1982 World 600

The 1982 World 600 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 30, 1982. Neil Bonnett won his only race of the year, holding off Bill Elliott by two carlengths. Engine issues for points leader Terry Labonte (34th) allowed Darrell Waltrip to close within 66 points of Labonte with his 22nd place effort. Stats

During the early 1980s, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series was plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection.

Tim Richmond was driving the car intended to be in the movie Stroker Ace but he crashed on lap 44, so they didn't have many live action shots for the movie.

Background
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 statistics

 * Time of race: 4:36:48
 * Average Speed: 130.058 mph
 * Pole Speed: 162.511 mph
 * Cautions: 10 for 62 laps
 * Margin of Victory: 2 cl
 * Lead changes: 47