1982 World 600

June 2017 February 2025 NASWINSTON World 600 1982 5 30 1982 12 30 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 965.606 Temperatures averaging around 81.7 F C; wind speeds up to 13.8 mph km/hWeather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 129.326 mph km/h on David Pearson Bobby Hawkins Racing Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Engineering 122 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Mizlou Dave Despain & Dick Brooks The 1982 World 600, the 23rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 30, 1982 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 12th race of the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Neil Bonnett of Wood Brothers Racing won the race. Tim Richmond, who crashed on lap 44,https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1982_World_600/W/ Race Results Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media September 27, 2021 was driving a car with a mock sponsorship from "Clyde Torkle's Chicken Pit Special" to tie in with the movie Stroker Ace.https://books.google.com/books?id=-HNcVD5VpdwC&pg=PA383 Farrell John C. The Official NASCAR Trivia Book: With 1,001 Facts and Questions to Test Your Racing Knowledge Fenn/McClelland & Stewart 2012 383 978-0-7710-5112-8 September 27, 2021 Due to the crash, not much footage for the movie was shot.September 2021 Background Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). Top ten results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps led Number of laps led 1 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 67 2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 75 3 88 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Buick 99 4 27 Cale Yarborough M.C. Anderson Racing Buick 0 5 1 Buddy Baker Ellington Racing Buick 3 6 90 Jody Ridley Donlavey Racing Ford 1 7 3 Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Racing Pontiac 0 8 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1 9 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Buick 1 10 47 Ron Bouchard Race Hill Farm Team Buick 0 Race statistics Time of race: 4:36:48 Average Speed: 130.058 mph Pole Speed: 162.511 mph Cautions: 10 for 62 laps Margin of Victory: 2 cl Lead changes: 47 Race information at Race Database References Category:May 1982 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway World 600 World 600