Post by tia on Aug 28, 2019 11:14:11 GMT -5
Race #10 of 29 -Coca Cola 600 @ Charlotte Motor Speedway
Starting grid
Green flag!
Lap 4; Ricky Rudd takes the lead over Sterling Marlin
Lap 17; Rudd, Wallace, Kulwicki and Marlin are top four. 2'' behind there's Mark Martin
Lap 23; Rusty to the lead
Lap 29-32; green flag pit stops
Huge crash exiting the pit lane. Lake Speed spins in the middle of turn 1-2 after a contact with Terry Labonte. The #66 gets hit by Schrader and then by Irvan. Speed flips numerous time before stopping on the apron.
During the caution everybody pits again expect Labonte. One lap after the restart Brett Bodine takes the lead
Lap 48; Mark Martin overtakes Bodine for the lead
Lap 56; 2nd caution of the race for debris. Everybody pits and Brett Bodine cycles out 1st
Lap 63; Elliott takes the lead
Alan Kulwicki is the fastest on the track right now. At lap 70 he passes Bodine for 2nd, twelve laps later he takes the lead overtaking Bill Elliott in turn 1-2
Lap 86; green flag stops. Rudd is behind Elliott but he's actually 2 laps down after some trouble during the first caution. After the stop Kulwicki is the leader in front of Labonte. Elliott has a slow stop.
Lap 113; caution is out once again for debris on the track. Kulwicki stays in the lead after the stop
Lap 121; Terry Labonte takes the lead once again
Lap 138; the #94 is closely followed by Kulwicki, Martin and Elliott, who is currently the fastest on track
Lap 144; last green flag pit stops of the day. Labonte stays in the lead, while Elliott has another slow stop and cycles out in 17th position
Lap 158; battle for 2nd place between Kulwicki and Jarrett
Terry Labonte wins the Coca Cola 600!!
RACE RESULTS
Race Awards
Pole
Sterling Marlin, 183,262 mph (29.466 s.)
Front Runner
Terry Labonte, 41 laps Lead
Meet the Challenge
Terry Labonte, 29 places improved
Headache
Ken Schrader, 26 places dropped
Diehard Racer
Darrell Waltrip