| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||
| Date | August 16, 1992 | ||
| Official name | 23rd Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 | ||
| Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 146.056 miles per hour (235.054 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 95,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | AK Racing | ||
| Time | 40.405 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 72 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 16, 1992, before an audience of 95,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Depending on fuel mileage, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to run the final 51 laps on one tank of fuel to take his 18th and final NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (August 17, 1992). "Gant able to stretch fuel to end for NASCAR win". Muncie Evening Press. p. 16. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harris, Mike (August 17, 1992). "Gant conserves his way to victory". The Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
