1981 World 600
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 31 in the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
| Date | May 24, 1981 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures averaging around 72.6 °F (22.6 °C); wind speeds up to 11.6 miles per hour (18.7 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 129.326 mph (208.130 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Ranier-Lundy | |
| Laps | 140 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Bobby Allison | Ranier-Lundy | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier & David Hobbs | ||
The 1981 World 600, the 22nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 24, 1981 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 13th race of the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bobby Allison of Ranier-Lundy won the race.
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).