1982 World 600

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.

1982 World 600
Race details
Race 12 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date May 30, 1982 (1982-05-30)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 81.7 °F (27.6 °C); wind speeds up to 13.8 miles per hour (22.2 km/h)[1]
Average speed 129.326 mph (208.130 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Bobby Hawkins Racing
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Engineering
Laps 122
Winner
No. 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network Mizlou
Announcers Dave Despain & Dick Brooks

During the early 1980s, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series was plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection.

Tim Richmond was driving the car intended to be in the movie Stroker Ace but he crashed on lap 44, so they didn't have many live action shots for the movie.[2]

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. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps led
1 21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord67
2 9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord75
3 88Bobby AllisonDiGard MotorsportsBuick99
4 27Cale YarboroughM.C. Anderson RacingBuick0
5 1Buddy BakerEllington RacingBuick3
6 90Jody RidleyDonlavey RacingFord1
7 33Ricky RuddRichard Childress RacingPontiac0
8 43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1
9 71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingBuick1
10 47Ron BouchardRace Hill Farm TeamBuick0

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 4:36:48
  • Average Speed: 130.058 miles per hour (209.308 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 162.511 miles per hour (261.536 km/h)
  • Cautions: 10 for 62 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 2 cl
  • Lead changes: 47

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References

  1. Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. Race information at Racing Reference
  3. Race information at Race Database
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