|| *Comments on the 2017 Coca-Cola 600:* View the most recent comment <#166> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Tyson posted: 05.25.2017 - 8:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's a shame Carl Long withdrew. He was worried that with the threat of rain he'd miss the race. In reality, he would have made the race, assuming he made it through tech. 2. RaceFanX posted: 05.25.2017 - 9:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick picks up his second Charlotte pole in a row. He's got two prior Coke 600 wins and he's gunning for number three this year. 3. Anonymous posted: 05.25.2017 - 9:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) How is it a shame, the slowest car went home like it should be 4. Tyson posted: 05.25.2017 - 9:33 pm Rate this comment: (2) (3) They didn't show up, so how do you know they would've been the slowest? For what it's worth, the 66 outqualified the 55 and 33 during the Open. Plus, all LaJoie will do is cause umpteen cautions as usual. 5. TeamDCR fan posted: 05.25.2017 - 11:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Had Carl made it through tech, Lajoie would have been the one DNQ since he didn't record a speed. 6. rm posted: 05.26.2017 - 10:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Long didn't make it through tech at Kansas for what it's worth. 7. Sector posted: 05.26.2017 - 11:56 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I elect Kyle Busch to win. Would like him to, then Pocono. Then, he can go winless the rest of the year. 8. Tide1732 posted: 05.26.2017 - 2:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (5) My Predictions 1 Denny Hamilin (Stage 4) 2 Kyle Busch (Stage 1 and 3) 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4 Brad Keselowski 5 Kasey Kahne 6 Jimmie Jonhson (Stage 2) 7 Chase Elliott 8 Brad Keselowski 9 Daniel Suarez 10 Ryan Blaney 11 Martin Truex Jr. 12 Regan Smith 13 Danica Patrick 14 Kyle Larson -1 15 A.J Allmendinger -1 16 Reed Sorenson -2 17 Kevin Harvick -3 18 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -3 19 Ty Dillon -4 20 Kurt Busch -7 21 Erik Jones -7 22 Paul Menard -9 23 Clint Bowyer -11 (Envolved a single spin) 24 Cris Buescher -12 25 Ryan Newman -13 (Envolved a Crash with McDowell,Kenseth and Logano) 26 Derrike Cope -23 27 David Ragan -25 (Envolved a Crash with Bayne) 28 Michael McDowell OUT Crash 245* 29 Matt Kenseth OUT Crash 245* 30 Joey Logano OUT Crash 245* 31 Corey LaJoe OUT Engine 200 32 Jaime McMurray OUT Vibration 188 33 Timmy Hill OUT Oil 157 34 Austin Dillon OUT Engine 147 (Restart lap 153) 35 J.J Yeley OUT Brakes 126 36 Gray Gaulding OUT Engine 120 37 Trevor Bayne OUT Crash 78 (Restart Lap 89) 38 Jeffrey Earnhardt OUT Overheating 70 39 Landon Cassill OUT Clutch 47 40 Cole Whitt OUT Transmission 26 *Restart Lap 254. 9. Lucstar88 posted: 05.26.2017 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No way Junior gets 3rd. It would be a miracle. 10. LandonFandon34 posted: 05.26.2017 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) No way Danica gets 13th. 11. Jim Davis posted: 05.26.2017 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "No way Danica gets 13th." It could happen. There can more than the usual attrition, fuel mileage might come into play, a caution could fly while she is short pitting, etc. There's a lot of ways to crack the top 15. 12. 1 posted: 05.26.2017 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I mean, its not like fuel mileage is a thing 13. Danny Boy posted: 05.26.2017 - 7:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I believe "Tide1732" had Lajoe and Patrick backwards. With the smaller spoilers, fast speeds, extra 100 miles, and this clearly being a "talent driven" style race, the cream will rise to the top. ->>> Driver/crewchief/pitcrew and spotters have to be on their game ALL NIGHT. NO MISTAKES! You may get a mulligan at the beginning (i.e.-lap down), but other than that, the WHOLE team better be wearing their best outfit for this dance. (a little luck helps too :) I think there's 1 "dark horse" (if he can keep his emotions under control). The 77 had a great car until he started mowing the front yard w/it -(Pre-"All Star Race") - However it plays out, "it'll be a good'n" my pap would say. Enjoy Ya'll 14. Tyson posted: 05.26.2017 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Reed Sorenson in 16th only two laps down? That's rich. He's said some decent runs, but to finish that close to the lead lap in a Premium Motorsports car at a 600-mile race? I highly doubt that. 15. DB1995 posted: 05.26.2017 - 9:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I always knew Brad was good, but the ability to finish 4th AND 8th in the same race is downright insane. like on that Movie Herbie goes to Monte Carlo and half of Herbie wins and the other half finishes 3rd. 16. Jolly Mean Giant posted: 05.27.2017 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #8 Does anyone else think this looks more like the prospective results of a mid-late '90s Coke 600 than a modern day one? More probably there will be over 20 cars on the lead lap at the end of the race and barring a crash-fest I don't see there being THAT many DNFs... 17. An Aussie Commentator posted: 05.28.2017 - 3:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Does anyone else think this looks more like the prospective results of a mid-late '90s Coke 600 than a modern day one?" More like a late-2000s race, due to the Start-and-Parks. 18. racefangurl posted: 05.28.2017 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 17, I was in my late teens then (the late-2000s). I wonder how Roush will do. And try not to be so stupid for once, Danica. 19. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, I've been pretty good at predicting winners today so I'm gonna go with Erik Jones to win tonight 20. Tide1732 posted: 05.28.2017 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I'm Nearby get a correct prediction. Go Denny Hamilin! 21. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race will be the first standard points, non-playoff race in decades to count for more than any other race on the schedule. The Coke 600 tonight has four stages instead of the standard three so it now offers drivers more points than any other race when factoring in that extra stage. 22. Sector posted: 05.28.2017 - 5:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Everyone 100 laps per stage? 23. Sector posted: 05.28.2017 - 5:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^Every 100 laps per stage?* 24. Pickles posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I thought NASCAR was trying to cut down on this "never start the race at the advertised time BS"? 25. Damon posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes, Sector...100 laps per stage 26. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There will be a competition caution at lap 25 due to overnight rain 27. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch to the early lead 28. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeffery Earnhardt slows then Chase Elliott blows up and Keselowski just piledrove into his car 29. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This will be the competition caution 30. Lucstar88 posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Something from the 33's big failure, like punctured chase's oil line and Kes never saw him. 31. Clint posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Heck of a job by truex to not get collected in that mess 32. Pickles posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn, Chase didn't go kaboom he went kaboom boom. 33. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like Jones hit some debris from that crash Harvick wins the race off pit road 34. Lucstar88 posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution car said there wasn't oil on the track. So that just makes this even weirder. 35. Clint posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think brett bodine is trying to cover nascars butt by saying there was no oil on the track. Heaven forbid they admit any fault in any situation 36. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allmendinger has a flat tire Ty Dillon has a left rear tire rub 37. Lucstar88 posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The only oil was probably from whatever cut the 24's oil line. 38. BMan0213 posted: 05.28.2017 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There was clearly oil on the track. I think Truex sliding all over the place trying to slow down proves that. Only real question is what car it was coming from. My guess judging by the fire it was probably from the 24 after he hit what ever flew off the 33. 39. racefangurl posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Roush drivers are together. I think it's safe to say they're a top-15 team or on a good day, better 40. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag pit stops starting 41. Sector posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is Jeffrey Earnhardt out? I have to look up to see if Brad Keselowski ever finished dead last in a Cup race before. 42. BMan0213 posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fox said that Jeffery is out 43. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny Hamlin too fast on pit road 44. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica Patrick takes the lead during green flag pit stops. She's previously led two Indy 500s but this is her first time leading the Coke 600. 45. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex to the lead 46. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chris Buescher has a "Lightning McQueen" inspired paint scheme tonight to tie in with the release of Pixar's "Cars 3" in this race. It's fitting, several cars ran paint jobs in this race to promote the original "Cars" movie back in 2006. 47. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch back to the lead 48. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch wins stage 1 49. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick wins the race off pit road 50. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex back to the lead 51. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick has a flat tire 52. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It was actually a loose wheel for Harvick 53. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Matt DiBennedetto hits the wall caution is out Harvick will get the free pass 54. Nucl3ar Wa4le posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DiBenedetto into the wall, brings out the caution. Harvick after that loose wheel gets the free pass 55. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag now out for lightning in the area 56. Nucl3ar Wa4le posted: 05.28.2017 - 7:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hope this red flag doesn't last long 57. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 8:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's pouring now doesn't look like we'll go racing for a long while 58. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 8:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is cool, they are reairing highlights of the 1987 Winston 500 during the rain delay. 59. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 8:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Twitter has behaved weirdly in prior rain delay old race reairings. How have they taken this one? 60. JeffGordon24FanForever posted: 05.28.2017 - 8:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Twitter is shocked that Earnhardt is running well again 61. