Winston 500
The Winston 500 was scheduled for Sunday May 5 but was delayed until Monday May 6 due to rain at Talladega Superspeedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole. Irvan was also the center of controversy after "The Big One" on lap 71, which took out 20 cars and injured Kyle Petty, who was out until the Southern 500 in September due to a broken leg. Harry Gant won the race on a gas-mileage gamble. He out-lasted Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt, and reportedly ran out of fuel right after taking the checkered flag.
Top Ten Results
- 33-Harry Gant
- 17-Darrell Waltrip
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 22-Sterling Marlin
- 30-Michael Waltrip
- 11-Geoff Bodine
- 25-Ken Schrader
- 9-Bill Elliott
- 98-Jimmy Spencer
- 1-Rick Mast -1
Failed to Qualify: 59-Mark Gibson, 65-Dave Mader III, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 77-Ken Ragan, 53-Don Paul
- During the Big One on lap 71, Mark Martin's car become airbone, lifting to its nose, but it did not flip over.
- A mild controversy stirred up after the race, when it appeared Gant was being pushed by his teammate Rick Mast on the final lap (pushing is not allowed on the final lap). Video footage was inconclusive, and the results were unchanged. Gant and Mast insisted they were simply drafting very closely.
- Footage of Kyle Petty's rehabilitation from his injury was shown during the starting lineup on the telecast of the 1992 Daytona 500 on CBS.
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