| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1992 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Ernie Irvan. | |||
| Date | February 16, 1992 | ||
| Official name | 34th Annual Daytona 500 By STP | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 160.256 miles per hour (257.907 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 140,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
| Time | 46.823 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Laps | 127 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett, Ned Jarrett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1992 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 16, 1992, before an audience of 140,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.
Leading for over half of the race, Robert Yates Racing's Davey Allison managed to avoid a major wreck in the first half of the race that took out several contenders. Afterwards, Allison managed to dominate the latter stages of the race, leading the final 98 laps en route to his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his first victory of the season, and his only career Daytona 500 victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing's Morgan Shepherd and Bud Moore Engineering's Geoff Bodine finished second and third, respectively.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (February 17, 1992). "Allison steers clear to victory". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 5B. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Long, Gary (February 17, 1992). "D. Allison earns 500 glory". The Miami Herald. pp. 1D, 5D. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
