RICHARD PETTY’S LAST RACE, JEFF GORDON’S FIRST RACE AND A DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE

ASIDE FROM THE 1979 DAYTONA 500, NO RACE IN NASCAR’S 74-YEAR history is of greater consequence than the 1992 Hooters 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where a confluence of circumstances created an afternoon for the ages.

First, there was the fact that this was Richard Petty’s 1,184th and final start in NASCAR’s premier series. Meanwhile, a little-known open-wheel driver named Jeff Gordon – who would go on to win four Cup Series championships and 93 races, second only to Petty and David Pearson – was making his first start in NASCAR’s premier division. Then, there was the matter of the battle for the Cup Series championship – and the six drivers who arrived at Atlanta with a mathematical chance of being crowned champ.

After championship favorite Davey Allison was eliminated in a wreck, it came down to Alan Kulwicki and Bill Elliott. While Elliott won the race, Kulwicki won the championship by a meager 10 points – at that time the closest championship margin in NASCAR history.

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