2016 Coca-Cola 600

2016 Coca-Cola 600
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date May 29, 2016 (2016-05-29)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (960 km)
Average speed 160.655 mph (258.549 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Furniture Row Racing
Time 28.077
Most laps led
Driver Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing
Laps 392
Winner
No. 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 3.2/8 (Overnight)[11]
3.4/9 (Final)[12]
5.7 million viewers[12]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2016 Coca-Cola 600, the 57th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 29, 2016, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the thirteenth race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The race had nine lead changes among four different drivers and four cautions for 19 laps.

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