2016 Coca-Cola 600

February 2025 NAS Coca-Cola 600 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site May 24, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadCharlotte Motor Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/charlotte-motor-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 24, 2016 January 3, 2013 September 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929061845/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/charlotte-motor-speedway.html deadEntry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7181&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 24, 2016 May 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160526115518/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7181&StatType=Entry+List May 26, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 26, 2016 May 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529105914/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 29, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 26, 2016 May 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531012435/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-Qualifying-Results.aspx May 31, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 28, 2016 May 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531012430/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 31, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 28, 2016 May 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601074332/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/05/Coca-Cola-600-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 1, 2016 deadCoca-Cola 600 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7181&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 30, 2016 May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160603114825/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7181&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results June 3, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/13cms2016points.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site May 30, 2016 May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160615041240/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/13cms2016points.pdf June 15, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/13cms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site May 30, 2016 May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160530170647/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/13cms2016racereport.pdf May 30, 2016 dead 2016 05 29 2016 13 36 2016 Coca-Cola 600 logo.jpg Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 960 160.655 mph km/h on Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 28.077 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 392 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Fox Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip 3.2/8 (Overnight)Paulsen NASCAR Coke 600 Overnights Down Again, Well Behind Indy 500 http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/05/nascar-coca-cola-600-ratings-lowest-fox-overnight-indy/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch May 31, 2016 May 31, 20163.4/9 (Final)Paulsen Coca-Cola 600 Ties Lowest Rating in At Least 20 Years http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/06/nascar-ratings-down-fox-coca-cola-600-twenty-year-low/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch June 3, 2016 June 3, 20165.7 million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2016 Coca-Cola 600, the 57th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 29, 2016, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the thirteenth race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The race had nine lead changes among four different drivers and four cautions for 19 laps. Report Background thumb|left|Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5 mi km on quad-oval track. Entry list The initial entry list for the race was released on May 23, 2016, at 8:54 am ET with forty cars. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet Official entry list Practice First practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.002 and a speed of 192.843 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Kurt Busch tops opening practice session for Coke 600 http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-tops-opening-practice-session-for-coke-600-740711/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. May 26, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 26, 2016 May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529164404/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-tops-opening-practice-session-for-coke-600-740711/ dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed mph 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.002 192.843 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.235 191.252 3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.266 191.042 Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Kurt Busch continued to be quickest into the second practice session with a time of 28.272 and a speed of 191.002 mph km/h on.Campbell Angela May 28, 2016 Kurt Busch quickest in second Sprint Cup practice at Charlotte http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110550 May 28, 2016 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties Concord, North Carolina PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH141Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.272191.002248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.329190.617378Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.412190.061Official second practice results Final practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.972 and a speed of 186.387 mph km/h on.White Tucker May 28, 2016 Truex fastest in final practice http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110568 May 28, 2016 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties Concord, North Carolina PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed mph178Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.972186.387241Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet29.074185.733348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.126185.401Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Martin Truex Jr. qualified on the pole position with a time of 28.077 seconds. Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.077 and a speed of 192.328 mph km/h on.Reed Steve Martin Truex Jr. wins pole for Charlotte's NASCAR race http://racing.ap.org/article/martin-truex-jr-wins-pole-charlottes-nascar-race May 26, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160527131724/http://racing.ap.org/article/martin-truex-jr-wins-pole-charlottes-nascar-race May 27, 2016 Concord, North Carolina He said after qualifying that he "liked what I felt last year and I’ve been thinking about this race a lot since then. We had a really good car that day and thought we were going to go to victory lane and got beat on fuel mileage. Just excited for all my guys and for Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats, Furniture Row, Denver Mattress and everybody that works so hard on this deal – Toyota Racing, TRD – just awesome race cars. We had to work hard today, we were not that good in practice and made a lot of changes throughout this qualifying session. Hats off to my guys for some really good work and lucky to be with this group for sure.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Truex Takes Coca-Cola 600 Pole http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Wins-Coca-Cola-600-Pole.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 27, 2016 May 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529161156/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Wins-Coca-Cola-600-Pole.aspx May 29, 2016 dead Joey Logano, who qualified second, said he "got a little bit tight landing in (Turn) 1 and then a little bit free off (the corner). It wasn't much. And then (Turns) 3 and 4, I actually thought was a pretty good corner. So I would say most of it was down in 1 and 2 – probably at landing and through the center is where I lost most of my momentum. It's not much. Half-a-tenth of a second doesn't take long."Spencer Reid Truex Jr. earns Coors Light Pole for Coca-Cola 600 http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/5/26/coors-light-pole-qualifying-coca-cola-600-charlotte-motor-speedway-recap-results.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Wire Service May 27, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 26, 2016 “Being in the top four in every session there was really big for us,” Ricky Stenhouse Jr. said after qualifying third. “We’ve been fast at times in qualifying, but never put every round together and stayed that consistent, so I’m really proud of the team for the adjustments that they made throughout the qualifying session there. We just missed it a little bit, but we know where to go work on it to get it better. Now our job is to get it better on Saturday for a long 600 miles and make sure that we’ve got some adjustability in it.”White Tucker Martin Truex Jr. claims the Sprint Cup pole at Charlotte http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110494 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties May 27, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 26, 2016 Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.38328.22928.077 222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord28.22428.15928.124 317Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.30628.18528.209 411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.47028.29428.215 52Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.34528.22228.277 616Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord28.33328.18028.346 748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.42228.27428.379 84Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.37628.24028.381 919Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.47328.37828.443 106Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord28.54628.28028.483 1127Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.38228.28528.547 1224Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.35528.39228.729 1341Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.24528.404 1431Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.47528.432 1547A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.54128.443 1618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.32528.448 1713Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet28.43628.448 1821Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord28.23828.450 1910Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.55628.492 2043Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.32628.530 2114Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.50428.543 2234Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord28.58128.621 231Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.58128.646 2442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.53528.734 2588Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.594 2615Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet28.623 2720Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.642 283Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.645 295Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.666 3044Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord28.721 317Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.803 3295Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet28.836 3338Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord28.846 3483Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota28.884 3523David RaganBK RacingToyota28.911 3698Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet29.097 3730Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet29.479 3846Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet29.494 3932Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord29.881 4055Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet30.095 Official qualifying results Race First half Start Under cloudy North Carolina skies, Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 6:12 p.m. The first caution of the race flew on lap 26. This was a scheduled competition caution due to overnight rain. Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott were tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.Spencer Lee Truex sets records with dominating Coke 600 win http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/truex-sets-records-with-dominating-coke-600-win-741964/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. May 30, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 29, 2016 The race restarted at lap 31. Truex hit pit road on lap 78 and handed the lead to Jimmie Johnson. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Truex. Second quarter The second caution of the race flew on lap 114 for a single-car spin in turn 2. Rounding the turn, Brian Scott got loose and spun down the track.Gluck Jeff Martin Truex Jr. wins Coca-Cola 600 in record-setting fashion https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/05/29/martin-truex-jr-wins-coca-cola-600-from-pole-charlotte/85147262/ May 30, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company May 29, 2016 Concord, North Carolina The race restarted on lap 121. David Ragan was tagged for a restart violation and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Truex pitted from the lead on lap 165 and handed the lead to Johnson. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Joey Logano, who pitted the following lap as well, with the lead cycling back to Truex. Ragan was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Second half Halfway Reed Sorenson retired from the race due to clutch issues and finished 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Reed Sorenson first driver to sweep Showdown and 600 last-place finishes http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/05/cup-reed-sorenson-first-driver-to-sweep.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info May 30, 2016 May 29, 2016 The third caution of the race flew on lap 204 for a single-car wreck in turn 4. Rounding the turn, Jeffrey Earnhardt got loose and slammed the wall. The race restarted on lap 210. During the green flag cycle of stops on lap 266, Logano was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty.Scott David Martin Truex wins Coca-Cola 600 in dominating fashion https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article80725447.html May 30, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company May 29, 2016 Concord, North Carolina Logano said after the race that his team, and others, are "trying to make pit stops so fast and you’re gonna push everything to the edge. I guess we jumped off the wall a little bit too soon. I haven’t seen it, but unfortunately, that kind of made us make a green flag pit stop, which is really hard to overcome. Overall, we were able to get our lap back by racing up there, which was kind of cool. We didn’t have to take a lucky dog or any of that. We actually raced back to the lead lap, but we lost the balance a little bit on the last run and I couldn’t make much time once we got going."Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Logano Recovers for Top-10 Finish http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Joey-Logano-Recovers-for-Top-10-at-Charlotte.