1992 Winchester 400
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Winchester 400
The Winchester 400 is a 400-lap short-track stock car race held each fall at the Winchester Speedway, approximately east of Indianapolis, Indiana. Held annually since 1970, the race has served as a launching point for the careers of several young drivers including former winners Rusty Wallace and...
motor race (run yearly since 1970) was an automobile race held on October 4, 1992, at the Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile"....
in Winchester, Indiana
Winchester, Indiana
Winchester is a city in White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,935 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Randolph County...
(USA).
For the first time in its proud history, the American Speed Association
American Speed Association
The American Speed Association is a sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States formed in 1968. The Association was based in Pendleton, Indiana and currently is headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. ASA was most famous for a national touring series which began in 1973 but was...
was not the sanctioning body for the event, but two ASA standouts stole the show. In his third attempt at winning the fall classic, Tim Steele passed three-time ASA Champion and two-time former winner Butch Miller
Butch Miller (racing driver)
Butch Miller is a racecar driver. He drives the #07 Toyota Tundra part time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a limited basis, and is also a crew chief for SS-Green Light Racing. He is a multiple champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series...
on the 348th lap to score the first "Winchester 400" win under the sanction of the All-Pro Series.
Mike Garvey
Mike Garvey
Mike Garvey is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He formerly drove the #51 Marthon Oil Chevy for Competitive Edge Motorsports in the Nextel Cup Series. He was a long-time competitor in the American Speed Association....
turned a lap of 16.145 seconds (111.489 MPH) in qualifications to establish a standard for the All-Pro Series. At the drop of the green flag, Steele got the early jump with Garvey in tow for most of the first 100 laps of the race. After traveling back from an ARTGO
ARTGO
The ARTGO Challenge Series was a United States midwest late model short track racing series that ran from 1975 until 1998. Many race car drivers have used the ARTGO series as a stepping stone to get into ASA, ARCA, and NASCAR. A guy by the name of Art Frigo created the series with the help of Bob...
race at Toledo Speedway
Toledo Speedway
Toledo Speedway is a racetrack located in Toledo, Ohio. It is owned jointly by Roy Mott and ARCA President Ron Drager. It is operated by ARCA and run as the sister track to Flat Rock Speedway in Flat Rock, Michigan.-Weekly program:...
that he had won the night before, Miller was forced to start at the tail of the field after missing the mandatory driver’s meeting for the "400."
On lap 111, Garvey passed Steele for the race lead and set a torrid pace until Steel passed him on the 140th circuit. As the leaders battled amongst themselves, Miller patiently maneuvered through the pack, advancing to second position on lap 185. Garvey passed Steele again for the lead on lap 193, but 15 laps later lost a piece of lead weight and cut a tire, sending him spinning and collecting Jack Sprague
Jack Sprague
Jack Sprague is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. He is currently a free agent. Sprague has finished in the top-ten in the points standings almost every year he has raced in the trucks, and won three championships in 1997, 1999, and 2001 while driving for Hendrick Motorsports.-...
, ending the day for both competitors.
Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues...
led for the first time following the caution period until Miller flashed by and into the top spot on lap 239. Steele quickly followed Miller into second with Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte
Robert Alan "Bobby" Labonte is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #47 Kroger/Clorox/Kimberly-Clark/Kingsford/Reese Towpower Hitches Toyota Camry for JTG Daugherty Racing. He currently resides in Trinity, North Carolina. He is married to his wife...
lurking within striking distance in third. After starting dead last in the field, Miller faced more adversity in the final 100 laps when his shift lever fell off, making restarts difficult. Miller remained in the lead until lap 348 when Steele went back to the front of the field for the third and final time. Miller kept it close, finishing just three car lengths behind Steele to take second place ahead of Bradberry, B. Labonte, and Jody Ridley
Jody Ridley
Jody Ridley is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing....
as the top-five all completed the 400-lap distance. Steele was presented with a first prize of $11,825 for the win.
Table of results
| Results of the 23rd Annual Featherlite Trailers Winchester 400 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Start | Car # | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Laps | Winnings (in US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Status | |
| 1 | 2 | 85 | Tim Steele / Marne, MI | H.S. Die & Engineering/Grand Haven / Pontiac | 400 | $11,825 | running | |
| 2 | 31 | 5 | Butch Miller Butch Miller (racing driver) Butch Miller is a racecar driver. He drives the #07 Toyota Tundra part time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a limited basis, and is also a crew chief for SS-Green Light Racing. He is a multiple champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series... / Coopersville, MI |
Port City Chassis / Chevrolet | 400 | $6,500 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 78 | Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues... / Chelsea, AL |
Bradberry Racing / Buick | 400 | $5,000 | running | |
