1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Mello Yello 500

Mello Yello 500

The Mello Yello 500 was held October 11 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Martin charged past mid-race dominator Kyle Petty in the late stages, then held off Kulwicki in the final 50 laps to post what he called "the most important victory of his career." Martin led 107 laps en route to his second win of the season, which suddenly vaulted him back in contention for the 1992 Winston Cup title. He trailed leader Elliott by just 91 points with three races remaining. Elliott led Allison by just 39 points and Kulwicki by 47.

Top Ten Finishers
Fin.
Pos		 Car
No.		 Driver Team Laps
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing 334
2 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing 334
3 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing 334
4 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports 334
5 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports 334
6 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan-McClure Motorsports 334
7 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports 334
8 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports 334
9 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing 333
10 15 Geoffrey Bodine Bud Moore Engineering 333

Winston Cup points standings (after 26 of 29 races)

  1. Bill Elliott, 3653 points
  2. Davey Allison, 3614 (−39)
  3. Alan Kulwicki, 3606 (−47)
  4. Mark Martin, 3562 (−91)
  5. Harry Gant, 3555 (−98)
  6. Kyle Petty, 3539 (−114)
  7. Ricky Rudd, 3409 (−244)
  8. Darrell Waltrip, 3303 (−350)
  9. Ernie Irvan, 3263 (−390)
  10. Terry Labonte, 3261 (−392)
  • The #31 Team Ireland Chevrolet of Bobby Hillin, Jr. was disqualified due to illegal cylinder heads after finishing 15th. As a result, the team withdrew from the series in an attempt to avoid being drawn into disrepute.
  • Bill Elliott's sway bar broke after 310 laps, leaving Bill a 30th place finish. Junior Johnson entered a third car driven by Hut Stricklin, who retired the car when Elliott had his problem. Stricklin's 31st place finish saved Elliott 3 points. Davey Allison didn't have a great day, either; he was 5 laps down in 19th.

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