1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Pyroil 500K

Pyroil 500K

The Pyroil 500K was held November 1 at Phoenix International Raceway. The #2 of Rusty Wallace won the pole. Smoke billowed from Elliott's Budweiser Ford, signaling an opportunity for the rest of the Winston Cup contenders. Allison and Kulwicki took full advantage. While Elliott's car suffered from a cracked cylinder head and overheating problems, which relegated him to a 31st-place finish, Allison patiently made his way to the front and won his second consecutive Pyroil 500. The emotional victory — Allison's first since the Pocono accident and the death of his brother — vaulted him back into the points lead. Kulwicki ran strong all day and finished fourth, also moving him past Elliott in the point standings. Heading into the season's final event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Allison led Kulwicki by 30 points, Elliott by 40, Gant by 97, Petty by 98 and Martin by 113. It was the first time in the sport's history that six drivers were still in contention heading into the final event.

Top Ten Finishers
Fin.
Pos		 Car
No.		 Driver Team Laps
1 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing 312
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing 312
3 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 312
4 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing 312
5 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports 312
6 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports 312
7 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing 312
8 68 Bobby Hamilton Tri-Star Motorsports 312
9 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates 311
10 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 311

Winston Cup points standings (after 28 of 29 races)

  1. Davey Allison, 3928 points
  2. Alan Kulwicki, 3898 (−30)
  3. Bill Elliott, 3888 (−40)
  4. Harry Gant, 3831 (−97)
  5. Kyle Petty, 3830 (−98)
  6. Mark Martin, 3815 (−113)
  • Point leader Bill Elliott had engine troubles again in Phoenix. As a result of his 31st place finish, the Winston Cup was up for grabs among six drivers for the first time in history.

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