1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Food City 500

Food City 500

The Food City 500 was held April 5 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Coach Joe Gibbs started 0–5 as head coach over the Washington Redskins. As car owner of the Interstate Batteries Chevrolet driven by Dale Jarrett, Gibbs was again 0–5. But, as he did in football, Gibbs appeared headed for victory in his sixth try. Jarrett led the late stages of the event, but on lap 474 of the 500-lap event, Kulwicki used lapped traffic to maneuver around Jarrett and post his first victory of 1992. Meanwhile, points leader Allison hit the wall separating the cartilage around his rib cage and knocking two vertebrae out of place and finished 28th. Elliott finished 20th and Allison's points lead was 29 over Elliott and 61 over Gant.

Top Ten Results

  1. 7-Alan Kulwicki
  2. 18-Dale Jarrett
  3. 25-Ken Schrader
  4. 94-Terry Labonte, 1 lap down
  5. 8-Dick Trickle, 1 lap down
  6. 5-Ricky Rudd, 3 laps down
  7. 21-Morgan Shepherd, 4 laps down
  8. 12-Hut Stricklin, 5 laps down
  9. 2-Rusty Wallace, 6 laps down
  10. 10-Derrike Cope, 6 laps down

Failed to Qualify: 98-Jimmy Spencer

  • This was the last asphalt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. After the race ended, the blacktop was torn up and a new concrete surface was laid down.
  • Rusty Wallace earned his first Top 10 finish in what would be a very difficult season for the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion.
  • Bill Elliott experienced trouble during the race, finishing 30 laps down in 20th. Davey Allison led 50 laps, but broke a few ribs in a hard crash. He finished 165 laps down in 28th after leading 50 laps. His point lead shrunk to 29 points over Bill Elliott and 61 over Harry Gant, who finished 29th due to an engine failure after 277 laps.

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