| 4 | 11 | 38 | Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte Robert Alan "Bobby" Labonte is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #47 Kroger/Clorox/Kimberly-Clark/Kingsford/Reese Towpower Hitches Toyota Camry for JTG Daugherty Racing. He currently resides in Trinity, North Carolina. He is married to his wife... / Corpus Christi, TX |
Horsen Around Farms / Chevrolet | 400 | $4,000 | running | |
| 5 | 4 | 98 | Jody Ridley Jody Ridley Jody Ridley is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.... / Chatsworth, GA |
Ford Motorsport Sportswear/Fel-Pro / Ford | 400 | $4,500 | running | |
| 6 | 6 | 76 | Terry Senneker / Wayland, MI | Hill Machinery/Huiskens Racing / Chevrolet | 397 | $3,000 | running | |
| 7 | 9 | 16 | Hal Goodson / Darlington, SC | Downtown Radio Service/Goodson Construction / Ford | 395 | $2,950 | running | |
| 8 | 20 | 48 | David Probst / Slidell, LA | Duncan/Lamarco, Inc./X-1R / Ford | 393 | $2,925 | running | |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | Brian Rievley / Alexandria, IN | Office Equip. Supply/WAXT Radio / Pontiac | 393 | $1,850 | running | |
| 10 | 16 | 52 | Tammy Jo Kirk Tammy Jo Kirk Tammy Jo Kirk is a racecar and motorcycle racer. She was the first woman to race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and later returned to NASCAR to run the Busch Series. She has not driven in NASCAR since 2003.... / Dalton, GA |
Southern Trailer Leasing/Rucker Engines / Chevrolet | 392 | $2,250 | running | |
| 11 | 21 | 99 | Charles Stokes / Whitehouse, FL | Stokes Gas Co./C & S Racing / Buick | 382 | $1,950 | running | |
| 12 | 17 | 28 | Billy Bigley, Jr. / Naples, FL | Hawk Brake/Racing Radio’s/Turbo Blue / Chevrolet | 374 | $2,150 | running | |
| 13 | 24 | 38 | Mike Bryant / Fort Wayne, IN | Bryant’s Auto Parts / Chevrolet | 361 | $1,325 | running | |
| 14 | 25 | 26 | Keith White / Higginsville, MO | Miller Genuine Draft / Chevrolet | 349 | $1,450 | running | |
| 15 | 29 | 83 | Bubba Gale / Irvington, AL | Terry M. Morrison Trucking / Chevrolet | 320 | $1,900 | running | |
| 16 | 2 | 46 | Joe Manning / Birmingham, AL | Manning Motorsports / Chevrolet | 310 | $1,750 | accident | |
| 17 | 15 | 6 | Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace Kenneth Wallace is an American stock car driver who currently drives the #09 Family Farmers/University of Northwestern Ohio/Federated Auto Parts/American Ethanol/Iowa Corn/G-Oil/Marquis Energy Toyota Camry for RAB Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series... / St. Louis, MO |
Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaners/Schoenfeld / Pontiac | 306 | $1,050 | battery | |
| 18 | 13 | 71 | Bobby Gill Bobby Gill Bobby Gill is a former NASCAR driver. He raced for a number of years in the Craftsman Truck Series, earning four top-tens in sixteen starts.Most of the starts came in 1996, when he started off with Spears Motorsports. In his debut with the team, he started 15th and finished 23rd at Homestead-Miami... / Dalton, GA |
Dashler Racing / Chevrolet | 298 | $2,000 | running | |
| 19 | 14 | 66 | Rick Roller / Sharpsburg, GA | McKay Brothers Racing / Ford | 282 | $1,375 | running | |
| 20 | 18 | 25 | Mike Cope Mike Cope Mike Cope , is a retired NASCAR driver. He became famous during the mid-1990s one of the best drivers in the Slim Jim All-Pro Series. In the late-90s he started a five year tour in the high levels of NASCAR... / Weeki Wachee Springs, FL |
Greater Tampa Bay Auto Auction / Oldsmobile | 264 | $1,450 | clutch | |
| 21 | 1 | 32 | Mike Garvey Mike Garvey Mike Garvey is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He formerly drove the #51 Marthon Oil Chevy for Competitive Edge Motorsports in the Nextel Cup Series. He was a long-time competitor in the American Speed Association.... / Muskegon, MI |
Double HH Farms/Murrath Motorsports / Ford | 218 | $1,825 | accident | |
| 22 | 7 | 36 | Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Jack Sprague is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. He is currently a free agent. Sprague has finished in the top-ten in the points standings almost every year he has raced in the trucks, and won three championships in 1997, 1999, and 2001 while driving for Hendrick Motorsports.-... / Spring Lake, MI |
Horsen Around Farms / Chevrolet | 218 | $900 | accident | |
| 23 | 29 | 19 | Scotty Lovelady / Hartselle, AL | Lovelady Racing / Chevrolet | 185 | $1,425 | engine | |
| 24 | 19 | 45 | Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the... / Pittsboro, IN |
Engine Armour/Indy P.T.F.E. / Chevrolet | 172 | $850 | accident | |
| 25 | 23 | 17 | George Ingole / Lakeland, FL | Ingole Racing / Chevrolet | 144 | $1,225 | clutch | |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Brian Ross / Plymouth, IN | Ultra Tech Engines/Dillon/Sweet Mfg. / Oldsmobile | 120 | $800 | overheating | |
| 27 | 27 | 0 | Bret Miles / Muncie, IN | Frosty Boy/Abrasive Products / Oldsmobile | 92 | $1,025 | engine | |
| 28 | 8 | 14 | Rick Crawford / Mobile, AL | Holliday/Big 10/Circle Bar Motel & RV Park / Ford | 86 | $1,450 | valve | |
| 29 | 12 | 34 | Scott Keyser / Evansville, IN | Felix Body / Oldsmobile | 59 | $725 | engine | |
| 30 | 30 | 7 | David Green David Green (NASCAR) David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. He won the Nationwide Series championship in 1994. His two younger brothers, Jeff and Mark have also competed in the NASCAR circuit... / Owensboro, KY |
W.R. Martin/Metal Center / Chevrolet | 48 | $700 | engine | |
| 31 | 29 | 88 | Jeep Pflum / Cincinnati, OH | Jim Collins Auto Body / Chevrolet | 3 | $1,100 | suspension | |
Race statistics
- Average Speed: 76.76 mi/h
- Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths
- Time of Race: Two hours, 36 minutes and 19 seconds
- Lead Changes: 7 among 4 drivers
- Lap Leaders: Tim Steele 1-110; Mike Garvey 111-139; Steele 140-192; Garvey 193-218; Butch Miller 219-220; Gary Bradberry 221-238; Miller 239-347; Steele 348-400.
- Cautions: 14 for 71 laps
- Entries: 31 Qualifiers: 31