2015 Coca-Cola 600

February 2025 NAS Coca-Cola 600 http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf 2015 NASCAR Schedule NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 26, 2014 NASCAR.com May 18, 2015 April 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404031856/http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/charlotte-motor-speedway.html Charlotte Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com May 19, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6770&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network May 18, 2015 MRN.com May 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522063118/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6770&StatType=Entry+List May 22, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 21, 2015 MRN.com May 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522061312/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 22, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network May 21, 2015 MRN.com May 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525033026/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-Qualifying-Results.aspx May 25, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 23, 2015 MRN.com May 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525222806/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 25, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-Final-Practice-Speeds-Charlotte.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 23, 2015 MRN.com May 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150526002757/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/Coca-Cola-600-Final-Practice-Speeds-Charlotte.aspx May 26, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6770&StatType=Race+Results Coca-Cola 600 Results Motor Racing Network May 24, 2015 MRN.com May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525230036/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6770&StatType=Race+Results May 25, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/12cms2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics May 24, 2015 Jayski.com May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525222824/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/12cms2015points.pdf May 25, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/12cms2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications May 25, 2015 Jayski.com May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525231653/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/12cms2015racereport.pdf May 25, 2015 dead 2015 05 24 2015 12 36 2015_Coca-Cola_600_program_cover.jpeg The 2015 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, featuring the Coca-Cola Racing Family. Artwork by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Top Stars!" Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 960 Mostly sunny with a temperature of 81 F C; wind out of the south/southeast at 7 mph km/h on 147.803 mph km/h on Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 27.799 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 131 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip 3.6/7 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/05/nascar-ratings-coca-cola-600-lowest-overnight-fox-trails-indy-500-sprint-cup-charlotte/ Coca-Cola 600 Overnight Lowest Since Moving to FOX Paulsen Sports Media Watch May 26, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com May 26, 20153.8/8 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/05/nascar-ratings-fox-coca-cola-600-trails-indy-500-sprint-cup-charlotte-fox/ Coca-Cola 600 Trails Indy 500 Rating, But Has Slightly Larger Audience Paulsen Sports Media Watch May 29, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com May 29, 20156.41 Million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Brendan Gaughan Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Brad Gillie (3 & 4) The 2015 Coca-Cola 600, the 56th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 24, 2015, 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 12th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Carl Edwards won the race, his first of the season and first with Joe Gibbs Racing. Greg Biffle finished second. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third. Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top five. Matt Kenseth won the pole for the race and led 26 laps on his way to a fourth-place finish. Martin Truex Jr. led the most laps for the second consecutive race with a race high of 131 laps on his way to a fifth-place finish. The race had 22 lead changes among nine different drivers, as well as eight caution flag periods for 39 laps. This was the 24th career victory for Carl Edwards, first at Charlotte Motor Speedway and fifth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. This win moved Edwards up to 16th in the points standings. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota left Charlotte trailing Chevrolet by 71 points in the manufacturer standings. thumb|A commemorative pin for the 2015 Coca-Cola 600. The Coca-Cola 600 was aired by Fox Sports on its broadcast Fox network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race, as well as the Bank of America 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events. Kevin Harvick entered Charlotte with a 46-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. following his runner-up finish. Jimmie Johnson entered 48 back following winning at Kansas Speedway. Joey Logano entered 62 back. Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 77 back following a third-place finish at Kansas. For the weekend's race, the names on the windshield of the cars — in lieu of the drivers last names — had those of United States Armed Forces members who have died in the line of duty.