Coca-Cola 600

Coca-Cola 600
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsor	Coca-Cola
First race	1959
Distance	600 miles (965.606 km)
Laps	400 (Stage 1: 100; Stage 2: 100; Stage 3: 100; Stage 4: 100)
Previous names	World 600 (1960–1984); Coca-Cola World 600 (1985); Coca-Cola 600 (1986–2001, 2003–); Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 (2002)
Most wins (driver)	Darrell Waltrip (5)
Most wins (team)	Hendrick Motorsports (11)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (24)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The Coca-Cola 600 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend, the longest Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on the circuit, with the other one being the Bank of America Roval 400 in October, Run as 600 miles (970 km), the race still stands as the longest race of the year.^[1]

NASCAR has honored military survivors will highlight all five branches of the United States.^[2]

Coca-Cola 600 History

The Coca-Cola 600 has been notable for the most finishes, The race starts at 6:20 pm and the track is bathed in sunlight for the first third of the race, The second third happens at dusk, and the final third is under the lights.

Name changes

From 1960 to 1984 the race was known as the World 600. In 1985, the race's name was changed to the Coca-Cola World 600. In 1986 the name was shortened to the Coca-Cola 600, or Coke 600 which it was referred to at the time. The name changed again in 2002 to the Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 referring to the Coca-Cola family of drivers who are sponsored by Coca-Cola. In 2003, the name returned to the Coca-Cola 600.^[3]

Past winners


Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles
1960	June 19*	Joe Lee Johnson	Paul McDuffie	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1961	May 28	David Pearson	John Masoni	Pontiac	400	600 miles (965.606)
1962	May 27	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1963	June 2*	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1964	May 24	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	600 miles (965.606)
1965	May 23	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1966	May 22	Marvin Panch	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	600 miles (965.606)
1967	May 28	Jim Paschal	Freeden Enterprises	Plymouth	400	600 miles (965.606)
1968	May 26	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	Dodge	255*	382.85 miles (615.574)
1969	May 25	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson and Associates	Mercury	400	600 miles (965.606)
1970	May 24	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1971	May 30	Bobby Allison	Holman-Moody	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1972	May 28	Buddy Baker	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	400	600 miles (965.606)
1973	May 27	Buddy Baker	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	400	600 miles (965.606)
1974	May 26	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	360*	540 miles (869.045)
1975	May 25	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	400	600 miles (965.606)
1976	May 30	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	400	600 miles (965.606)
1977	May 29	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	400	600 miles (965.606)
1978	May 28	Darrell Waltrip	DiGuard Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1979	May 27	Darrell Waltrip	DiGuard Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1980	May 25	Benny Parsons	M. C. Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1981	May 24	Bobby Allison	Ranier-Lundy	Buick	400	600 miles (965.606)
1982	May 30	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1983	May 29	Neil Bonnett	RahMoc Enterprises	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1984	May 27	Bobby Allison	DiGuard Motorsports	Buick	400	600 miles (965.606)
1985	May 26	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson and Associates	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1986	May 25	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1987	May 24	Kyle Petty	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1988	May 29	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1989	May 28	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1990	May 27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	400	600 miles (965.606)
1991	May 26	Davey Allison	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1992	May 24	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1993	May 30	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1994	May 29	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1995	May 28	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
1996	May 26	Darrell Waltrip	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1997	May 25-26*	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Ford	333*	499.5 miles (803.667)
1998	May 24	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
1999	May 30	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
2000	May 28	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
2001	May 27	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
2002	May 26	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	400	600 miles (965.606)
2003	May 25	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
2004	May 30	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
2005	May 29	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
2006	May 28	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	400	600 miles (965.606)
2007	May 27	Casey Mears	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
2008	May 25	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	400	600 miles (965.606)
2009	May 25*	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	400	600 miles (965.606)
2010	May 30	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge	400	600 miles (965.606)
2011	May 29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	402*	603 miles (970.634)
2012	May 27	Kasey Kahne	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
2013	May 26	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Toyota	400	600 miles (965.606)
2014	May 25	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
2015	May 24	Carl Edwards^[4]	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	400	600 miles (965.606)
2016	May 29	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota	400	600 miles (965.606)
2017	May 28-29*	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	400	600 miles (965.606)
2018	May 27	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	400	600 miles (965.606)

Multiple winners (drivers)

# wins	Driver	Years won
5	Darrell Waltrip	1978, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989
4	Jimmie Johnson	2003, 2004, 2005, 2014
3	Buddy Baker	1968, 1972, 1973
	David Pearson	1961, 1974, 1976
	Bobby Allison	1971, 1981, 1984
	Dale Earnhardt	1986, 1992, 1993
	Jeff Gordon	1994, 1997, 1998
	Kasey Kahne	2006, 2008, 2012
2	Fred Lorenzen	1963, 1965
	Jim Paschal	1964, 1967
	Richard Petty	1975, 1977
	Neil Bonnett	1982, 1983
	Jeff Burton	1999, 2001
	Kevin Harvick	2011, 2013

Multiple winners (teams)

# wins	Team	Years won
11	Hendrick Motorsports	1988–1989, 1994, 1997–1998, 2003–2005, 2007, 2012, 2014
6	Richard Childress Racing	1986, 1992–1993, 2011, 2013, 2017
5	Petty Enterprises	1964, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1977
4	Holman-Moody	1962–1963, 1965, 1971
	Wood Brothers Racing	1974, 1976, 1982, 1987
	Roush Racing	1999–2002
3	DiGard Motorsports	1978–1979, 1984
3	Joe Gibbs Racing	1995, 2015, 2018
2	Junior Johnson & Associates	1969, 1985
	Robert Yates Racing	1991, 1996
	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	2006, 2008

Manufacturer wins

# wins	Manufacturer	Years won
24	Chevrolet	1960, 1978–1980, 1983, 1985–1986, 1988–1989, 1992–1995, 1997–1998, 2003–2005, 2007, 2011–2014, 2017
12	Ford	1962–1963, 1965, 1970, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1999–2002
8	Dodge	1968, 1972–1973, 1975, 1977, 2006, 2008, 2010
4	Mercury	1969, 1971, 1974, 1976
4	Toyota	2009, 2015, 2016, 2018
3	Plymouth	1964, 1966–1967
2	Buick	1981, 1984
2	Pontiac	1961, 1990

World 600 qualifier

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race distance		Race time	Average speed (mph)	Report
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race time	Average speed (mph)	Report
1961	May 21	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	67	100.5 (161.739)	0:45:09	133.554	Report
1961	May 21	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering	Pontiac	67	100.5 (161.739)	0:52:18	115.591	Report
1963	June 1	30	Bunkie Blackburn	Fred Clark	Chevrolet	20	30 (48.28)	0:17:30	102.857	Report

References

↑ Aumann, Mark (2012-10-17). "Turner's dream brings creation of Charlotte track - May 24, 2012 - NASCAR.COM". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ Cook, Zachary (April 18, 2018). "Charlotte Motor Speedway to Deliver Unprecedented Coca-Cola 600 Pre-Race Military Spectacular". www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
↑ "Coca-Cola 600". TicketsMate. Excite. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
↑ Gluck, Jeff (May 24, 2015). "Carl Edwards gets first win of season at Coca-Cola 600". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 24, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Aumann, Mark (2012-10-17). "Turner's dream brings creation of Charlotte track - May 24, 2012 - NASCAR.COM". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] Cook, Zachary (April 18, 2018). "Charlotte Motor Speedway to Deliver Unprecedented Coca-Cola 600 Pre-Race Military Spectacular". www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[3] "Coca-Cola 600". TicketsMate. Excite. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[4] Gluck, Jeff (May 24, 2015). "Carl Edwards gets first win of season at Coca-Cola 600". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 24, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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