2005 Coca-Cola 600
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The 2005 Coca-Cola 600, the 46th running of the race, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on May 29, 2005, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. The race was the twelfth of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The pole position was won by Penske Racing's Ryan Newman, while the race was won by Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports in a fantastic finish against Bobby Labonte. The race featured the most caution flags in Cup history at 22 cautions for 103 laps, as well as the most lap leaders (21) in track history.[2]
Race details[1] | |||
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Race 12 of 36 in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
![]() 2005 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork from NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Bottle Rockets!" | |||
Date | May 29, 2005 (2005-05-29) | ||
Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 114.698 mph (184.589 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske Racing | ||
Time | 27.981 seconds | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 98 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox[2] | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds | ||
Nielsen Ratings | 6.1[3] |
For the first time since 2001, the race received lower TV ratings than the Indianapolis 500, which occurred earlier that day.[3]