The 1980 World 600 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 25, 1980. Benny Parsons grabbed the lead with a few laps to go and held off Darrell Waltrip by a half-carlength for victory, Parsons' first win of the year. Points leader Dale Earnhardt led 105 laps before sliding to 20th, watching his edge on Richard Petty (4th) slide to 45 markers. Stats