12 этап. Coca-Cola 600. Lowe's Motor Speedway. Charlotte.

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Track Details
Completed : 1959
Distance : 1.5 miles
Shape : Quad-oval
Banking : 24° turns
5° straights
Frontstretch : 1,980 feet
Backstretch : 1,500 feet
Seating : 165,000

2008 Race Results
Sprint Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600 :: Kasey Kahne - 05/25/08
Bank of America 500 :: Jeff Burton - 10/11/08
Cup Historical Race Winners
Nationwide Series
Dollar General 300 :: Kyle Busch - 10/10/08
Carquest Auto Parts 300 :: Kyle Busch - 05/24/08
Camping World Truck Series
North Carolina Education Lottery 200 :: Matt Crafton - 05/16/08

Track Records
RACE RECORDS
Sprint Cup 600-Mile Race Record :: Bobby Labonte 151.952 - 05/28/95
Sprint Cup 500-Mile Race Record :: Jeff Gordon 160.306 - 10/10/99
Cup Historical Race Winners

Nationwide Race Record :: Mark Martin 155.996 - 05/25/96
Truck Race Record :: Kyle Busch 124.845 - 05/19/06
QUALIFYING RECORDS
Sprint Cup Qualifying Record :: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 186.034 - 2000
Nationwide Qualifying Record :: Jeff Burton 179.486 - 2001
Truck Qualifying Record :: David Starr 178.577 - 2004

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Drivers use All-Star time to prep for 600
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/head...600/index.html

Hope lessons learned will pay bigger dividends in NASCAR's longest race.

Memorial Madness
http://www.nascar.com/video/audio/20...car/index.html

Teams will go from racing 100 laps in the All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway to 400 in the Coca-Cola 600.

Drivers find All-Star notes helpful in prepping for 600





Sprint All-Star Race Results
Pos. Driver Make
1. Tony Stewart Chevrolet #14
2. Matt Kenseth Ford #17
3. Kurt Busch Dodge #2
4. Denny Hamlin Toyota #11
5. Carl Edwards Ford #99
6. Mark Martin Chevrolet #5
7. Kyle Busch Toyota #18
8. Joey Logano Toyota #20
9. Jamie McMurray Ford #26
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet #88


Kurt Busch #2 looks forward to the Coca-Cola 600 after a 3-place run in the All-Star Race.

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Coca-Cola 600 Fact Sheet
http://racing-reference.info/factshe...ts_2009-12.htm
The following notes pertain only to Sprint Cup races held at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Track facts:

* 1`st Sprint Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway was held on 6/19/1960 and was won by Joe Lee Johnson who topped a field of 60 cars.
There have been 2 races per year at Lowe's since 1960 - including the yearly 600-mile race - with the exception of 1961 when there were 4 races here.
This week's Coca-Cola 600 will be the 101`st race at Lowe's.

500 different drivers have participated in the previous 100 races here,
and there have been 41 different winners.
A driver has won from the pole on 13 occasions,
the last time being Jimmie Johnson's victory in the 2004 Coca-Cola 600.
Johnson also holds the mark for the worst starting position by a race winner, having begun the 2003 Coca-Cola 600 in the 37th place.

The fastest race at Lowe's was Jeff Gordon's 1999 victory in which he averaged 160.306 mph.
Elliot Sadler holds the track qualifying record with a speed of 193.216 mph in 2005.

Jimmie Johnson's 0.027 second victory over Bobby Labonte in 2005 is the closest finish in track history.
That race also featured the most caution flags (22, for 103 laps) of any race here.
The record for lead changes in a race was set in 1979, when there were 54 of them in the first 341 laps, but Darrell Waltrip paced the field for the final 59 laps to take the checkered flag that day.

From 2001 through 2008, a typical race at Charlotte had 10.6 caution flags for 53.8 laps and 25.9 lead changes. The average green-flag run was 26 laps.

Manufacturers / Owners:

Chevrolet has won 36 of the previous 100 races here,
followed by Ford (27), Dodge (14), Pontiac (8), Mercury (7), Buick (4) and Plymouth (4).
A Toyota has yet to visit Victory Lane at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Hendrick Motorsports leads all car owners with 15 victories at Lowe's from 6 different drivers (Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte, Casey Mears, Ken Schrader and Darrell Waltrip).
Petty Enterprises is second with 8 wins, while Holman-Moody and Roush-Fenway Racing both have 7.

Driver Notes:

Jim Paschal holds the record with 335 laps led in the 1967 race;
Jimmie Johnson set the modern-era mark with 334 laps led in 2004.
Joe Weatherly led only 3 laps of the 67-lap event in May of 1961, the fewest laps led by a race winner here.
Dale Jarrett led the final 4 laps of the 1994 Mello Yello 500, the fewest by any winner of a full-length race.

Richard Petty earned the most 2`nd-place finishes at Lowe's, racking up 9 of them among his 64 starts,
while Bobby Labonte has the most runner-up (2`nd) finishes among active drivers (6).

Drivers who have swept both Lowe's races in a single season are:
Fred Lorenzen (1965), Bobby Allison (1971), David Pearson (1974), Richard Petty (1975), Dale Earnhardt (1986), Jimmie Johnson (2004 and 2005) and Kasey Kahne (2006). Joe Weatherly won 2 of the 4 races held in 1961. Johnson is only driver ever to win 4 consecutive races here.

The most Lowe's races without a: (Active Drivers)
Win: Michael Waltrip (47 races)
Top 10: Robby Gordon (17)

Top career marks at Lowe's: (Active Drivers)
Races: Bill Elliott (58)
Wins: J. Gordon _ J. Johnson (5)
Top 5s: Mark Martin (17)
Top 10s: B. Elliott _ M. Martin (22)
Laps: Bill Elliott (18,278)
Laps led: Bill Elliott (1,337)
Lead-lap finishes: Mark Martin (25)

Best average finish - active drivers at Lowe's (3 or more starts):
#48 Jimmie Johnson (8.9)
#99 Carl Edwards (10.8)
#96 Bobby Labonte (12.8)
#9 Kasey Kahne (12.9)
#14 Tony Stewart (13.0)
#31 Jeff Burton (14.4)
#5 Mark Martin (15.9)
#24 Jeff Gordon (16.1)

Worst average finish - active drivers at Lowe's (3 or more starts):
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya (32.2)
#xx David Gilliland (31.6)
#7 Robby Gordon (29.2)
#44 A.J. Allmendinger (27.2)
#xx Travis Kvapil (26.5)

Random Driver facts covering Sprint Cup races at Charlotte ONLY:

#33 Clint Bowyer's best finish at Lowe's is 2nd (2007), but that is his only top-10 in 6 career races here.

#2 Kurt Busch's 3rd place result in 2008 was his 1st top-10 since finishing 2nd here in 2005. Busch has yet to win and has collected only 3 top-10 finishes in 17 starts at Lowe's.

Like his brother Kurt, #18 Kyle Busch has not won at this track but has come home in the top-4 in each of his last 3 races here. Kyle started slowly at Charlotte, averaging only a 33rd place finish (and never finishing higher than 25th) during his first 5 races; in his last 5 races however, he has averaged 9.2.

#99 Carl Edwards' average finish of 10.8 is the 2nd best among active drivers here, although he too has not yet won a Charlotte race. The only time that Edwards has completed a race outside of the top-15 was his last appearance here, in which he finished 33rd.

#24 Jeff Gordon has a win and 3 top-10s in his last 3 Charlotte races, but over the 5 races prior to that Gordon was in a slump: no top-20s and an average finish of 33.8. Gordon has not won a pole here since 2000, but once had a streak of 6 poles in 10 starts (1993-1998) and qualified in the top 5 in all 10 of those events.

#7 Robby Gordon's best finish here in 17 tries is 16th place. Robby has led 1 lap in 2 of his last 3 Charlotte races, after not leading any laps during his first 14 starts.

#11 Denny Hamlin and #1 Martin Truex, Jr. both made their Charlotte debuts in 2005 and neither driver has been able to improve upon his finish in those debuts: 8th for Hamlin and 7th for Truex.

#29 Kevin Harvick also recorded his best finish at Lowe's in his 1st appearance here: 2nd in 2001. Harvick has no top-10 finishes here since 2003 and has led only 2 laps in 16 starts.

#77 Sam Hornish, Jr. is looking to build upon his win in last week's Sprint Shootout with a good result in the Coca-Cola 600. Hornish notched 2 respectable finishes at Lowe's (13th, 22nd) during his rookie year of 2008.

