1970 World 600

Auto race run in North Carolina in 1970 February 2025 CUST Race 16 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season World 600 1970 05 24 1970 16 48 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.414 400 600 965 Temperatures of 84.9 F C; wind speeds of 9.2 mph km/hWeather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 129.68 mi/h 70,000 Bobby Isaac Donnie Allison 141 27 Donnie Allison ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Montgomery, & Chris Economaki The 1970 World 600 the 11th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 24, 1970, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) speedway, it was the 16th race of the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series. Donnie Allison won the race. Bugs Stevens made his official NASCAR debut in this race.Bugs Stevens' debut at Race Database Background The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km on quad-oval track located in Concord, North Carolina.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231316/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ June 3, 2011 dead The track's turns were banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was five degrees.NASCAR Tracks—The Charlotte Motor Speedway http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ Charlotte Motor Speedway https://web.archive.org/web/20110428214510/http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ April 28, 2011 dead The back stretch, opposite of the front, also had a five degree banking. Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted the NASCAR Grand National Series twice during the 1970 season, with the other race being the National 500. The track opened for the inaugural World 600 in 1960, and was built by Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner. An estimated 70,000 spectators attended the race. Top 10 results Pos No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 27 Donnie Allison Ford 2 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 3 72 Benny Parsons Ford 4 55 Tiny Lund Dodge 5 48 James Hylton Ford 6 36 Bugs Stevens Plymouth 7 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 8 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 9 49 G.C. Spencer Plymouth 10 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge Race Statistics Time of race: 4:37:36 Average Speed: 129.68 mph Pole Speed: 159.277 mph Cautions: 10 for 66 laps Margin of Victory: 2 laps + Lead changes: 28 References World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway