Hanes 500
The Hanes 500 was held April 26 at Martinsville Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. This will long be remembered as "Camber Day". With new trick rear ends tilted slightly to help get a better drive through the corners, one leader after another fell to the wayside with broken rear axles. First to be victimized was then-dominating Kulwicki, followed by Dale Earnhardt and Ernie Irvan-all in the final 50 laps. With 10 laps remaining, Brett Bodine assumed the lead, until his rear axle broke, leaving Mark Martin standing. Martin's rear axle withstood the strain a few more laps and came out victorious, his first win in 1992. Sterling Marlin posted a second-place finish, followed by Darrell Waltrip, Labonte and Gant. Allison suffered another spin and crash, re injuring his rib cage, but he held a scant 16 point lead over Gant.
Top Ten Results
- 6-Mark Martin
- 22-Sterling Marlin
- 17-Darrell Waltrip, 1 lap down
- 94-Terry Labonte, 1 lap down
- 33-Harry Gant, 2 laps down
- 21-Morgan Shepherd, 2 laps down
- 25-Ken Schrader, 2 laps down
- 26-Brett Bodine, 2 laps down
- 3-Dale Earnhardt, 3 laps down
- 11-Bill Elliott, 3 laps down
- Davey Allison crashed after completing 383 laps, finishing 26th. His point lead shrank to just 16 over Harry Gant, who finished 5th. Terry Labonte was a surprising 3rd in points, just 41 points out of the lead. Also Dick Trickle was 9th at this time. Reigning Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt was 7th overall, while Mark Martin was down in 10th even after his win. 1991 points runner-up Ricky Rudd was 11th, Ken Schrader 14th, Rusty Wallace 16th, and Darrell Waltrip sat 17th in points.
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