1992 Budweiser 500

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Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

• (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 |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

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

48 |James Hylton |Hylton Motorsports |Pontiac |Rumple Furniture

52 |Jimmy Means |Jimmy Means Racing |Pontiac |Jimmy Means Racing

53 |Graham Taylor |Jimmy Means Racing |Pontiac |Jimmy Means Racing

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

56 |Jerry Hill |Hill Motorsports |Pontiac |Bell Motors

59 |Andy Belmont (R) |Pat Rissi Racing |Ford |FDP Brakes

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 |Oldsmobile |Country Time

71 |Dave Marcis |Marcis Auto Racing |Chevrolet |Maxx Race Cards

77 |Mike Potter |Balough Racing |Chevrolet |Kenova Golf Course Construction

85 |D. K. Ulrich |Aroneck Racing |Oldsmobile |Aroneck Racing

94 |Terry Labonte |Hagan Racing |Ford |Sunoco

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 29, at 3:00 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined the following day on Saturday, May 30.{{Cite news |date=May 29, 1992 |title=NASCAR today |pages=42 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117415153/nascar-today/ |access-date=January 28, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=May 31, 1992 |title=Rain postpones Grand National, threatens today's Winston Cup race |pages=37 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117415191/rain-postpones-grand-national/ |access-date=January 28, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

Brett Bodine, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.422 and an average speed of {{Convert|147.408|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=May 30, 1992 |title=Brett Bodine stays out of troubles, zips to top spot at Dover |pages=11 |work=Messenger-Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117415299/brett-bodine-stays-out-of-troubles/ |access-date=January 28, 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 | Davey Allison | style="text-align:center;"| 1,694
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Harry Gant | style="text-align:center;"| 1,624 (-70)
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | style="text-align:center;"| 1,595 (-99)
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Bill Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 1,577 (–117)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Alan Kulwicki | style="text-align:center;"| 1,564 (–130)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Terry Labonte | style="text-align:center;"| 1,483 (–211)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Morgan Shepherd | style="text-align:center;"| 1,472 (–222)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Dick Trickle | style="text-align:center;"| 1,383 (–311)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Geoff Bodine | style="text-align:center;"| 1,360 (–334)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Ricky Rudd | style="text-align:center;"| 1,346 (–348)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117434274/nascar-standings/ Official driver's standings]

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

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