Race details[1] | |||
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Race 13 of 30 in the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | May 30, 1976 | ||
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 | Warm with temperatures of 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 137.352 mph (221.047 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 103,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
Time |
33.9341 seconds 159.132 mph (256.098 km/h) | ||
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, the 17th running of the event, was a Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 30, 1976, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.