1976 World 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Map of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 30, 1976 | ||
| 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 up to 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 137.352 miles per hour (221.047 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 230 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 |
David Pearson |
Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier | ||
The 1976 World 600 is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 30, 1976, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the American community of Concord, North Carolina.[2]
Summary
Four hundred laps took place on a paved track spanning 1.500 miles (2.414 km).[2] It took four hours and twenty-two minutes for David Pearson to defeat Richard Petty under the race's final yellow flag in front of 103,000 live audience members.[2] Pearson would earn the pole position with a speed of 159.132 miles per hour (256.098 km/h) while the race's average speed would be 137.352 miles per hour (221.047 km/h).[2] Seven cautions were given out for 38 laps (including the 400th lap of the race).[2] His next pole position run would be at the 1976 National 500; which took place in the fall of that year.[3] Terry Ryan was the last-place finisher in the race due to a hub problem on lap 11 that occurred in his Chevrolet vehicle.[2]
Bobby Isaac retired from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race. Janet Guthrie would make her debut here.[4] There were 40 American-born drivers in the grid; 39 of them were male and one of them was a female competitor.[2]
Individual race earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $49,990 ($207,180.78 when adjusted for inflation) to the meager last-place finisher's earnings of $885 ($3,667.83 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse sanctioned by NASCAR for this event was an then-incredible $225,025 ($932,603.61 when adjusted for inflation).[5]
Top twenty finishers
- 21-David Pearson
- 43-Richard Petty
- 11-Cale Yarborough
- 2-Bobby Allison
- 72-Benny Parsons
- 28-Donnie Allison
- 90-Dick Brooks
- 54-Lennie Pond
- 18-Harry Gant
- 05-David Sisco
- 88-Darrell Waltrip
- 41-Grant Adcox
- 48-James Hylton
- 67-Buddy Arrington
- 68-Janet Guthrie
- 7-D.K. Ulrich
- 3-Richard Childress
- 79-Frank Warren
- 50-Darrell Bryant
- 19-Cecil Gordon
Standings after the race
| Pos | Driver | Points[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Parsons | 1996 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 1982 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 1898 |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | 1816 |
| 5 | Lennie Pond | 1730 |
References
- ↑ "1976 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "1976 World 600 race information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ↑ "David Pearson's pole position accomplishment". Scene Daily. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ↑ "Janet Guthrie's NASCAR debut". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ↑ "1976 World 600 prize winnings information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
| Preceded by 1976 Mason-Dixon 500 |
NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1976 |
Succeeded by 1976 Riverside 400 |
| Preceded by 1975 |
World 600 races 1976 |
Succeeded by 1977 |