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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Coca Cola 600
May 29, 2011
Harvick wins at Charlotte: #29-Kevin Harvick won the Coca Cola 600 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his 3rd win of 2011 and 17th win of his career. #6-Ragan [best career finish] finished second followed by #20-Logano, #22-Busch, #43-Allmendinger, #9-Ambrose, #88-Earnhardt Jr. [who led, ran out of fuel in 4th turn], #78-Smith, #00-Reutimann and #11-Hamlin. #48-Johnson lost an engine with a few laps to go, setting up a green-white-checker finish. #4-Kahne led on the final restart and immediately ran out of fuel. The points leader, #99-Edwards, finished 16th and increased his points lead to 36 points over #29-Harvick who moves into 2nd
There were 38 lead changes among 19 drivers; 14 cautions for 64 yellow flag laps. The attendance is listed as 145,000 up from 140,000 last year.
Scheduled Race Re-Air: SPEED, Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00pm/et.(5-29-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 12
52ND ANNUAL COCA-COLA "600"
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Concord, NC - May 29, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 600 Miles Purse: $6,412,212
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser / Armed Forces Chevy | 402 | 47 | 4 | 94.4 | $406,786 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 402 | 43 | 1 | 117.3 | 244,375 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 402 | 41 | 0 | 71.5 | 194,475 | Running | ||
| 4 | 26 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 402 | 41 | 1 | 90.6 | 190,900 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | U.S. Air Force Ford | 402 | 40 | 1 | 106.6 | 186,861 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 402 | 39 | 1 | 96.3 | 155,241 | Running | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 402 | 38 | 1 | 103.6 | 131,575 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 402 | 36 | 0 | 70 | 140,270 | Running | ||
| 9 | 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation Toyota | 402 | 35 | 0 | 83.8 | 139,533 | Running | ||
| 10 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 402 | 35 | 1 | 119.3 | 165,800 | Running | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | 9 | 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 402 | 0 | 0 | 72.3 | 106,175 | Running | ||
| 12 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 402 | 33 | 1 | 78.2 | 141,883 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 402 | 32 | 1 | 97 | 121,750 | Running | 2 | 50 |
| 14 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Jeremiah Weed Ford | 402 | 32 | 2 | 124.4 | 162,186 | Running | 5 | 103 |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 402 | 29 | 0 | 77.7 | 144,033 | Running | ||
| 16 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts EZ Seed Ford | 402 | 29 | 1 | 108 | 145,941 | Running | 2 | 61 |
| 17 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 402 | 28 | 1 | 73.3 | 140,383 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 402 | 26 | 0 | 65.1 | 124,789 | Running | ||
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 402 | 26 | 1 | 96.4 | 164,708 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevy | 401 | 25 | 1 | 80.7 | 138,611 | Running | 3 | 19 |
| 21 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 401 | 24 | 1 | 84.8 | 104,525 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | 17 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 401 | 23 | 1 | 80.3 | 117,583 | Running | 3 | 28 |
| 23 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 401 | 22 | 1 | 52.4 | 93,175 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 27 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford / Bush's Best Baked Beans Toyota | 400 | 20 | 0 | 57.1 | 117,970 | Running | ||
| 25 | 31 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 398 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 | 105,233 | Running | ||
| 26 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 397 | 18 | 0 | 57.6 | 98,125 | Running | ||
| 27 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Disabled American Veterans/Golden Corral Chev | 396 | 17 | 0 | 37.6 | 101,483 | Running | ||
| 28 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Summer Salute Chevy | 395 | 16 | 0 | 89.9 | 140,736 | Engine | ||
| 29 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen / Menards Chevy | 383 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 93,950 | Running | ||
| 30 | 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss | blucigs.com Ford | 367 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 96,597 | Running | ||
| 31 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 358 | 13 | 0 | 48 | 127,750 | Running | ||
| 32 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 344 | 13 | 1 | 86.5 | 133,391 | Accident | 2 | 55 |
| 33 | 30 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 301 | 11 | 0 | 43.2 | 86,100 | Accident | ||
| 34 | 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 301 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 93,300 | Accident | ||
| 35 | 40 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 293 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 84,875 | Accident | ||
| 36 | 32 | 95 | David Starr | Jordan Truck Sales Ford | 286 | 0 | 0 | 43.4 | 84,750 | Accident | ||
| 37 | 35 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevy | 181 | 8 | 1 | 57.3 | 123,414 | Engine | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy / Harris Teeter / Sam's Mart Dodge | 99 | 6 | 0 | 30.7 | 84,410 | Brakes | ||
| 39 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | KEYper Systems Toyota | 40 | 5 | 0 | 33.4 | 84,300 | Engine | ||
| 40 | 38 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 34 | 4 | 0 | 30.3 | 84,165 | Handling | ||
| 41 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 84,005 | Clutch | ||
| 42 | 34 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevy | 22 | 2 | 0 | 29.9 | 83,925 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 43 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 84,290 | Vibration | ||
Failed to qualify: (5) #71 Andy Lally; #50 T.J. Bell; #77 Scott Wimmer; #37 Tony Raines; #81 Scott Riggs
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 145,000, Kevin Harvick won the Coca-Cola 600, his 17th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear: #60 (back-up car), #78 and #09 (transmission).
