Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) venceu neste domingo (25/05), a a Coca-Cola 600, no Charlotte Motor Speedway, 12 ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) e Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing) completaram os três primeiros.
Pole-position, Johnson liderou o maior número de voltas (165, de 400 disputadas). No final o hexacampeão recebeu a bandeirada com 1s273 de vantagem sobre Harvick (que liderou 100 voltas). Kenseth foi o terceiro.
Carl Edwards (Roush Fenway Racing) terminou em quarto, seguido por Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates). Brian Vickers (Michael Waltrip Racing), Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports), Paul Menard (Richard Childress Racing), Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) e Brad Keselowski (Team Penske) fecharam os dez primeiros.
Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racing), que mais cedo disputou as 500 Milhas de Indianápolis, teve o motor estourado na 271ª volta.
A prova, com 4h10m07s de duração, teve oito bandeiras amarelas, por 44 voltas.
Gordon lidera o campeonato com 432 pontos, 11 a mais do que Kenseth. Kyle Busch divide a terceira posição com Carl Edwards, com 408 pontos.
A próxima etapa acontece no Dover International Speedway, no dia 01 de junho.
Final:
1. #48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 400 voltas em 4h7m27s
2. #4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 1.272s
3. #20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 1.841s
4. #99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing + 4.985s
5. #1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 5.784s
6. #55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 8.186s
7. #24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports + 9.065s
8. #27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 10.805s
9. #18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 11.363s
10. #2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 12.494s
11. #43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 13.740s
12. #22 Joey Logano Team Penske + 14.580s
13. #14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 24.604s
14. #5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 1 volta
15. #31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 1
16. #3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 1
17. #15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 1 lap
18. #42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 2
19. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 2
20. #21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing + 2
21. #16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 2
22. #11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 2
23. #47 AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 2
24. #13 Casey Mears Germain Racing + 2
25. #78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 2
26. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 3
27. #26 Cole Whitt BK Racing + 3
28. #7 Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing + 4
29. #9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports + 4
30. #95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing + 4
31. #34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 5
32. #33 Brian Scott Circle Sport + 5
33. #23 Alex Bowman BK Racing + 8
34. #66 Joe Nemechek Jay Robinson Racing + 10
35. #32 Blake Koch FAS Lane Racing + 10
36. #40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 18
37. #51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 22
38. #83 Ryan Truex BK Racing + 97
39. #10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 119
40. #41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 129
41. #98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 171
42. #36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing + 238
43. #38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 240
Campeonato:
1. (–) Jeff Gordon 432pts
2. (–) Matt Kenseth 421pts (-11pts)
3. (–) Kyle Busch 408pts (-24pts)
4. (+1) Carl Edwards 408pts (-24pts)
5. (-1) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 394pts (-38pts)
6. (+1) Jimmie Johnson 388pts (-44pts)
7. (-1) Joey Logano 378pts (-54pts)
8. (+2) Brian Vickers 365pts (-67pts)
9. (+2) Brad Keselowski 361pts (-71pts)
10. (-2) Ryan Newman 361pts (-71pts)
11. (-2) Greg Biffle 351pts (-81pts)
12. (+3) Kevin Harvick 345pts (-87pts)
13. (–) Kyle Larson # 344pts (-88pts)
14. (-2) Denny Hamlin 340pts (-92pts)
15. (-1) Austin Dillon # 334pts (-98pts)
16. (+2) Paul Menard 328pts (-104pts)
17. (-1) Kasey Kahne 324pts (-108pts)
18. (-1) AJ Allmendinger 314pts (-118pts)
19. (+2) Aric Almirola 312pts (-120pts)
20. (–) Clint Bowyer 309pts (-123pts)
21. (-2) Marcos Ambrose 303pts (-129pts)
22. (–) Tony Stewart 299pts (-133pts)
23. (+1) Jamie McMurray 286pts (-146pts)
24. (-1) Casey Mears 282pts (-150pts)
25. (–) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 258pts (-174pts)
26. (–) Martin Truex Jr. 251pts (-181pts)
27. (–) Danica Patrick 218pts (-214pts)
28. (–) Kurt Busch 215pts (-217pts)
29. (–) Justin Allgaier # 205pts (-227pts)
30. (–) Michael Annett # 179pts (-253pts)
31. (+1) Cole Whitt # 164pts (-268pts)
32. (-1) David Gilliland 160pts (-272pts)
33. (+1) Alex Bowman # 152pts (-280pts)
34. (+1) David Ragan 150pts (-282pts)
35. (-2) Reed Sorenson 145pts (-287pts)
36. (–) Josh Wise 133pts (-299pts)
37. (+1) Ryan Truex # 84pts (-348pts)
38. (-1) Travis Kvapil 82pts (-350pts)
39. (+1) Michael McDowell 63pts (-369pts)
40. (-1) Parker Kligerman 54pts (-378pts)
41. (–) Terry Labonte 44pts (-388pts)
42. (–) David Reutimann 37pts (-395pts)
43. (–) Bobby Labonte 29pts (-403pts)
44. (–) Jeff Burton 27pts (-405pts)
45. (–) Michael Waltrip 23pts (-409pts)
46. (–) David Stremme 22pts (-410pts)
47. (–) Timmy Hill 11pts (-421pts)
48. (–) Dave Blaney 4pts (-428pts)