Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Classic NASCAR (May 27th 1979)

Sunday May 27th 1979 
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC

Pole winner - Neil Bonnett (160.125 mph)
inside pole - Richard Petty

A turn away crowd of 135,000 people witnessed Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip battle for 600 miles with Waltrip finally get the best of both of them to win his 2nd consecutive World 600.  This was also his 2nd of an eventual 5 wins at the Memorial Day event.


The video is CBS Sports but the audio is the fantastic Motor Racing Network with Eli Gould, Ned Jarrett and Mike Joy.

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