skinner |Mansion Motorsports |Chevrolet |Glidden

88 |Mike Wallace |Owen Racing |Ford |FDP Brakes

94 |Terry Labonte |Hagan Racing |Oldsmobile |Sunoco

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, October 22, 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 Friday, October 23, at 1:00 PM 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,{{Cite news |date=October 22, 1992 |title=NASCAR today |pages=9 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118204886/nascar-today/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} 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.

Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.461 and an average speed of {{Convert|149.675|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=October 23, 1992 |title=Younger Petty is right at home on pole at 'The Rock' |pages=11 |work=Messenger-Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118204947/younger-petty-is-right-at-home-on-pole/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

No drivers would fail to qualify.

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos ! Driver ! Points
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Bill Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 3,818
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Davey Allison | style="text-align:center;"| 3,748 (-70)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Alan Kulwicki | style="text-align:center;"| 3,733 (-85)
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Kyle Petty | style="text-align:center;"| 3,724 (–94)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Harry Gant | style="text-align:center;"| 3,705 (–113)
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Mark Martin | style="text-align:center;"| 3,640 (–178)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Ricky Rudd | style="text-align:center;"| 3,574 (–244)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Ernie Irvan | style="text-align:center;"| 3,438 (–380)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Darrell Waltrip | style="text-align:center;"| 3,400 (–418)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Terry Labonte | style="text-align:center;"| 3,399 (–419)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118170753/nascar-standings/ Official driver's standings]

• Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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