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/NASCAR-to-Honor-Fallen-Service-Members.aspx NASCAR to Honor Fallen Service Members Motor Racing Network May 18, 2015 MRN.com May 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530032224/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/NASCAR-to-Honor-Fallen-Service-Members.aspx May 30, 2015 dead “The NASCAR community rallying to honor the U.S. Armed Forces, past and present, has long been part of our sport’s heritage,” said Brent Dewar, NASCAR chief operating officer. “As part of NASCAR: An American Salute, 600 Miles of Remembrance represents a special moment in time as we pay tribute to service members who have sacrificed dearly for our freedom.” The Toyota pace car for the race will follow suit. Entry list The entry list for the Coca-Cola 600 was released on Monday, May 18 at 3:41 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-eight drivers were entered for the race. Kyle Busch, who has missed the first eleven races of the season following being injured in an Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway, made his first Sprint Cup Series start since the 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Ryan Blaney made his first start since the 2015 GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. Jeff Gordon, whose first career win came in the 1994 Coca-Cola 600, made his 23rd and final Coca-Cola 600 start. Chase Elliott attempted and made his third career start in the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Jeff Green attempted to make the race in the No. 30 Chevrolet for The Motorsports Group which hadn't been entered in a race since the 2015 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mike Bliss returned to the seat of the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford that was las driven by Joey Gase in the 2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway. Alex Kennedy drove the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet that had been driven by Ty Dillon the previous week at Kansas. Travis Kvapil attempted to make his first start of the season in the No. 39 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Starts Number of previous Daytona 500 starts Best Finish Best prior Daytona 500 finish 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 12 2nd 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Team Penske Ford 5 5th 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1 16th 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 14 1st 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 11 1st 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3 16th 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 1 33rd 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 2 13th 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 3 29th 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9 2nd 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 12 1st 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 16 2nd 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 9 7th 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 12 2nd 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3 11th 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 3rd 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10 3rd 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Joe Gibbs Racing Ford 15 1st 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0 — 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6 3rd 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 6 2nd 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 1st 25 Chase Elliott (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0 - 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 0 — 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8 8th 30 Jeff Green (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 7 11th 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14 2nd 32 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 4 15th 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 0 — 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 0 — 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 2 27th 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 8 20th 39 Travis Kvapil (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 7 22nd 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 4 18th 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 14 1st 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1 18th 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 3 11th 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 1 28th 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 7 5th 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 1st 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 1 37th 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 8 2nd 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 1 33rd 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 10 7th 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 0 — 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16 4th 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 6 30th 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 3 26thOfficial entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.085 and a speed of 192.273 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/21/carl-edwards-leads-first-sprint-cup-practice-for-coca-cola-600/ Carl Edwards leads first Sprint Cup practice for Coca-Cola 600 McFadin Daniel NBC Sports May 21, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 21, 2015 Concord, North Carolina Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.085 192.273 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.173 191.673 3 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.178 191.639Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Matt Kenseth, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored the pole for the race. Matt Kenseth won the pole with a time of 27.799 seconds and a speed of 194.252 