‘ #5-Kasey Kahne is the third driver to win in his 300th start, joining Rusty Wallace and Ned Jarrett.
‘ Kasey Kahne is the 16th different driver to win for Hendrick Motorsports; this is the fourth team for which he has won: Evernham Motorsports/Gillett Evernham Motorsports, Richard Petty Motorsports and Red Bull Racing.
‘ Kasey Kahne scored his fourth win at Charlotte in his 17th start; his third Coca-Cola 600 win ties Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon for most among active drivers.
‘ Kasey Kahne led six times for 96 laps, including the final 44.
‘ Hendrick Motorsports scored its 201st career win.
‘ Hendrick Motorsports has 17 Charlotte wins and 10 in the 600, both most among all organizations.
‘ Chevrolet has 40 Charlotte wins, most of all manufacturers, 21 in the 600, and five in 2012 (also most among all makes).
‘ #11-Denny Hamlin (second) posted his sixth top-five finish of 2012 and second consecutive runner-up; it’s his best Charlotte finish in 14 races.
‘ #18-Kyle Busch (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in the past 10 Charlotte races; it’s his fifth consecutive top-10 of the season (fourth consecutive top-five).
‘ #16-Greg Biffle (fourth) led a race-high 204 laps and scored his seventh top-five finish of 2012; he had only three in all of 2011.
‘ #2-Brad Keselowski (fifth) posted his best Charlotte finish in his sixth start; he recovered from a speeding penalty earlier in the race.
‘ #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (sixth) posted his ninth top-10 finish of 2012; he had only 12 in all of 2011.
‘ #24-Jeff Gordon (seventh) scored only his third top-10 finish of 2012; he ended a four-race streak of finishes of 21st or worse.
‘ #48-Jimmie Johnson (11th) has finished in the top-12 in all but two races in 2012; he had a removing equipment penalty on Lap 354 while running third.
‘ The race speed of 155.696 mph set a record for the 600.(Racing Recall/nascar.com)(5-27-2012)