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I never thought we'd be seeing Monte Carlo Aerocoupes, Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2s, and Ford T-Birds in battle on FOX tonight. Sweet. Rusty Wallace's giving that Pontiac a run. 62. racefangurl posted: 05.28.2017 - 9:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 61, nice race, but weird looking cars to me. I wasn't even thought of then, so don't mind me. 63. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 9:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like we'll be going back racing in about 10 minutes 64. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 9:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cars are back on track 65. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano pits again for a loose lugnut Bowyer may have one as well 66. That's Racin' posted: 05.28.2017 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So does anybody doubt that NASCAR's in panic mode? Stage racing, putting adhesive on the track, running the road course at Charlotte, moving Indy to the last race of the "regular season," and testing out a one-off aero package on the Xfinity cars at Indy for possible use in the Brickyard 400. I think ol' Bri Bri France realized the TV contract gravy train is gonna come to the end of the line unless they can figure out a way to get butts back in the seats and people tuned into the broadcast again. Networks aren't gonna pay a premium for this like they will for college football and the NFL. 67. Pickles posted: 05.28.2017 - 9:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Treux is shot out of a cannon on restarts...I'm having deja voo. 68. Lucstar88 posted: 05.28.2017 - 9:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @66 ESPN still pays 1.6 billion for a Monday Night NFL game. They're will be someone stupid enough to pay the $$$. TV Contracts as a whole are on the rise. NASCAR probably won't hit the jackpot again, but I could see FOX being the only guys doing NASCAR. NBC could if they want NBCSN to still be popular. I remember reading about NASCAR being beneficial towards the secondary sports channels, not the main channel though. 69. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica hits the wall caution is out 70. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney may have broke an axle exiting pit road 71. Dion posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Darn, Blaney to garage... 72. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Menard is the only car to stay out Blaney goes to the garage but since this isn't crash damage he can return to the track 73. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex quickly back to the lead 74. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It was the left rear axle for Blaney that broke 75. jensenators posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney goes to the garage, has his axle fixed, and is still 3 laps ahead of derrike cope. 76. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex wins stage 2 77. Clint posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It remains a mystery as to why that 88 has struggled so much this year. They look like the 09-10 version of that team that is simply struggling everywhere. 78. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like Cope just blew a motor we stay green 79. Clint posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wanna see a handful of cautions just to see if blaney can get some wave around/ lucky dogs and get back up there. It would be interesting to see a team break an axle, replace it, and still finish on the lead lap 80. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag pit stops underway 81. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon blows a motor Harvick spins out along with Khane 82. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like Khane had a rear end house problem he spun on his own and Bayne made contact with the rear of the car and it looks like Larson got into the wall after running into the oil 83. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This should give Johnson the lead since he already pitted 84. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Khane has gone to the garage he is done for the night 85. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex back to the lead again 86. BMan0213 posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:55 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "It remains a mystery as to why that 88 has struggled so much this year. They look like the 09-10 version of that team that is simply struggling everywhere." While I don't think its gotten that bad yet, I'd have to put most of the blame on Ives. Just listening to the in car audio I'm beginning to think he might be in over his head. Phoenix was very telling. When Dale got on the radio and said the car was tight Ives responses were along the lines of I'm trying my best and I don't know what to do. Obviously Dale isn't what he was a few years ago either, and that does play a factor in it too, but I just don't think the person on top of the box is giving him the best stuff right now. On top of all that Dales crew has been pretty trash in the pits as of late but that's probably the least of their problems. To put it in a breakdown blame everyone one the team lol 87. Kalamazoo posted: 05.28.2017 - 10:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kahne* 88. Clint posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #86 yeah id say they have more speed than 09-10. But the cars are showing up to the track off the mark and dale jr and ives dont have the ability to get it up to speed. 89. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson hits the wall caution is out with 8 laps to go in stage 3 90. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "ESPN still pays 1.6 billion for a Monday Night NFL game. They're will be someone stupid enough to pay the $$$. TV Contracts as a whole are on the rise." Actually the opposite is likely true. ESPN paid the big bucks but they are widely seen as having overpaid highly in the process, dragging down the channel due as more and more people "cut the cord" on cable. That has led to all the layoffs at the channel of late and it is expected the next round of contracts for sports organizers will be lower. Sports were seen as being more "DVR Proof" for delivering live ratings than scripted or reality programming, thus the huge contracts, but the tide is turning as streaming increases. 91. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse stayed out under caution and will lead 92. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bayne stayed out as well 93. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Sorry he didn't he received the free pass my mistake Larson is done for the night 94. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Three laps to go in stage 3. Hamlin takes the lead as someone punts Stenhouse and he falls way back. 95. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin wins stage 3 96. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Back half of the field pits under caution 97. Chris posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Menard and now Stenhouse stay out on old tires, prevent anyone from taking a wave around, almost cause a wreck, and fall immediately to the end of the lead lap. 98. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @97 Yeah, but gambling is fun. Anything to win. 99. BMan0213 posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @88 yeah I agree with that the fact they had to use Jimmie and the whole 48 team to set up their car this week after the joke of a run they had in the All Star race proves that. I'm getting real worried about Ives. If this keeps up into next year he might be out of a job. 100. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch back to the lead 101. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Toyotas are 1-2-3-4-5 as segment 4 (yes, segment 4) begins. Rowdy's out front and pulling away. 102. Pacer posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Symbicort is going to run this many ads during NASCAR races why not sponsor a car? 103. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray pits with a flat tire 104. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:43 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Danica hits the wall again caution is out 105. Chris posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @RaceFanX Yeah, agreed, but when it didn't come close to working once, why try again? Too early to spin your tires and rip up a bunch of good racecars. 106. Altracing posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex back to the lead 107. RaceFanX posted: 05.28.2017 - 11:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chris Buescher is running in the top-20 driving a car that has a mock sponsorship on it for "Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment." 108. Altracing posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex pits from the lead 109. Altracing posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) First 8 guys have not pitted yet 110. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 20 to go... 111. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) I love a fuel mileage race every now and then. It would be awesome if Dillon or Menard swipes the trophy. 112. Altracing posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) As much as I like a good fuel mileage race Truex and Kyle are probably going to get to them before this is over without them running out 113. Unser1 posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 10 to go... Johnson leads with A. Dillon second rolling the dice with Truex third charging like a cop with a quota. 114. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is it just me or is Dillon catching Johnson with 7 to go... 115. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano runs dry. He has to pit. 116. Unser1 posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dillon is catching Johnson 117. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Landon Cassill smacks the wall with notable damage but we are staying green. Thank you NASCAR, old school ending. 118. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) JOHNSON RUNS DRY A LAP AND A HALF SHORT! 119. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) White flag is out with Dillon leading and the Toyotas charging. 120. Lucstar88 posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:24 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) AUSTIN DILLON WINS IT. FUEL MILEAGE. 121. Altracing posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 3 is back in victory lane Austin Dillon wins his first career race in the Coca Cola 600 122. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:27 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Austin Dillon gives the #3 its first Cup win since Talladega back in the fall of 2000. Grandpa Richard Childress is on the radio now congratulating him. Looks like he finally ran it out trying a burnout. This is Dow Chemical's first win as a NASCAR Cup sponsor since Chargin' Charlie Glotzbach won at Michigan International Speedway back in August 1970 in Ray Nichels's #99 Dodge. 123. RaceFanX posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dillon and his crew celebrate with belly flops onto the infield grass. 