1992 Coca-Cola 600

1992 Coca-Cola 600
Race details
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.
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.

  1. ^ Foreman Jr., Tom (May 25, 1992). "Earnhardt avoids trouble to win 600". The Tampa Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Clarke, Liz (May 25, 1992). "Earnhardt's crew savors flavor of victory". Sun-News. p. 13. Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon