1978 World 600

1978 World 600
Race details[1]
Race 12 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date May 28, 1978 (1978-May-28)
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 of 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Average speed 138.355 miles per hour (222.661 km/h)
Attendance 125,000[2]
Pole position
Driver Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports
Laps 144
Winner
No. 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier

The 1978 World 600, the 19th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on May 28, 1978, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

  1. ^ Weather information for the 1978 World 600 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).