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Coca Cola 600 – history, past winners, race results

Coca-Cola 600 is a 600-mile NASCAR Cup Series race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. The race takes place on Memorial Day weekend.

It was the first race at the new Charlotte Motor Speedway. At 600 miles, it is the longest race on the NASCAR calendar and was originally called the World 600.

The Charlotte Motor Speedway is 1.5 miles long. The 600-mile race is completed over 400 laps. The race is divided into four legs of 100 laps each, making 600 miles.

The race takes place around the same time as the IndyCar Series’ Indianapolis 500. Some drivers even do double duty and compete in both legendary races.

Previous winners

Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Darrell Waltrip is the most successful driver at Charlotte Motor Speedway, having won the Coca-Cola race five times. Jimmie Johnson has four victories at the track.

Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon have won Coca-Cola three times. Brad Keselowski won the 2020 Coca-Cola Race.

The 2021 Coca-Cola Race is scheduled for May 31, 2021.

Name changes

From 1960 to 1984 the race was called “World 600”. In 1985 the name was changed to “Coca-Cola World 600”.

In 1986, the race was renamed the “Coca-Cola 600”. At this point, it was simply called the Coke 600.

In 2002, the name changed again and it was now called “Coca-Cola Racing Family 600”. In 2003, the race was again called “Coca-Cola 600”.

Venue	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Location	Concord, North Carolina, United States
First race	1960
distance	600 miles
Round	400
Previous names	World Championship 600 (1960–1984) Coca-Cola World 600 (1985) Coca-Cola 600 (1986–2001, 2003?) Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 (2002)
Most wins (driver)	Darrell Waltrip-5
Most wins (team)	Hendrick Motorsports-11
surface	asphalt
length	1.5 miles
Curves	4
Where can you watch on TV	NBCSN, Fox Sports, RDS, Sportitalia, Sport TV