1979 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1979 February 2025 CUST Race 13 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season World 600 Weather information for the 1979 World 600 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1979 05 27 1979 13 31 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 Mild with temperatures of 75.9 F C; wind speeds of 18.1 mph km/h 136.674 mi/h 135,000 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports 175 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs 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. Race report Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt would fight it out on the closing laps of this race; Richard Petty would make a comeback and lose to Darrell Waltrip by six seconds.1979 World 600 at Racing Reference Dick Brooks had terminal damage to his vehicle on lap 10. Blackie Wangerin would spin his vehicle out on lap 29 but would ultimately finish the race. Bill Elliott blew his engine on lap 36. Connie Saylor ended up crashing his vehicle on lap 114 while Bobby Fisher's race would end on lap 136. Glenn Jarrett spun his vehicle out on lap 167. Bobby Allison's had engine problems on lap 186 but he would finish the race. While Earnhardt led 122 laps, Waltrip would mount an incredible racing strategy; leading at the most opportune times in the race. While Bobby Allison had engine problems, Tighe Scott had a tie rod issue on lap 372. Ron Hutcherson and Chuck Bown would fail to start the race due to various issues with their vehicle. There were 41 drivers on the starting grid. The duration of this race was 263 minutes with an audience of 136,000 in attendance for what would become a race loaded with lead changes. Chevrolet vehicles dominated the starting grid. Winnings for this event ranged from the winner's portion of $55,400 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place of $1,165 ($ when adjusted for inflation). from a grand total of $321,780 ($ when adjusted for inflation).1979 World 600 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet On May 16, 18-year-old Kyle Petty crashed twice during private tests. Two Dodges were badly damaged and his father Richard withdrew him from the race because he was not ready. Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 4 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 6 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 7 15 Bobby Allison Ford 8 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 9 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 10 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 11 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 12 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 13 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 14 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 15 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Withdrew from race: Kyle PettyQualifying information https://web.archive.org/web/20170821084158/http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1979-13/W 2017-08-21 at Racing Reference Finishing order Section reference: 30em Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty Dale Earnhardt Cale Yarborough Benny Parsons Ricky Rudd Terry Labonte Al Holbert Lennie Pond Richard Childress Grant Adcox Buddy Arrington J.D. McDuffie Ronnie Thomas Blackie Wangerin Tighe Scott Cecil Gordon D.K. Ulrich Jim Vandiver Tommy Gale Frank Warren Bobby Allison Harry Gant Bruce Hill Neil Bonnett Dave Marcis Joe Millikan Bill Dennis Glenn Jarrett Coo Coo Marlin Bobby Fisher Skip Manning James Hylton Connie Saylor Travis Tiller Buddy Baker Donnie Allison Bill Elliott Dick Brooks Chuck Bown Ron Hutcherson Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 Darrell Waltrip 2066 0 2 Bobby Allison 2013 -53 3 10px Cale Yarborough 1897 -169 4 10px Richard Petty 1887 -179 5 Dale Earnhardt 1756 -310 6 10px Benny Parsons 1749 -317 7 Joe Millikan 1730 -336 8 D.K. Ulrich 1582 -484 9 Terry Labonte 1576 -490 10 Richard Childress 1541 -525 References 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 1979 Texas 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1979 1978 1980 World 600 races 1979 World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway