2010 Coca-Cola 600

February 2025 NAS Coca-Cola 600 Newman Wins 9th Pole http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/27/1463125/ryan-newman-captures-9th-pole.html Mike Cranston 28 May 2010 The Charlotte Observer.com 27 May 2010October 2026 medicmedicRace Preview http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/25/500520/nascar-sprint-cup-coca-cola-600.html 28 May 2010 News Observer.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100527214242/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/25/500520/nascar-sprint-cup-coca-cola-600.html 27 May 2010 liveKurt Busch Sweeps Charlotte in May http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/racing/05/30/coca-cola.600.ap/index.html Sports Illustrated. cnn.com 30 May 2010 2 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100603223550/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/racing/05/30/coca-cola.600.ap/index.html 3 June 2010 dead 2010 05 30 2010 13 36 2010_Coca-Cola_600_program_cover.jpeg Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 970 Partly cloudy with a high around 84°; wind out of the ESE at 3 mph; 10% chance of precipitation. 144.966 mi/h Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing 28.793 Kurt Busch Penske Racing 252 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds The 2010 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Let Freedom Race!" The 2010 Coca-Cola 600, the 51st running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 30, 2010 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina as the 13th race of the 2010 Sprint Cup seasonhttp://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule Times NASCAR.com 12 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100317041043/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ 17 March 2010 live It also was the longest race of the 2010 season: over 400 laps and 600 mi km. thumb|The race logo for the 2010 Coca-Cola 600. Kurt Busch, driving the No. 2 car for Penske Racing, won the raceKurt Busch wins Coca-Cola 600 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/30/AR2010053003910.html 2 June 2010 31 May 2010 The Washington Post while Jamie McMurray for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing (whose team won the Indianapolis 500) finished second. The race had 17 different leaders, 34 lead changes, and eight cautions.Race Details http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100530003&state=RACE 2 June 2010 Fox Sports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100601163934/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20100530003&state=RACE 1 June 2010 live Race report Background thumb|left|alt=An aerial view of an oval-shaped motor-racing circuit.|Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ December 20, 2011 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20130105015851/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 5, 2013 The standard track at Lowe's Motor Speedway is a four-turn, 1.5 mi km on-long, quad-oval track. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees; both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch (opposite the front) have a five-degree banking.Bonkowski Jerry Here's all you need to know about the Coca-Cola 600 and the Charlotte Motor Speedway http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/05/22/heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-coca-cola-600-and-charlotte-motor-speedway/ NBC Sports NBC January 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906144104/http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/05/22/heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-coca-cola-600-and-charlotte-motor-speedway/ September 6, 2015 The Coca-Cola 600 was conceived by race car driver Curtis Turner who built the Charlotte Motor Speedway.http://www.nascar.com/news/120524/maumann-cturner-retro-racing/index.html Turner's dream brings creation of Charlotte track NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 24, 2012 May 26, 2012 Aumann, Mark https://web.archive.org/web/20121017221943/http://www.nascar.com/news/120524/maumann-cturner-retro-racing/index.html October 17, 2012 It was first held in 1960 in an attempt by NASCAR to stage a Memorial Day weekend race to compete with the open-wheel Indianapolis 500; the two races were held together on the same day starting from 1974.Hart Jay Story lines: Lowe's https://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=jh-storylines052309 Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! May 23, 2009 February 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160212103411/http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=jh-storylines052309 February 12, 2016 The race is the longest in terms of distance on the NASCAR calendar and is considered by several drivers to be one of the sport's most important races alongside the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and the Southern 500.NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR: Coca-Cola 600 has a history with major appeal http://www.cecildaily.com/sports/pros/article_cc358d7b-fb0c-5ab4-8333-e0ca773b17c2.html Cecil Whig Adams Publishing Group May 22, 2014 February 12, 2016 The long distance makes it the most physically demanding event in NASCAR, and teams adapt to changing track conditions because the race occurs between late afternoon and evening.