#48 Jimmie Johnson had 8 consecutive top-3 finishes here from 2003-2006, but averaged a 17th-place finish in the 4 of 2007-2008 races. Johnson has raced at Charlotte 15 times in his career, and has led at least 10 laps in each of his last 14 races.

In 2008, #9 Kasey Kahne came close to matching his perfect 2006 season here, finishing 1st and 2nd in the pair of 2008 races at Lowe's.

#17 Matt Kenseth won in his 2nd career Lowe's start in 2000, but has just one top-5 finish here in his last 9 races.

#96 Bobby Labonte has not finished outside of the top 20 in any of his last 20 Charlotte races.

#26 Jamie McMurray won here in his 2nd career start (at any track), leading 96 laps that day. McMurray has led 43 laps at Charlotte since that remarkable win and has only 2 other top-5 finishes here.

#39 Ryan Newman has 7 poles at Charlotte and has qualified in the top-5 12 times in 16 starts. But he has rarely been able to translate those superior starting positions into good finishes: Newman's average finish at Lowe's is 21st place.

#6 David Ragan's average finish here during his rookie season of 2007 was 38.5; he improved to an average of 11th in 2008.

#14 Tony Stewart hasn't cracked the top-5 in his 10 races since winning here in 2003.

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ENTRY LIST
Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
1 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / NWTF Teresa Earnhardt
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite "Taste Protector" Walter Czarnecki
5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's Mary Hendrick
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS John Henry
7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Toyota Jim Beam / Operation Homefront Robby Gordon
07 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
09 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Dodge Phoenix Racing James Finch
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford American Red Cross / 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford R+L Carriers John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Best Buy George Gillett, Jr
20 Joey Logano* Middletown, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford Motorcraft Glen Wood
24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Irwin Vise-Grip Geoff Smith
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Bobby Ginn III
34 Tony Raines La Porte, IN Chevrolet Taco Bell Teresa Earnhardt
36 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet U.S. Army Tony Stewart
41 J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ Toyota SmallSponsor.com Jeremy Mayfield
42 Juan Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Teresa Earnhardt
43 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge U.S. Air Force Richard Petty
44 A.J. Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dodge Hunt Brothers Pizza George Gillett, Jr
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota Kingsford / Clorox Rob Kauffman
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA Michael Waltrip
64 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Gunselman Motorsports Larry Gunselman
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Phil Parsons
73 Mike Garvey Lakeville, MN Dodge Quality Concrete Barry Haefele
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Bryan, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis
82 Scott Speed* Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
83 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy Rick Hendrick
96 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Ford Ask.com Jeffrey Moorad
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Johns Manville / Menards Max Jones
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush
106 David Starr Houston, TX Dodge Roni Deutch Tax Center Theresa Boys
113 Max Papis* Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
171 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Chevrolet Hyde Park Storage Suites Kevin Buckler
187 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota Huckleberry's BBQ Andrea Nemechek

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PRACTICE SPEEDS
Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 185.217 29.155 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 185.128 29.169 -0.014
3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 184.533 29.263 -0.108
4 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 184.502 29.268 -0.113
5 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 184.401 29.284 -0.129
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 183.855 29.371 -0.216
7 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 183.798 29.380 -0.225
8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 183.667 29.401 -0.246
9 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 183.499 29.428 -0.273
10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 183.474 29.432 -0.277
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 183.399 29.444 -0.289
12 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 183.256 29.467 -0.312
13 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 183.132 29.487 -0.332
14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford R+L Carriers 183.076 29.496 -0.341
15 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 183.007 29.507 -0.352
16 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville / Menards 182.921 29.521 -0.366
17 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota Huckleberry's BBQ 182.840 29.534 -0.379
18 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 182.723 29.553 -0.398
19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Vise-Grip 182.723 29.553 -0.398
20 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 182.716 29.554 -0.399
21 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 182.617 29.570 -0.415
22 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford / Clorox 182.568 29.578 -0.423
23 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 182.488 29.591 -0.436
24 113 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 182.352 29.613 -0.458
25 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 182.309 29.620 -0.465
26 16 Greg Biffle Ford American Red Cross / 3M 182.309 29.620 -0.465
27 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 182.285 29.624 -0.469
28 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 182.279 29.625 -0.470
29 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 182.113 29.652 -0.497
30 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam / Operation Homefront 182.002 29.670 -0.515
31 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 181.984 29.673 -0.518
32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 181.959 29.677 -0.522
33 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 181.885 29.689 -0.534
34 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / NWTF 181.568 29.741 -0.586
35 09 Mike Bliss Dodge Phoenix Racing 181.531 29.747 -0.592
36 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite "Taste Protector" 181.513 29.750 -0.595
37 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge U.S. Air Force 181.324 29.781 -0.626
38 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 181.147 29.810 -0.655
39 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Hyde Park Storage Suites 181.123 29.814 -0.659
40 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 180.983 29.837 -0.682
41 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Hunt Brothers Pizza 180.983 29.837 -0.682
42 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 180.874 29.855 -0.700
43 41 J.J. Yeley Toyota SmallSponsor.com 180.505 29.916 -0.761
44 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet Taco Bell 180.198 29.967 -0.812
45 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 179.695 30.051 -0.896
46 73 Mike Garvey Dodge Quality Concrete 178.885 30.187 -1.032
47 106 David Starr Dodge Roni Deutch Tax Center 175.844 30.709 -1.554

* Denotes Rookie

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ОГО на этой гонке возможна знаменательная цифра, Билл Элиот может выступить в своей 800 гонке . Билл уже 34 года выступает в Кубке

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Сообщение от Trofi99

ОГО на этой гонке возможна знаменательная цифра, Билл Элиот может выступить в своей 800 гонке . Билл уже 34 года выступает в Кубке

Билла можно поздравить и порадоваться, что мы до сих пор видим в гонках таких легенд, как Мартин или Эллиот...

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Стартовое поле Кубка

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 188.475 28.651 Leader
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 188.258 28.684 -0.033
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 188.193 28.694 -0.043
4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 188.166 28.698 -0.047
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 187.820 28.751 -0.100
6 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 187.493 28.801 -0.150
7 09 Mike Bliss Dodge Phoenix Racing 187.422 28.812 -0.161
8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 187.396 28.816 -0.165
9 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 187.188 28.848 -0.197
10 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 187.169 28.851 -0.200
11 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota Huckleberry's BBQ 187.162 28.852 -0.201
12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / NWTF 186.916 28.890 -0.239
13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 186.864 28.898 -0.247
14 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 186.832 28.903 -0.252
15 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 186.825 28.904 -0.253
16 16 Greg Biffle Ford American Red Cross / 3M 186.735 28.918 -0.267
17 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite "Taste Protector" 186.599 28.939 -0.288
18 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 186.574 28.943 -0.292
19 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 186.548 28.947 -0.296
20 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 186.477 28.958 -0.307
21 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 186.368 28.975 -0.324
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 186.233 28.996 -0.345
23 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford / Clorox 186.220 28.998 -0.347
24 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 186.181 29.004 -0.353
25 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 186.014 29.030 -0.379
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 185.970 29.037 -0.386
27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 185.829 29.059 -0.408
28 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 185.778 29.067 -0.416
29 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Hyde Park Storage Suites 185.707 29.078 -0.427
30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford R+L Carriers 185.605 29.094 -0.443
31 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville / Menards 185.592 29.096 -0.445
32 113 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 185.433 29.121 -0.470
33 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Vise-Grip 185.319 29.139 -0.488
34 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 185.173 29.162 -0.511
35 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 185.096 29.174 -0.523
36 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 184.704 29.236 -0.585
37 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam / Operation Homefront 184.590 29.254 -0.603
38 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Hunt Brothers Pizza 184.338 29.294 -0.643
39 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 183.949 29.356 -0.705
40 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 183.281 29.463 -0.812
41 34 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet Taco Bell 183.175 29.480 -0.829
42 43 Reed Sorenson+ Dodge U.S. Air Force 183.156 29.483 -0.832
43 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 184.432 29.279 -0.628
Did Not Qualify
44 41 J.J. Yeley Toyota SmallSponsor.com 184.093 29.333 -0.682
45 73 Mike Garvey Dodge Quality Concrete 182.457 29.596 -0.945
46 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 182.426 29.601 -0.950
47 106 David Starr Dodge Roni Deutch Tax Center 179.081 30.154 -1.503

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Да, видать сегодня не дождешься. Дождь.

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Coca-Cola 600 отложен из-за дождя. Гонка будет в понедельник в полдень по пиндосскому времени. По мск в 20.00 примерно.