Race 2 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 GM Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date
March 1, 1992
Official name
27th Annual GM Goodwrench 500
Location
Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Distance
492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Scheduled Distance
492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Average speed
126.125 miles per hour (202.979 km/h)
Attendance
43,600
Pole position
Driver
Kyle Petty
SABCO Racing
Time
24.420
Most laps led
Driver
Bill Elliott
Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps
260
Winner
No. 11
Bill Elliott
Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network
TNN
Announcers
Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1992 GM Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 1, 1992, before an audience of 43,600 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 35th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (March 2, 1992). "NASCAR mega-matchup is all Elliott". The Rock Island Argus. p. 23. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Harris, Mike (March 2, 1992). "Elliott 'great' in runaway win in Goodwrench". The Morning Call. p. 21. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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