1984 World 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 30 in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Map of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 27, 1984 | ||
| 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 around 87.1 °F (30.6 °C); wind coming at speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 129.707 miles per hour (208.743 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | |
| Laps | 156 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 |
Bobby Allison |
DiGard Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Mizlou | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier Phil Parsons | ||
The 1984 World 600 is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 27, 1984. A souvenir magazine from this race would set back a person exactly $4 in American cash ($9.08 when adjusted for inflation).
Summary
There were 42 drivers on the racing grid for this race; Benny Parsons received the last-place finish of the race due to an ignition issue on the sixth lap out of the 400 that were completed.[2][3]
Trevor Boys was the driver that was not an American-born driver.[2] Notable drivers that competed in this race included: Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip, Cale Yarborough, and Rusty Wallace.[2][3] Harry Gant would get the pole position for this race with an outstanding speed of 162.496 miles per hour (261.512 km/h).[2][3] Nearly 150000 fans would end up seeing Bobby Allison defeat Dale Earnhardt after five caution periods for 48 laps.[2][3] The entire race lasted more than four and a half hours; with 22 different changes in the first-place position.
Kyle Petty and his father Richard also competed at this race.[2][3] Senator Jesse Helms was a genuine fan of Richard Petty and had the opportunity to meet him during the event.[4] He was a leader of a conservative movement who equated Christianity with morality and atheism with immorality, the implementation of a minimum wage, integration of African-Americans into the general American society, equality for women along with a national health insurance program for America.[5] Besides being a member of the Moral Majority, Senator Helms helped to get Christian right-wingers to appreciate NASCAR and to become NASCAR traditionalists themselves.
Allison would end up in a slump afterwards and would not win another race until the 1986 Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.
Top ten finishers
- Bobby Allison – #22
- Dale Earnhardt – #3
- Ron Bouchard – #47
- Harry Gant – #33
- Geoffrey Bodine – #5
- Lake Speed – #1
- Buddy Baker – #21
- Jody Ridley – #84
- David Pearson – #16
- Tim Richmond – #27
Standings after the race
| Pos | Driver | Points[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 1777 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 1735 |
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | 1730 |
| 4 | Terry Labonte | 1712 |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 1675 |
References
- ↑ "1984 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "1984 World 600 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "1984 World 600 racing information". Race Database. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "Richard Petty Meets Senator Jesse Helms". Google Books. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ "Jesse Helms". The Daily Telegraph (London). July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
| Preceded by 1984 Budweiser 500 |
NASCAR Winston Cup Series races 1984 |
Succeeded by 1984 Budweiser 400 |
| Preceded by 1983 |
World 600 races 1984 |
Succeeded by none |