2019 Coca-Cola 600
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | ||||||
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Race 13 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | ||||||
Date | May 26, 2019 | |||||
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | |||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | |||||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (960 km) | |||||
Average speed | 124.074 miles per hour (199.678 km/h) | |||||
Pole position | ||||||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | |||||
Time | 29.440 | |||||
Most laps led | ||||||
Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
Laps | 116 | |||||
Winner | ||||||
No. 19 | Martin Truex Jr. |
Network |
Fox | |||
Announcers |
Nielsen Ratings | 4.258 million[10] | ||||
Radio in the United States | ||||||
Radio | PRN | |||||
Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | |||||
Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) |
The 2019 Coca-Cola 600, the 60th running of the
Report
Background
The race was held at
For the race, every car on track would sport a fallen military member tribute on their cars.
Entry list
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
First practice
Daniel Hemric was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.542 seconds and a speed of 182.791 mph (294.174 km/h).[11]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.542 | 182.791 |
2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.615 | 182.340 |
3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.636 | 182.211 |
Official first practice results |
Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.440 and a speed of 183.424 mph (295.192 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.647 seconds and a speed of 182.143 mph (293.131 km/h).[13]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 29.647 | 182.143 |
2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.662 | 182.051 |
3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.754 | 181.488 |
Official second practice results |
Final practice
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.883 seconds and a speed of 180.705 mph (290.817 km/h).[14]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 29.883 | 180.705 |
2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.886 | 180.687 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.908 | 180.554 |
Official final practice results |
Race
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 100
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage 2 Laps: 100
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Stage 3 Laps: 100
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Official stage three results |
Final stage results
Stage 4 Laps: 100
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 52 |
2 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 44 |
3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 59 |
4 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 55 |
5 | 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 400 | 36 |
6 | 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 31 |
7 | 13 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 44 |
8 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 32 |
9 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 39 |
10 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 38 |
11 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 26 |
12 | 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 400 | 25 |
13 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 36 |
14 | 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 23 |
15 | 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 22 |
16 | 18 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 400 | 21 |
17 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 30 |
18 | 6 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 399 | 19 |
19 | 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 398 | 38 |
20 | 26 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 398 | 17 |
21 | 10 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 16 |
22 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 398 | 15 |
23 | 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 14 |
24 | 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 397 | 13 |
25 | 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 12 |
26 | 34 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 396 | 0 |
27 | 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 19 |
28 | 39 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 9 |
29 | 36 | 53 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 |
30 | 37 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 389 | 7 |
31 | 24 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 343 | 6 |
32 | 40 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 334 | 0 |
33 | 25 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 7 |
34 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 3 |
35 | 33 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 |
36 | 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
37 | 32 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 |
38 | 38 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 |
39 | 27 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 49 | 1 |
40 | 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23 | 1 |
Official race results |
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 30 among 11 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 16 for 80
- Red flags: 1 for 1 minute and 56 seconds
- Time of race: 4 hours, 50 minutes and 9 seconds
- Average speed: 124.074 miles per hour (199.678 km/h)
Media
Television
Fox Television
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the
PRN Radio | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson |
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Steve Richards |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Coca-Cola 600 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Coca-Cola 600 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (May 23, 2019). "Daniel Hemric leads Thursday's first Cup practice at Charlotte". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (May 23, 2019). "William Byron becomes youngest pole winner of Coke 600". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (May 25, 2019). "Daniel Suarez tops Kyle Busch in Saturday's first Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (May 25, 2019). "Daniel Suarez fastest in final Coke 600 practice at Charlotte". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 25, 2019.