TIME OF RACE:4 hours, 33 minutes, 14 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:132.414 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.703 second(s)
Caution Flags: 14 cautions for 64 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 76-79 (Debris Turn 1 [20]); 100-103 (Car #47 Spin Turn 4 [16]); 172-175 (Debris Turn 2 [78]); 182-187 (Oil On The Track [39]); 189-193 (Debris Backstretch [20]); 234-237 (Car #32 Stopped On The Track [16]); 241-244 (Car #27, 56, 83 Accident Turn 2 [34]); 283-286 (Debris Turn 3 [99]); 290-292 (Car #4, 95 Accident Turn 4 [83]); 296-301 (Car #09, 78 Accident Frontstretch [13]); 303-310 (Car #5, 34, 39 Accident Turn 3 [78]); 320-322 (Car #18 Spin Frontstretch [47]); 344-348 (Car #18 Accident Turn 2 [9]); 397-400 (Oil On The Track [17]).
Lap Leaders: 38 lead changes among 19 drivers. Keselowski 1-7, Edwards 8-45, Burton 46-47, Allmendinger 48-52, Edwards 53-75, Hamlin 76, Burton 77-80, Hamlin 81-100, Ragan 101-107, Kenseth 108-146, Hamlin 147, Kenseth 148-171, Hamlin 172, Ambrose 173-175, McMurray 176-180, Kenseth 181-193, Ambrose 194-198, Kenseth 199-223, Hamlin 224, Earnhardt Jr 225, Biffle 226, Stewart 227-231, Ku. Busch 232-234, Ambrose 235-244, Ky. Busch 245-276, Kenseth 277-278, Kahne 279, Montoya 280, J. Gordon 281-283, Ky. Busch 284-306, J. Gordon 307-319, Kahne 320-344, Harvick 345, Mears 346, J. Gordon 347-349, Biffle 350-398, Kahne 399-400, Earnhardt Jr 401, Harvick 402.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Brad Keselowski (192.089 mph. 28.112 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Matt Kenseth
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: AJ Allmendinger (crew chief Mike Shiplett)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jeff Gordon (186.355 mph, Lap 312)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies (#29)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick (crew chief Gil Martin, 0.442 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $130,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Kevin Harvick (27 places)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
Driver Rating: Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. Must have raced in 75% of scheduled point-paying races.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 12
Unofficial Race Results for the 52Nd Annual Coca-Cola 600 - Sunday, May 29, 2011
Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 402 Laps - 603 Miles - Purse: $6,412,212
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser / Armed Forces Chevy | 402 | 47 | 4 | 94.4 | $406,786 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 402 | 43 | 1 | 117.3 | $244,375 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 402 | 41 | 71.5 | $194,475 | Running | |||
| 4 | 26 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 402 | 41 | 1 | 90.6 | $190,900 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | U.S. Air Force Ford | 402 | 40 | 1 | 106.6 | $186,861 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 402 | 39 | 1 | 96.3 | $155,241 | Running | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 402 | 38 | 1 | 103.6 | $131,575 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 402 | 36 | 70 | $140,270 | Running | |||
| 9 | 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation Toyota | 402 | 35 | 83.8 | $139,533 | Running | |||
| 10 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 402 | 35 | 1 | 119.3 | $165,800 | Running | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | 9 | 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 402 | 0 | 72.3 | $106,175 | Running | |||
| 12 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 402 | 33 | 1 | 78.2 | $141,883 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 402 | 32 | 1 | 97 | $121,750 | Running | 2 | 50 |
| 14 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Jeremiah Weed Ford | 402 | 32 | 2 | 124.4 | $162,186 | Running | 5 | 103 |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 402 | 29 | 77.7 | $144,033 | Running | |||
| 16 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts EZ Seed Ford | 402 | 29 | 1 | 108 | $145,941 | Running | 2 | 61 |
| 17 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 402 | 28 | 1 | 73.3 | $140,383 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 402 | 26 | 65.1 | $124,789 | Running | |||
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 402 | 26 | 1 | 96.4 | $164,708 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevy | 401 | 25 | 1 | 80.7 | $138,611 | Running | 3 | 19 |
| 21 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 401 | 24 | 1 | 84.8 | $104,525 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | 17 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 401 | 23 | 1 | 80.3 | $117,583 | Running | 3 | 28 |
