Miller Genuine Draft 500
The Miller Genuine Draft 500 was held July 19 at Pocono Raceway. Davey Allison won the pole. This race changed the face of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Allison had set a new track record during his pole run, then totally dominated the first 140 laps. An air wrench broke during yellow flag pit stops, putting Allison in seventh for the lap 146 restart. He moved quickly up to fourth on lap 148. But on lap 149, disaster struck. Allison and Darrell Waltrip tangled while jockeying for position exiting turn 2, sending Allison spinning and flipping through the infield grass, and over the inside guardrail. Allison suffered a broken right forearm, a dislocated wrist and a severe concussion. Waltrip drove to victory, and Allison was hospitalized in Pennsylvania for four days. Elliott finished 13th, but took over the points lead for the first time of the year. Allison, his immediate future unknown, now trailed by 13 points.
Top Ten Results
- 17-Darrell Waltrip
- 33-Harry Gant
- 7-Alan Kulwicki
- 5-Ricky Rudd
- 55-Ted Musgrave
- 6-Mark Martin
- 42-Kyle Petty
- 26-Brett Bodine
- 8-Dick Trickle
- 18-Dale Jarrett
- Davey Allison dominated the race, leading 115 of the first 139 laps, but on lap 150 he was tagged by Darrell Waltrip in the left-rear quarter panel, spinning him into the grass exiting Turn 2 (the high-speed "Tunnel Turn"). The air got under Allison's car and sent it into a frightening barrel along the top of the inside guardrail. The car flipped 11 times, eventually landing upside down, completely demolished. Allison suffered a skull fracture and a broken wrist in the crash. The severity of the crash was enhanced when Mark Martin drove by, he commented to his crew, "They may as well get a body bag for Davey."
- The first thing Darrell Waltrip wanted to know after he won was whether or not Davey was okay.
- Bill Elliott finished 1 lap down in 13th but he did lead two laps. He took over the point lead by 9 over Allison, while Alan Kulwicki (-47 points) and Harry Gant (-80 points) continued to stay within reach.
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