Budweiser 500
The Budweiser 500 was held May 31 at Dover International Speedway. The #26 driven by Brett Bodine won the pole. Harry Gant couldn't outduel the field, so he outfueled them en route to his first victory of '92. While other drivers were forced to pit late for fuel, Gant stretched his to the absolute limit and beat Darrell Waltrip in a fuel mileage war. Waltrip ran out with two laps remaining, leaving second for Earnhardt, third for Rusty Wallace and fourth for Ernie Inrvan. Points leader Allison was never a contender, finishing 11th, while Elliott was 13th. Allison's point lead dwindled to 70 points over Gant and just 99 over Earnhardt.
Top Ten Results
- 33-Harry Gant
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 2-Rusty Wallace, 1 lap down
- 4-Ernie Irvan, 1 lap down
- 17-Darrell Waltrip, 1 lap down
- 5-Ricky Rudd, 2 laps down
- 12-Hut Stricklin, 2 laps down
- 66-Jimmy Hensley, 2 laps down
- 8-Dick Trickle, 2 laps down
- 21-Morgan Shepherd, 2 laps down
- Harry Gant won on great fuel mileage. His final pit stop was on Lap 403, and Darrell Waltrip's last stop was on Lap 406. But Waltrip was the one who ran out of fuel (with a lap and one half remaining), while Gant ran out on the backstretch on Lap 500 with a one lap lead. Dale Earnhardt passed him in Turns 3 and 4 to unlap himself and finish 26 seconds behind Gant.
- Davey Allison and Bill Elliott had nothing to write home about, finishing 11th and 13th respectively. Harry Gant whittled Allison's lead to down to 70 points.
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