The 1979 World 600 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 27, 1979. Darrell Waltrip, coming off a stormy weekend at Dover, drove to a strong victory, leading 173 of the 400 laps and holding off Richard Petty by 5.6 seconds. Waltrip also reclaimed the points lead by 53 markers on Bobby Allison (22nd). Stats