1992 Pepsi 400
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}{{Short description|15th race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Official_name=34th Annual Pepsi 400|Caption=The 1992 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.|Date=July 4|Avg={{convert|170.457|mph|km/h}}|Season_No=29|Race_No=15|Scheduled_laps=160|Course_km=4.0|Distance_laps=160|Distance_km=643.737|Course_mi=2.5|Scheduled_km=643.737|Scheduled_mi=400|Race_Name=Pepsi 400|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway|Announcers=Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Network=ESPN|First_Team=Morgan-McClure Motorsports|First_Driver=Ernie Irvan|Pole_Team=Junior Johnson & Associates|Most_Team=Morgan-McClure Motorsports|Pole_Driver=Sterling Marlin|Most_Driver=Ernie Irvan|Most_laps=117|Car=4|Year=1992|Distance_mi=400|Pole_Time=47.527|Image=1992_Pepsi_400.jpeg|Attendance=80,000}}
The 1992 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 4, 1992, before an audience of 80,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Goodall |first=Fred |date=July 5, 1992 |title=Irvan breaks up Petty's party |pages=22 |work=The Burlington Free Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117703520/irvan-breaks-up-pettys-party/ |access-date=February 1, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Coble |first=Don |date=July 5, 1992 |title=Irvan cruises to easy win |pages=20 |work=Palladium-Item |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117703679/irvan-cruises-to-easy-win/ |access-date=February 1, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Sterling Marlin and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
File:Daytona_International_Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 0
|Ford |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5
|Tide |
| 6
|Ford |
| 7
|Ford |
| 8
|Ford |
| 9
|Ford |
| 10 |
| 11
|Ford |
| 12 |
| 15
|Ford |
| 16
|Ford |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 21
|Ford |
| 22
|Ford |
| 23 |
| 25 |
| 26
|Ford |
| 28
|Ford |
| 30 |
| 31
|Spam |
| 33 |
| 37 |
| 41 |
| 42 |
| 43
|STP |
| 48 |
| 49 |
| 52 |
| 55 |
| 59
|Andy Belmont (R) |Ford |
| 66
|Jimmy Hensley (R) |Ford |
| 68 |
| 71 |
| 73
|X-1R |
| 85 |
| 90
|Ford |
| 94 |
| 99 |
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 2, 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, July 3, at 1:30 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=July 2, 1992 |title=NASCAR today |pages=12 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117703953/nascar-today/ |access-date=February 1, 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.
Sterling Marlin, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.527 and an average speed of {{Convert|189.366|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Long |first=Gary |date=July 3, 1992 |title=Pity Marlin, who topped The King |pages=165 |work=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117704044/pity-marlin-who-topped-the-king/ |access-date=February 1, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Three drivers would fail to qualify.
= Full qualifying results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|22 |Ford |47.527 |189.366 |
|---|
| 2
|43 |47.629 |188.961 |
| 3
|28 |Ford |47.778 |188.371 |
| 4
|6 |Ford |47.798 |188.292 |
| 5
|5 |47.861 |188.045 |
| 6
|4 |47.907 |187.864 |
| 7
|26 |Ford |47.913 |187.840 |
| 8
|21 |Ford |47.984 |187.563 |
| 9
|30 |48.054 |187.289 |
| 10
|18 |48.095 |187.130 |
| 11
|25 |48.143 |186.943 |
| 12
|42 |48.155 |186.896 |
| 13
|17 |48.186 |186.776 |
| 14
|94 |Ford |48.192 |186.753 |
| 15
|16 |Ford |48.249 |186.532 |
| 16
|33 |48.283 |186.401 |
| 17
|15 |Ford |48.307 |186.308 |
| 18
|90 |Ford |48.311 |186.293 |
| 19
|1 |48.330 |186.220 |
| 20
|11 |Ford |48.353 |186.131 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to lock in Round 1 |
| 21
|49 |48.388 |185.997 |
| 22
|3 |48.448 |185.766 |
| 23
|66 |Jimmy Hensley (R) |Ford |48.454 |185.743 |
| 24
|12 |48.486 |185.621 |
| 25
|68 |48.535 |185.433 |
