1992 Daytona 500

1992 Daytona 500

The 1992 Daytona 500 by STP, the 34th running of the event, was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Sterling Marlin won the pole award for Junior Johnson in the #22 Maxwell House Ford. Richard Petty gave the command to start the engines from the cockpit of the famous #43 STP Pontiac in his final appearance in the race as a driver. This would also be the final Daytona 500 start for 1972 winner A.J. Foyt. "Super Tex" would also start his final Indianapolis 500 later that year. This marked the debut of Joe Gibbs Racing in the green and black #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet with Dale Jarrett as the driver.