2018 Coca-Cola 600

2018 Coca-Cola 600
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
2018 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
2018 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (960 km)
Average speed 136.692 miles per hour (219.984 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.149
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 377
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 2.3/2.4 (Overnight)[10]
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 2018 Coca-Cola 600, the 59th running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 27, 2018 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it is the 13th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

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