1992 Mello Yello 500

Race 26 of 29

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:15:47
Average speed of winner: 153.537 mph
Margin of victory: 1.88 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: Kulwicki 1-39, Martin 40-61, Trickle 62-63, Elliott 64-67, K. Petty 68-71, Schrader 72-84, K. Petty 85-126, Martin 127-131, Kulwicki 132-133, Irvan 134-135, Elliott 136-139, K. Petty 140-186, Martin 187-190, Gant 191-198, Elliott 199-200, K. Petty 201-236, Martin 237, Kulwicki 238-242, Martin 243-285, Kulwicki 286-302, Martin 303-334

Race notes: Last pole for Alan Kulwicki.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel		334	6	107	running	101500	180
2	1	Alan Kulwicki	7	Hooters	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews	179.027	334	4	63	running	89000	175
3	20	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Pemberton		334	4	129	running	68600	175
4	24	Jimmy Spencer	12	Raybestos Brakes	Ford	Allison	Fennig		334	0	0	running	41200	160
5	5	Ricky Rudd	5	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart		334	0	0	running	35550	155
6	3	Ernie Irvan	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		334	1	2	running	34150	155
7	2	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Howes		334	1	13	running	32500	151
8	18	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Leo Jackson	Petree		334	1	8	running	25800	147
9	17	Dick Trickle	8	Snickers	Ford	Stavola Brothers			333	1	2	running	19300	143
10	12	Geoff Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		333	0	0	running	19600	134
11	30	Ted Musgrave	55	Jasper Engines	Ford	Ray DeWitt			333	0	0	running	16200	130
12	13	Terry Labonte	94	Sunoco	Chevrolet	Hagan	Livengood		333	0	0	running	15000	127
13	6	Morgan Shepherd	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		333	0	0	running	14700	124
14	11	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		332	0	0	running	19050	121
15	26	Bobby Hamilton	68	Country Time	Ford	Mark Smith			331	0	0	running	12650	118
16	19	Sterling Marlin	22	Maxwell House	Ford	Johnson	Beam		331	0	0	running	10900	115
17	14	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Chevrolet	Whitcomb	Dodson		331	0	0	running	10400	112
18	9	Jimmy Hensley	66	TropArtic	Ford	Yarborough			330	0	0	running	8225	109
19	22	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		329	0	0	running	15900	106
20	35	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	16	Keystone Beer	Ford	Roush	Steve Lloyd		328	0	0	running	6695	103
21	39	Jim Sauter	71	Staley's Steak House	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		326	0	0	running	6450	100
22	37	Bob Schacht	57	Pronto Auto Parts	Oldsmobile	Stringer			325	0	0	running	4570	97
23	29	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt		325	0	0	running	9090	94
24	7	Dale Jarrett	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar		324	0	0	clutch	9530	91
25	33	Rich Bickle	45	Terminal Trucking Co.	Ford	Isenhour			324	0	0	running	4735	88
26	15	Lake Speed	83	Purex	Ford	Speed			323	0	0	clutch	4145	85
27	32	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		323	0	0	running	8630	82
28	8	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Ford	Bernstein			320	0	0	running	9015	79
29	34	Jerry O'Neil	65	Wheels Discount Auto	Oldsmobile	Aroneck			314	0	0	running	3880	76
30	16	Bill Elliott	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		310	3	10	accident	13800	78
31	27	Hut Stricklin	97	Johnson Racing	Ford	Johnson			305	0	0	engine	3735	70
32	31	Pancho Carter	90	Plumb Hammers	Ford	Donlavey			297	0	0	running	3670	67
33	25	Chad Little	9	Melling Performance	Ford	Melling			294	0	0	engine	3650	64
34	10	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		215	0	0	engine	13330	61
35	23	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Richard Jackson			168	0	0	engine	8135	58
36	36	Stanley Smith	49	Ameritron Batteries	Chevrolet	Stanley Smith			141	0	0	camshaft	3600	55
37	21	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	Penske	Buddy Parrott		128	0	0	engine	11590	52
38	38	Jimmy Means	52	Hurley's Limo Service	Pontiac	Means			89	0	0	piston	3585	49
39	40	Dave Marcis	41	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Hyde		57	0	0	rear end	5080	46
40	28	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	31	Bryant	Chevrolet	Birrane			332	0	0	disqualified	6950	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bill Elliott	3653	26	2	4	12	15
2	Davey Allison	3614	26	2	4	14	15
3	Alan Kulwicki	3606	26	6	2	9	15
4	Mark Martin	3562	26	1	2	9	16
5	Harry Gant	3555	26	0	2	10	14
6	Kyle Petty	3539	26	2	1	8	16
7	Ricky Rudd	3409	26	1	1	8	17
8	Darrell Waltrip	3303	26	1	3	9	12
9	Ernie Irvan	3263	26	3	3	8	10
10	Terry Labonte	3261	26	0	0	3	14
11	Morgan Shepherd	3246	26	0	0	3	11
12	Rusty Wallace	3217	26	0	1	5	11
13	Dale Earnhardt	3213	26	1	1	6	13
14	Brett Bodine	3170	26	1	0	2	12
15	Geoff Bodine	3163	26	0	2	6	10
16	Sterling Marlin	3159	26	5	0	5	10
17	Ken Schrader	3132	26	1	0	4	10
18	Ted Musgrave	3005	26	0	0	1	6
19	Dale Jarrett	2891	26	0	0	2	7
20	Dick Trickle	2887	26	0	0	3	9
21	Derrike Cope	2648	26	0	0	0	2
22	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	2532	26	0	0	1	1
23	Hut Stricklin	2531	26	0	0	0	4
24	Rick Mast	2527	26	0	0	0	1
25	Richard Petty	2488	26	0	0	0	0