1992 Pepsi 400
15th race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1992 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 4, 1992, before an audience of 80,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Sterling Marlin and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 15 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() The 1992 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. | |||
Date | July 4, 1992 | ||
Official name | 34th Annual Pepsi 400 | ||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 170.457 miles per hour (274.324 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 80,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
Time | 47.527 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
Laps | 117 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |