▁are ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁with ▁roughly ▁the ▁same ▁start ▁time . ▁No ▁drivers ▁attempt ▁a ▁" cross ▁over ." ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Bobby ▁All ison ▁ski pped ▁Charlotte ▁and ▁rac ed ▁at ▁Ind y . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁time ▁during ▁this ▁era ▁that ▁a ▁not ew orth y ▁NAS C AR ▁regular ▁did ▁a ▁" cross ▁over " ▁to ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Ro ok ie ▁Jan et ▁Gut hr ie ▁made ▁a ▁highly ▁public ized ▁attempt ▁to ▁qual ify ▁at ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁car ▁up ▁to ▁speed ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁qual ifying ▁attempt . ▁After ▁creating ▁a ▁media ▁stir , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁spot light ▁still ▁on ▁her , ▁she ▁quickly ▁found ▁herself ▁an ▁alternative . ▁Prom oter ▁Hum py ▁Whe eler ▁consum m ated ▁a ▁deal ▁for ▁Gut hr ie ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a ▁car ▁from ▁NAS C AR ▁owner ▁Ralph ▁Mo ody , ▁and ▁within ▁ 4 8 ▁hours , ▁fle w ▁her ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁to ▁qual ify ▁instead ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁Gut hr ie ▁started ▁ 2 7 th ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 5 th . ▁It ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁NAS C AR ▁W inst on ▁Cup ▁Series ▁start . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁NAS C AR ▁regular ▁Neil ▁Bon nett ▁entered ▁at ▁Ind y ▁looking ▁to