Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1979
1979 World 600
Race details[1]
Race 13 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date
May 27, 1979 (1979-May-27)
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
Mild with temperatures of 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds of 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h)
Average speed
136.674 miles per hour (219.955 km/h)
Attendance
135,000
Pole position
Driver
Neil Bonnett
Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Laps
175
Winner
No. 88
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier David Hobbs
Motor car race
The 1979 World 600, the 20th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on May 27, 1979, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
Before the performance, a skydiver was brought in to bring thrills to the audience; he would parachute into one of the turns. There was also an invocation service followed by the national anthem.
^Weather information for the 1979 World 600 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
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