NASCAR Cup Series Official Race Results - Charlotte

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 12
55TH ANNUAL COCA-COLA "600"
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY


Over the last few weeks, a few things took place of interest at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  First up was a subtle wake up call to Danica Patrick when she did not get the fan favorite vote.

The other was Jimmie Johnson finally getting a win and nearly securing his berth in the Chase for the Cup season closing races.

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It seemed clear that as soon as the green flag flew, Jimmie Johnson was the man and car to beat.  The only thing that might have been a threat to the team was the track changing in a huge way between day and night, or something mechanical, going afoul.

Neither happened.

Jimmie Johnson won the Coca-Cola 600, his 67th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #18 (backup car); #41 (missed drivers meeting).

That, and Kurt Busch rushed over to Charlotte after finishing 6th in the Indy 500 and getting rookie of the race honors.  Finishing 6th tied him for the best finish ever that a NASCAR driver has ever pulled off at the 500 and I do not believe any NASCAR driver has ever nabbed a rookie award!  Nice job, even if Kurt's car blew up in the 600.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 12
55TH ANNUAL COCA-COLA "600"
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Concord, NC - May 25, 2014
1.5-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 600 Miles Purse: $6,659,323


TIME OF RACE:4 hours, 7 minutes, 27 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:145.484 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.272 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Jimmie Johnson (194.911 mph. 27.705 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER:  Jimmie Johnson (164 Laps)

Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 44 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 109-113 (Debris Turn 3 [1]);
149-153 (Debris On Backstretch [41]);
165-169 (Car #38 Accident Turn 2 [18]);
224-227 (Debris On Backstretch [41]);
236-241 (Car #9, 10, 33, 40, 98 Accident Turn 4 [3]);
275-282 (Oil On Track From #41 [4]);
287-293 (Oil On Track From #10 [27]);
380-383 (Car #23 Accident Turn 3 [14]).

Lap Leaders:  34 lead changes among 9 drivers.
Johnson-pole, Keselowski 1, Johnson 2-47, Keselowski 48-49,
Johnson 50-75, Harvick 76-95, Johnson 96-97, Harvick 98-108,
Johnson 109, Harvick 110-149, Johnson 150-164, Keselowski 165-191,
Harvick 192-212, J. Gordon 213, Earnhardt Jr 214, McMurray 215,
Harvick 216-223, Johnson 224, Earnhardt Jr 225-236, McMurray 237-240,
Kenseth 241, McMurray 242-270, Kenseth 271-276, J. Gordon 277,
Johnson 278-293, Kenseth 294-311, Johnson 312-330, Keselowski 331-343,
Almirola 344, Johnson 345-373, J. Gordon 374-375, Edwards 376-379,
J. Gordon 380-383, Kenseth 384-391, Johnson 392-400.

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Fin		Car				Series	Bonus
Pos		No		Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Laps Led
1	-	48	-	Jimmie Johnson	400	48	5	Running	164
2	-	4	-	Kevin Harvick	400	43	1	Running	100
3	-	20	-	Matt Kenseth	400	42	1	Running	33
4	-	99	-	Carl Edwards	400	41	1	Running	4
5	-	1	-	Jamie McMurray	400	40	1	Running	34
6	-	55	-	Brian Vickers	400	38	0	Running
7	-	24	-	Jeff Gordon	400	38	1	Running	8
8	-	27	-	Paul Menard	400	36	0	Running
9	-	18	-	Kyle Busch	400	35	0	Running
10	-	2	-	Brad Keselowski	400	35	1	Running	43
11	-	43	-	Aric Almirola	400	34	1	Running	1
12	-	22	-	Joey Logano	400	32	0	Running
13	-	14	-	Tony Stewart	400	31	0	Running
14	-	5	-	Kasey Kahne	399	30	0	Running
15	-	31	-	Ryan Newman	399	29	0	Running
16	-	3	-	Austin Dillon #	399	28	0	Running
17	-	15	-	Clint Bowyer	399	27	0	Running
18	-	42	-	Kyle Larson #	398	26	0	Running
19	-	88	-	Dale Earnhardt Jr	398	26	1	Running	13
20	-	21	-	Trevor Bayne	398	0	0	Running
21	-	16	-	Greg Biffle	398	23	0	Running
22	-	11	-	Denny Hamlin	398	22	0	Running
23	-	47	-	AJ Allmendinger	398	21	0	Running
24	-	13	-	Casey Mears	398	20	0	Running
25	-	78	-	Martin Truex Jr	398	19	0	Running
26	-	17	-	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	397	18	0	Running
27	-	26	-	Cole Whitt #	397	17	0	Running
28	-	7	-	Michael Annett #	396	16	0	Running
29	-	9	-	Marcos Ambrose	396	15	0	Running
30	-	95	-	Michael McDowell	396	14	0	Running
31	-	34	-	David Ragan	395	13	0	Running
32	-	33	-	Brian Scott	395	0	0	Running
33	-	23	-	Alex Bowman #	392	11	0	Running
34	-	66	-	Joe Nemechek	390	0	0	Running
35	-	32	-	Blake Koch	390	0	0	Running
36	-	40	-	Landon Cassill	382	0	0	Running
37	-	51	-	Justin Allgaier #	378	7	0	Running
38	-	83	-	Ryan Truex #	303	6	0	Engine
39	-	10	-	Danica Patrick	281	5	0	Engine
40	-	41	-	Kurt Busch	271	4	0	Engine
41	-	98	-	Josh Wise	229	3	0	Accident
42	-	36	-	Reed Sorenson	162	2	0	Engine
43	-	38	-	David Gilliland	160	1	0	Accident

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NEXT EVENT: June 1, 2014 - 45th Annual FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE (400 Miles) (400 Laps)

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Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results from Talladega

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 10
45TH ANNUAL AARON'S "499"
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY

Talladega, AL - May 4, 2014
2.66-Mile Oval
188 Laps - 500 Miles Purse: $6,186,747

Race Comments: Denny Hamlin won the Aaron's 499, his 24th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #7, 14, 66 (unapproved adjustments); #18 (engine change).  It looks like 27 cars finished the day on the lead lap, while accidents easily claimed 10 others.

