Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet won the 55th Annual COCA-COLA 600; his 67th victory in 447 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Johnson ranks eighth on the all-time series wins list. This is his first win and seventh top-10 finish in 2014. With this win, Johnson is virtually locked into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Any race where Johnson does well in qualifying usually has a good result in the race, since he won the Coors Light Pole Award he was on pole.
2nd place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet, was fast all race and made a great effort to win but had difficulty losing positions in the pits. 3rd place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Husky Toyota gave Jimmie Johnson a run for his money in the last restart including a move to block him but to no avail.
4th place was Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford followed by Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet in 5th place, 6th place was Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota followed by Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet who gambled on 2 tires for position when the cars that past him at the last restart had 4 tires. 8th place was Car 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevrolet followed by Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota. Lastly in the top ten was Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford in 10th place.
Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Made in America Chevrolet, finished in 6th place in the Indianapolis 500 and then started tall in the Coca-Cola 600. He was doing well but on lap 274 blew an engine.
Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet Qualified 4th and was doing well but the car seemed to go away then on lap 219 her engine lost power from one cylinder. Then on lap 286 she blew the engine just like team mate Kurt Busch.
Detailed race summary: 8 Cautions 44 laps, 34 Lead Changes among 9 drivers.
On the Green flag Johnson leads off the start of the Coca-Cola 600. By lap 4 Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet battles for second place with Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford. By the end of the lap she takes the position. By Lap 5 Patrick is running .956 seconds behind Johnson.
On lap 12, Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Made in America Chevrolet is now up to 33rd place after already finishing in 6th place Indianapolis 500 race.
Lap 19, Car 24 Jeff Gordon, Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet who was racing with a bad back (and missed practice due to back spasms) the day before, started 27th in the field. He moved his way up to 17th in just 19 laps.
On lap 45, Green flag pit stops start. By lap 50 Jimmie Johnson takes back the lead. Lap 76 Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet uses Car 3 Austin Dillon Cheerios Chevrolet to block Johnson off and take the lead.
Lap 96, Kevin Harvick pits making Jimmie Johnson until Johnson pit on the next lap handing the lead back to Harvick.
Lap 99, Car 3 Austin Dillon Cheerios Chevrolet has right side damage after getting loose in Turn 4 and making contact with the wall.
Lap 108 1st ‘Caution for Debris’ on the backstretch. On lap 114 Johnson and Harvick battle for the lead at the restart.
Lap 115, Kenseth, Bowyer and Gordon were all fighting for third. Lap 116 Kurt Busch is currently running 18th and lap 121 Patrick is the last car on the lead lap in 19th.
On Lap 124, the top five included: Harvick, Johnson, Bowyer, Gordon and Dale Jr.
Lap 148 ‘Caution’: Debris on the backstretch. On lap 151, Johnson wins the race out of pit road and by lap 154 Johnson leads off the restart.
Lap 164 ‘Caution’ when Car 38 David Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford hits the wall and his car is sent smoking.
On lap 170 Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford leads off the restart.
Lap 222 ‘Caution’ for Debris on the back straightaway.
Lap 226 Dale Jr., Vickers, McMurray and Stewart stayed out, Kurt Busch’s team penalized for having too many men penalty over the wall on pit road. Dale Jr. leads the field for the restart.
Lap 235 ‘Caution’ for a crash involving Ambrose, Cassill, Scott, Wise and Patrick.
Lap 274 ‘Caution’ due to Kurt Busch’s blown engine.
Lap 286 ‘Caution’ for Danica Patrick’s blown engine.
Lap 380 ‘Caution’ for Alex Bowman who suffered some left side damage to the front of his car.
Lap 381 Carl Edwards, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski go to the pits.Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson stay out.
Lap 381 race off pit road Edwards, Kyle Busch, Menard, McMurray and Harvick while the top 4 stayed out.
Lap 384 Jeff Gordon leads the field into Turn 1 for the restart. Before the end of the lap Kenseth takes the outside line for the lead.
On lap 385 Harvick is on the move and is already battling for fifth on the backstretch.
Lap 386 Johnson passes Gordon on the inside for second. Lap Harvick is coming strong and passes by Gordon for third.
During Lap 390 Gordon falls back due to only taking two tires earlier.
Lap 392 Kenseth moves to block Johnson, then after some contact Johnson passes Kenseth on the inside.
Lap 398 Harvick closes on Kenseth for second place. ]
On lap 399 Jimmie Johnson takes the white flag and Harvick takes second from Kenseth.
Lap 400Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag and scores his first win of 2014.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 12
Unofficial Race Results for the 55Th Annual Coca-Cola 600 – Sunday, May 25, 2014
Charlotte Motor Speedway 1.5 Mile Paved Race Length – 400 Laps – 600 Miles
Leader
Position Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running
2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet 400 Running
3. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Husky Toyota 400 Running
4. Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 400 Running
5. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 400 Running
6. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 400 Running
7. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 400 Running
8. Car 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevrolet 400 Running
9. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 400 Running
10. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 400 Running
11. Car 43 Aric Almirola United States Air Force Ford 400 Running
12. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Platinum Ford 400 Running
13. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 400 Running
14. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance/Thankamillionteachers.com Chev 399 Running
15. Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 399 Running
16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Cheerios Chevrolet 399 Running
17. Car 15 Clint Bowyer Cherry5hourEnergyforSpecialOpsWarriorFndtn Toyota 399 Running
18. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 398 Running
19. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/Superman Chevrolet 398 Running
20. Car 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 398 Running
21. Car 16 Greg Biffle Fastenal Ford 398 Running
22. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 398 Running
23. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 398 Running
24. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 398 Running
25. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 398 Running
26. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 397 Running
27. Car 26 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Toyota 397 Running
28. Car 7 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 396 Running
29. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose Twisted Tea Ford 396 Running
30. Car 95 Michael McDowell JPO Absorbents Ford 396 Running
31. Car 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 395 Running
32. Car 33 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 395 Running
33. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr.Pepper Toyota 392 Running
34. Car 66 Joe Nemechek Testoril Toyota 390 Running
35. Car 32 Blake Koch Supportmilitary.org Ford 390 Running
36. car 40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing Chevrolet 382 Running
37. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 378 Running
38. Car 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Toyota 303 Engine
39. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 281 Engine
40. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Made in America Chevrolet 271 Engine
41. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 229 Accident
42. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 162 Engine
43. Car 38 David Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 160 Accident
Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 07 Mins, 27 Secs. Average Speed: 145.484 MPH Margin of Victory 1.272 Seconds Caution Flags: 8 for 44 laps Lead Changes: 34 among 9 328. 3M Lap Leader : Jimmie Johnson, #48 165 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Jimmie Johnson, #48 Coors Light Pole Award: Jimmie Johnson, #48 194.911 mph Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Kevin Harvick, #4 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #48 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #4 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Jamie McMurray, #1 Rodden, .278 sec Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Matt Kenseth, #20 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Dillon, #3
Next Race: Jun. 1, 2014 – Dover International Speedway
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