124. Scott25 posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:33 am Rate this comment: (1) (5) Well that wasn't worth staying up for. 125. Lucstar88 posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 1. Indy 600-Monaco are in a different lower league. That being said, Newman after winning the race at Phoenix, he had a pretty good run at Auto Club, with momentum being a huge factor, expect Dillon to be top 5 next week. 126. Tyler posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:42 am Rate this comment: (5) (2) Thank God Jimmie didn't win. Thank the lord. 127. Scott B posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:42 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Austin Dillon joins Ricky Stenhouse Jr as a first time Cup winner. Can't rule out another before 2017 is over. 128. Congrats posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:42 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) Congrats to Austin Dillon on the win. So who is next to get their first Cup win....Elliott or Blaney or Jones or Suarez? 129. Tyler posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Also interesting that both Newman's and Dillon's wins have come from the 22nd starting spot. Guess 22 is RCR's lucky number. 130. Nucl3ar Wa4le posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #6 - Ford EcoBoost Patriotic #17 - Milwaukee / Fastenal Patriotic #23 - Bubba Burger / We Salute You #37 - Kleenex / Cars 3 #38 - Jacob Companies Camo #42 - Target / Banana Boat #47 - Harris Teeter / Klondike / Heinz #48 - Lowe's Patriotic #78 - Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats / USO 131. Tyler posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @128 - I think there's a very good chance we see 4 more first-timers before the year is over. Don't think it'll happen but I think Chase will be the next one, followed by Blaney. Think Jones wins next year. But there's a very decent chance we see 3-4 more before the year is out. Also can't rule out an "out of left field winner" at Daytona or Talladega. 132. Dank Meme Professor posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:53 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) @128 I'd say Elliott or Blaney. Personally I'd like to see Blaney get to victory lane next, he just seems like a cool dude 133. Stewart14rocks posted: 05.29.2017 - 1:34 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) I think elliott, blaney, and jones are capable of winning this year. 134. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2017 - 2:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) On a day of surprises in racing, this win by Austin Dillon is not only the biggest surprise of them all, but Dillon's win is one of the most significant victories in a NASCAR race in years. That's because, for the first time since the 2000 Winston 500 at Talladega, which was the fall race at the giant Alabama superspeedway then, the #3 car returns to victory lane in NASCAR's top series, and I think it's fitting that the #3 car returns to victory lane in what figures to be Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s final Coca-Cola 600. Of course, we know that Dale, Sr. won six championships and 67 races in the famous RCR #3 car from 1984-2000, but Dale, Sr. won the 600 three times in that car, including 25 years ago in 1992, which turned out to be his only win in what may have been the worst year of his career (though 1982 certainly rivals, and maybe tops that). But here are a few facts about Dillon bringing the #3 back to victory lane in the Coca-Cola 600. First, he becomes the third driver to win the Coca-Cola 600 in car #3, joining Dale, Sr. and Buddy Baker, who won the rain-shortened 1968 World 600 in Ray Fox's white #3 Dodge. Also, this win is the sixth in the Coca-Cola 600 for RCR among three drivers (3 by Dale, Sr., 2 by Kevin Harvick, and tonight's by Dillon). But here's something else to chew on. Only two drivers in this race, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Matt Kenseth, both of whom were rookies in 2000, were also in the last Cup race won by Dale, Sr., and thus were the only drivers in this race to have been in the last race won by car #3. To put that in perspective, there were as many drivers in the Little 500 (Ken Schrader and Tony Stewart), as well as drivers who's fathers were in the last race won by car #3 (excepting Dale, Jr.) who were in the last race won by car #3, as there were drivers in this race who were in the last race won by car #3. Two. (In fact, one of those who's son was in tonight's race, Bill Elliott, led the most laps in that 2000 Winston 500 at Talladega. The other was Ryan Blaney's father Dave.) And another note about car #3 in the 600 is that the car that brought Chevrolet back into NASCAR was the entrant owned by then CMS-owner Richard Howard and crew chiefed by Junior Johnson that Charlie Glotzbach drove in the 1971 World 600, even grabbing the pole position. (And as noted in post #122, this is the firs time that Dow Chemicals was the primary sponsor on a winning car since Glotzbach's win at Michigan in 1970, a race that also was the first NASCAR race ever run with restrictor plates to slow the cars down.) To put this all in a nutshell, this race celebrated not only the memories of those lost in military service over the years, as each car had on it's windshield someone lost in military conflict over the decades, but it also celebrated the best of the sport today, but it was also a night that, in the end, was ultimately was filled with nostalgia, as memories of the days when the RCR #3 Chevrolet was a very frequent visitor to victory lane were, for one night, brought back. 135. DB1995 posted: 05.29.2017 - 2:32 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Well I didn't see all of the race, it was a short night for my favorite driver (Keselowski) and long painful nights for my other 2 drivers (Bayne, and Logano). Joeys car was just plain slow all weekend and Trevors car wasn't that bad til he ran into Kahne when he slid across the track when the truck arm broke. 136. