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May 27, 2016
What to Watch: Friday
Aaron Bearden (@AaronBearden93)
by The Frontstretch Staff
Records and facts
In last year's Coca-Cola 600, Carl Edwards took the lead following the final round of green-flag pit stops and pulled away to win by nearly five seconds over Greg Biffle.
Among active drivers, Jimmie Johnson is the winningest driver at Charlotte with seven career victories on the quad-oval. He just plain owned the place for a couple of years in the mid-2000s, winning four races in a row from 2004-2005. Kasey Kahne has four career wins (plus one All-Star Race victory) while Kevin Harvick has three.
All-time, Johnson's seven wins actually top the charts. Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison both have six while Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt have five apiece.
Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 1.5-mile quad-oval, 50 laps (75 miles) for Sprint Showdown, 113 laps (169.5 miles) for the Sprint All-Star Race
Banking: 24 degrees
Frontstretch: 1,952.8 ft., banked 5 degrees
Backstretch: 1,360 ft., banked 5 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 89,000
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Pace Car Speed: 55 mph
Opened: 1960
Website: http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottemotorspeedway
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CLTMotorSpdwy
Remaining Pre-Race Schedule:
Happy Hour: Saturday, May 28, 1 - 1:50 p.m. on FOX Sports 1
Say What?!
"Having a car balance that you can adjust because so much changes from the day when it's hot and sunny, and then you get into the night when it cools down a little bit without any sun on the track. The track changes for grip. So if you can tighten your car up at the right times and do it the right way to where you don't lose the attitude that you are looking for throughout the race, that's key." - Kasey Kahne
"It just depends on how hot it is, honestly. If it's a good weekend and the weather is nice, then it's more mentally challenging than physically challenging. Either way, it's still challenging both mentally and physically in some way, shape or form. The hardest part mentally is just getting yourself to overcome that last hundred miles because you are used to the 400 or 500-mile races." - Kevin Harvick
"I like Charlotte. It's really nice for the crews because it's a home race for them. They get to sleep in their own bed and a lot of their family and friends are there. So you want to give them a good performance. It's fun for me at Charlotte because a lot of the crews have young kids, so it's fun to meet them and see them around the hauler during the race weekend. It's just a bit of a different experience than a lot of the tracks we go to... A lot is made about the Coca-Cola 600 being another 100 miles longer and it being a long race. We have a lot of races that are already 500 miles long and we have a lot of races that go from day to night, so it's really not unfamiliar territory. It can make a bad day worse if the race is even longer. If the car is good, then the day is easy. It never feels all that long and, hopefully, it's not super-hot out. Other than that, it's just another race, honestly. But, it is a big event that you want to do well at." - Danica Patrick
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by the Frontstretch Staff
Q: The 2005 Coca-Cola 600 is best known for the fact that it set the all-time record in the Sprint Cup Series for cautions with 22. One of those yellows was caused by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. being overzealous. What happened?
Thursday's Answer:
Q: In 1994, John Andretti attempted the first Indy-Charlotte double. After finishing ninth at Indianapolis despite getting hit by Dennis Vitolo, Andretti traveled to Charlotte to drive the No. 14 Chevrolet. Why did his Coca-Cola 600 race fail to match that open-wheel success?
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