Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1978
1978 World 600
Race details[1]
Race 12 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date
May 28, 1978 (1978-May-28)
Official name
World 600
Location
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km)
Distance
400 laps, 600 mi (965 km)
Weather
Temperatures of 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Average speed
138.355 miles per hour (222.661 km/h)
Attendance
125,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
David Pearson
Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Laps
144
Winner
No. 88
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier
Motor car race
The 1978 World 600, the 19th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on May 28, 1978, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
^Weather information for the 1978 World 600 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
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