On a big day of racing, the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 closes out the holiday weekend with a late race on Saturday. It is the longest race on the Spring Cup schedule at 600 miles on the 1.5 track, that is 400 laps, and driver Jimmie Johnson says that endurance is a big factor.
āDriversā fitness and hydration is kind of a player in there ⦠and you might see a little bit of fatigue at the end,ā Johnson said, via NASCAR.com. āI feel like Iāve got that base covered if it does come down to that.
āYouāve got a lot of opportunities to work on your car and thatās what Iāll tell myself all night long. If things donāt go our way, if weāre caught in the pits when a caution comes out, or something doesnāt work in our favor, youāve got 100 more miles to sort things out. A 500-mile race is already long. And now youāve got 100 more to work on it. Youāve just got to keep your head in the game and focus on being in the game longer.ā
Johnson is starting up front from the pole position and might not be the most concerned about fitness, at 38-years old heĀ won his age group in a triathlonĀ hours before competing in the annual Sprint All-Star race. Who says race car driverās arenāt athletes.
Here is all the information you need to watch the big race.
Date: Sunday, May 25
StartĀ Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Stadium:Ā Charlotte Motor Speedway
TV Info: FOX
Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
Live Stream:Ā Fox Sports GoĀ (Free with cable provider info)
Mobile Device:Ā FOX Sports Go app
The starting line up:
Position | Driver | Make | Speed |
1 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 194.911 |
2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 194.567 |
3 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 193.618 |
4 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 193.334 |
5 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 193.244 |
6 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 193.119 |
7 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 193.092 |
8 | Joey Logano | Ford | 192.472 |
9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 191.673 |
10 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | 191.272 |
11 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | No 3rd round speed |
12 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | No 3rd round speed |
13 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 192.692 |
14 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 192.486 |
15 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | 192.438 |
16 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 192.027 |
17 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 191.945 |
18 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 191.925 |
19 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 191.884 |
20 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 191.829 |
21 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 191.707 |
22 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 189.980 |
23 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ford | 189.208 |
24 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 184.344 |
25 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 190.840 |
26 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 190.255 |
27 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 189.673 |
28 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 189.553 |
29 | Alex Bowman | Toyota | 189.514 |
30 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 189.148 |
31 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | 189.115 |
32 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 189.062 |
33 | David Gilliland | Ford | 188.732 |
34 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 188.534 |
35 | David Ragan | Ford | 188.455 |
36 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | 188.422 |
37 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Provisional |
38 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | Provisional |
39 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Provisional |
40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Provisional |
41 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Provisional |
42 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Provisional |
43 | Blake Koch | Ford | Provisional |