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1 -- Drivers that have finished both the Coca-Cola 600 and Indy 500 on the same day. John Andretti did it in 1994, finishing 10th at Indy and 37th at Charlotte. Tony Stewart will attempt to accomplish the feat this year. Robby Gordon tried and failed in 1997. |
Gordon has won the Coca-Cola
600 three times in the past five years.
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2 -- Consecutive years Jeff Gordon has won the Coca-Cola 600 while starting from the pole. Of the seven 600 wins from the pole, Gordon has three of them.
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3 -- Drivers that have won their first Winston Cup race at the 600 -- David Pearson (1961), Gordon (1994) and Bobby Labonte (1995). |
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5 -- Coca Cola 600s won by Darrell Waltrip, the most of any driver. His last 600 victory was in 1989. |
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8 -- Car number of Dale Earhardt Jr., who will make his first Winston Cup start from, coincidentally, the eighth spot. Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 3 car on the Busch circuit, a la his father, who also made his debut at Charlotte. |
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9 -- Times Mark Martin has qualified in the top 10 this season, including his seventh-place qualification for the 600. Ironically, in the three races Martin didn't qualify 10th or better, he has started higher than 30th each time. |
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10 -- Races this season where Labonte has led at least one lap. The only race he hasn't led was the Food City 500. |
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12 -- Drivers that led at least one lap in last year's race. |
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20 -- Lowest starting position to win the 600. Joe Lee Johnson won the inaugural race in 1960 from the 20th spot. |
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21 -- Drivers that have won at least one 600 in the race's 39-year history. Ten drivers have won it more than once.
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25 -- Average finish by Mike Skinner over the last seven races. Skinner, who finished in the top six in the season's first four races, has finished 30th or higher four times since the hot start. |
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49 -- Laps run under caution in last year's race. There were eight yellow flags, including the crucial one with 21 laps remaining that allowed Gordon to take four fresh tires and rally to victory. |
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63 -- Dale Jarrett's lead in the point standings over Jeff Burton. Jarrett, who has won one race in 1999, last won the Coca-Cola 600 in 1996. |
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151.952 -- Labonte's average speed en route to his 600 victory in 1995, which remains a race record.
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499.5 -- Miles Gordon ran to claim his rain-shortened victory in 1997. |
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3,351 -- Laps Elliott Sadler has completed this season. However, he has had the lead for only two laps this season. Sadler will start fourth in the 600. |
