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The track also held the annual Coca-Cola Funny Car Cavalcade of Stars. [1] Numerous well-known drag racers came to race, such as "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, "Jungle Jim" Liberman, Dale Armstrong, "TV Tommy" Ivo, and Shirley Muldowney. [1] Famous cars such as Hemi Under Glass, Blue Max, Color Me Gone, and Little Red Wagon appeared at the speedway. [1]
ARCA Racing Series: 1 JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series , NASCAR Xfinity Series , eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series , CARS Tour , and occasionally in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series .
Tony Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 without being a lap down. He achieved this in 2001. Double Duty [1] (also referred to as the Indy-Charlotte Double [2] or Memorial Day Double [2]) is an American auto racing term used to describe one of the most difficult feats in motorsport: in a single day, competing in both the ...
The Coca-Cola 600 has been held annually at the facility since 1960. As of 2025, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts two annual NASCAR weekends: the Coca-Cola 600 (originally known as the World 600) and the Bank of America Roval 400. The Coca-Cola 600, introduced in 1960, quickly became one of the longest, most prestigious, and highest-paying motor ...
In 2017, stage racing was introduced. Races were broken up into three stages, four in the case of the NASCAR Cup Series' longest race, the Coca-Cola 600. A stage consists of normal green flag racing followed by a stoppage on a designated lap signified by the waving of a green and white checkered flag, then a yellow flag.
Christopher Bell won a rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night after rain and lightning stopped the race after 249 of 400 scheduled laps.. Bell, the 29-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing driver, was ...
In 2013, following Coca-Cola's most recent extension of its sponsorship, the title sponsor was changed to its citrus soda brand Mello Yello. [5] With Mello Yello having introduced a new logo, the NHRA unveiled a new logo for the series in January 2016, as well as a new "My NHRA" marketing campaign that plays upon the logo to feature drivers and ...
The team originally opened as Quest Motor Racing in 2001. Cope was the team's driver, and he also co-owned the team with Warren Johnson, a drag racer. [1] During the 2003 Winston Cup season, the 37 Chevrolet attempted majority of the seasons 36 races, but only made 18.