# 2019 Coca-Cola 600

The 2019 Coca-Cola 600, the 60th running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 26, 2019, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Martin Truex Jr. won his fourth race of the season, second Coca-Cola 600, and 22nd career victory overall.

## Report
### Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that will be utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
For the race, every car on track would sport a fallen military member tribute on their cars.

#### Entry list

* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 53 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## First practice

Daniel Hemric was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.542 seconds and a speed of 182.791 mph (294.174 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.542 | 182.791 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.615 | 182.340 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.636 | 182.211 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.440 and a speed of 183.424 mph (295.192 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.440 |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.497 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.519 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.546 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.550 |
| 6 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.555 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 29.560 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.562 |
| 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.563 |
| 10 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.588 |
| 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.603 |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.614 |
| 13 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.618 |
| 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.622 |
| 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.649 |
| 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.657 |
| 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.698 |
| 18 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.736 |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 29.760 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.773 |
| 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 29.781 |
| 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 29.783 |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.783 |
| 24 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 29.839 |
| 25 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.842 |
| 26 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.955 |
| 27 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 29.978 |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 29.983 |
| 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.006 |
| 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 30.108 |
| 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.254 |
| 32 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 30.379 |
| 33 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 30.437 |
| 34 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 30.470 |
| 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.566 |
| 36 | 53 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.901 |
| 37 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.945 |
| 38 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 31.812 |
| 39 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.947 |
| 40 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 32.059 |
| Official qualifying results ||||||

## Practice (post-qualifying)
### Second practice

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.647 seconds and a speed of 182.143 mph (293.131 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.647 | 182.143 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.662 | 182.051 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.754 | 181.488 |
| Official second practice results |||||||

### Final practice

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.883 seconds and a speed of 180.705 mph (290.817 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.883 | 180.705 |
| 2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.886 | 180.687 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.908 | 180.554 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Race
### Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage 2 Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||
Stage 3 Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage three results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage 4 Laps: 100
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 52 |
| 2 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 44 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 59 |
| 4 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 55 |
| 5 | 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 400 | 36 |
| 6 | 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 31 |
| 7 | 13 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 44 |
| 8 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 32 |
| 9 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 39 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 38 |
| 11 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 26 |
| 12 | 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 400 | 25 |
| 13 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 36 |
| 14 | 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 23 |
| 15 | 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 22 |
| 16 | 18 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 400 | 21 |
| 17 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 30 |
| 18 | 6 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 399 | 19 |
| 19 | 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 398 | 38 |
| 20 | 26 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 398 | 17 |
| 21 | 10 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 16 |
| 22 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 398 | 15 |
| 23 | 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 14 |
| 24 | 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 397 | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 12 |
| 26 | 34 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 396 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 19 |
| 28 | 39 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 53 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 389 | 7 |
| 31 | 24 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 343 | 6 |
| 32 | 40 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 334 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 7 |
| 34 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 49 | 1 |
| 40 | 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 30 among 11 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 16 for 80
* Red flags: 1 for 1 minute and 56 seconds
* Time of race: 4 hours, 50 minutes and 9 seconds
* Average speed: 124.074 miles per hour (199.678 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports televised the race in the United States for the 19th consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, Jeff Gordon and five-time race winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.
Fox Television :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum |

### Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright reported the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Steve Richards were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
PRN Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Steve Richards |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 528 |
| 1 | 2 | Joey Logano | 522 (–6) |
| 1 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 478 (–50) |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 478 (–50) |
| | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 459 (–69) |
| 1 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 448 (–80) |
| 1 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 434 (–94) |
| | 8 | Kurt Busch | 406 (–122) |
| 1 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 376 (–152) |
| 2 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 373 (–155) |
| 2 | 11 | Clint Bowyer | 370 (–158) |
| 1 | 12 | Aric Almirola | 360 (–168) |
| | 13 | Daniel Suárez | 334 (–194) |
| 2 | 14 | Jimmie Johnson | 324 (–204) |
| 4 | 15 | William Byron | 316 (–212) |
| 1 | 16 | Kyle Larson | 311 (–217) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 484 |
| 2 | Ford | 467 (–17) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 435 (–49) |