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=368&dat=20050527&id=VbMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pz8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6894,2474084&hl=en Patience, endurance keys for 600 May 27, 2005 Walker County Messenger 11 April 7, 2016 42 116 It was known as the World 600 until 1984 when The Coca-Cola Company purchased the naming rights to the race and renamed it the Coca-Cola World 600 in 1985. It has been called the Coca-Cola 600 every year since 1986 except for 2002 when the name changed to Coca-Cola Racing Family 600.Coca-Cola 600 http://www.excite.com/events/sports-tickets/Coca-Cola-600/index.php TicketsMate Excite February 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906064331/http://www.excite.com/events/sports-tickets/Coca-Cola-600/index.php September 6, 2015 Practice and qualifying thumb|left|200px| Pole Position winner Ryan Newman in 2007 Three practice sessions and qualifying were held before the Sunday evening race; one practice and qualifying on Thursday and two on Saturday.Pre-race Schedule http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/tickets/coca_cola_600/#tabfanfun 27 May 2010 Charlotte Motor Speedway.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100328053204/http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/tickets/coca_cola_600/ 28 March 2010 In the first practice, Juan Pablo Montoya was quickest, ahead of Ryan Newman in second, Jimmie Johnson in third, Elliott Sadler in fourth, and Kasey Kahne in fifth.Results for First Practice http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/practice1_speeds.html 27 May 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100530033207/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/practice1_speeds.html 30 May 2010 live In the second practice, Kasey Kahne was fastest while Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Jimmie Johnson, and Jeff Burton followed.Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/practice2_speeds.html 29 May 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100601033341/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/practice2_speeds.html 1 June 2010 live During final practice, the quickest five were Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, and Jimmie Johnson.Final Practice Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/practice3_speeds.html 29 May 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100601033346/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/practice3_speeds.html 1 June 2010 live In qualifying, Ryan Newman won the pole position, while Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne, and Jimmie Johnson completed the top-five positions. During qualifying, Brad Keselowski and David Ragan both spun, but Keselowski collided with the wall. Four drivers did not make the race; they were Reed Sorenson, Max Papis, David Stremme, and Mike Bliss.Race Lineup http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/lineup.html 28 May 2010 NASCAR.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100531133246/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/lineup.html 31 May 2010 live Race summary At 5:00 p.m. EDT, Fox started broadcasting;Race Summary http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/05/30/lap.by.lap.charlotte.600/index.html 30 May 2010 NASCAR.com 30 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100601033607/http://www.nascar.com/2010/races/lapbylap/05/30/lap.by.lap.charlotte.600/index.html 1 June 2010 live the race would be the last they would broadcast until the 2011 Daytona 500. At the start of the race, the weather was predicted to be mostly cloudy. At 5:55 p.m. EDT, pre-race ceremonies began; first, Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, delivered the invocation. Afterward, the track hosted a moment of silence. Then, the national anthem, was performed by the U.S. National Guard choir. To start engines, John Faulkenbury, President of the USO, N.C. joined by the Dickens (USMC), Foley (U.S. Army) and Barnes (U.S. Air Force) gave the command "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!" At 6:20 p.m., the green flag waved as Ryan Newman led the field down to the start/finish line. On lap 3, Jimmie Johnson said that he believed there was oil on the track. Outside polesitter Kurt Busch passed Newman a short time later and pulled away from Newman with a 2.30-second advantage by lap 24. On lap 29, Busch started putting cars a lap down. Green flag pit stops began on lap 50 when Kasey Kahne made a pit stop. On lap 52, Busch gave the lead to Joey Logano when he made his pit stop. Two laps later, Busch reclaimed the lead. The first caution of the race came out on lap 61 Juan Pablo Montoya spun and hit the inside wall. Denny Hamlin stayed off pit road, while most drivers made pit stops. The race started on lap 66, with Hamlin in the lead. A lap later, Kurt Busch retook the lead from Hamlin. The second caution came out on lap 91 Marcos Ambrose collided with the wall. Most leaders would pitt under this caution. The race started on lap 95 with Jimmie Johnson in the lead. A lap later, Kurt Busch passed him for the lead, but couldn't keep it. So Johnson retook the lead and remained there until lap 130, when Kyle Busch took it. Three laps later, the race passed its 200-mile mark. On lap 144, another round of green flag pit stops began. The different leaders during pit stops were Ku. Busch and Jamie McMurray, but Ky. Busch reclaimed the lead on lap 150. The third caution came out on lap 166 when Johnson got loose, collided with the outside wall, came down the track, and shoved Hamlin in the grass. Most lead lap cars made pit