1977 World 600

1977 World 600
Race details[1]
Race 13 of 30 in the 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
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

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.

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.

  1. ^ "1977 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers Almanac. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. ^ "1977 World 600 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-08-07.