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Matt-Kenseth-Captures-Coca-Cola-600-Pole.aspx Kenseth Captures Coca-Cola 600 Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 21, 2015 MRN.com May 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525033000/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Matt-Kenseth-Captures-Coca-Cola-600-Pole.aspx May 25, 2015 dead “I thought we had some speed in practice, just never really had the balance or the perfect lap,” he said. “Everyone at JGR has been working honestly around the clock to get all these cars done and get us better stuff. It's one lap. It's 600 miles Sunday, but it's a good place to start. A good way to start the weekend." “Second is nice, but look at the difference and how much I needed to pick up,” said Joey Logano. “That was a very fast lap by the 20, congratulations to them. I don’t know how to go that fast. We’ve got a couple weeks to figure out how to beat the 20 car. He’s very, very fast obviously. That was an amazing lap they ran there at the end.” “Just trying to have confidence,” Greg Biffle said after qualifying fourth. “We haven’t seen it in race trim yet, whether it’s us taking the tape off the front of it or what it might be – the change between our qualifying and race trim. We’re struggling a bit right now, so we’re just gonna work hard in practice and see what we can do.” None of the five Hendrick Motorsports drivers made it to the final round of qualifying for the first time since Sonoma last June. "I'm just disappointed in that second run out," said Gordon, who would start 18th. "The car never got down to the white line. It was real tight." Mike Bliss, Jeb Burton, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Green and Travis Kvapil all failed to make the race. 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 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.913 27.869 27.799 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.281 28.074 28.003 3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.116 27.954 28.018 4 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.131 28.080 28.092 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.175 28.070 28.124 6 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.000 28.088 28.142 7 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.993 27.975 28.180 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.962 27.861 28.232 9 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.157 28.117 28.233 10 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.178 28.063 28.373 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.240 28.104 28.446 12 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.045 27.932 29.124 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.257 28.165 — 14 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.131 28.167 — 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.205 28.171 — 16 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.183 28.174 — 17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.076 28.209 — 18 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.994 28.220 — 19 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.207 28.250 — 20 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.249 28.279 — 21 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.290 28.298 — 22 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.116 28.332 — 23 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.269 28.424 — 24 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.293 29.394 — 25 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 28.301 — — 26 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.305 — — 27 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.332 — — 28 25 Chase Elliott (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.365 — — 29 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.394 — — 30 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.429 — — 31 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.439 — — 32 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 28.444 — — 33 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.470 — — 34 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.528 — — 35 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.538 — — 36 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.564 — — 37 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.590 — — 38 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 28.651 — — 39 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.724 — — 40 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.060 — — 41 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 29.078 — — 42 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.184 — — 43 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 29.746 — —Failed to qualify 44 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.679 — — 45 32 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 28.894 — — 46 39 Travis Kvapil (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 28.984 — — 47 30 Jeff Green (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 29.337 — — 48 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.807 — —Official qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.031 and a speed of 192.664 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/23/kurt-busch-fastest-in-second-coca-cola-600-practice/ Kurt Busch fastest in second Coca-Cola 600 practice McFadin Daniel NBC Sports May 23, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 23, 2015 Concord, North Carolina Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.031 192.664 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.172 191.680 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.300 190.813Official second practice results Final practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.624 and a speed of 188.653 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/23/kurt-busch-fastest-in-final-coca-cola-600-practice-sweeps-saturday-sessions/ Kurt Busch fastest in final Coca-Cola 600 practice, sweeps Saturday sessions McFadin Daniel NBC Sports May 23, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 23, 2015 Concord, North Carolina Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.624 188.653 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.869 187.052 3 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.879 186.987Official final practice results Race First half Start The Coca-Cola 600 was scheduled to start at 6:20 p.m. but started one minute late with Matt Kenseth leading the field to the green flag. Kenseth wouldn't lead the first lap however, as teammate Carl Edwards took the lead. Kenseth found his way to the head of the field on lap 4. The first caution flew on lap 26. This was a scheduled competition caution that came after Charlotte Motor Speedway general manager Marcus Smith had turns 1 and 2 washed down overnight. Brad Keselowski was tagged for removing equipment from his pit box and restarted from the tail-end of the field. Aric Almirola was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and also restarted from the tail-end of the field.2015 Coca-Cola 600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alO0z3QeUk July 18, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series Fox Sports Fox Concord, North Carolina May 24, 2015 67 6:21 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 31 and Joey Logano shot out ahead of Kenseth to take the lead on lap 32. Denny Hamlin powered to the outside of Logano in turn 2 to take the lead on lap 44. Kevin Harvick took the lead on lap 65. As a round of green flag pit stops began, he surrendered the lead on lap 79 to make his pit stop and gave it to teammate Kurt Busch, who also was on pit road. This gave the lead to Keselowski, who pitted on lap 81 and gave the lead back to Harvick. The second caution flew on lap 90 when Jimmie Johnson got loose in turn 3 and spun out off the asphalt banking in turn 4. He saved the car and brought it to pit road. Keselowski chose not to pit and assumed the lead. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 95. Keselowski was no match for his teammate on fresher tires as Logano took the lead on lap 96. Kurt Busch, who took four tires during the previous caution, took the lead with ease on lap 98. The third caution flew on lap 136 when Justin Allgaier slammed the wall in turn 3.http://www.catchfence.com/2015/sprintcup/05/24/justin-allgaier-first-casualty-in-coca-cola-600/ Justin Allgaier First Casualty In Coca-Cola 600 Knight Chris Catchfence May 24, 2015 catchfence.com May 24, 2015 Concord, North Carolina The race restarted on lap 142, with Kurt Busch still out in front. The race settled into a green flag run. A second series of green flag pit stops began on lap 185, 15 laps to halfway. Busch surrendered the lead to pit on lap 190 and handed the lead to Johnson. He pitted on lap 191 and handed the lead to Edwards. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Martin Truex Jr.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/24/martin-truex-jr-leads-halfway-through-the-coca-cola-600/ Martin Truex Jr. leads halfway through the Coca-Cola 600 McFadin Daniel NBC Sports May 24, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 24, 2015 Concord, North Carolina Kasey Kahne was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Second half Halfway The fourth caution flew on lap 229 when Trevor Bayne collected the wall in turn 3, leaving debris on the racetrack. Ryan Newman was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 236. Kurt Busch took back the lead on lap 238. Truex took back the lead on lap 263. The fifth caution flew on lap 273 when Johnson hit the wall near the entrance to pit road.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/24/jimmie-johnson-wrecks-in-coca-cola-600/ Jimmie Johnson wrecks in Coca-Cola 600 McFadin Daniel NBC Sports May 24, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 24, 2015 Concord, North Carolina “We had a really loose racecar," Johnson explained. "We came in with an aggressive mindset to bring an aggressive setup in the car, drive aggressively and take chances. We don’t have anything to lose. Unfortunately, we didn’t get long enough into the race for the aggressive setup to come into play. Another 30/40 laps, we would have had the car right where we wanted it. I just didn’t make it there."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Worst-Charlotte-Finish-for-Jimmie-Johnson.aspx Worst Charlotte Finish for Johnson Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 24, 2015 MRN.com May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525190255/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Worst-Charlotte-Finish-for-Jimmie-Johnson.aspx May 25, 2015 dead "I could see it, I could see that opening and I could see the No. 2 (Brad Keselowski) pit," Johnson said. "I was frightened that I was going to get through that hole. It wouldn’t have been pretty for me, but to have teams and stuff there ... that was something I was staring at sliding for a long way. I was very thankful the SAFER barrier was there. I wish we could find a way to extend a wall out and redirect the car away from that opening, or close that opening up." The race restarted on lap 279. The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 282 when Ryan Blaney hit the wall. Fourth quarter thumb|right|Carl Edwards, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored his first win of the season. The race restarted on lap 292. The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 327 when Michael Annett, exiting turn 2, got loose and spun out on the backstretch. The race restarted on lap 333. Hamlin took the lead from Truex Jr. with 67 laps to go. The eighth caution of the race flew with 64 laps to go when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hit the wall in turn 4, leaving debris on the racetrack. The race restarted with 59 laps to go. Hamlin made an unscheduled stop with 38 laps to go for a loose wheel. Martin Truex Jr. reassumed the lead. He pitted with 22 laps to go and handed the lead to Harvick. He pitted the next lap and gave the lead to Edwards who drove his way to score the win.