Mello Yello 500
The Mello Yello 500 was held October 6 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The #6 of Mark Martin won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- 11-Geoff Bodine
- 28-Davey Allison
- 7-Alan Kulwicki -1
- 33-Harry Gant -1
- 22-Sterling Marlin -3
- 94-Terry Labonte -4
- 30-Michael Waltrip -4
- 26-Brett Bodine -4
- 17-Darrell Waltrip -5
- 19-Chad Little -5
Failed to qualify: 0-Delma Cowart, 41-Larry Pearson, 76-Robbie Faggart, 20Buddy Baker, 51-Jeff Purvis 74-Mike Potter, 89-Jim Sauter, 87-Randy Baker, 72-Tracy Leslie
- Five days before this race, Richard Petty had held a press conference at his Level Cross, North Carolina, race shop. Petty said that instead of retiring at the end of 1991, he would race for one more year. The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series would be his last as a driver, and was dubbed the "Fan Appreciation Tour". Petty denied it was a farewell tour because he "wasn't going anywhere".
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