Coca-Cola 600 Fact Sheet
Compiled by racing-reference.info
Track facts for Charlotte Motor Speedway:
Previous Cup races at Charlotte
Active Cup drivers' career stats at Charlotte
- Number of previous races: 123.
- First Cup race: June 19, 1960, won by Joe Lee Johnson.
- Last Cup race: May 30, 2021, won by Kyle Larson.
- Won from pole: 18, last time by Kyle Larson in 2021.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 69 times in 123 races (56%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 91 times (74%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 10 times (8%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 37th, by Jimmie Johnson in 2003.
- Most laps led: 392, by Martin Truex, Jr. in 2016.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 2, by Kevin Harvick in 2011 and Austin Dillon in 2017.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 160.655 mph by Martin Truex, Jr. in 2016.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 197.390 mph by Kyle Busch in 2014.
- Most lead changes: 54 in 1979.
- Closest finish: Jimmie Johnson's .027 second margin over Bobby Labonte in 2005.
- Most caution flags: 22 in 2005.
- From 2017-2021 a typical Charlotte race had 19.0 lead changes, 9.3 cautions for 49.4 laps, and an average green-flag run of 30.6 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet (47), Ford (31), Dodge (15), Pontiac (8), Mercury (7), Toyota (7), Buick (4), Plymouth (4).
- Most victories by owner: Rick Hendrick (21), Richard Childress (8), Junior Johnson-Richard Howard (8), Petty Enterprises (8), Jack Roush (8), Joe Gibbs (7), Holman-Moody (7), Wood Brothers (6), Robert Yates (5).
Driver Notes:
- The most Charlotte races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Denny Hamlin (30 races) | Ricky Rudd (61 races) |
| Top 5: | Michael McDowell (22) | Buddy Arrington (39) |
| Top 10: | Michael McDowell (22) | Jimmy Means (29) |
| Pole: | David Ragan (24) | Terry Labonte (57) |
| Lap led: | Chris Buescher, Timmy Hill (9) | Buddy Arrington (39) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Timmy Hill (9) | Buddy Arrington (39) |
- Top career marks at Charlotte:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Kurt Busch (40) | Richard Petty (64) |
| Wins: | Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex, Jr. (3) | Jimmie Johnson (8) |
| Top 5s: | Kyle Busch (15) | Bobby Allison, Richard Petty (23) |
| Top 10s: | Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick (20) | Richard Petty (31) |
| Poles: | Kyle Busch (3) | David Pearson (14) |
| Laps: | Kevin Harvick (13,276) | Ricky Rudd (20,294) |
| Laps led: | Kyle Busch (1,450) | Bobby Allison (2,339) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Kevin Harvick (25) | Mark Martin (30) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Charlotte (3 or more starts):
- Tyler Reddick (10.3)
- Chase Elliott (11.9)
- Denny Hamlin (12.3)
- Joey Logano (12.4)
- Brad Keselowski (13.5)
- Martin Truex, Jr. (14.1)
- Kyle Busch (14.3)
- Kevin Harvick (14.8)
- Austin Dillon (16.1)
- William Byron (16.8)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Charlotte (3 or more starts):
- Garrett Smithley (35.7)
- Justin Allgaier (33.8)
- Timmy Hill (32.9)
- B.J. McLeod (32.0)
- J.J. Yeley (31.6)
- Michael McDowell (30.2)
- Landon Cassill (29.6)
- Ross Chastain (29.5)
- Bubba Wallace (26.0)
- Ryan Preece (25.8)
Current top-10 drivers at Charlotte:
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Other notable Driver Ratings at Charlotte: Denny Hamlin (94.9), Tyler Reddick (91.6), Kevin Harvick (91.2), Brad Keselowski (87.5), Kurt Busch (87.0), Greg Biffle (86.7), Austin Dillon (83.4).
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