- 1992 NASCAR Busch Series
The
1992 NASCAR Busch Series Season beganFebruary 15 and endedNovember 8 .Joe Nemechek ofNEMCO Motorsports won the championship.See also:
1992 in NASCAR Goody's 300 The
Goody's 300 was heldFebruary 15 atDaytona International Speedway . The #30 ofMichael Waltrip won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 3-
Dale Earnhardt
# 4-Ernie Irvan
# 27-Ward Burton
# 45-Jimmy Spencer
# 59-Robert Pressley
# 0-Rick Mast
# 60-Mark Martin
# 17-Darrell Waltrip
# 15-Ken Schrader
# 31-Steve Grissom Goodwrench 200 The
Goodwrench 200 was heldFebruary 29 atNorth Carolina Speedway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 27-
Ward Burton
# 60-Mark Martin
# 28-Davey Allison
# 3-Dale Earnhardt
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 72-Tracy Leslie
# 31-Steve Grissom
# 99-Ricky Craven
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 19-Tom Peck Hardee's 200 The
Hardee's 200 was heldMarch 7 atRichmond International Raceway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 7-
Harry Gant
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 17-Darrell Waltrip
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 0-Rick Mast
# 25-Jimmy Hensley
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 91-Joe Bessey -1Atlanta 300 The
Atlanta 300 was heldMarch 14 atAtlanta Motor Speedway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 1-
Jeff Gordon *
# 7-Harry Gant
# 92-Hut Stricklin
# 28-Davey Allison
# 97-Morgan Shepherd
# 56-Dave Mader III
# 72-Tracy Leslie
# 60-Mark Martin
# 18-Dale Jarrett
# 29-Phil Parsons *This was
Jeff Gordon 's first career victory in theBusch Grand National Series .Miller 500 The
Miller 500 was heldMarch 22 atMartinsville Speedway . The #99 ofRicky Craven won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 36-
Kenny Wallace
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 99-Robert Pressley
# 72-Tracy Leslie
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 75-Butch Miller
# 25-Jimmy Hensley
# 79-Dave Rezendes -1
# 20-Mike Wallace -1Mark III Vans 200 The
Mark III Vans 200 was heldMarch 28 atDarlington Raceway . The #60 of Mark Martin won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 59-
Robert Pressley
# 7-Harry Gant
# 75-Butch Miller
# 2-Dick Trickle
# 34-Todd Bodine -1
# 31-Steve Grissom -1
# 27-Ward Burton -1
# 72-Tracy Leslie -1
# 92-Hut Stricklin -1
# 6-Tommy Houston -1Budweiser 250 The
Budweiser 250 was heldApril 4 atBristol Motor Speedway . The #75 of Butch Miller won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 7-
Harry Gant
# 28-Davey Allison
# 08-Bobby Dotter
# 18-Dale Jarrett
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 25-Jimmy Hensley -1
# 59-Robert Pressley -1
# 36-Kenny Wallace -1
# 87-Joe Nemechek -2Mountain Dew 400 The
Mountain Dew 400 was heldApril 18 atHickory Motor Speedway .Steve Grissom won the pole. A record 26 cautions occurred during this race.Top Ten Results
# 6-
Tommy Houston
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 17-Darrell Waltrip
# 31-Steve Grissom
# 27-Ward Burton
# 25-Jimmy Hensley
# 75-Butch Miller
# 48-Jack Sprague Nestle 300 The
Nestle 300 was heldApril 25 atLanier Raceway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 44-
Bobby Labonte
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 59-Robert Pressley
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 34-Todd Bodine -1
# 8-Jeff Burton -1
# 10-Steve Boley -1
# 19-Tom Peck -2
# 1-Jeff Gordon -2Granger Select 200 The
Granger Select 200 was heldMay 5 atNew River Valley Speedway .Johnny Rumley won the pole.Jeff Burton was the original winner of this race, but was disqualified due to an illegal part.Top Ten Results
# 08-
Bobby Dotter
# 48-Jack Sprague
# 19-Tom Peck
# 31-Steve Grissom
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 16-Jeff Green
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 27-Ward Burton -1
# 25-Johnny Rumley -1Pontiac 200 The
Pontiac 200 was heldMay 9 atNazareth Speedway .Kenny Wallace won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 34-
Todd Bodine
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 60-Mark Martin
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 25-Jimmy Hensley
# 30-Michael Waltrip
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 59-Robert Pressley
# 72-Tracy Leslie -2
# 99-Ricky Craven -2Champion 300 The
Champion 300 was heldMay 23 atCharlotte Motor Speedway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 1-
Jeff Gordon
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 21-Morgan Shepherd
# 10-Sterling Marlin
# 18-Dale Jarrett
# 27-Ward Burton
# 34-Todd Bodine -1
# 2-Dick Trickle -1
# 59-Robert Pressley -1
# 29-Phil Parsons -1Goodwrench 200 The
Goodwrench 200 was heldJune 1 atDover International Speedway .Todd Bodine won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 59-
Robert Pressley
# 8-Jeff Burton
# 94-Terry Labonte
# 11-Bill Elliott
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 27-Ward Burton
# 75-Butch Miller
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 9-Clifford Allison -1
# 72-Tracy Leslie -1Roses Stores 300 The
Roses Stores 300 was heldJune 6 atOrange County Speedway .Robert Pressley won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 59-
Robert Pressley
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 19-Tom Peck -1
# 75-Butch Miller -2
# 25-Johnny Rumley -3
# 8-Jeff Burton -4Carolina Pride/Budweiser 200 The
Carolina Pride/Budweiser 200 was heldJune 20 atMyrtle Beach Speedway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 20-
Jimmy Spencer
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 72-Tracy Leslie
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 19-Tom Peck
# 27-Ward Burton
# 6-Tommy Houston
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 99-Ricky Craven Fay's 150 The
Fay's 150 was heldJuly 4 atWatkins Glen International Raceway .Kenny Wallace won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 4-
Ernie Irvan
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 94-Terry Labonte
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 79-Dave Rezendes
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 75-Butch Miller
# 8-Jeff Burton -1
# 49-Ed Ferree -1*This was the first major race run at
Watkins Glen International with the new Inner Loop bus stop complex at the end of the backstretch. The Inner Loop was installed after a series of major accidents in the downhill, banked turn 5 (now turn 9) in the previous years (including a wreck in the1991 Bud at the Glen that claimed the life of longtimeWinston Cup competitorJ. D. McDuffie ).Firecracker 200 The
Firecracker 200 was heldJuly 12 atVolusia County Speedway . The #1 ofJeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 31-
Steve Grissom
# 20-Jimmy Spencer
# 59-Robert Pressley
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 19-Tom Peck
# 72-Tracy Leslie
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 3-David Bonnett
# 44-Bobby Labonte Budweiser 300 The
Budweiser 300 was heldJuly 19 atNew Hampshire International Speedway . The #36 ofKenny Wallace won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 8-
Jeff Burton
# 59-Robert Pressley
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 19-Tom Peck
# 7-Curtis Markham
# 34-Todd Bodine -1
# 25-Jimmy Hensley -1
# 74-Mike Stefanik -1
# 87-Joe Nemechek -1
# 6-Tommy Houston -1
= Fram Filter 500K =The inaugural Fram Filter 500K was held
July 25 atTalladega Superspeedway .Dale Earnhardt won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 4-
Ernie Irvan
# 30-Michael Waltrip
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 3-Dale Earnhardt
# 92-Hut Stricklin
# 72-Tracy Leslie
# 51-Jeff Purvis
# 15-Ken Schrader
# 6-Tommy Houston
# 44-Bobby Labonte
= Kroger 200 =The Kroger 200 was held
August 1 atIndianapolis Raceway Park .Robert Pressley won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 87-
Joe Nemechek
# 59-Robert Pressley
# 6-Tommy Houston
# 75-Butch Miller
# 4-Ernie Irvan
# 21-Morgan Shepherd -1
# 20-Jimmy Spencer -1
# 34-Todd Bodine -1
# 08-Bobby Dotter -1
# 49-Ed Ferree -2Texas Pete 300 The
Texas Pete 300 was heldAugust 8 atOrange County Speedway .Joe Nemechek won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 20-
Jimmy Spencer
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 98-Jim Bown
# 34-Todd Bodine -1
# 8-Jeff Burton -1
# 59-Robert Pressley -1
# 99-Ricky Craven -2
# 27-Ward Burton -2
# 1-Jeff Gordon -3
# 44-Bobby Labonte -3The inaugural Detroit Gasket 200 was held
August 15 atMichigan International Speedway . The #1 ofJeff Gordon won the pole. During Thursday practice,Clifford Allison was killed in an accident while practicing for this race.Top Ten Results
# 34-
Todd Bodine
# 92-Hut Stricklin
# 3-Dale Earnhardt
# 11-Bill Elliott
# 7-Harry Gant
# 18-Dale Jarrett
# 29-Phil Parsons
# 30-Michael Waltrip
# 15-Ken Schrader
# 87-Joe Nemechek NE Chevy 250 The
NE Chevy 250 was heldAugust 23 atNew Hampshire International Speedway . The #4 ofErnie Irvan won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 87-
Joe Nemechek
# 3-Dale Earnhardt
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 15-Ken Schrader
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 6-Tommy Houston
# 8-Jeff Burton
# 99-Ricky Craven
# 20-Jimmy Spencer Food City 250 The
Food City 250 was heldAugust 28 atBristol Motor Speedway .Kenny Wallace won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 34-
Todd Bodine
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 8-Jeff Burton
# 90-Lonnie Rush, Jr. -1
# 27-Ward Burton -2
# 77-Rick Wilson -2
# 36-Kenny Wallace -4
# 5-Richard Lasater -4
# 59-Robert Pressley -6
# 75-Butch Miller -23Gatorade 200 The
Gatorade 200 was heldSeptember 5 atDarlington Raceway . Mark Martin won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 30-
Michael Waltrip
# 18-Dale Jarrett
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 3-Dale Earnhardt
# 22-Ed Berrier
# 60-Mark Martin
# 21-Morgan Shepherd
# 72-Tracy Leslie -1
# 29-Phil Parsons -1
# 34-Todd Bodine -1
= Autolite 200 =The Autolite 200 was held
September 11 atRichmond International Raceway .Todd Bodine won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 59-
Robert Pressley
# 17-Darrell Waltrip
# 60-Mark Martin
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 8-Jeff Burton
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 20-Jimmy Spencer
# 7-Harry Gant
# 36-Kenny Wallace SplitFire 200
The SplitFire 200 was held
September 19 atDover International Speedway . The #1 ofJeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 59-
Robert Pressley
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 7-Harry Gant
# 20-Jimmy Spencer
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 92-Hut Stricklin -1
# 11-Bill Elliott -1
# 30-Michael Waltrip -1
# 9-Mike Wallace -1
# 63-Chuck Bown -1All Pro 300 The
All Pro 300 was heldOctober 10 atCharlotte Motor Speedway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 1-
Jeff Gordon
# 30-Michael Waltrip
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 14-Terry Labonte
# 15-Ken Schrader
# 20-Jimmy Spencer
# 7-Harry Gant
# 79-Dave Rezendes
# 6-Tommy Houston
# 29-Phil Parsons -1Winston Classic The
Winston Classic * was heldOctober 18 atMartinsville Speedway . Butch Miller won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 44-
Bobby Labonte
# 9-Mike Wallace
# 75-Butch Miller
# 20-Jimmy Spencer
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 8-Jeff Burton
# 60-Mark Martin
# 0-Rick Mast
# 08-Bobby Dotter
# 6-Tommy Houston -1*This event was a 2 for 1 show. At the time, the fall Busch race was held in conjunction with a 300 lap invitational race for late model stock cars.
AC-Delco 200 The
AC-Delco 200 was heldOctober 24 atNorth Carolina Speedway .Jeff Gordon won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 60-Mark Martin
# 1-Jeff Gordon
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 17-Darrell Waltrip
# 7-Harry Gant
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 36-Kenny Wallace
# 44-Bobby Labonte
# 15-Ken Schrader -1
# 79-Dave Rezendes -1The Pantry 300 The Pantry 300 was heldNovember 8 atHickory Motor Speedway .Jim Bown won the pole.Top Ten Results
# 44-
Bobby Labonte
# 75-Butch Miller
# 34-Todd Bodine
# 98-Jim Bown
# 60-Mark Martin
# 87-Joe Nemechek
# 63-Chuck Bown
# 36-Kenny Wallace -1
# 31-Steve Grissom -1
# 6-Tommy Houston -1Final Points Standings
#
Joe Nemechek - 4275
#Bobby Labonte - 4272
#Todd Bodine - 4212
#Jeff Gordon - 4053
#Robert Pressley - 3988
#Kenny Wallace - 3966
#Butch Miller - 3725
#Ward Burton - 3648
#Jeff Burton - 3609
#Tommy Houston - 3599
#Chuck Bown - 3580
#Steve Grissom - 3545
#Tom Peck - 3512
#Ricky Craven - 3456
#Tracy Leslie - 3422
#Bobby Dotter - 2961
#Jimmy Spencer - 2941
#Richard Lasater - 2571
#Harry Gant - 1887
#Jim Bown - 1793
#Mark Martin - 1775
#Mike Wallace - 1749
#Dale Earnhardt - 1665
#Jack Sprague - 1590
#Hut Stricklin - 1581
#Michael Waltrip - 1412
#Clifford Allison - 1372
#Dale Jarrett - 1304
#Ken Schrader - 1296
#Jeff Green - 1277
#Ernie Irvan - 1237
#Dave Rezendes - 1236
#Troy Beebe - 1214
#Bill Elliott - 1203
#Rick Mast - 1182
#Darrell Waltrip - 1173
#Morgan Shepherd - 1103
#Shawna Robinson - 1099
#Jimmy Hensley - 1080
#Ed Ferree - 960
#Ed Berrier - 925
#Joe Bessey - 922
#Tommy Ellis - 841
#Davey Allison - 838
#Phil Parsons - 838
#Terry Labonte - 666
#Mike Porter - 576
#Lonnie Rush, Jr. - 554
#Mike McLaughlin - 549
#Jeff Barry - 540Ricky Craven , who had won twice last year as a Busch North competitor in combination races (a common NASCAR regional racing practice; Busch Series and Busch North Series in the Northeastern United States were combined as combination races), finished fourteenth in points and won Rookie of the Year after being the only competitor to attempt the full schedule.Shawna Robinson was the next contender, finishing 38th in the final standings.Robert Huffman ,Randy MacDonald , andGreg Trammell also declared for the award, but did not exceed the five race limit needed to remain eligible.Craven's rookie eligibility was questioned because he ran more than the allowable five races in 1991; however, as a Busch North Series driver, those races did not count as Busch Series races.
External links
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1992&series=B Busch Series Standings and Statistics for 1992]
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