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2017 - 2:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Trevor's car had no speed at all, either, DB1995. He was running about 18th when Kahne spun right in front of him, and got tangled up in that because another car was beside him. (I don't think he would have run much better than 16th-18th even if that had not happened.) For whatever reason, when Kevin Harvick had his problem with a loose wheel after Keselowski was involved in that crash, the Fords as a group were helpless. Ryan Blaney breaking an axle on one of his pit stops didn't help the Ford cause, either. And the irony with Bayne is that, being involved in that incident with Kahne probably got him a better finish than he would have gotten had he not been involved, because his car was so uncompetitive after that incident that it was able to go that final 67 lap green flag run without stopping, which gave him a 16th place finish. He probably would have finished outside the top 20 if he had not gotten tangled up in that incident with Kahne, because he would have likely had to stop late. 137. Sector posted: 05.29.2017 - 4:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn Kyle. so close, yet so far. 138. Newman31 posted: 05.29.2017 - 5:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Austin finally gets one. 139. Alex posted: 05.29.2017 - 7:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs makes it sound like race-fixing... 140. Mannoroth posted: 05.29.2017 - 7:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 137. I still can't believe the fact they were catching up to Johnson & Dillon so fast (second or more every lap) and Dillon was still able to hold them off. Probably the lap traffic was a factor, because those new fresh tires get worn out in the same way as those old ones and I don't believe that Truex or Kyle slowed down even a little bit. It's a pity, because Kyle could finally win a race at Charlotte and score another prestique win (Dillon could easily run out of gas like Dale Jr. 6 years ago, while Kyle already passed Truex). But at least he can check the All Star race off the list now, at least something. Maybe next time... And... what's typical for Jimmie Johnson, unable to win another fuel mileage race again, as usual. Pretty surprised he did win a fuel mileage race in Cup, but that was 9 years ago at Phoenix. 141. Eric posted: 05.29.2017 - 9:22 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I'm shocked Dillon won, but not by who ran out of fuel. As great as driver as Jimmie Johnson is, he usually isn't capable of stretching his fuel. I am not a bit surprised by Logano running out of fuel either. The problem with Joey is that he's not as good for stretching fuel as his teammate Brad Keselowski. I'm 99 percent sure that Brad would've won the race by fuel instead of Austin if he wasn't in the crash. 142. Anthony posted: 05.29.2017 - 9:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson has never run well in fuel strategy races, Chad isn't usually one to make calls 143. Eric posted: 05.29.2017 - 9:28 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) As far as Austin Dillon winning goes, It makes me feel old seeing the 3 car back in victory lane. The first Coca Cola 600 I watched was in 1993 that Dale won. When Dale sr. won his last cup race at Talladega, I was in college as the time. 144. Aaron posted: 05.29.2017 - 12:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Nice top-10 for Dale Jr. The team needed that. He drove an excellent race, didn't make any mistakes and finally didn't encounter any bad luck (other than one bad pit stop that knocked him from 12th to 22nd). Cool to actually see my driver race for the first time in forever and he did well. 145. Scott B posted: 05.29.2017 - 1:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Ryan Blaney breaking an axle on one of his pit stops didn't help the Ford cause, either." Blaney was still turning lap times up there with the leaders when the #21 came back on track, it was just too much time behind the wall to overcome. I'm sure he would have been a factor if not for that. His normal driving style isn't suited for fuel mileage, though, and I'm not sure how well he'd do adapting to conservation mode, haven't really seen him in that mode. 146. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2017 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @145, actually, when Keselowski had his crash and Harvick had his loose wheel, Blaney was the one remaining Ford that could have been competitive with the leaders before he broke an axle leaving the pits. I know Kurt Busch was up there in the top ten for most of the race, but his car was not really competitive with Jimmie Johnson's Chevrolet and the Toyotas up front. In fact, the Fords as a group were so uncompetitive with the leaders that the last green flag lap led by a Ford was led by Danica Patrick, and that was all the way back on lap 74 (not counting the one lap Kurt Busch led during the final period of pit stops). And as for the surprise that Jimmie Johnson couldn't stay out and win on fuel mileage, is that any surprise? Both he and Jeff Gordon were, and are notoriously terrible when it comes to saving fuel. One of the reasons why they're among the 4-6 greatest drivers in the history of the sport (I have Gordon at 2 and Jimmie now right behind him at 3) is their ability to race on the edge, and run as hard as possible, but the one drawback of doing that is that they use up more fuel than other drivers who tend to be more on the conservative side. After all, Casey Mears won this race in 2007 in a Hendrick Motorsports car, and he won it on fuel mileage, and even an ultra-aggressive driver like Geoff Bodine proved that he knew how to save fuel when it really counted, which was the key to his win in the 1986 Daytona 500, Hendrick Motorsports' first big win. The fact that even Mark Martin, considered one of the worst drivers in the modern history of the sport when it came to saving fuel, once beat out Jimmie Johnson in a race at Michigan that was decided by fuel mileage, should say it all. 147. Anonymous posted: 05.29.2017 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Geoff Bodine proved that he knew how to save fuel when it really counted, which was the key to his win in the 1986 Daytona 500." Geoff had an extra gallon of fuel in his car. That helped matters, too. 148. