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| Jimmie Johnson won this race last season, the eighth Charlotte win of his career. |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Fast Facts: Charlotte Motor Speedway
· This is the third year in a row the fourth race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff has been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2015 – 2017). Charlotte was the fifth race of the Playoffs from 2004 – 2014.
·
Charlotte Playoff
Race Winners
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· 10 different drivers have won the Charlotte Playoff races, but Jimmie Johnson (four) is the only driver with multiple wins (2004, 2005, 2009 and 2016).
· Three-times the winner of the Charlotte Motor Speedway Playoff race has gone on to win the title:
o In 2009, Jimmie Johnson won from the pole at Charlotte, and went on to win his fourth consecutive Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title.
o In 2014, Kevin Harvick won from the seventh starting position at Charlotte, and went on to win his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title.
o In 2016, Jimmie Johnson won from the 11th starting position at Charlotte, and went on to win his seventh championship in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
· The worst finish in a Playoff race at Charlotte by a driver that went on to win the title was 25th by Tony Stewart (2005).
· Only one non-Playoff driver has won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway – Jamie McMurray (2010) he was ranked 14th in the points at the time of his win.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in Charlotte Playoff race top-five finishes with eight; followed by Kyle Busch (seven) and Kasey Kahne (six).
· Kyle Busch leads the series in Charlotte Playoff race top-10 finishes with 10; followed by Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with nine each.
· 10 drivers have won the pole for Charlotte’s Playoff races – Jeff Gordon (two), Ryan Newman (two), Kevin Harvick, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Scott Riggs and Tony Stewart (each have one).
· Four different manufacturers have won a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway - Chevrolet (eight wins), Ford (three), Toyota and Dodge (one each).
· Four different manufacturers have won poles for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races at Charlotte Motor Speedway - Chevrolet (five wins), Dodge (three), Toyota and Ford (two each).
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Top 12 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Martin Truex Jr
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24
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1
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1
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4
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8
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0
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15.7
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86.9
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2
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Kyle Busch
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27
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2
|
0
|
11
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16
|
6
|
15
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105.6
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3
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Kyle Larson
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8
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
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19.8
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82.7
| |
4
|
Brad Keselowski
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16
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
2
|
15
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85.9
| |
5
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Jimmie Johnson
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32
|
4
|
8
|
15
|
19
|
5
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12.7
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110.4
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6
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Kevin Harvick
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33
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2
|
3
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7
|
15
|
2
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15.2
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89.1
| |
7
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Denny Hamlin
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24
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1
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0
|
7
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15
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2
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12.8
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95.8
| |
8
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
11
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
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20.3
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67.4
| |
9
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Ryan Blaney
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5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
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26.2
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74.4
| |
10
|
Chase Elliott
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4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
24.2
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76.7
| |
11
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Matt Kenseth
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36
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
20
|
6
|
13.4
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96.1
| |
12
|
Jamie McMurray
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30
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
11
|
3
|
16.2
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79.4
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* – Based on last 25 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2005 – 2017).
2017 Playoff Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
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Stage 1 Winner
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Stage 2 Winner
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Stage 3 Winner
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Race Winner
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Following Playoff Race #3
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Round of 16
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Drivers
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Pts
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Chicago
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Kyle Busch
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Chase Elliott
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N/A
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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59
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New Hampshire
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Martin Truex Jr
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Kyle Busch
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N/A
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Kyle Busch
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Kyle Busch
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41
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Dover
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Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Larson
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N/A
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Kyle Busch
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Kyle Larson
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34
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Round of 12
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Brad Keselowski
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20
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Charlotte
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N/A
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Jimmie Johnson
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17
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Talladega
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N/A
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Kevin Harvick
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15
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Kansas
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N/A
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Denny Hamlin
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13
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Round of 8
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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10
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Martinsville
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N/A
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Ryan Blaney
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8
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Texas
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N/A
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Chase Elliott
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6
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Phoenix
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N/A
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Matt Kenseth
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5
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Championship 4
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Jamie McMurray
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3
| |||||
Homestead-Miami
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N/A
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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: 334 laps / 500 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 90 Laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 154 Laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson........................ 110.4
Kyle Busch............................... 105.6
Matt Kenseth.............................. 96.1
Denny Hamlin............................. 95.8
Erik Jones.................................. 94.6
Kasey Kahne.............................. 93.6
Joey Logano............................... 91.9
Kevin Harvick............................. 89.1
Kurt Busch................................. 88.0
Martin Truex Jr........................... 86.9
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (25 total) among active drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
196.029 mph, 27.547 secs. 10-07-16
2016 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
134.929 mph, (03:42:47), 10-09-16
Track qualifying record:
Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
198.771 mph, 27.167 secs. 10-09-14
Track race (500 miles) record:
Brad Keselowski., Ford
158.308 mph, (03:09:53), 10-12-13
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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 117 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
· 538 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 386 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 36.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Charlotte with an 8.063.
· 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 Coors Light pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph.
· 45 series drivers have Coors Light poles 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 Coors Light 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 accomplish the feat (2016 Playoff race and 2017 Summer 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) and Austin Dillon (05/28/2017).
· 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 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), Buick (4), Plymouth (4) and Toyota (4).
· 16 of the 117 (13.6%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Charlotte have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent was Jimmie Johnson in 2014 (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.
· 33 of the 117 (28.2%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Charlotte have been won from the front row: 15 from the pole and 17 from second-place.
· 66 of the 117 (56.4%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Charlotte have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 88 of the 117 (75.2%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Charlotte have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 10 of the 117 (7.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Charlotte have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recent was Austin Dillon (22nd) earlier this season.
