1979 World 600 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1979 World 600
Name of Track:	Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date:	May 27th

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.

First NASCAR Night Race

It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR

The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.

Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.

Levigation

The surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.

Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest Venue

The facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.

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1979 World 600 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1979 World 600, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Darrell Waltrip	88	3	$55,400	400	running	Gatorade
2	Richard Petty	43	2	$35,650	400	running	STP
3	Dale Earnhardt	2	15	$27,100	400	running	Rod Osterlund
4	Cale Yarborough	11	5	$18,225	398	running	Busch
5	Benny Parsons	27	4	$13,570	398	running	Griffin Marine
6	Ricky Rudd	90	10	$14,845	397	running	Truxmore
7	Terry Labonte	44	14	$11,580	397	running	Stratagraph
8	Al Holbert	7	20	$8,315	396	running	Holbert Porsche
9	Lennie Pond	12	30	$6,815	394	running	Kencoal Mining
10	Richard Childress	3	23	$9,445	393	running	CRC Chemicals
11	Grant Adcox	41	27	$6,090	391	running	Adcox-Kirby
12	Buddy Arrington	67	33	$7,535	391	running	Reid Trailer Sales
14	Ronnie Thomas	0	29	$5,490	379	running	Avanti CB
17	Cecil Gordon	24	40	$5,095	366	running	Gordon-Barnicle
20	Tommy Gale	64	34	$4,425	340	clutch	Sunny King Ford & Honda
22	Bobby Allison	15	7	$6,440	331	running	Hodgdon / Moore
23	Harry Gant	47	17	$2,615	320	clutch	Race Hill Farm
24	Bruce Hill	50	38	$2,390	306	engine	Global Heat Exchanger
25	Neil Bonnett	21	1	$18,790	252	valve	Purolator
26	Dave Marcis	71	13	$2,440	250	crank	Shoney's
28	Bill Dennis	19	36	$2,530	191	engine	Belden Asphalt
29	Glenn Jarrett	49	21	$1,630	166	axle	Natural Light
31	Bobby Fisher	4	18	$1,465	136	crash	Pabst Blue Ribbon
32	Skip Manning	17	25	$2,325	129	rear end	Kings Inn
33	James Hylton	48	26	$1,890	128	valve	Palatine Automotive Parts
36	Buddy Baker	28	8	$5,040	88	engine	Spectra
37	Donnie Allison	1	6	$1,315	88	engine	Hawaiian Tropic
38	Bill Elliott	9	9	$1,290	36	engine	Dahlonega Ford Sales
39	Dick Brooks	5	24	$1,190	10	crash	Bearfinder
40	Chuck Bown	68	32	$1,215	0	engine	Kings Mountain Truck Plaza
41	Ron Hutcherson	57	41	$1,165	0	rear end	McClure Motors