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 30, 2016 May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602041800/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Joey-Logano-Recovers-for-Top-10-at-Charlotte.aspx June 2, 2016 dead Truex pitted on lap 299 and handed the lead to Paul Menard. He pitted on lap 302 and the lead cycled back to Truex. Carl Edwards was tagged for speeding and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. He was tagged for speeding again while serving the penalty and was forced to serve a stop and go penalty. Fourth quarter With 85 laps to go, Truex began running into lapped traffic. This allowed Johnson to pull up to within three-tenths of a second of him. He was unable to get past Truex and lost second to Kevin Harvick. Debris on the backstretch brought out the fourth caution of the race with 61 laps to go, within the fuel window allowing the entire field to reach the scheduled distance on one more full tank of fuel. In the ensuing caution, Aric Almirola was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted with 56 laps to go. Johnson briefly took the lead from Truex after the restart, but Truex quickly reclaimed the lead and then led the remainder of the race, ultimately leading a race-record 392 of the 400 laps en route to the victory. At 3 hours, 44 minutes, and 8 seconds, with an average speed of 160.655 mph kph, it set an all-time record for the fastest 600 mile race.Iacobelli Pete Martin Truex Jr. dominates NASCAR race in Charlotte http://racing.ap.org/article/martin-truex-jr-dominates-nascar-race-charlotte May 29, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 29, 2016 Concord, North Carolina https://web.archive.org/web/20160531115557/http://racing.ap.org/article/martin-truex-jr-dominates-nascar-race-charlotte May 31, 2016 dead Post-race Driver comments Truex said afterwards that he was "proud of my team, everybody that made this possible, that believed in me, gave me this opportunity. Cole Pearn (crew chief), Jazzy (team engineer Jeff Curtis), my guys are something special. I want to thank all of them. This is a big day. Got the troops on the cars, this is a special weekend. It’s really neat to bring that name home to Victory Lane. Just a lot of emotion right now. Not really sure it’s sunk in yet. Just an amazing day, an amazing weekend for all of us. It’s a weekend you dream about."Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Truex Dominates Coca-Cola 600 http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Dominates-to-Win-Coca-Cola-600.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network May 30, 2016 May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602042558/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Dominates-to-Win-Coca-Cola-600.aspx June 2, 2016 dead After a runner-up finish, Harvick said he "ran 10th all day. So I’m just really, really happy. When you’re able to take a 10th-place car – at best – and drive it 450 miles and then make huge gains (the rest of the way). At the end of the race we obviously didn’t have the best car. Those guys (Truex’s Furniture Row Racing team) have had some fast cars this year and tonight definitely had the dominant car. Early on we were just really bad. Tight coming into corners and loose coming out. Nothing seemed to be working and then were just stepped back and swung for the fences. We were able to pass with our car once we got our handling together. The cars were already sliding around a fair amount all day.”Bonnell Rick NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick was a happy runner-up Sunday in Coca-Cola 600 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article80733187.html May 30, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company May 29, 2016 Concord, North Carolina Johnson said after finishing third that he was "so proud of the effort we put in tonight. This is the best car I’ve had in Charlotte for a long time. It just shows you how good that No. 78 was and the No. 4 got a little bit better than us at the end. I thought we had a chance at them a few times, a couple of times on the long run we would get close. A couple times on the restarts we would get close, but all-in-all a very strong performance for this Lowe’s Chevrolet. Very proud of the team work and the support that we have from all the employees at Lowe’s. Just came up a little short today.”White Tucker Truex puts on clinic in NASCAR's longest race http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110599 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties May 30, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 29, 2016 He also said that Truex "was very impressive. I’m happy for Martin and the team, those guys have worked awful hard to get where they’re at.”White Rea Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick left to chase Martin Truex Jr. in 600 http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/jimmie-johnson-kevin-harvick-winner-martin-truex-jr-coca-cola-600-sprint-cup-charlotte/1cv64bt84hluu153q9jxxpae5a sportingnews.com Sporting News May 30, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 29, 2016 Race results thumb|Martin Truex Jr. won the race from the pole Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 400 45 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 400 39 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 39 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 37 5 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 400 36 6 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 400 35 7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 34 8 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 33 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 33 10 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 31 11 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 30 12 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 29 13 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 400 28 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 27 15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 26 16 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 399 25 17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 25 18 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 23 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 399 22 20 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 397 21 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 396 20 22 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 395 19 23 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 395 18 24 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 395 17 25 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 395 16 26 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 395 15 27 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 395 14 28 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 395 13 29 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 394 12 30 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 394 11 31 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 393 10 32 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 393 9 33 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 392 8 34 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 391 7 35 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 391 6 36 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 390 5 37 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 388 4 38 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 387 3 39 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 382 2 40 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 9 among 4 different drivers Cautions/laps: 4 for 19 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 44 minutes and 5 seconds Average speed: 160.655 mph km/h Media Television Fox Sports televised the race in the United States for the sixteenth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, Jeff Gordon and five-time race winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race. Fox TelevisionBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleChris NevilleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright reported the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards were the pit reporters during the broadcast. PRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMilanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 457 10px 1 2 Kurt Busch 421 (–36) 10px 2 3 Jimmie Johnson 409 (–48) 10px 2 4 Kyle Busch 405 (–52) 10px 1 5 Carl Edwards 404 (–53) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 404 (–53) 10px 2 7 Martin Truex Jr. 381 (–76) 10px 1 8 Chase Elliott (R) 374 (–83) 10px 1 9 Joey Logano 373 (–84) 10px 2 10 Matt Kenseth 347 (–110) 10px 2 11 Denny Hamlin 345 (–112) 10px 2 12 Austin Dillon 344 (–113) 10px 2 13 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 341 (–116) 10px 14 Jamie McMurray 318 (–139) 10px 15 Ryan Blaney (R) 309 (–148) 10px 1 16 Ryan Newman 309 (–148)Official driver's standings + Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 553 10px 2 Chevrolet 522 (–31) 10px 3 Ford 476 (–77)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a Chase position. 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