1992 TranSouth 500

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Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

• (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 |Dave Mader III |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

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 |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

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 |McGetrick Electric

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

90 |Kerry Teague |Donlavey Racing |Ford |Donlavey Racing

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 was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 27, at 3:00 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 28, 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=March 27, 1992 |title=NASCAR today |pages=19 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117203177/nascar-today/ |access-date=January 25, 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; 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.

Sterling Marlin, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.157 and an average speed of {{Convert|163.067|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Scoppe |first=Rick |date=March 28, 1992 |title=1st run nets Marlin TranSouth 500 pole |pages=11 |work=The Item |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117203293/1st-run-nets-marlin-transouth-500-pole/ |access-date=January 25, 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;"| 865
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Bill Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 817 (-48)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Harry Gant | style="text-align:center;"| 812 (-53)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Terry Labonte | style="text-align:center;"| 715 (–150)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Morgan Shepherd | style="text-align:center;"| 696 (–169)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Geoff Bodine | style="text-align:center;"| 693 (–172)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | style="text-align:center;"| 665 (–200)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Dale Earnhardt | style="text-align:center;"| 658 (–207)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Dick Trickle | style="text-align:center;"| 608 (–257)
align="left"| 10px 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Mark Martin | style="text-align:center;"| 588 (–277)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117203379/winston-cup-points/ Official driver's standings]

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

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