2020 Coca-Cola 600

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2020 Coca-Cola 600
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Race 7 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Coca-Cola 600 program cover.jpeg
2020 Coca-Cola 600 program cover
Date May 24–25, 2020 [a]
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 405 laps, 607.5 mi (977.67 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.6 km)
Average speed 135.024 miles per hour (217.300 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Chip Ganassi Racing
Time 29.790
Most laps led
Driver Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 164
Winner
No. 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 3.963 million [8]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2020 Coca-Cola 600, the 61st running of the event, was a NASCAR Cup Series race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, which started on May 24 and concluded in the early hours of May 25, 2020. [a]

Contents

The seventh race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Coca-Cola 600 was scheduled to be held over 400 laps of the 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometre) asphalt speedway, but following a late-race spin by William Byron, a caution period took the race into an overtime finish. Brad Keselowski took the victory after 405 laps had been completed; the 607.5 miles (977.7 kilometres) completed was the longest race distance in NASCAR history. [9]

Report

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg
Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

All four stages were scheduled to consist of 100 laps.

The race was held behind closed doors to an extent, with no spectators admitted in the grandstands. However, owners of the condominiums overlooking turn 1 of the track were able to watch the race from their residences (restricted to up to five per residence for social distancing requirements), for a maximum of 260 fans. [10] As one of the first major events to allow limited spectators, tickets to the event, available exclusively to ownership of the units, started at $7,802 for two nights in a unit, as offered on short-term vacation rental sites. [11]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No.DriverTeamManufacturer
00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 J. J. Yeley (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford
53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Ross Chastain (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota
96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

Kurt Busch scored the pole position. Kurt busch (47029499454) (cropped).jpg
Kurt Busch scored the pole position.

Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.790 and a speed of 181.269 mph (291.724 km/h). [12]

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTime
11 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet29.790
248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.799
39 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.834
442 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet29.847
58 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet29.850
63 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet29.877
722 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford29.925
819 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.946
92 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford29.953
1024 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.956
1118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota30.019
1288 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet30.020
1311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota30.027
1420 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota30.033
1595 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota30.042
1613 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet30.059
1747 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet30.071
186 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford30.072
1917 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford30.081
2014 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford30.095
2177 Ross Chastain (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet30.150
224 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford30.156
2343 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet30.172
2432 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford30.183
2538 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford30.254
2612 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford30.313
2734 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford30.324
2841 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford30.334
2937 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet30.352
3000 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet30.848
3127 Gray Gaulding Rick Ware Racing Ford31.160
3266 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota31.234
3321 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford31.452
347 J. J. Yeley (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet31.480
3515 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet31.502
3678 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford31.590
3796 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota31.858
3853 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet31.971
3951 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford33.538
4010 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Brad Keselowski won the race. Brad Keselowski 2017 NASCAR Media Tour.jpg
Brad Keselowski won the race.

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 100

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
188Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
39Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
48Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
73Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
91Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
106Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 100

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
188Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
59Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
620Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord4
83Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Stage ThreeLaps: 100

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord8
419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7
518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
620Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
72Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord4
83Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
924William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
108Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Official stage three results

Final Stage Results

Stage FourLaps: 100

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
192Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord40544
239Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40549
32612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord40544
41118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40552
5224Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord40533
6819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40556
711Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40532
858Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet40537
91595Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota40528
101917Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord40527
111420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40536
122841Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord40525
13722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40544
1463Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40533
154010Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord40522
162538John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord40521
173321Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord40520
182734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord40519
191288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40547
201024William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40429
212177Ross Chastain (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet4030
222937Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet40315
232432Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord40314
241747Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet40213
251613Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet40112
26442Matt KensethChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40111
27186Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord40011
283796Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota3999
291311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3988
303515Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3987
313127Gray GauldingRick Ware RacingFord3976
323678B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord3930
333853Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3910
343266Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota3900
353000Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet3902
363951Joey Gase (i)Petty Ware RacingFord3850
37347J. J. Yeley (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet2510
382343Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet1641
392014Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord961
DSQ248Jimmie Johnson [b] Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4051
Official race results

Race statistics

Media

Television

Fox Sports televised the race in the United States for the 20th consecutive year. Mike Joy and three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, Jeff Gordon covered the race from the Steve Byrnes Studio in Charlotte. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon 		Jamie Little
Regan Smith 		Larry McReynolds

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini were the pit reporters during the broadcast.

PRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow		Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson		Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

Notes

  1. 1 2 The race started on Sunday evening, and following a rain delay of over an hour, concluded at 12:09 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Monday morning. [7]
  2. ↑ Johnson initially finished 2nd, but was disqualified after failing post-race inspection. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Coca-Cola 600 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Commercial breakdown: 2020 Coca-Cola 600". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media Network. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Coca-Cola 600 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Spencer, Reid (May 24, 2020). "Brad Keselowski wins Coca-Cola 600 in overtime". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2020. In Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600, which went to overtime for the second time in its history, Keselowski surged ahead after a restart on Lap 404 and beat Jimmie Johnson to the finish line by .293 seconds to win a race that stretched to 607.5 miles, longest in NASCAR history.
  10. ↑ "Speedway Condo Owners to Get Front-Row Seat to Coca-Cola 600". Spectrum News. May 15, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ Gastelu, Gary. "'Tickets' to closed NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 listed for $7,802". Foxnews.com. Fox News Media. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ DeGroot, Nick (May 24, 2020). "Kurt Busch tops Jimmie Johnson for Coke 600 pole". Motorsport.com . Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network . Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ "No. 48 fails inspection; Jimmie Johnson disqualified at Charlotte". NASCAR. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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