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2017 - 6:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I want to amend something I wrote in post #134. I mentioned that Austin Dillon was the third driver to win the Coca-Cola 600 driving car #3. He's actually the fourth driver to win the 600 in car #3. In addition to Dillon, Dale, Sr. (3 times), and Buddy Baker (1968), David Pearson, the legendary Silver Fox, won the 1961 World 600 driving Ray Fox's #3 car. In fact, that race, like Dillon's win last night, was Pearson' first Cup victory. (Baker's win in the 1968 World 600 win was his second victory, with his first being in the fall race at Charlotte the previous year, also in Fox's white #3.) Sorry for the oversight in the mentioned post (#134). 149. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2017 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) But if he had run as hard as he could have late in that 1986 Daytona 500, @147, he would have never made it, especially leading. He slowed the race pace down some 7 or 8 MPH because he pitted earlier than anyone else (and because he knew dale Earnhardt would not try to pass him, hoping to be in second place on the final lap), so he and crew chief Gary Nelson knew how dire their fuel situation really was. Bodine had run laps challenging 200 MPH for much of the race and he was running laps at only about 190 (and were contemplating running even slower), so he backed off the pace by some 7 or 8 MPH, and their strategy worked. 150. racefangurl posted: 05.30.2017 - 1:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 135, I'm with you. I like 2 of your guys, so we're in the same boat on the "long painful nights" thing. Trevor's been in or near the top-15 more than he was last year at this time. 151. Tyson posted: 05.30.2017 - 11:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 39 cars on the Cup entry list this week. 15 - Ross Chastain (debut) 23 - Gray Gaulding 33 - Jeffrey Earnhardt 43 - TBA 51 - Cody Ware 66 - Carl Long 83 - Ryan Sieg (debut) No Corey LaJoie, Derrike Cope, Timmy Hill or Reed Sorenson. 152. Windows Millennium Edition posted: 05.30.2017 - 12:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Sieg? This weekend should be interesting. 153. TeamDCR fan posted: 05.30.2017 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ross in the 15? Sieg in the 83? Wtf are Premium and BK thinking? Corey isn't anything special but he has more experience than Sieg in Cup. Surprised Cope isn't running since he did win this race in 1990, not that he would have a chance to win 154. Danny Boy posted: 05.30.2017 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (6) What a disappointing end to a great race. These kind of "wins" are such a letdown. Deep down, the driver, whomever they are when they win like this, know that this isn't a real win. I can't wait to see a victory due to talent...door/door racing where talent decides the outcome, not chance. These fuel mileage/rain shortened races are only "paper wins". RCR knows it and so does everyone in the garage. The 77 finishing 7th say's more about ability than the 3's "win" to the other drivers. The other "paper wins" are "plate races". Unless you're consistently winning at plate tracks, it's not a display of ability, but right place, right time. You'll even hear the announcers say it, and many are former drivers...."anyone can win one of these things". It happens in all 3 series. Glad we're going to Dover. Those who like fuel mileage races: as a competitor I'd rather match my talent against my opponent rather than hope he runs out of fuel, or if in a foot race, out run my opponent instead of hoping he trips so I can pass him for the win..it is called a "race". 155. Sector posted: 05.31.2017 - 11:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Question, with these crown jewels taking place this past weekend, are there any in the lower series? Meaning the Pro Cups or the ARCA series? I mean Indy has Indianapolis 500, F1 has Monaco Grand Prix, NASCAR Cup has Daytona 500 with Charlotte 600 & Darlington, V8 has Bathurst, The FIA/SportsCar has a bunch (24 hours of Daytona, Le Mans, Nurburgring, Spa Francorchamps, 12 hours of Sebring). Just information I'd like to know. I agree that Eldora has been somewhat of a major race in the NASCAR Truck series because of its dirt track roots as of recent, but I do consider that higher than anything Xfinity has to offer (I don't agree with Indianapolis being in Xfinity either). 156. Scott B posted: 05.31.2017 - 12:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I would consider the season opener at Daytona the unofficial crown jewel of the ARCA series. It typically attracts the biggest field of entries, and pays the most to win. 157. RaceFanX posted: 05.31.2017 - 3:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The Knoxville Nationals are the crown jewel for competition in sprint cars, especially the World of Outlaws series, with the King's Royale having to rate up there as well. There's also a Knoxville Nations for dirt late models and those cars also have Eldora's Dirt Late Model Dream. The Snowball Derby, All American 400, Winchester 400, and the Milk Bowl are all elite races for late model talent. The Macau Grand Prix is highlight for touring cars and Formula 3 racers. Formula 3 also has the Pau Grand Prix in France. New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series is the country's highest level of open wheel racing and it fittingly has the New Zealand Grand Prix as its top race, a rare case where a national Grand Prix has never been a F1 event. AMA Superbike racing here in the USA has the Daytona 200 on the super speedway's rival layout as its star race. The