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During practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Toyota won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 57th Annual COCA-COLA 600 with a lap of 28.077 seconds, 192.328 mph. This is Martin Truex Jr.’s 9 pole in 382 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races & this is his 2nd pole and eighth top-10 start in 2016. This is his 1st pole in 22 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford (second) posted his 9th Top 10 start of 2016 and his 5th in 15 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford (third) posted his 2nd Top 10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 7th in 13 races this season. Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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During practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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During practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This is a 600 mile race anyone can win but here are my picks to win in order:
1. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet
2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet
3. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Toyota
4. Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
5. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet
6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
7. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
8. Car 19 Carl Edwards Subway Toyota
9. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet
10. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 Chevrolet
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During practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, and Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, battle for the finish in the third segment of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Starting Line Up by Row Charlotte Motor Speedway 57th Annual COCA-COLA 600
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Thu, May 26, 2016 @ 08:18 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon 05/19/01 12:34:03 185.022
Position Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1:
1. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Toyota 28.077 192.328
2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 28.124 192.007
Row 2:
3. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 28.209 191.428
4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 28.215 191.388
Row 3:
5. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 28.277 190.968
6. Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 28.346 190.503
Row 4:
7. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet 28.379 190.282
8. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 28.381 190.268
Row 5:
9. Car 19 Carl Edwards Subway Toyota 28.443 189.853
10. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 28.483 189.587
Row 6:
11. Car 27 Paul Menard Knauf/Menards Chevrolet 28.547 189.162
12. Car 24 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 28.729 187.963
Row 7:
13. Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevrolet 28.404 190.114
14. Car 31 Ryan Newman Whelen Chevrolet 28.432 189.927
Row 8:
15. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Harris Teeter/Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 28.443 189.853
16. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 28.448 189.820
Row 9:
17. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 28.448 189.820
18. Car 21 Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/QuickLaneTireandAutoCenter Ford 28.450 189.807
Row 10:
19. Car 10 Danica Patrick Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet 28.492 189.527
20. Car 43 Aric Almirola U.S. Air Force Ford 28.530 189.274
Row 11:
21. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 Chevrolet 28.543 189.188
22. Car 34 Chris Buescher # CSX – Play It Safe Ford 28.621 188.673
Row 12:
23. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna/McDonald’s Chevrolet 28.646 188.508
24. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 28.734 187.931
Row 13:
25. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 28.594 188.851
26. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Chevrolet 28.623 188.659
Row 14:
27. Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Toyota 28.642 188.534
28. Car 3 Austin Dillon Cheerios Chevrolet 28.645 188.515
Row 15:
29. Car 5 Kasey Kahne LiftMaster Chevrolet 28.666 188.376
30. Car 44 Brian Scott # Twisted Tea Ford 28.721 188.016
Row 16:
31. Car 7 Regan Smith Nikko RC/Toy State Chevrolet 28.803 187.480
32. Car 95 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Chevrolet 28.836 187.266
Row 17:
33. Car 38 Landon Cassill MDS Transport/We Hire Vets Ford 28.846 187.201
34. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto Hope For The Warriors/Cosmo Motors Toyota 28.884 186.955
Row 18:
35. Car 23 David Ragan Bubba Burger Toyota 28.911 186.780
36. Car 98 Cole Whitt Vydox Plus Chevrolet 29.097 185.586
Row 19:
37. Car 30 Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 29.479 183.181
38. Car 46 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 29.494 183.088
Row 20:
39. Car 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt # Can-Am Ford 29.881 180.717
40. Car 55 Reed Sorenson World Record Striper Company Chevrolet 30.095 179.432
Did Not Qualify: None.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 22 0 Toyota 7 0Â Ford 11 0
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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