Coca-Cola 600 – Get tickets
The Coca-Cola 600 (get Coca-Cola 600 tickets) is a 600 mile Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. It is the longest NASCAR race and, in fact, is the longest regularly scheduled automobile race conducted on an oval track anywhere in the world.
The Coca-Cola 600 (get Coca-Cola 600 tickets) was initiated as an attempt by NASCAR to stage a Memorial Day weekend event that would rival the open-wheel Indianapolis 500 in fan interest and it has succeeded. From 2002-2004 television ratings were higher for the Coke 600.
The first Coca-Cola 600
The first ever Coca-Cola 600 (get Coca-Cola 600 tickets), known as the World 600 when inaugurated, was raced in 1960. Joe Lee Johnson won the event.
Coca-Cola 600 and Indy 500
While it is clear that the Coca-Cola 600 (get Coca-Cola 600 tickets) and the Indy 500 are competitor races, passionate racers never fail to participate in both. Sine 1974, both the races are held on the same day and in 1992, the Coca-Cola 600 (get Coca-Cola 600 tickets) was made a night race. This made things easy for drivers who now fly from Indianapolis to Charlotte as soon as the Indianapolis race is over.
Some Coca-Cola 600 trivia
- The part of the race which falls for the nighttime, is lit with parabolic reflectors so that dangerous glare, that would otherwise be in the drivers' eyes, is minimized.
- Until the Ferko lawsuit settlement took effect, the race was considered the third leg of the grand slam.
- The Coca-Cola 600 (get Coca-Cola 600 tickets) is also referred to as the Coke 600.
- In 2005, Jimmie Johnson became the first driver to win 3 consecutive Coca-Cola 600 races.
Some past Coca-Cola 600 winners
- 2007 - Casey Mears
- 2006 - Kasey Kahne
- 2005 - Jimmie Johnson
- 2004 - Jimmie Johnson
- 2003 - Jimmie Johnson
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