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-earns-first-victory-with-jgr-in-600-miler-at-charlotte Edwards earns first victory with JGR in 600-miler at Charlotte Vincent Amanda Motorsport.com, Inc. May 24, 2015 Motorsport.com May 25, 2015 Concord, North Carolina May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525224115/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-earns-first-victory-with-jgr-in-600-miler-at-charlotte dead Post-race Driver comments "JGR is back and so is Toyota," said Edwards, who pitted on Lap 338 for fuel and was able to stretch it all the way to the finish as others ran out in the closing laps. "Darian Grubb is so good as a crew chief and when it comes down to fuel mileage, there isn’t anyone else I’d want calling the shots like he did tonight. This is such a huge win."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Carl-Edwards-Wins-Coca-Cola-600.aspx Edwards Wins Coca-Cola 600 Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 24, 2015 MRN.com May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525183126/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Carl-Edwards-Wins-Coca-Cola-600.aspx May 25, 2015 dead "I was hoping the guys in front of me would run too hard and run out of gas," said Earnhardt. "We had to try to go for a win. We didn’t have a car fast enough to beat the '41' (Kurt Busch) or the '78' (Truex). We had to do something different. I like to gamble." Martin Truex Jr. finished fifth after leading a race high 131 laps.https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/page/MondayRundown20150525/truex-getting-closer-breaking-winless-streak Truex getting closer to breaking winless streak Pockrass Bob ESPN Internet Ventures May 25, 2015 ESPN.com May 25, 2015 Concord, North Carolina "I didn't even think fuel mileage strategy was an option," said Truex, who also led the most laps in the previous race at Kansas Speedway. "I felt I only needed to pass the No. 11 (Hamlin). We had a very fast car all night. It really hurts knowing that you had the fastest car and didn't win. I don’t know what to do about fuel mileage races. I’ve never ever in my entire career come out on the right end of them."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Leads-Most-Laps-and-Finishes-Fifth-in-Coca-Cola-600.aspx Truex: 'It Hurts to Come Home Fifth' Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 25, 2015 MRN.com May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525164803/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Leads-Most-Laps-and-Finishes-Fifth-in-Coca-Cola-600.aspx May 25, 2015 dead "We didn't make many adjustments throughout the race, the car was fast from the get-go," noted Truex. "Whatever we needed to do, Cole (Pearn, crew chief) and his engineering staff made the right calls. This is a talented team that works extremely hard and I want nothing more than to drive their car to victory lane." In his first Cup Series points race since his injury, Kyle Busch finished eleventh. He was able to run the whole race, but in the event he couldn't finish, Joe Gibbs racing had Erik Jones ready to complete the race. Post-race penalties On the Wednesday following the race, NASCAR handed out penalties to three Sprint Cup teams.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/5/27/nascar-penalties-charlotte-release-jimmie-johnson-jamie-mcmurray-justin-allgaier.html NASCAR hands out 3 penalties after Coca-Cola 600 Official NASCAR Release May 27, 2015 NASCAR.com May 27, 2015 The No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet team was penalized for modifying the right rear quarter panel wheel opening after qualifying inspection. The penalty is a P2 penalty that violates the following sections of the 2015 NASCAR rules: 12.1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing. 20.4.b: Body; All approved OEM-manufactured body components must be used as supplied except as required to stiffen, or to attach to other vehicle components. Tolerances from CAD surfaces and template tolerances are provided to allow for manufacturing, fabrication, and installation variability. Approved Parts: GM R: NSCS 0786. Part Name: Quarter Panel RS, Effective date Aug. 1, 2012. 20.4.2: Surface Conformance (a). Coordinate measuring machines, scanning equipment, and templates, among other tools, will be used to inspect body surfaces for conformance to the approved OEM and NASCAR CAD files. As a result of the violations, crew chief Matt McCall was placed on probation through the remainder of the 2015 calendar year. The other two teams – the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and the No. 51 HScott Motorsports Chevrolet – were assessed P1 penalties for receiving written warnings for consecutive events. Both cars failed to pass qualifying tech inspection on the first attempt two consecutive weeks. Per Section 12.5.3.1 of the NASCAR rule book: Warnings and P1 penalty options: b. Multiple warnings issued to the same member or team will result in one or more P1 penalties; c. If the same team receives two warnings during the same event or two warnings during two consecutive events, whether the events are championship or non-championship, then this may result in one or more ... P1 penalties at NASCAR's discretion. As a result of these infractions, both teams received the last two choices in the pit stall selections, respective to qualifying results, for the following weekend's event at Dover International Speedway. Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 47 2 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 42 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 41 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 41 5 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 400 41 6 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 38 7 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 400 38 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 37 9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 400 36 10 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 400 35 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 33 12 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 32 13 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 32 14 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 30 15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 29 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 28 17 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 399 27 18 25 Chase Elliott (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 399 25 20 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 399 24 21 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 399 23 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 398 22 23 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 398 21 24 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 398 20 25 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 398 19 26 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 397 18 27 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 397 17 28 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 396 16 29 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 395 15 30 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 394 14 31 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 393 13 32 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 393 12 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 392 12 34 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 392 10 35 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 392 9 36 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 389 8 37 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 382 7 38 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 377 0 39 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 375 0 40 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 370 4 41 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 353 3 42 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 281 0 43 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 135 1Official Coca-Cola 600 race results Race statistics 22 lead changes among 9 different drivers 8 cautions for 39 laps Time of race: 4 hours, 3 minutes, 34 seconds Average speed: 147.803 mph km/h on Carl Edwards took home $363,390 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-2 Carl Edwards 3-27 Matt Kenseth 28 David Gilliland 29 Matt Kenseth 30-43 Joey Logano 44-63 Denny Hamlin 64-78 Kevin Harvick 79 Kurt Busch 80 Brad Keselowski 81-90 Kevin Harvick 91 Martin Truex Jr. 92-93 Brad Keselowski 94-96 Joey Logano 97-189 Kurt Busch 190-191 Carl Edwards 192-236 Martin Truex Jr. 237-260 Kurt Busch 261-329 Martin Truex Jr. 330-362 Denny Hamlin 363-378 Martin Truex Jr. 379 Kevin Harvick 380-400 Carl EdwardsTotal laps led Leader Laps Martin Truex Jr. 131 Kurt Busch 118 Denny Hamlin 53 Matt Kenseth 26 Matt Kenseth 26 Carl Edwards 25 Joey Logano 17 Brad Keselowski 3 David Gilliland 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Matt Kenseth (27.799, 194.252 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Martin Truex Jr. (131 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Martin Truex Jr. (30.194, 178.843 mph km/h on) Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Matt Kenseth Freescale "Wide Open": Matt Kenseth Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (11 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development, #20 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Martin Truex Jr. (132.8 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (crew chief Greg Ives (0.160)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $90,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin (Lap 293, 28.797, 187.523 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Brett Moffitt Media Television Fox Sports covered their 15th race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, former crew chief Larry McReynolds, and five-time Coca-Cola 600 winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch, and Matt Yocum handled pit road for the television side. FoxBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleChris NevilleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow, and Brendan Gaughan called the race in the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from a scaffold outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Brad Gillie called the race from atop the turn 4 suits when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Brett McMillan, Jim Noble, Steve Richards, and Doug Turnbull worked pit road for PRN. PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Brendan Gaughan Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Brad Gillie Brett McMillanJim NobleSteve RichardsDoug Turnbull Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 473 10px 2 Martin Truex Jr. 432 (-41) 10px 1 3 Joey Logano 407 (-66) 10px 1 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 401 (-72) 10px 2 5 Jimmie Johnson 393 (-80) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 381 (-92) 10px 7 Matt Kenseth 372 (-101) 10px 8 Jamie McMurray 353 (-120) 10px 9 Jeff Gordon 346 (-127) 10px 10 Kasey Kahne 345 (-128) 10px 2 11 Ryan Newman 343 (-130) 10px 1 12 Aric Almirola 339 (-134) 10px 1 13 Paul Menard 336 (-137) 10px 14 Kurt Busch 327 (-146) 10px 15 Denny Hamlin 321 (-152) 10px 2 16 Carl Edwards 312 (-161) thumb|right|Kevin Harvick left Charlotte with a 41-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 541 10px 2 Ford 498 (-43) 10px 3 Toyota 470 (-71) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 2015 FedEx 400 Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway