Credit: 355959Sarah Crabill/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 27: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Starting from pole Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota won the 59th Annual COCA-COLA 600, his 47th win in 475 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 10th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 17th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This win has given Kyle Busch a win at all NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series tracks. 2nd place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, started from 15th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 26 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 8th Top-10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 26 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Credit: 355960Matt Sullivan/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 27: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Caroli
4th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Stars Stripes and Lites Ford, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet, started from 23rd place. 6th Place Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Ford, started from 16th place followed by 9th place Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet, started from 27th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Darrell Wallace Jr. (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 67 points over Joey Logano.
Credit: 355950Sarah Crabill/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 27: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 3 Cautions for 54 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 38 for #3 Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 85 for #4 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 116 for #24 Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 121 for #48, 22,11, 20 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 202 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 227 for #23 Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap
260 for #37 Crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 274 for #42 Spin Turn 1. 10th Caution on lap 280 for Oil on track from #12. 11th Caution on lap 302 for Stage 3 Conclusion.
Credit: 355948Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 27: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 4 drivers: Kyle Busch 0; J. Logano 1-4; Kyle Busch 5-85; B. Keselowski 86-87; Kyle Busch 88-158; D. Hamlin 159-165; J. Logano 166-173; Kyle Busch 174-352; D. Hamlin 353-354; Kyle Busch 355-400.
Credit: 355951Sarah Crabill/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 27: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Stages:
Stage 1: 18,12,42,78,48,10,14,11,17,20
Stage 2: 18,78,42,11,14,10,9,48,31,20
Credit: 355956Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 27: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 13
Unofficial Race Results for the 59Th Annual Coca-Cola 600 – Sunday, May 27, 2018
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 600 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota 400 Running
2. 15. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota 400 Running
3. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 400 Running
4. 5. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Stars Stripes and Lites Ford 400 Running
5. 23. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running
6. 7. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 400 Running
7. 11. Car 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet 400 Running
8. 16. Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Ford 400 Running
9. 27. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 400 Running
10. 13. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 399 Running
11. 22. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Patriotic Chevrolet 399 Running
12. 28. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas 30 Years of the VF1 Ford 399 Running
13. 9. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 399 Running
14. 14. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Knauf Ford 399 Running
15. 10. Car 19 Daniel Suarez Interstate Batteries Toyota 399 Running
16. 24. Car 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Kroger/Coca-Cola Chevrolet 399 Running
17. 17. Car 6 Matt Kenseth Wyndham Rewards Ford 399 Running
18. 29. Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 399 Running
19. 4. Car 20 Erik Jones Circle K Toyota 399 Running
20. 26. Car 95 Kasey Kahne Thorne Chevrolet 399 Running
21. 20. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 399 Running
22. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 399 Running
23. 30. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 399 Running
24. 25. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Internetwork Engineering Chevrolet 398 Running
25. 19. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 396 Running
26. 33. Car 72 Corey LaJoie MyFreedomSmokes.com Chevrolet 396 Running
27. 32. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 394 Running
28. 35. Car 00 Landon Cassill DAIRI-O Chevrolet 394 Running
29. 18. Car 37 Chris Buescher Cottonelle Wavy Clean Ripple Chevrolet 394 Running
30. 37. Car 55 * Jeffrey Earnhardt Angels of America’s Fallen Chevrolet 389 Running
31. 34. Car 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 388 Running
32. 36. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) CrashClaimsR.Us Toyota 383 Running
33. 38. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Prefund Capital Chevrolet 373 Running
34. 12. Car 3 Austin Dillon Coca-Cola Chevrolet 348 Running
35. 6. Car 31 Ryan Newman Liberty National Chevrolet 344 Running
36. 8. Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 278 Engine
37. 31. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Cosmo Motors Ford 257 Oil Leak
38. 40. Car 7 * JJ Yeley(i) Steakhouse Elite Chevrolet 191 Fuel Pump
39. 21. Car 24 William Byron # Liberty University Patriotic Chevrolet 139 Accident
40. 39. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1/Busch Beer Ford 83 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #00- inspection failure, 43- Unapproved adjustments. Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 04 Hrs, 23 Mins, 22 Secs. Average Speed: 136.692 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.823 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 54 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 4 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #18 191.836 mph. Fastest Lap: Joey Logano, #22. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #18. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Jamie McMurray, #1 crew chief Matt McCall, 0.233 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: William Byron, #24.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Jun. 3, 2018 – Pocono Raceway
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