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 |
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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