Classic NASCAR (May 27th 1979)

20th World 600

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.

Alan Kulwicki April 1st 1993

21 years ago today NASCAR and the racing world lost a true champion in Alan Kulwicki.  Alan was the last owner/driver to win the NASCAR (then Winston Cup) championship in 1992.   Sadly his life was cut short in a plane crash outside of Bristol TN.   Alan came to NASCAR with just an idea and a dream and became a hero to all the fans and proved he belonged with the greats.