| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 28, 1978 | ||
| Official name | World 600 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 138.355 miles per hour (222.661 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 125,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | |
| Laps | 144 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier | ||
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.
- ^ Weather information for the 1978 World 600 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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