1984 World 600
| Race details | |||
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| Race 12 of 30 in the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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| Date | May 27, 1984 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) |
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| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching around 87.1 °F (30.6 °C); wind coming at speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 129.707 miles per hour (208.743 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | |
| Laps | 156 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 22 |
Bobby Allison |
DiGard Motorsports | |
| U.S. Television | |||
| Network | Mizlou | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier Phil Parsons |
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The 1984 World 600 is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 27, 1984.
Summary [edit]
There were 42 drivers on the racing grid for this race; Benny Parsons received the last-place finish of the race due to an ignition issue on the sixth lap out of the 400 that were completed.[2][3]
Trevor Boys was the driver that was not an American-born driver.[2] Notable drivers that competed in this race included: Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip, Cale Yarborough, and Rusty Wallace.[2][3] Harry Gant would get the pole position for this race with an outstanding speed of 162.496 miles per hour (261.512 km/h).[2][3] Nearly 150000 fans would end up seeing Bobby Allison defeat Dale Earnhardt after five caution periods for 48 laps.[2][3] The entire race lasted more than four and a half hours; with 22 different changes in the first-place position. Kyle Petty and his father Richard also competed at this race.[2][3]
Allison would end up in a slump afterwards and would not win another race until the 1986 Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.
References [edit]
- ^ "1984 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "1984 World 600 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e "1984 World 600 racing information". Race Database. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
| Preceded by 1984 Budweiser 500 |
NASCAR Winston Cup Series races 1984 |
Succeeded by 1984 Budweiser 400 |
| Preceded by 1983 |
World 600 races 1984 |
Succeeded by none |
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