greatest bike race overall though is likely the Isle of Man TT, even if it is so dangerous its not a round contested by any major series. The Monte Carlo Rally is the top WRC event with the Dakar Rally also big for rallying in general. Pikes Peak is the king of the hill climbs and it features a wide variety of entrants. Sometimes these events die off. The Motor City 100 in Detroit was the premier race for SCCA Trans-Am racing back in the day. 158. Ferret posted: 05.31.2017 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'd argue Mnaco for support races too, and Indy for the Lights, also Long Beach for Indycar/Lights as well, and IMSA, also Elkhart for the old CAT series. F3, Pau/Macau got mentioned, but I'd also throw Monza in too, and for V8s or Supercars as they are now known, Adelaide too, and or the bikes? IoM TT, absolutely, Daytona 200,, yes, but IMO there's more as well. They actually ran touring cars at Pau, it's probably best remembered for the pace car causing a red flag by wiping out Franz Engstler's BMW. Then again, Brazilian Stock Car is, probably, Interlagos, and I'd even argue one of F1's crown jewels is Silverstone, alongside Monaco and Monza and obviously Spa. The F3/touring car races at Spa never captured the magic of the faster cars tackling the track however...it'd be like putting hobby stocks on the Daytona oval. One that got overlooked is the Big Go, the US Nationals in drag racing, of course and the Winternationals in that discipline. 159. cjs3872 posted: 05.31.2017 - 8:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @154, Richard Petty, the greatest of all NASCAR drivers, once said it best when he said that the best you can do is put yourself in a position to win, and circumstances will determine the rest. That's exactly what Austin Dillon and the RCR #3 team did. They ran well enough all race long (they were about an 8th-10th place car for the entire second half of the race, so it wasn't that they were running on the tail end of the lead lap), and were smart enough to go into fuel conservation mode the instant that final green came out, because they knew that was their only chance to win, because nobody was beating the Toyotas up front. But then when the Toyotas started peeling off up front, it was between Jimmie Johnson and Dillon, and Jimmie didn't save enough fuel, and there was even a miscommunication between he and his crew chief that may have prevented him from going that extra 2-3 laps at the end that Dillon was able to go. And let's not forget that Dillon had to run harder then most usually would run in a fuel conservation race, because both Kyle Busch and Martin Truex, Jr. were closing fast on him, so it wasn't like he made a coasting job out of it. Austin Dillon basically took a page from Al Unser's playbook, because Al Unser's racing philosophy always was to run fast enough to win and slow enough to finish, and that's exactly what he did. Dillon ran just fast enough on that final run to finish just ahead on Kyle Busch and Martin Truex, Jr,. while also running just slow enough on a light fuel load to finish. He basically ran out of gas as he crossed the start-finish line to take the checkered flag. Many posters on these boards, myself included, have frequently chided Richard Childress Racing because of their conservative engine set-ups, but it was that conservative attitude that allowed them to win this race, because had they run an engine set-up as aggressive as most of the other top teams run, they never even have a chance to stretch the fuel mileage. And now unless more than 15 drivers win races in the first 26 (and boy was I WAY OFF on my prediction there, because I only had 9 or 10 winning in the first 26 and Dillon was winner #9 in 12 races in 2016), RCR is guaranteed TWO drivers in the Chase, and now has more drivers locked in the Chase by winning races than either Hendrick Motorsports (one), Stewart-Haas Racing (one), and Joe Gibbs Racing (zero) currently have. 160. Corey posted: 06.01.2017 - 2:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Technically Dillon is the 9th winner but only 8th driver in the chase. Logano's win is encumbered and doesn't count for eligibility. 161. Sector posted: 06.01.2017 - 10:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @157 Thanks! 162. Jared DiCarlo posted: 06.04.2017 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I want to thank FOX for showing the NASCAR Classic race during the rain delay. 163. Anthony posted: 02.01.2018 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The first caution of this race broke a 6 year Coke 600 streak of the first caution being debris or competition. 164. RaceFanX posted: 02.25.2018 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The seven laps Danica Patrick led during this race turned out to be last ones she would lead in NASCAR competition. This was the only race of the 2017 season, her final full-time campaign, that she led. 165. Sector posted: 05.25.2020 - 12:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson becomes the fourth driver in NASCAR Cup history to join an exclusive legendary club by achieving 1,000 laps led milestone at just the World/Coca-Cola 600 event at Charlotte alone (this is NOT counting the other Cup Charlotte events; Excluding the 400, 500 mile and All-Star events). The 4 driver to have reached this milestone David Pearson (1,252 laps led) Bobby Allison (1,176 laps led) Jimmie Johnson (1,030 laps led, after leading 35 laps in this race) Richard Petty (1,005 laps led) 166. Rich posted: 12.15.2020 - 7:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon were the commentators. Matt Yocum, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Jamie Little were the pit road reporters. Larry McReynolds was the in-race analyst. Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip were in the Hollywood hotel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: