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1979 World 600

Index 1979 World 600

The 1979 World 600, the 20th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on May 27, 1979, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. [1]

61 relations: Adrenaline, Al Holbert, Benny Parsons, Bill Dennis, Bill Elliott, Blackie Wangerin, Bobby Allison, Bobby Fischer, Bruce Hill (racing driver), Buddy Arrington, Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, Cecil Gordon, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chevrolet, Chuck Bown, Coca-Cola 600, Concord, North Carolina, Connie Saylor, Coo Coo Marlin, D. K. Ulrich, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Dave Marcis, David Hobbs (racing driver), Dick Brooks, DiGard Motorsports, Donnie Allison, Frank Warren (racing driver), Glenn Jarrett, Grant Adcox, Harry Gant, J. D. McDuffie, James Hylton, Jim Vandiver, Joe Millikan, Ken Squier, Kyle Petty, Lennie Pond, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR, NASCAR on CBS, Neil Bonnett, North Carolina, Parachuting, Richard Childress, Richard Petty, Ricky Rudd, Ron Hutcherson, Ronnie Thomas, ..., Skip Manning, Terry Labonte, Tie rod, Tighe Scott, Tommy Gale (racing driver), Wood Brothers Racing, 1978 World 600, 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1979 Texas 400, 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Expand index (11 more) »

Adrenaline

Adrenaline, also known as adrenalin or epinephrine, is a hormone, neurotransmitter, and medication.

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Al Holbert

Alvah Robert "Al" Holbert (November 11, 1946 – September 30, 1988) was an American automobile racing driver who was a five-time champion of the IMSA Camel GT series.

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Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart "Benny" Parsons (July 12, 1941 – January 16, 2007) was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT.

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Bill Dennis

Bill Dennis (born December 9, 1935) is a former NASCAR driver and rookie of the year in the Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series).

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Bill Elliott

William Clyde "Bill" Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, or Million Dollar Bill, is a retired NASCAR driver.

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Blackie Wangerin

Blackie Wangerin (born April 4, 1935) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Bloomington, Minnesota.

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Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur "Bobby" Allison (born December 3, 1937) is a former American professional stock car racing driver and owner.

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Bobby Fischer

Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion.

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Bruce Hill (racing driver)

Bruce Hill (July 9, 1949 – May 14, 2017) was an American former stock car racing driver from Topeka, Kansas.

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Buddy Arrington

Buddy Arrington (born July 26, 1938) is a retired American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

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Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American NASCAR driver and sports commentator.

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Cale Yarborough

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (born March 27, 1939), is an American farmer, businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner.

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Cecil Gordon

Cecil Gordon (June 21, 1941 – September 19, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina from Charlotte.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chuck Bown

Richard Charles "Chuck" Bown Jr. (born February 22, 1954) is a former NASCAR champion.

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Coca-Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, during Memorial Day weekend.

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Concord, North Carolina

Concord (/ˈkɒn.kɔɹd/ or /ˈkaŋ.kəɹd/) is a city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Connie Saylor

Conrad "Connie" Saylor (June 3, 1940 – February 4, 1993) was a journeyman NASCAR racecar driver.

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Coo Coo Marlin

Clifton Burton "Coo Coo" Marlin (January 3, 1932 – August 14, 2005) was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver who spent 14 years in the series.

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D. K. Ulrich

Donald Keith (D. K.) Ulrich (born April 10, 1944) is a former driver/owner in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001), known professionally as Dale Earnhardt, was an American professional auto racing driver and team owner, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR.

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Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author, national television broadcaster, and former racing driver.

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Dave Marcis

David Marcis (born March 1, 1941 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a retired driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades.

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David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939 in Royal Leamington Spa, England) is a British former racing driver.

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Dick Brooks

Richard "Dick" Brooks (April 14, 1942 – February 1, 2006) was an American NASCAR driver.

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DiGard Motorsports

DiGard Racing was a championship-winning race team in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series that had its most success in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Donnie Allison

Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison (born September 7, 1939 in Miami, Florida) is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.

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Frank Warren (racing driver)

Frank Warren (born September 8, 1933 - Augusta, Georgia, USA) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1963 to 1980.

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Glenn Jarrett

Glenn Jarrett (born August 11, 1950) is a former NASCAR driver from Conover, North Carolina and the oldest son of Ned Jarrett and older brother of Dale Jarrett.

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Grant Adcox

Herbert Grant Adcox (January 2, 1950 – November 19, 1989) was a stock car racing driver who died in a single-car accident in the 1989 Atlanta Journal 500 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Harry Gant

Harold Phil Gant.

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J. D. McDuffie

John Delphus "J.D." McDuffie Jr.

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James Hylton

James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Jim Vandiver

Jim Vandiver (December 13, 1939June 18, 2015) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1968 to 1983.

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Joe Millikan

Joseph "Joe" Milikan (born April 30, 1950 in Randleman, North Carolina) was a NASCAR Winston Cup race car driver who competed from the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season to the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.

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Ken Squier

Kenley Dean "Ken" Squier (born April 10, 1935) is an American sportscaster and motorsports editor from Waterbury, Vermont.

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Kyle Petty

Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator.

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Lennie Pond

Lennie Wayne Pond (August 11, 1940 – February 10, 2016) was an American NASCAR driver.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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NASCAR on CBS

NASCAR on CBS is the branding formerly used for broadcasts of NASCAR races produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States from 1960 to 2000.

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Neil Bonnett

Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994), known professionally as Neil Bonnett, was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Parachuting

Parachuting, or skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute/s.

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Richard Childress

Richard Childress (born September 21, 1945) is a former NASCAR driver and the current team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR).

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Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed The King, is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Ricky Rudd

Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "The Rooster," is an American former racing driver.

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Ron Hutcherson

Ronald "Ron" Hutcherson is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series and ARCA driver whose career spanned from 1972 to 1979.

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Ronnie Thomas

Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is a retired NASCAR driver who drove in the Winston Cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the Busch Series in 1982 and 1985.

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Skip Manning

Skip Manning (born April 23, 1945) is a former NASCAR driver from Bogalusa, Louisiana.

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Terry Labonte

Terrance Lee "Terry" Labonte (born November 16, 1956) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator.

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Tie rod

A tie rod is a slender structural unit used as a tie and (in most applications) capable of carrying tensile loads only.

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Tighe Scott

Tighe Scott (born June 2, 1949) is a retired American racecar driver from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.

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Tommy Gale (racing driver)

Tommy Gale (September 10, 1934 – September 30, 1999) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver from McKeesport, Pennsylvania who raced from 1968 to 1986.

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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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1978 World 600

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.

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1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 31st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 8th modern-era Cup series.

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1979 Texas 400

The 1979 Texas 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) race that took place on June 3, 1979, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.

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1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 32nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 9th modern-era NASCAR Cup season.

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1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the thirty-third season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 10th modern-era Cup Season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_World_600

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