| 26
|7 |Ford |48.558 |185.345 |
| 27
|55 |48.631 |185.067 |
| 28
|52 |48.650 |184.995 |
| 29
|2 |48.672 |184.911 |
| 30
|10 |48.710 |184.767 |
| 31
|41 |48.745 |184.634 |
| 32
|9 |Ford |48.851 |184.234 |
| 33
|8 |Ford |48.862 |184.192 |
| 34
|31 |49.143 |183.139 |
| 35
|73 |49.266 |182.682 |
| 36
|85 |49.345 |182.389 |
| 37
|59 |Andy Belmont (R) |Ford |49.467 |181.939 |
| 38
|23 |49.920 |180.288 |
| 39
|99 |50.588 |177.908 |
| 40
|71 |51.212 |175.740 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
|0 |Ford |52.052 |172.904 |
| 42
|48 |52.470 |171.527 |
| 43
|37 | - | - |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117578971/nascar-qualifying/ Official first round qualifying results] |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117578885/pepsi-400-lineup/ Official starting lineup] |
Race results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
| 1
|6 |4 |160 |117 |running |185 |$86,300 |
|---|
| 2
|1 |22 |Ford |160 |2 |running |175 |$50,025 |
| 3
|10 |18 |160 |26 |running |170 |$37,200 |
| 4
|17 |15 |Ford |160 |0 |running |160 |$26,075 |
| 5
|20 |11 |Ford |160 |4 |running |160 |$26,500 |
| 6
|11 |25 |160 |0 |running |150 |$22,625 |
| 7
|5 |5 |160 |2 |running |151 |$20,875 |
| 8
|4 |6 |Ford |160 |0 |running |142 |$19,325 |
| 9
|29 |2 |160 |0 |running |138 |$18,325 |
| 10
|3 |28 |Ford |160 |3 |running |139 |$23,075 |
| 11
|15 |16 |Ford |160 |0 |running |130 |$8,915 |
| 12
|7 |26 |Ford |160 |0 |running |127 |$14,350 |
| 13
|13 |17 |159 |0 |running |124 |$17,460 |
| 14
|12 |42 |159 |0 |running |121 |$13,720 |
| 15
|23 |66 |Jimmy Hensley (R) |Ford |159 |0 |running |118 |$11,280 |
| 16
|27 |55 |159 |0 |running |115 |$13,090 |
| 17
|19 |1 |159 |0 |running |112 |$12,675 |
| 18
|24 |12 |159 |0 |running |109 |$12,160 |
| 19
|8 |21 |Ford |159 |0 |running |106 |$11,745 |
| 20
|18 |90 |Ford |159 |0 |running |103 |$7,180 |
| 21
|14 |94 |Ford |158 |0 |running |100 |$11,160 |
| 22
|21 |49 |158 |0 |running |97 |$6,140 |
| 23
|16 |33 |158 |0 |running |94 |$15,970 |
| 24
|32 |9 |Ford |158 |0 |running |91 |$5,850 |
| 25
|34 |31 |158 |0 |running |88 |$5,730 |
| 26
|31 |41 |157 |0 |running |85 |$7,410 |
| 27
|9 |30 |156 |0 |running |82 |$10,065 |
| 28
|35 |73 |156 |0 |running |79 |$5,295 |
| 29
|39 |99 |147 |0 |running |76 |$5,200 |
| 30
|26 |7 |Ford |144 |1 |running |78 |$13,105 |
| 31
|37 |59 |Andy Belmont (R) |Ford |133 |0 |running |70 |$5,300 |
| 32
|40 |71 |130 |0 |engine |67 |$6,670 |
| 33
|25 |68 |124 |0 |crash |64 |$10,590 |
| 34
|30 |10 |122 |0 |crash |61 |$6,535 |
| 35
|33 |8 |Ford |122 |0 |crash |58 |$6,480 |
| 36
|2 |43 |84 |5 |fatigue |60 |$10,925 |
| 37
|36 |85 |58 |0 |fatigue |52 |$4,870 |
| 38
|38 |23 |45 |0 |quit |49 |$4,855 |
| 39
|28 |52 |24 |0 |wheel bearing |46 |$7,045 |
| 40
|22 |3 |7 |0 |engine |43 |$16,355 |
| colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
! rowspan="3" | |0 |Ford ! colspan="5" rowspan="3" | |
| 42
|48 |
| 43
|37 |
| colspan="11" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117577217/saturdays-results/ Official race results] |
Standings after the race
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;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,257 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,211 (-46) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,123 (-134) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,085 (–172) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,005 (–252) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,955 (–302) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,941 (–316) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,905 (–352) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,872 (–385) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,869 (–388) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117704111/nascar-standings/ Official driver's standings] |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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References
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