· 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.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Charlotte without visiting Victory Lane at 34; followed by Ryan Newman with 33.
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 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. Matt Kenseth leads all active driverswith 20; followed by Jimmie Johnson with 19.
· Rex White (10 starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Charlotte with a 9.000.
· Joey Logano (17 starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Charlotte with a 11.765.
Track / Event Specific Stats
· 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):
o 2005 Playoff Race (334/336) +2 laps
o 2007 Playoff Race (334/337) +3 laps
o 2011 Coca-Cola 600 (400/402) +2 laps
· Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway was the May 29, 2005 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Bobby Labonte with a MOV of 0.027 second.
· Below are the top five closest MOV finishes in the MENCS at Charlotte:
Margin of Victory
|
Date
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
0.027
|
5/29/2005
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Bobby Labonte
|
0.309
|
10/15/2005
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Kurt Busch
|
0.350
|
10/13/2002
|
Jamie McMurray
|
Bobby Labonte
|
0.410
|
5/24/1998
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Rusty Wallace
|
0.417
|
10/13/2012
|
Clint Bowyer
|
Denny Hamlin
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· Five of the 117 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions. Below is the list of the shortened races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Date
|
Scheduled No. Of Laps
|
Actual No. Of Laps
|
No. Of Fewer Laps
|
Race Winners
|
5/25/2009
|
400
|
227
|
-173
|
David Reutimann
|
5/25/2003
|
400
|
276
|
-124
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
5/25/1997
|
400
|
333
|
-67
|
Jeff Gordon
|
10/10/1971
|
334
|
238
|
-96
|
Bobby Allison
|
5/26/1968
|
400
|
255
|
-145
|
Buddy Baker
|
· 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 Playoff race of 2008.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the series in laps led at CMS with 1,895 laps led 31 starts.
· Top five MENCS lap leaders at Charlotte (all-time):
Drivers
|
Laps Led
|
Laps Completed
|
Bobby Allison
|
2,339
|
12,493
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1,930
|
11,089
|
Richard Petty
|
1,702
|
18,236
|
David Pearson
|
1,662
|
12,753
|
Cale Yarborough
|
1,633
|
13,030
|
Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have competed at Charlotte in the MENCS: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
Driver Rating
|
Danica Patrick
|
15
|
25
|
5/28/2017
|
55.0
|
Danica Patrick
|
13
|
10
|
10/9/2016
|
72.0
|
Danica Patrick
|
19
|
21
|
5/29/2016
|
54.8
|
Danica Patrick
|
24
|
19
|
10/11/2015
|
61.7
|
Danica Patrick
|
20
|
22
|
5/24/2015
|
58.4
|
Danica Patrick
|
14
|
26
|
10/11/2014
|
61.8
|
Danica Patrick
|
4
|
39
|
5/25/2014
|
63.5
|
Danica Patrick
|
35
|
20
|
10/12/2013
|
55.2
|
Danica Patrick
|
24
|
29
|
5/26/2013
|
49.1
|
Danica Patrick
|
40
|
30
|
5/27/2012
|
42.9
|
Averages
|
20.8
|
24.1
|
57.4
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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
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NASCAR in North Carolina
· There have been 805 NASCAR national series races among 31 tracks in North Carolina.
Track Name
|
City
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Total Races
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
Concord
|
117
|
71
|
15
|
274
|
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
|
525
|
190
|
19
|
805
|
North Carolina Drivers In NASCAR
· 451 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.
Driver
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
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
|
Bill Blair
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Gwyn Staley
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Brian Vickers
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
Billy Myers
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Jimmy Pardue
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Ryan Blaney
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
Richard Brickhouse
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Austin Dillon
|
1
|
8
|
7
|
Phil Parsons
|
1
|
2
|
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
|
Scott Riggs
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
William Byron
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
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
|
5
|
Andy Houston
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Austin Cindric
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Ricky Hendrick
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Shane Hmiel
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
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Milestones
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STARTS
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
624
|
1
|
To become the 23rd driver in series history to start 625 or more races
|
Kasey Kahne
|
497
|
3
|
To become the 40th driver in series history to start 500 or more races
|
Brad Keselowski
|
298
|
2
|
To become the 91st driver in series history to start 300 or more races
|
Matt DiBenedetto
|
97
|
3
|
To become the 198th driver in series history to start 100 or more races
|
WINS
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Jimmie Johnson
|
83
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84) for fourth on MENCS wins list
|
Kyle Busch
|
42
|
2
|
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
36
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
31
|
1
|
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kurt Busch
|
29
|
1
|
Tie Denny Hamlin (30) for 25th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
26
|
2
|
Tie Rex White (28) for 28th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Brad Keselowski
|
23
|
2
|
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
|
POLES
| |||
Ryan Newman
|
51
|
3
|
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
35
|
1
|
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kasey Kahne
|
27
|
2
|
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kyle Busch
|
27
|
2
|
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
24
|
1
|
Break tie with Alan Kulwicki and become solely 29th on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
| |||
Jimmie Johnson
|
46
|
2
|
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
149
|
1
|
To become the 24th driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
24
|
1
|
To post his 25th career MENCS top-10 finish
|
LAPS LED
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Jimmie Johnson
|
18,639
|
361
|
To become the ninth driver in series history to lead 19,000 or more laps
|
Matt Kenseth
|
11,653
|
347
|
To become the 15th MENCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 or more laps
|
Kevin Harvick
|
10,867
|
133
|
To become 17th MENCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 or more laps
|
Kurt Busch
|
8,874
|
126
|
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
|
Denny Hamlin
|
8,524
|
476
|
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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