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1981 World 600
Race details
Race 13 of 31 in the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date May 24, 1981 (1981-05-24)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 72.6 °F (22.6 °C); wind speeds up to 11.6 miles per hour (18.7 km/h)[1]
Average speed 129.326 mph (208.130 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Allison Ranier-Lundy
Laps 140
Winner
No. 28 Bobby Allison Ranier-Lundy
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier & David Hobbs

The 1981 World 600, the 22nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 24, 1981 at Charlotte Motor SpeedwayinCharlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 13th race of the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bobby AllisonofRanier-Lundy won the race.

Background[edit]

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Race report[edit]

This race was the last Winston Cup start for 1970 Rookie of the Year Bill Dennis. Kyle Petty would get his first career top five finish.[2]

Donnie Allison's career was effectively ended after he sustained a serious head injury when his car hit the wall on lap 146. Polesitter Neil Bonnett was the early leader but crashed trying to keep Cale Yarborough a lap down midway through the race. They were racing back to the flag when Bonnett hit a slower car on lap 210.[2]

After Bonnett retired, Bobby Allison had the dominant car, winning by a comfortable margin over 2nd-place Harry Gant.

Top ten results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 28 Bobby Allison Ranier-Lundy Buick 140
2 33 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 65
3 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 0
4 88 Ricky Rudd DiGard Motorsports Buick 0
5 42 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Buick 0
6 5 Morgan Shepherd Cliff Stewart Racing Pontiac 0
7 6 Joe Ruttman Jim Stacy Racing Buick 0
8 75 Joe Millikan RahMoc Enterprises Chevrolet 0
9 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 3
10 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Howard & Egerton Racing Buick 0

Race statistics[edit]

[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  • ^ a b Race information at Racing Reference
  • ^ Race information at Race Database

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1981_World_600&oldid=1157683695"

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