Starting from 14th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER /USO Toyota won the 60th Annual COCA-COLA 600, his 22nd win in 490 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 3rd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 27 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 7th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 18th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fastenal Ford, started from 9th place. 6th Place Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Thrill of the Grill Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 7th place Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Patriotic Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Patriotic Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 24 William Byron Liberty Patriotic Chevroletm started from pole. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, in 10th place, started from 5th place. Matt Tifft (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 0 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 16 Cautions for 80 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 24 for #20 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 49 for #95 Crash in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 75 for #19 I Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 87 for #17, 18 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 93 for #8,14 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 128 for #37 Crash in Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 162 for #11 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 190 for #47 Crash in Turn 1. 10th Caution on lap 202 for stage 2 Conclusion [Red Flag 1:56]. 11th Caution on lap 252 for #52,19 Crash in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 302 for Stage 3 Conclusion. 13th Caution on lap 310 for #1, 18 Crash on the Frontstretch. 14th Caution on lap 317 for #3, 13, 14, 42, 47 Crash in Turn 2. 15th Caution on lap 361 for #11 Spin Turn 2. 16th Caution on lap 392 for #2 Spin Turn 4.
The race had 30 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; W. Byron 1-24; K. Busch 25-49; W. Byron 50; K. Harvick 51-54; K. Busch 55-58; K. Harvick 59-62; M. Truex Jr 63-73; K. Harvick 74; D. Hemric # 75-81; B. Keselowski 82-90; K. Harvick 91-95; B. Keselowski 96-106; D. Hamlin 107-127; C. Elliott 128-130; M. Truex Jr 131; R. Blaney 132-133; B. Keselowski 134-162; W. Byron 163-167; B. Keselowski 168- 189; A. Bowman 190-193; W. Byron 194; A. Bowman 195-198; B. Keselowski 199-203; K. Busch 204-252; M. Truex Jr 253-258; K. Busch 259; M. Truex Jr 260-303; C. Elliott 304-343; M. Truex Jr 344-392; D. Ragan 393-395; M. Truex Jr 396-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 11, 18, 9, 4, 24, 22, 48, 19, 12
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 88, 18, 9, 24, 4, 12, 1, 22, 42
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 13
Race Results for the 60th Annual COCA-COLA 600 – Sunday, May 26, 2019. Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 600. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 14. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER /USO Toyota 400 Running | |
| 2. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running | |
| 3. 3. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota 400 Running | |
| 4. 12. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running | |
| 5. 9. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fastenal Ford 400 Running | |
| 6. 22. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Thrill of the Grill Chevrolet 400 Running | |
| 7. 13. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running | |
| 8. 15. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running | |
| 9. 1. Car 24 William Byron Liberty Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running | |
| 10. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford | 400 400 Running |
| 11. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 400 Running | |
| 12. 30. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Superior Logistics Ford 400 Running | |
| 13. 19. Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford 400 Running | |
| 14. 17. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Knauf Ford 400 Running | |
| 15. 31. Car 38 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 400 Running | |
| 16. 18. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs Ford 400 Running | |
| 17. 20. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 400 Running | |
| 18. 6. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Coca-Cola Ford 399 Running | |
| 19. 21. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 398 Running | |
| 20. 26. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 398 Running | |
| 21. 10. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Cessna Chevrolet 398 Running | |
| 22. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 398 Running | |
| 23. 28. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 397 Running | |
| 24. 8. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Peak Antifreeze & Coolant Ford 397 Running | |
| 25. 29. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Coca-Cola Orange Vanilla Chevrolet 396 Running | |
| 26. 34. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 396 Running | |
| 27. 11. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 396 Running | |
| 28. 39. Car 77 Quin Houff NASCAR Mobile App Chevrolet 396 Running | |
| 29. 36. Car 53 * BJ McLeod(i) Enlisted Nine Fight Company Chevrolet 395 Running | |
| 30. 37. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson VIPRacingExperience.com Chevrolet 389 Running | |
| 31. 24. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 343 Suspension | |
| 32. 40. Car 66 * Joey Gase(i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 334 Running | |
| 33. 25. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 315 Accident | |
| 34. 4. Car 3 Austin Dillon Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Chevrolet 315 Accident | |
| 35. 33. Car 52 Bayley Currey(i) RWR Ford 245 Accident | |
| 36. 35. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Cross Country Adjusting Chevrolet 134 Suspension | |
| 37. 32. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 108 Oil Cooler | |
| 38. 38. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) JACOB COMPANIES P-40 WARHAWK Ford 51 Rear Gear | |
| 39. 27. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Safety Qualified Toyota 47 Accident | |
| 40. 16. Car 20 Erik Jones Reser’s Main St Bistro Toyota 22 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 36 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 50 Mins, 9 Secs. Average Speed: 124.074 MPH, Margin of Victory: 0.330 Seconds. Caution Flags: 16 for 80 laps. Lead Changes: 30 among 11 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Martin Truex Jr, #19. Busch Pole Award: William Byron, #24 183.424 mph. Fastest Lap: Kevin Harvick, #4. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kevin Harvick, #4 crew chief Rodney Childers, 2.4177 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Matt Tifft, #36.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 2, 2019 – Pocono Raceway
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