stops but during the yellow-flag pit stops, Ky. Busch collided with Brad Keselowski while exiting pit road. thumb|right|200px|Race winner Kurt Busch (pictured in 2015) On the restart, Kurt Bush led them to the green flag. Afterwards, he led until lap 213, when the fourth caution came out for debris. The restart happened on lap 217, with Clint Bowyer the new leader. One lap later, Kurt Busch reclaimed the lead. Kurt Busch led until green flag pit stops which began on lap 264. On lap 267, David Reutimann passed Kurt Busch for the lead. Two laps later, Reutimann made a pit stop, giving the lead to Matt Kenseth. On lap 272, the fifth caution came out. The cause of the caution was that Jimmie Johnson got loose, spun around, collided with the outside wall, then he went down the track and hit the inside wall; his car sustained heavy damage. On lap 277, Matt Kenseth brought the field to the restart. One lap later, Kurt Busch, from a fast start, passed Kenseth. Kurt Busch led the race until lap 299 when Jamie McMurray passed him. One lap later, Robby Gordon collided with the wall, and brought out a caution. During pit stops, Brad Keselowski stayed out to lead a lap, then he gave the lead to Kurt Busch when he made a pit stop. Two laps after the 306 restart, the seventh caution came out because Greg Biffle collided with the wall. On lap 313, Kurt Busch brought the field for the restart. After chasing down Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray finally reclaimed the lead. On lap 350, green flag pit stops began; one lap later Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch made pit stops, giving the lead back to David Reutimann. On lap 353, Reutimann made a pit stop and gave the lead to Tony Stewart, then he made a pit stop to give the lead to David Ragan and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt Jr. stayed out until lap 366, when he made a pit stop. Jamie McMurray was the leader afterwards. On lap 376, the eighth caution came out because Marcos Ambrose lost control and collided with the wall. During pit stops, Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin stayed out, to start first and second on the restart on lap 381. One lap later, Kurt Busch surged by the field to become the leader. Kurt Busch remained the leader to win his second race in the 2010 season. Results Race results + Race results Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 122Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge400195 2271Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet400175 3918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota400170 4115Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400160 5600David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota400160 61524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400155 71033Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400151 83398Paul MenardRichard Petty MotorsportsFord400142 9139Ryan NewmanStewart Haas RacingChevrolet400143 101617Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord400139 112329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400130 1249Kasey KahneRichard Petty MotorsportsFord400127 13820Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota400129 141843A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord400121 152614Tony StewartStewart Haas RacingChevrolet400123 163199Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord400115 171477Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingDodge400112 18711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota400114 193278Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet400106 203712Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge400108 213919Elliott SadlerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord400100 222488Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400102 23356Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota40099 24366David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord40096 251231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39988 262837David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39890 272521Bill ElliottWood Brothers RacingFord39782 284138Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord39779 291383Casey MearsTeam Red BullToyota39676 302182Scott SpeedTeam Red BullToyota39573 313871Bobby LabonteTRG MotorsportsChevrolet39570 324016Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord39467 33367Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsToyota39464 344346J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsDodge39361 354234Kevin ConwayFront Row MototsportsFord39358 363447Marcos AmbroseJTG Daugherty RacingToyota37555 37548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36457 382042Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet30649 391987Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota4646 402964Todd BodineKirk Shelmerdine RacingToyota4143 412236Johnny SauterTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3740 423055Michael McDowellPrism MotorsportsToyota3437 431766Dave BlaneyPrism MotorsportsToyota2534Source:Race Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/results_official.html NASCAR.com 4 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100605124813/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/13/data/results_official.html 5 June 2010 live References Sprint Cup Series 2010 2010 Autism Speaks 400 2010 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 collapsed Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway