2014 Coca-Cola 600
The 2014 Coca-Cola 600, the 55th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 25, 2014, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) oval, it was the twelfth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his first of the season and fourth overall Coca-Cola 600 win, while Kevin Harvick finished second and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon (16th), Kyle Larson (18th) and Cole Whitt (27th).
| Race details | |||
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| Race 12 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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The 2014 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. "Lights, Camera, Action!" | |||
| Date | May 25, 2014 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Weather | Partly cloudy with a high temperature around 78 °F (26 °C); wind out of the southwest at 7 mph (11 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 145.484 mph (234.134 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 27.705 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 164 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox & PRN | ||
| Announcers |
Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television) Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth) Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Wendy Venturini (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
4.1/9 (Final) 3.8/8 (Overnight) 6.956 Million viewers | ||
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