The 1992 Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 9, 1992, in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course layout. The race was shortened from the scheduled 90 laps to 51 laps due to rain. With the help of a fast final pit stop, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would manage to lead at the halfway point at lap 45 when the caution flag for rain would come out the next lap. When the race was eventually stopped on lap 51, the race had already hit the halfway point, with NASCAR officials deciding to call the race official, handing Petty the victory. The victory was Petty's fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 18 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1992 Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. | |||
| Date | August 9, 1992 | ||
| Official name | 7th Annual Budweiser at The Glen | ||
| Location | Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.45 mi (3.949 km) | ||
| Distance | 51 laps, 125.154 mi (88.980 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km) | ||
| Average speed | 84.771 miles per hour (136.426 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 1:15.603 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver |
Ernie Irvan Kyle Petty |
Morgan-McClure Motorsports SABCO Racing | |
| Laps | 19 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
With a poor finish from Davey Allison's relief driver, Dorsey Schroeder, driver's championship contender Bill Elliott would manage to retake the points lead, leading Allison by 17 points.[3]
Background
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Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
*Due to injuries sustained in a crash at the 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 500, Allison would be replaced by relief driver Dorsey Schroeder for qualifying. During the race, Allison would manage to start the race, before being replaced by Schroeder. As a result of starting the race, Allison is credited with the finish.[4]
Qualifying
editQualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 7, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, August 8, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-38 would be decided on time,[5] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.
Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:15.603 and an average speed of 116.662 miles per hour (187.749 km/h) in the first round.[6]
Tom Rotsell was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStandings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Higgins, Tom (August 10, 1992). "Kyle Petty reigns in abbreviated Glen race". The Anniston Star. p. 11. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hawke, George (August 10, 1992). "This Bud's in the mud". Star-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Read, Dennis (August 10, 1992). "Elliott steers to the front of pack in Winston Cup standings". Star-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Houck, Mark (August 10, 1992). "Glen course takes a toll on injured Allison". Star-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 7, 1992. p. 29. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Coon, Charlie (August 8, 1992). "'Intimidator': I'm back". Star-Gazette. p. 25. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.