| 23 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 401 | 22 | 1 | 52.4 | $93,175 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 27 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford / Bush's Best Baked Beans Toyota | 400 | 20 | 57.1 | $117,970 | Running | |||
| 25 | 31 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 398 | 0 | 47.9 | $105,233 | Running | |||
| 26 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 397 | 18 | 57.6 | $98,125 | Running | |||
| 27 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Disabled American Veterans/Golden Corral Chevy | 396 | 17 | 37.6 | $101,483 | Running | |||
| 28 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Summer Salute Chevy | 395 | 16 | 89.9 | $140,736 | Engine | |||
| 29 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen / Menards Chevy | 383 | 15 | 69 | $93,950 | Running | |||
| 30 | 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | blucigs.com Ford | 367 | 0 | 39.6 | $96,597 | Running | |||
| 31 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 358 | 13 | 48 | $127,750 | Running | |||
| 32 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 344 | 13 | 1 | 86.5 | $133,391 | Accident | 2 | 55 |
| 33 | 30 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 301 | 11 | 43.2 | $86,100 | Accident | |||
| 34 | 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 301 | 10 | 55 | $93,300 | Accident | |||
| 35 | 40 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 293 | 0 | 37.1 | $84,875 | Accident | |||
| 36 | 32 | 95 | David Starr(i) | Jordan Truck Sales Ford | 286 | 0 | 43.4 | $84,750 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 35 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevy | 181 | 8 | 1 | 57.3 | $123,414 | Engine | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy / Harris Teeter / Sam's Mart Dodge | 99 | 6 | 30.7 | $84,410 | Brakes | |||
| 39 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | KEYper Systems Toyota | 40 | 5 | 33.4 | $84,300 | Engine | |||
| 40 | 38 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 34 | 4 | 30.3 | $84,165 | Handling | |||
| 41 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 28 | 0 | 30.2 | $84,005 | Clutch | |||
| 42 | 34 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevy | 22 | 2 | 29.9 | $83,925 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 43 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 6 | 0 | 29.5 | $84,290 | Vibration |
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 145,000, Kevin Harvick won the Coca-Cola 600, his 17th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear: #60 (back-up car), #78 and #09 (transmission).
Failed to Qualify: (5) 71 Andy Lally #, 50 T J Bell(i), 77 Scott Wimmer(i), 37 Tony Raines, 81 Scott Riggs(i).
Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 33 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 132.414 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.703 Seconds
Caution Flags: 14 for 64 laps: Laps: 76-79 (Debris Turn 1 [20]); 100-103 (#47 Spin Turn 4 [16]); 172-175 (Debris Turn 2 [78]); 182-187 (Oil On The Track [39]); 189-193 (Debris Backstretch [20]); 234-237 (#32 Stopped On The Track [16]); 241-244 (#27, 56, 83 Accident Turn 2 [34]); 283-286 (Debris Turn 3 [99]); 290-292 (#4, 95 Accident Turn 4 [83]); 296-301 (#09, 78 Accident Frontstretch [13]); 303-310 (#5, 34, 39 Accident Turn 3 [78]); 320-322 (#18 Spin Frontstretch [47]); 344-348 (#18 Accident Turn 2 [9]); 397-400 (Oil on the track [17]).
Lead Changes: 38 among 19 drivers: B. Keselowski 1-7; C. Edwards 8-45; J. Burton 46-47; A. Allmendinger 48-52; C. Edwards 53-75; D. Hamlin 76; J. Burton 77-80; D. Hamlin 81-100; D. Ragan 101-107; M. Kenseth 108-146; D. Hamlin 147; M. Kenseth 148-171; D. Hamlin 172; M. Ambrose 173-175; J. McMurray 176-180; M. Kenseth 181-193; M. Ambrose 194-198; M. Kenseth 199-223; D. Hamlin 224; D. Earnhardt Jr. 225; G. Biffle 226; T. Stewart 227-231; Kurt Busch 232-234; M. Ambrose 235-244; Kyle Busch 245-276; M. Kenseth 277-278; K. Kahne 279; J. Montoya 280; J. Gordon 281-283; Kyle Busch 284-306; J. Gordon 307-319; K. Kahne 320-344; K. Harvick 345; C. Mears 346; J. Gordon 347-349; G. Biffle 350-398; K. Kahne 399-400; D. Earnhardt Jr. 401; K. Harvick 402;
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Matt Kenseth, #17
Coors Light Pole Award : Brad Keselowski, #2 192.089 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : AJ Allmendinger, #43 crew chief Mike Shiplett
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jeff Gordon, #24 186.355 mph, Lap 312
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies, #29
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29 Gil Martin, 0.442 sec.
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Kevin Harvick, #29 27 places
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Driver Rating: Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. Must have raced in 75% of scheduled point-paying races.
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