As you can see below (or when you watched) Danica Patrick led some laps, but she's only snagged the front spot of the pack at restrictor plate races. I'd love to see her race it to the front at other tracks.  Or some are saying that this proves that anyone can lead laps at a restrictor plate race.  Sigh.

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TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 17 minutes, 16 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:152.103 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:Under Caution

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Brian Scott (198.29 mph. 48.293 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER:  Greg Biffle (58 Laps), Dale Jr led 26 and Joey Logano, 25.

Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 31 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
15-17 (Car #2, 10 Accident Turn 1 [None]);
51-54 (Debris Frontstretch [1]);
107-110 (Debris Backstretch [1]);
138-143 (Car #2, 7, 14, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 33, 38, 48, 51 Accident Turn 4 [1]);
152-156 (Oil On Track From #38 [1]);
176-180 (Car #3, 17, 22, 34, 36, 41, 48, 95 Accident Turn 4 [1]);
184-186 (Car #17, 26, 31, 99 Accident Turn 1 [1]);
188 (Debris Frontstretch [None]).

Lap Leaders:  48 lead changes among 23 drivers.
Scott-pole, Menard 1-5, Patrick 6-7, J. Gordon 8, Patrick 9-12,
Keselowski 13, Menard 14, Cassill 15, Menard 16-19, Kenseth 20,
Logano 21-31, Hamlin 32-34, Edwards 35-37, Logano 38, Edwards 39-40,
Johnson 41, Logano 42-51, Gilliland 52, Ky. Busch 53, Logano 54-56,
Biffle 57-58, Johnson 59, Biffle 60-94, Edwards 95, McDowell 96,
Biffle 97-106, Ragan 107, Mears 108, Earnhardt Jr 109-112,
Bayne 113-118, Earnhardt Jr 119-134, Ambrose 135-137, Sorenson 138, Newman 139,
Mears 140-141, Biffle 142-145, Earnhardt Jr 146-151, Biffle 152-158, Vickers 159-161,
Hamlin 162, Vickers 163, Hamlin 164-165, Vickers 166-167,
Harvick 168-180, Hamlin 181, Harvick 182, Hamlin 183-185, Harvick 186,
Hamlin 187-188.
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NEXT EVENT: May 10, 2014 - 4th Annual 5-hour ENERGY 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS (400.5 Miles) (267 Laps)

Fin		Car				Series	Bonus		Led
Pos		No		Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Laps
1	-	11	-	Denny Hamlin	188	47	4	Running	12
2	-	16	-	Greg Biffle	188	44	2	Running	58
3	-	15	-	Clint Bowyer	188	41	0	Running
4	-	55	-	Brian Vickers	188	41	1	Running	6
5	-	47	-	AJ Allmendinger	188	39	0	Running
6	-	27	-	Paul Menard	188	39	1	Running	10
7	-	4	-	Kevin Harvick	188	38	1	Running	15
8	-	5	-	Kasey Kahne	188	36	0	Running
9	-	42	-	Kyle Larson #	188	35	0	Running
10	-	17	-	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	188	34	0	Running
11	-	40	-	Landon Cassill	188	0	0	Running	1
12	-	18	-	Kyle Busch	188	33	1	Running	1
13	-	43	-	Aric Almirola	188	31	0	Running
14	-	13	-	Casey Mears	188	31	1	Running	3
15	-	3	-	Austin Dillon #	188	29	0	Running
16	-	7	-	Michael Annett #	188	28	0	Running
17	-	78	-	Martin Truex Jr	188	27	0	Running
18	-	31	-	Ryan Newman	188	27	1	Running	1
19	-	9	-	Marcos Ambrose	188	26	1	Running	3
20	-	98	-	Josh Wise	188	24	0	Running
21	-	26	-	Cole Whitt #	188	23	0	Running
22	-	10	-	Danica Patrick	188	23	1	Running	6
23	-	48	-	Jimmie Johnson	188	22	1	Running	2
24	-	32	-	Terry Labonte	188	20	0	Running
25	-	66	-	Michael Waltrip	188	19	0	Running
26	-	88	-	Dale Earnhardt Jr	188	19	1	Running	26
27	-	51	-	Justin Allgaier #	188	17	0	Running
28	-	23	-	Alex Bowman #	187	16	0	Accident
29	-	1	-	Jamie McMurray	187	15	0	Running
30	-	99	-	Carl Edwards	182	15	1	Accident	6
31	-	83	-	Ryan Truex #	182	13	0	Accident
32	-	22	-	Joey Logano	174	13	1	Accident	25
33	-	41	-	Kurt Busch	174	11	0	Accident
34	-	36	-	Reed Sorenson	174	11	1	Accident	1
35	-	34	-	David Ragan	174	10	1	Accident	1
36	-	95	-	Michael McDowell	174	9	1	Accident	1
37	-	20	-	Matt Kenseth	171	8	1	Running	1
38	-	2	-	Brad Keselowski	160	7	1	Running	1
39	-	24	-	Jeff Gordon	156	6	1	Running	1
40	-	38	-	David Gilliland	150	5	1	Engine	1
41	-	21	-	Trevor Bayne	136	0	0	Accident	6
42	-	33	-	Brian Scott	136	0	0	Accident
43	-	14	-	Tony Stewart	136	1	0	Accident

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