1977 World 600
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The 1977 World 600, the 18th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 29, 1977, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 13 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | May 29, 1977 (1977-May-29) | ||
Official name | World 600 | ||
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching of 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 137.676 miles per hour (221.568 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 115,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Wood Brothers | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Laps | 311 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | CBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier |
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Jim Stacy would become the owner of Krauskopf's NASCAR team after this event; with the famed red #71 Dodge getting repainted into the white #5. Neil Bonnett would stay on the team as driver.
The mega-hit movie Star Wars was released four days before this race.