Starting from 9th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford won the 61st Annual COCA-COLA 600, his 31st win in 384 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 2nd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2020. Chase was on his way to the win & then there was a 8th Caution on lap 399 for Car 24 Spin in Turn 2. The team decided to pit for 4 fresh tires for the green white checker, Keselowski stayed out & was able to last for the last 2 laps. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford, started from 26th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 9 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White Blue Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from 22nd place. 6th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER/USO Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet, started from 5th place was the highest finishing rookie. 9th Place Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota, started from 15th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, in 10th place, started from 19th place. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 23 points over Joey Logano.
NASCAR Cup Series Penalties:
NASCAR suspends crew members for No. 11 Cup Series team
ByStaff Report NASCAR.com May 25, 2020 at 3:59 PM
NASCAR penalized the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team after a tungsten weight came loose from the vehicle before the start of Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. As a result of the safety violation, which is detailed in section 12.5.2.7.4.d of the NASCAR rule book, crew chief Chris Gabehart, car chief Brandon Griffeth and engineer Scott Simmons will miss the next four Cup Series points races through June 10, provided the team doesn’t appeal the suspension.
No. 48 fails post-race inspection; Jimmie Johnson disqualified at Charlotte
ByStaff Report NASCAR.com May 25, 2020 at 1:59 AM
NASCAR officials disqualified the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet after post-race inspection at Charlotte Motor Speedway, striking Jimmie Johnson from a second-place finish in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. Cup Series director Jay Fabian said that the No. 48 car’s rear alignment failed in the Optical Scanning Station (OSS) portion of technical inspection after Sunday’s race. Johnson and the team were relegated to a last-place finish in the 40-car field.
The Race had 8 Cautions for 52 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 49 for Weather – Rain [Red: 01:08:35]. 3rd Caution on lap 98 for #14 Crash in Turn 1 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 202 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 277 for #42 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 302 for Stage 3 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 349 for #51 Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 399 for #24 Spin Turn 2.
The Race had 20 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; K. Busch 1-54; A. Bowman 55-159; J. Johnson 160-162; J. Nemechek # 163; R. Preece 164; R. Stenhouse Jr. 165; A. Bowman 166-223; M. Truex Jr. 224-255; B. Keselowski 256-262; M. Truex Jr. 263-277; J. Logano 278-302; A. Bowman 303; M. DiBenedetto 304-306; J. Logano 307; M. Truex Jr. 308; M. DiBenedetto 309-311; M. Truex Jr. 312-350; J. Johnson 351 -353; B. Keselowski 354-362; C. Elliott 363-400; B. Keselowski 401-405.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 88, 19, 9, 8, 22, 18, 3, 24, 1, 6
Stage 2 Top 10: 88, 19, 18, 24, 9, 20, 22, 3, 12, 4
Stage 3 Top 10: 22, 88, 12, 19, 18, 20, 2, 3, 24, 8
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the 61st Annual COCA-COLA 600 – Sunday, May 24, 2020
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 405 Laps – 607.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 9. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 2. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 405 Running | ||||
| 3. 26. Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 4. 11. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White Blue Toyota 405 Running | ||||
| 5. 22. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 6. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER/USO Toyota 405 Running | ||||
| 7. 1. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 405 Running | ||||
| 8. 5. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 405 Running | ||||
| 9. 15. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 405 Running | ||||
| 10. 19. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 11. 14. Car 20 Erik Jones DEWALT Atomic Thank You Toyota 405 Running | ||||
| 12. 28. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 13. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 14. 6. Car 3 Austin Dillon Coca-Cola Chevrolet 405 Running | ||||
| 15. 40. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 16. 25. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # YANMAR Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 17. 33. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/FVP Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 18. 27. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 405 Running | ||||
| 19. 12. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGood.com/NOCO Patriotic Chevrolet 405 Running | ||||
| 20. 10. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Patriotic Chevrolet 404 Running | ||||
| 21. 21. Car 77 Ross Chastain(i) AdventHealth Chevrolet 403 Running | ||||
| 22. 29. Car 37 Ryan Preece Scott Products Chevrolet 403 Running | ||||
| 23. 24. Car 32 Corey LaJoie ARK.io Ford 403 Running | ||||
| 24. 17. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 402 Running | ||||
| 25. 16. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 401 Running | ||||
| 26. 4. Car 42 Matt Kenseth McDelivery Chevrolet 401 Running | ||||
| 27. 18. Car 6 Ryan Newman Roman Ford 400 Running | ||||
| 28. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Today.Tomorrow.Toyota Toyota 399 Running | ||||
| 29. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx #SupportSmall Toyota 398 Running | ||||
| 30. 35. Car 15 Brennan Poole # In Memory of SFC Nathan Chapman Chevrolet 398 Running | ||||
| 31. 31. Car 27 Gray Gaulding Panini America Ford 397 Running | ||||
| 32. 36. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Circle Track Warehouse Ford 393 Running | ||||
| 33. 38. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Victory Lane Quick Oil Change Chevrolet 391 Running | ||||
| 34. 32. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 390 Running | ||||
| 35. 30. Car 00 Quin Houff # Good Greek Movers Chevrolet 390 Running | ||||
| 36. 39. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Agri Supply Ford 385 Running | ||||
| 37. 34. Car 7 * JJ Yeley(i) Chevrolet 251 DVP | ||||
| 38. 23. Car 43 Bubba Wallace U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 164 Vibration | ||||
| 39. 20. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford 96 Accident | ||||
| 40. 2. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Patriotic Chevrolet 405 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 21 (Back Up Car), 2, 7, 10, 66 (Unapproved Adjustments), 11 (Pitting Before Green Flag). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 29 Mins, 55 Secs. Average Speed: 135.042 MPH. Margin of Victory: .293 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 52 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 11 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Kurt Busch, #1 181.269 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Tyler Reddick, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 27, 2020 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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