There have been 119 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races at Charlotte Motor Speedway producing 45 different pole winners and 51 different race winners. …
Of the 45 series Busch Pole winners at Charlotte Motor Speedway nine are active this weekend. …
NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the series in poles at Charlotte with 14 – which is the series record for the most poles by a driver at a single track. …
Pearson won 11-straight poles from the Fall of 1973 through 1978. …
Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles at Charlotte with nine. …
Pearson and Newman are tied for the series-most Coca-Cola 600 poles with six each. …
Eight drivers have posted their first Monster Energy Series career pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway – two are entered this weekend – Ryan Newman (May, 2001) and Aric Almirola (May, 2012). …
Series track record for youngest Charlotte pole winner is held by Jeff Gordon at the age of 22 years, 2 months and 6 days (October 10, 1993). Series track record for the oldest Charlotte pole winner is held by Bobby Allison at the age of 49 years, 10 months and 8 days (October 11, 1987). …
Of the 51 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte Motor Speedway race winners nine are active this weekend. …
Seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson leads the series in checkered flags at Charlotte with eight wins; four of which are Coca-Cola 600 victories, second (all-time) only to NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip’s five. …
A total of 33 different drivers have won the Coca-Cola 600, six are active this weekend – Johnson (four wins), Kevin Harvick (two), Austin Dillon, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. (each have one). …
The first and second starting positions are the most proficient starting positions in the field, producing more winners (17 each) than any other starting position at Charlotte Motor Speedway – a winning percentage of 14.29%. …
Plus, 89 of the 119 series races (74.79%) at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been won by drivers starting inside the top-10. …
The deepest in the field that a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race winner has started at Charlotte is 37th, by Jimmie Johnson in the Coca-Cola 600 of 2003. …
The record for youngest Monster Energy Series Charlotte winner is held by Jeff Gordon at the age of 22 years, 9 months and 25 days (May 29, 1994). …
The record for the oldest Monster Energy Series Charlotte winner is held by Cale Yarborough at the age of 46 years, 6 months and 9 days (October 6, 1985). …
A total of 10 drivers have posted their first career Monster Energy Series win at Charlotte Motor Speedway and seven of them were from the Coca-Cola 600:
David Pearson (5/28/1961), Jeff Gordon (5/29/1994), Bobby Labonte (5/28/1995), Matt Kenseth (5/28/2000), Casey Mears (5/27/2007), David Reutimann (5/25/2009) and Austin Dillon (5/28/2017).
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