Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (191.428 mph), Denny Hamlin (191.388 mph), Brad Keselowski (190.968 mph) and Greg Biffle (190.503 mph) rounded out the top six.
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Fox Sports 1 is scheduled to air the race live at 7:15 p.m. ET, but stick with Bleacher Report for real-time updates, analysis, pictures, tweets, statistics and anything else worth noting from Charlotte. In addition to being the longest race of the season, it is also the hometown race for the majority of the teams.
Martin Truex Jr. will start first in the Coca Cola 600 in the #78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota.
According to a news release from the aquarium, the shark chose Earnhardt Jr. over Jimmie Johnson as he picked the No. 88 flag first as the two were lowered into its tank.
In 1997, a rain delay forced the race to be shortened after it went past the 1 AM curfew. The thousands of fans in attendance are always treated to special pre-race ceremonies that are full of military appreciation, and this year won’t be any different.
Kevin Harvick is the current points leader.
Joey Logano: Four wins, 19 top 10s, 1,078 laps led, 9.46 average finish, 109.8 driver rating. The warnings were the fourth for each of the drivers and will result in the loss of pit selection for the Coca-Cola 600.
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – Martin Truex Jr. put himself in good position for another strong showing at the Coca-Cola 600, a race he thought he should have won a year ago. Johnson has won seven races at Charlotte in his career.
While Martin has never raced in the Indianapolis 500, he will be doing the famed double this weekend, witnessing the 500 here and jetting to Charlotte for the 600.
He has yet to win this season.
Carl Edwards hopes to defend his victory in NASCAR’s marathon race. He ranks second on the Chase Grid behind teammate Kyle Busch. In 24 Charlotte starts, he has 10 top fives and 14 top 10s with a high finish of second (twice, fall of 2010 and fall of 2011).
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Mike Bugarewicz is a rookie crew chief with the monumental task of getting Tony Stewart, in his final Cup Series season, into the Chase despite Stewart missing eight of the first 12 races.
