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| Race 5 of 29 in the1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1992 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuringRicky Rudd. | |||
| Date | March 29, 1992 | ||
| Official name | 36th Annual TranSouth 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington, South Carolina,Darlington Raceway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.366 miles (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Average speed | 139.364 miles per hour (224.285 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
| Time | 30.157 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Laps | 160 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins,Ned Jarrett,Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The1992 TranSouth 500 was the fifthstock car race of the1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Sunday, March 8, 1992, inDarlington, South Carolina, atDarlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. In the final stages of the race,Junior Johnson & Associates driverBill Elliott would make a late-race charge for the lead, passing for the lead with 45 to go to take his 38th careerNASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fourth victory of the season, and his fourth consecutive victory.[1][2]
Darlington Raceway is arace track built forNASCAR racing located nearDarlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed"The Lady in Black" and"The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 27, at 3:00 PMEST. 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, March 28, at 11:30 AMEST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[3] 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; which was usually two. 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.
Sterling Marlin, driving forJunior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.157 and an average speed of 163.067 miles per hour (262.431 km/h) in the first round.[4]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
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