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Give Jimmie Johnson the Checkered Flag in Coca-Cola 600

By Bob ZellerMay 29th 2010 – 6:24PM

CONCORD, N.C. -- It's easy enough to suggest that Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 will be ultra-competitive when you consider that the first 40 cars in the 43-car field were separated on the speed chart by less than a second a lap in qualifying. Alas, the reality is that maybe five drivers have a decent shot at winning here,...

FH @ The Track: Indy 500, Coke 600

By Geoffrey MillerMay 20th 2009 – 11:13PM

Looking to land the best 1-2 punch on American motorsports coverage this weekend? Well don't move that mouse.From the pageantry of the Indianapolis 500 to NASCAR's longest night in the Coca-Cola 600, FanHouse will be hitting Memorial Day weekend on all eight cylinders as Holly Cain will be checking in with stories from the...

Expect Unexpected at All-Star Race

By Larry McReynoldsMay 13th 2009 – 11:29AM

Although NASCAR banned all test sessions across the board this season, expect to see 100 laps of disguised "testing" Saturday night in the 25th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway (7PM ET on SPEED).Even when testing was permissible, the All-Star Race traditionally has been a time when teams...

Coca Cola 600 News From the Web

  • 05/24/12 MCREYNOLDS: NASCAR Small Teams Face A Long Sunday Source: Speed TV We know we are asking 100 more miles out of everything — our car, our driver and our pit crew.
  • 05/24/12 Exergen Teams Up With AdLarge Media to Reach NASCAR... Source: PrimeZone Media Network WATERTOWN, Mass., May 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the Indianapolis 500 and The Coca Cola 600 fast approaching, Exergen® Corporation announced its sponsorship of "Fast and Accurate," the company's latest collaboration with INDYCAR and NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup races.
  • 05/27/11 Q and A with Sprint Showdown winner David Ragan Source: Gaston Gazette - Gastonia NC Roush Fenway Racing's David Ragan won his first Sprint Showdown last Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and finished eighth in the All-Star Race. He will start eighth in Sunday's Coca Cola 600.
  • 05/25/11 Jimmie Johnson on Coca Cola 600: "We Need to Prepare... Source: Bleacher Report - NASCAR On Tuesday afternoon, five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson took a few minutes out of his Coca Cola 600 preparations to address the media.
  • 05/25/11 Fantasy NASCAR Preview: Charlotte - Coca Cola 600 Source: Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie The schedule this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway is finally back to normal–in my mind at least.

Background on Coca Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600 is an annual 600-mile (965.606 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend.

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