1992 GM Goodwrench 500

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North Carolina Motor 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

0 |Delma Cowart |H. L. Waters Racing |Ford |Masters Inn Economy

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 |Phil Parsons |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 |Mike Skinner |Mansion Motorsports |Chevrolet |Glidden

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

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

49 |Stanley Smith |BS&S Motorsports |Chevrolet |Ameritron Batteries

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

53 |John McFadden |Jimmy Means Racing |Pontiac |Jimmy Means Racing

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

56 |Jerry Hill |Hill Motorsports |Pontiac |Hill Motorsports

59 |Andy Belmont (R) |Pat Rissi Racing |Ford |Slick 50

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

87 |Randy Baker |Buck Baker Racing |Chevrolet |Buck Baker Driving School

94 |Terry Labonte |Hagan Racing |Oldsmobile |Sunoco

98 |Jimmy Spencer |Travis Carter Enterprises |Chevrolet |Moly Black Gold

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, February 28, 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, February 29, at 11:30 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,{{Cite news |date=February 28, 1992 |title=NASCAR today |pages=8 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117092521/nascar-today/ |access-date=January 23, 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 provisionals 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 24.420 and an average speed of {{Convert|149.926|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=February 29, 1992 |title=King of the hill: Kyle Petty stays tough for qualifying |pages=17 |work=The Daily Item |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117092828/king-of-the-hill-kyle-petty-stays/ |access-date=January 23, 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;"| 360
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Morgan Shepherd | style="text-align:center;"| 304 (-56)
align="left"| 10px 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Harry Gant | style="text-align:center;"| 292 (-68)
align="left"| 10px 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Terry Labonte | style="text-align:center;"| 292 (–68)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Geoff Bodine | style="text-align:center;"| 286 (–74)
align="left"| 10px 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Michael Waltrip | style="text-align:center;"| 274 (–86)
align="left"| 10px 20 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Bill Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 272 (–88)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Ted Musgrave | style="text-align:center;"| 254 (–106)
align="left"| 10px 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Rick Mast | style="text-align:center;"| 251 (–109)
align="left"| 10px 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Kyle Petty | style="text-align:center;"| 231 (–129)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117093812/winston-cup-points/ Official driver's standings]

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

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