2012 Coca-Cola 600

2012 Coca-Cola 600
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2012 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist, Sam Bass. The painting is called "LET FREEDOM RACE!"
2012 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist, Sam Bass. The painting is called "LET FREEDOM RACE!"
Date May 27, 2012 (2012-05-27)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Weather Sunshine with a high temperature around 88 °F (31 °C); wind out of the SSE at 2 mph (3.2 km/h).
Average speed 155.687 miles per hour (250.554 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Petty Motorsports
Time 27.988
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing
Laps 204
Winner
No. 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2012 Coca-Cola 600, the 53rd annual race, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 27, 2012, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps, it was the twelfth race of the 2012 season. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports took his first win of the season, while Denny Hamlin finished second and Kyle Busch finished third.

  1. ^ "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Brown, Brian (May 23, 2012). "The Coca-Cola 600". Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 Official Race Results : Coca-Cola 600". NASCAR. Retrieved May 29, 2012.