Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Charlotte Motor Speedway Track Facts: 2018 Coca-Cola 600

Jimmie Johnson's eighth and final Charlotte win in fall of 2016. He's 60/1 to win Sunday, the highest odds ever placed on him.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 Top 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Rank
Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Kyle Busch
28
2
0
11
16
6
15.5
104.9
 
2
Joey Logano
18
0
1
5
9
0
12.6
89.3
 
3
Kevin Harvick
34
2
3
8
16
2
14.8
91
 
4
Brad Keselowski
17
1
1
3
7
2
15
85.8
 
5
Kurt Busch
35
0
1
7
12
4
17.7
88.1
 
6
Clint Bowyer
24
0
1
2
5
1
17.5
78.4
 
7
Denny Hamlin
25
2
0
8
16
2
12.4
96.4
 
8
Martin Truex Jr
25
1
2
5
9
0
15.1
88.5
 
9
Ryan Blaney
6
0
0
0
1
1
23.2
76.9
 
10
Aric Almirola
11
1
0
0
1
1
19
72.2
 
11
Kyle Larson
9
0
0
1
3
2
18.7
85.8
 
12
Jimmie Johnson
33
4
8
15
20
5
12.5
109.8
 
13
Erik Jones
2
0
0
0
1
0
12
75.8
 
14
Alex Bowman
5
0
0
0
0
1
32
44.7
 
15
Chase Elliott
5
0
0
1
2
2
19.8
85.2
 
16
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
12
0
0
0
0
1
19.7
68.4
 
* – Based on last 26 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2005 – 2017).


Charlotte Motor Speedway – Loop Leaders
Monster Energy Series - Top 3 In Key Loop Data Statistics
Driver Rating

Avg. Running Position
Laps Led

Jimmie Johnson
109.8
Jimmie Johnson
8.019
Jimmie Johnson
1,094
Kyle Busch
104.9
Kyle Busch
10.069
Kyle Busch
993
Denny Hamlin
96.4
Denny Hamlin
11.165
Kasey Kahne
896
      
Fastest Laps Run
% Laps in the Top 15

Quality Passes

Jimmie Johnson
875
Jimmie Johnson
87.0%
Jimmie Johnson
1,260
Kasey Kahne
713
Kyle Busch
77.5%
Kyle Busch
1,239
Kyle Busch
621
Denny Hamlin
77.2%
Matt Kenseth
1,085
Loop Data stats are from 2005 - Present

Charlotte Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 12 of 36 (05-28-17)
Track Size: 1.5-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length:  1,980 feet
Backstretch Length:  1,500 feet
Race Length: 400 laps / 600 miles
Stage Length: 100 Laps each

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson........................ 109.8
Kyle Busch............................... 104.9
Denny Hamlin............................. 96.4
Matt Kenseth.............................. 96.1
Kasey Kahne.............................. 93.3
Kevin Harvick............................. 91.0
Joey Logano............................... 89.3
Martin Truex Jr........................... 88.5
Kurt Busch................................. 88.1
Brad Keselowski......................... 85.8
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (26 total) among active drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2017 pole winner:
Kevin Harvick, Ford
193.424 mph, 27.918 secs. 05-26-17

2017 race winner:
Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
138.800 mph, (04:19:22), 05-28-17

Track qualifying record:
Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
198.771 mph, 27.167 secs. 10-09-14

Track race (600 miles) record:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
160.655 mph, (03:44:05), 05-29-16


At Charlotte Motor Speedway:
History
·        Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) in 1959.
·        The track’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race was held on June 19, 1960 – won by Joe Lee Johnson.
·        The track was repaved midseason in 1994.
·        The track name changed from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 1999. It changed back to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2010 season.
·        The track was re-paved again before the 2006 season.
·        There have been 118 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, two races per year since the track opened in 1960.
·        In 1961, there were two 100-mile qualifying points races held the week before the May race. The first six fall races at Charlotte were 400-mile events (1960-65).
Starts
·        539 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 390 in more than one.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64.
·        Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers in series starts at Charlotte with 37; followed by Kurt Busch with 35.
·        Jack Sprague (two starts) leads the series in average starting position at Charlotte with a 5.000.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Charlotte with an 8.575.
·        65 drivers in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history have made their first series career start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
·        Five active MENCS drivers have made their first career start at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Dale Earnhardt Jr.(5/30/99), Jimmie Johnson (10/7/01), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (5/29/11), Elliott Sadler (05/24/98) and Kyle Larson (10/12/13).

Poles
·        Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Busch Pole Award at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph.  
·        45 series drivers have won the Busch Pole Award at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles at CMS with nine; followed by Jimmie Johnson with four.
·        14 drivers have won consecutive Busch poles at Charlotte. David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Charlotte with 11-straight from the fall of 1973 through 1978. 
·        Kevin Harvick is the most recent driver to post consecutive poles (2016 Playoffs, 2017 May race).
·        Youngest Charlotte pole winner: Jeff Gordon (10/10/1993 – 22 years, 2 months, 6 days).
·        Oldest Charlotte pole winner: Bobby Allison (10/11/1987 – 49 years, 10 months, 8 days).
·        Eight drivers have posted their first career MENCS pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Donnie Allison (5/26/1968), Brett Bodine (10/7/1990), Jeff Gordon (10/10/1993), Ward Burton (10/9/1994), Derrike Cope (10/4/1998); including three active drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. (5/28/2000), Ryan Newman (5/27/2001) and Aric Almirola (5/27/2012).
Wins
·       50 different drivers have won at Charlotte Motor Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with eight wins – 2003 summer, 2004 sweep, 2005 sweep, 2009 playoffs, 2014 summer, 2016 playoffs.  

·        Youngest Charlotte winner: Jeff Gordon (05/29/1994 – 22 years, 9 months, 25 days).
·        Oldest Charlotte winner: Cale Yarborough (10/06/1985 – 46 years, 6 months, 9 days).
·        10 drivers have posted their first career MENCS win at Charlotte: David Pearson (5/28/1961), Buddy Baker (10/15/1967), Charlie Glotzbach (10/20/1968), Jeff Gordon (5/29/1994), Bobby Labonte (5/28/1995), Matt Kenseth (5/28/2000), Jamie McMurray (10/13/2002), Casey Mears (5/27/2007), David Reutimann (5/25/2009), Austin Dillon (5/28/2017).
·        Nine drivers have posted consecutive wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including three consecutive by NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen (fall 1964 and both 1965) and four-straight by Jimmie Johnson (2004 and 2005 sweeps).
·        A season sweep at Charlotte has occurred eight times, including each season from 2004-2007.
·        Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Charlotte in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with 19: Jimmie Johnson (eight), Jeff Gordon (five), Darrell Waltrip (two), Ken Schrader (one), Terry Labonte (one), Casey Mears (one) and Kasey Kahne (one).  
·        Eight different manufacturers have won in the MENCS at Charlotte; led by Chevrolet with 45 victories; followed by Ford (30), Dodge (15), Pontiac (8), Mercury (7), Toyota (5), Buick (4) and Plymouth (4).
·        16 of the 118 (13.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Charlotte have been won from the Busch Pole; the most recent was Martin Truex Jr. in 2016 (Coca-Cola 600).
·        The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (17) than any other starting position at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 
·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Charlotte is 37th, by Jimmie Johnson in the Coca-Cola 600 of 2003.
·        Ryan Newman leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Charlotte without visiting Victory Lane at 34.
Additional Finishing Positions
·        Richard Petty leads the series in runner-up finishes at Charlotte with nine. Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers in runner-up finishes with four each.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Bobby Allison are tied for the series most top-five finishes at Charlotte with 23 each. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 15; followed by Matt Kenseth with 12.  
·        Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Charlotte with 31. Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 20 each.   
·        Johnny Beauchamp (two starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Charlotte with a 7.000.
·        Daniel Suarez (two starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Charlotte with an 8.500.
Track / Event Specific Stats
·        Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway is the May 29, 2005, race won by Jimmie Johnson over Bobby Labonte with a MOV of 0.027 second.
·        There have been three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races resulting with NASCAR Overtime at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): 2005 Playoff race (334/336), 2007 Playoff race (334/337), 2011 Coca-Cola 600 (400/402), 2017 Playoff Race (334/337).
·        Five of the 118 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions; the most recent was the 2009 Coca-Cola 600 won by David Reutimann and Michael Waltrip Racing. Four of the five races shortened were the 600-mile events (1968, 1997, 2003 and 2009).   
·        Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway twice; the fall race of 2002 and the fall race of 2008.   
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the series in laps led at CMS with 1,930 laps led 33 starts.

Female Competitor Stats
·        Two female drivers have competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Date
Danica Patrick
12
38
10/8/2017
Danica Patrick
15
25
5/28/2017
Danica Patrick
13
10
10/9/2016
Danica Patrick
19
21
5/29/2016
Danica Patrick
24
19
10/11/2015
Danica Patrick
20
22
5/24/2015
Danica Patrick
14
26
10/11/2014
Danica Patrick
4
39
5/25/2014
Danica Patrick
35
20
10/12/2013
Danica Patrick
24
29
5/26/2013
Danica Patrick
40
30
5/27/2012
Averages
20.0
25.4

Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Date
Janet Guthrie
31
35
10/8/1978
Janet Guthrie
27
9
10/9/1977
Janet Guthrie
26
22
10/10/1976
Janet Guthrie
27
15
5/30/1976
Averages
27.8
20.3


NASCAR in North Carolina
·        There have been 810 NASCAR national series races among 31 tracks in North Carolina.
Track Name
City
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Camping World
Total Races
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord
118
72
16
279
Rockingham Speedway
Rockingham
78
42
2
122
North Wilkesboro Speedway
North
93
4
2
99
Hickory Speedway
Hickory
35
42
0
77
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Weaverville
34
0
0
34
Occoneechee Speedway
Hillsboro
32
0
0
32
Bowman Gray Stadium
Winston-Salem
29
0
0
29
Orange County Speedway
Rougemont
0
27
0
27
Southern States Fairgrounds
Charlotte
17
0
0
17
Charlotte Speedway
Charlotte
12
0
0
12
Concord Speedway
Concord
12
0
0
12
Wilson Speedway
Wilson
12
0
0
12
New Asheville Speedway
Asheville
8
0
0
8
Dog Track Speedway
Moyock
7
0
0
7
Raleigh Speedway
Raleigh
7
0
0
7
Cleveland County Fairgrounds
Shelby
6
0
0
6
Champion Speedway
Fayetteville
4
0
0
4
Caraway Speedway
Asheboro
0
3
0
3
Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds
Greensboro
3
0
0
3
North Carolina State Fairgrounds
Raleigh
3
0
0
3
Tar Heel Speedway
Randleman
3
0
0
3
Forsyth County Fairgrounds
Winston-Salem
2
0
0
2
Harris Speedway
Harris
2
0
0
2
Jacksonville Speedway
Jacksonville
2
0
0
2
Tri-City Speedway
High Point
2
0
0
2
Asheville Speedway
Asheville
0
1
0
1
Gastonia Fairgrounds
Gastonia
1
0
0
1
Harnett Speedway
Spring Lake
1
0
0
1
McCormick Field
Asheville
1
0
0
1
Salisbury Super Speedway
Salisbury
1
0
0
1
Star Lite Speedway
Monroe
1
0
0
1
Totals

526
191
20
810

North Carolina Drivers In NASCAR
·        454 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as North Carolina.
·        52 drivers from North Carolina have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series; 31 have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Camping World
Richard Petty
200
0
0
Dale Earnhardt
76
21
0
Lee Petty
54
0
0
Ned Jarrett
50
0
0
Junior Johnson
50
0
0
Herb Thomas
48
0
0
Buck Baker
46
0
0
Bobby Isaac
37
0
0
Dale Jarrett
32
11
0
Rex White
28
0
0
Dale Earnhardt Jr
26
24
0
Jim Paschal
25
0
0
Benny Parsons
21
0
0
Speedy Thompson
20
0
0
Buddy Baker
19
0
0
Harry Gant
18
21
0
Bob Welborn
9
0
0
Kyle Petty
8
0
0
Morgan Shepherd
4
15
0
Brian Vickers
3
3
0
Bill Blair
3
0
0
Gwyn Staley
3
0
0
Austin Dillon
2
8
7
Billy Myers
2
0
0
Jimmy Pardue
2
0
0
Ryan Blaney
1
7
4
Phil Parsons
1
2
0
Richard Brickhouse
1
0
0
Leon Sales
1
0
0
Buddy Shuman
1
0
0
Donald Thomas
1
0
0
Jack Ingram
0
31
0
Tommy Houston
0
24
0
Sam Ard
0
22
0
Robert Pressley
0
10
2
William Byron
0
4
7
Scott Riggs
0
4
5
Hank Parker Jr
0
2
0
Johnny Rumley
0
2
0
Dennis Setzer
0
2
18
Ronnie Silver
0
2
0
Ed Berrier
0
1
0
Ty Dillon
0
1
3
Justin Labonte
0
1
0
Stephen Leicht
0
1
0
John Settlemyre
0
1
0
Timothy Peters
0
0
10
John Hunter Nemechek
0
0
6
Andy Houston
0
0
3
Austin Cindric
0
0
1
Ricky Hendrick
0
0
1
Shane Hmiel
0
0
1


 

Date
Track
Busch Pole
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Race Winner
OEM
2/18/2018
Daytona
Alex Bowman
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney
N/A
Austin Dillon
Chevrolet
2/25/2018
Atlanta
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/4/2018
Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/11/2018
ISM
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/18/2018
Auto Club
Martin Truex Jr
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Martin Truex Jr
Toyota
3/26/2018
Martinsville
None-Weather
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney 
N/A
Clint Bowyer 
Ford 
4/8/2018
Texas
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/15/2018
Bristol
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/21/2018
Richmond
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano
Joey Logano
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/29/2018
Talladega
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Paul Menard
N/A
Joey Logano
Ford
5/6/2018
Dover
Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
5/12/2018
Kansas
Kevin Harvick
Ryan Blaney
Kyle Larson
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
5/19/2018
All-Star Open
N/A
Alex Bowman
Daniel Suarez
N/A
AJ Allmendinger
Chevrolet
5/19/2018
All-Star Race
Matt Kenseth
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
Ford
5/27/2018
Charlotte
      
6/3/2018
Pocono






6/10/2018
Michigan
      
6/24/2018
Sonoma






7/1/2018
Chicagoland
      
7/7/2018
Daytona






7/14/2018
Kentucky
      
7/22/2018
New Hampshire






7/29/2018
Pocono
      
8/5/2018
Watkins Glen






8/12/2018
Michigan
      
8/18/2018
Bristol






9/2/2018
Darlington
      
9/9/2018
Indianapolis






9/16/2018
Las Vegas
      
9/22/2018
Richmond






9/30/2018
Charlotte
      
10/7/2018
Dover






10/14/2018
Talladega
      
10/21/2018
Kansas






10/28/2018
Martinsville
      
11/4/2018
Texas






11/11/2018
ISM
      
11/18/2018
Homestead









Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
STARTS
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
624
1
Will become the 24th driver to make 625 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
474
1
Will become the 46th driver to make 475 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
Driver: Daniel Suarez
Has
Needs
Milestone:
48
2
Will become the 287th driver to make 50 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
WINS
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
83
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on the all-time series wins list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Herb Thomas (48) for 14th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
42
1
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on the all-time MENCS wins list.
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Has
Needs
Milestone:
39
1
To tie Mark Martin for 19th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Denny Hamlin
Has
Needs
Milestone:
31
1
To tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
Tie Denny Hamlin for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
BUSCH POLES
Driver: Ryan Newman
Has
Needs
Milestone:
51
3
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
35
1
To tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 18th on the all-time series poles list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
To tie Fonty Flock for 23rd on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kasey Kahne
Has
Needs
Milestone:
27
2
To tie Kyle Busch and Ricky Rudd for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy Series poles list.



Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
Second-Place Finishes
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
43
1
Tie Tony Stewart for 13th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Has
Needs
Milestone:
30
1
Tie Benny Parsons for 24th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Top Fives
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
223
2
To become the 11th series driver all-time to post 225 or more top fives
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Has
Needs
Milestone:
181
1
Tie Terry Labonte for 18th on the series all-time top-five finishes list
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
74
1
To become the 54th series driver all-time to post 75 or more top fives
Top 10s
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
345
4
Tie Rusty Wallace for 11th on the series all-time top-10 finishes list
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
317
2
Tie Cale Yarborough for 16th on the series all-time top-10 finishes list
Laps Led
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
18,663
337
To become the ninth driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 19,000 laps.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
14,878
122
To become the 10th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 15,000 laps.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
11,911
89
To become the 15th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 12,000 laps.
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Has
Needs
Milestone:
11,751
249
To become the 15th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 12,000 laps.
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
6,796
204
To become the 29th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 7,000 laps.

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