Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() The 1992 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||
Date | May 24, 1992 | ||
Official name | 33rd Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Average speed | 132.98 miles per hour (214.01 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
Time | 30.773 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | |
Laps | 141 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 1992 Coca-Cola 600 was the 10th stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 24, 1992, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to make a late-race pass with 54 to go for the lead to take his 53rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish second and third, respectively.