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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]
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 2020 NHRA Drag Racing Series was announced on May 14, 2019. [1] It was the 65th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition, and was scheduled for 24 races. The season began under the title sponsorship of The Coca-Cola Company, as it had been since 2002.
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 ...
The 2015 Coca-Cola 600, the 56th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 24, 2015 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 12th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season .
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.
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 ...
In 1985, the race's name was changed to Coca-Cola World 600. In 1986 the name was shortened to the Coca-Cola 600, or Coke 600 which it was referred to at the time. The name changed again in 2002 to the Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 referring to the Coca-Cola family of drivers who are sponsored by Coca-Cola.