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2009 Coca-Cola 600
Race details[1]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2009 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork from Sam Bass. "Gold Rush!"
2009 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork from Sam Bass. "Gold Rush!"
Date May 25, 2009 (2009-05-25)
Location Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 227 laps, 340.5 mi (547.981 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 28.651
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 173
Winner
No. 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
An aerial view of an oval-shaped motor-racing circuit.
Lowe's Motor Speedway, where the race was held.

The 2009 Coca-Cola 600 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the fiftieth iteration of the event. It was held on May 25, 2009, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina after being postponed on May 24 because of inclement weather. Scheduled for 400 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval, the race was won by David Reutimann of Michael Waltrip Racing after being shortened to 227 laps because of poor weather conditions. Ryan Newman finished second ahead of Robby Gordon, Carl Edwards, and Brian Vickers, who completed the first five positions.

Fox Sports televised the event in the United States, while the race was broadcast on radio by Performance Racing Network (over-the-air) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite)

The logo for the 2009 Coca-Cola 600, celebrating the 50th running of the event.

On the day of the race, 1.33 inches of precipitation were recorded around the speedway; a significant amount of rain for the Charlotte area for the month of May.[2]

Background

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Lowe's Motor Speedway, now called Charlotte Motor Speedway, is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway.[3] The standard track at Lowe's Motor Speedway is a four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.4 km)-long, quad-oval track. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees; both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch (opposite the front) have a five-degree banking.[4]

The Coca-Cola 600 was conceived by race car driver Curtis Turner who built the Charlotte Motor Speedway.[5] It was first held in 1960 in an attempt by NASCAR to stage a Memorial Day weekend race to compete with the open-wheel Indianapolis 500; the two races were held together on the same day starting from 1974.[6] The race is the longest (in terms of distance) on the NASCAR calendar and is considered by several drivers as one of the sport's most important races alongside the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and the Southern 500.[7] The event was known as the World 600 until 1984 when The Coca-Cola Company purchased the naming rights to the race and renamed it the Coca-Cola World 600 in 1985. It has been called the Coca-Cola 600 every year since 1986 except for 2002 when the name changed to Coca-Cola Racing Family 600.[8]

Entry list

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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Owner Team
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
06 David Starr Houston, TX Dodge Roni Deutch Tax Center Theresa Boys
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS John Henry
07 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
7 Robby Gordon Bellflower, CA Toyota Jim Beam / Operation Homefront Robby Gordon
09 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Dodge Phoenix Racing James Finch
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett Jr
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
13 Max Papis Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
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 Middleton, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford Motorcraft Glen Wood
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA 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 LaPorte, 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 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Toyota SmallSponsor.com Jeremy Mayfield
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Teresa Earnhardt
43 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge U.S. Air Force Richard Petty
44 AJ 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
71 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Chevrolet CompUSA Kevin Buckler
73 Mike Garvey McDonough, GA Dodge Quality Concrete Barry Haefele
77 Sam Hornish Jr Defiance, 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
87 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota G.P.'s Enterprises Andrea Nemechek
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

Qualifying

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Pos.[9][10] Car # Driver Make SPD Q Time BHND
1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 188.475 28.651 0.000
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 188.258 28.684 00.033
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 188.193 28.694 00.043
4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 188.166 28.698 00.047
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 187.820 28.751 00.100
6 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 187.493 28.801 00.150
7 09 Mike Bliss Dodge 187.422 28.812 00.161
8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 187.396 28.816 00.165
9 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 187.188 28.848 00.197
10 21 Bill Elliott Ford 187.169 28.851 00.200
11 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 187.162 28.852 00.201
12 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 186.916 28.890 00.239
13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 186.864 28.898 00.247
14 20 Joey Logano Toyota 186.832 28.903 00.252
15 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 186.825 28.904 00.253
16 16 Greg Biffle Ford 186.735 28.918 00.267
17 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 186.599 28.939 00.288
18 82 Scott Speed Toyota 186.574 28.943 00.292
19 99 Carl Edwards Ford 186.548 28.947 00.296
20 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 186.477 28.958 00.307
21 00 David Reutimann Toyota 186.368 28.975 00.324
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 186.233 28.996 00.345
23 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 186.220 28.998 00.347
24 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 186.181 29.004 00.353
25 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 186.014 29.030 00.379
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 185.970 29.037 00.386
27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 185.829 29.059 00.408
28 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 185.778 29.067 00.416
29 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet 185.707 29.078 00.427
30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 185.605 29.094 00.443
31 98 Paul Menard Ford 185.592 29.096 00.445
32 13 Max Papis Toyota 185.433 29.121 00.470
33 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 185.319 29.139 00.488
34 6 David Ragan Ford 185.173 29.162 00.511
35 12 David Stremme Dodge 185.096 29.174 00.523
36 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 184.704 29.236 00.585
37 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 184.590 29.254 00.603
38 44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 184.338 29.294 00.643
39 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 183.949 29.356 00.705
40 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 183.281 29.463 00.812
41 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 183.175 29.480 00.829
42 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 183.156 29.483 00.832
43 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 184.432 29.279 00.628
Failed to qualify
44 41 J.J. Yeley Toyota 184.093 29.333
45 73 Mike Garvey Dodge 182.457 29.596
46 64 Todd Bodine Toyota 182.426 29.601
47 06 David Starr Dodge 179.081 30.154

Pre-race festivities

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Air Force Tops in Blue sang the national anthem. Bobby Allison, the race's grand marshal, gave the command to start engines. (It was not televised on Monday, instead, it was preempted by commercials.)

Race recap

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Ryan Newman and Kyle Busch started on the front row followed by Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin in the second one, and Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne in the third. Newman decided to start the race from the outside, switching positions with Busch.

At 12:12 pm EDT, the green flag waved marking the start of the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600. After lap 1, Newman led the first lap with Busch in 2nd and Martin in 3rd. Two laps later, Busch took the lead from Newman while out of turn 4. On lap 7, the first caution flag was waved for light rain. Before the caution, Brian Vickers was in 5th after starting in 8th and Denny Hamlin was in that position after starting 13th. Dale Earnhardt Jr., starting in 27th, was in 31st. Eleven drivers entered pit road. Among them were Earnhardt Jr.; Kevin Harvick; Michael Waltrip; Greg Biffle; and Matt Kenseth.

When the restarted on lap 12, Busch had the lead followed by Newman, Martin, Kahne, and Vickers behind him. Shortly after, Harvick and Sam Hornish Jr. made contact on the backstretch. On lap 17, Harvick made contact with the outside wall entering turn 1, causing damage to his car and bringing out a caution. Busch reported an electrical problem with his car.

On lap 19, the race restarted with Busch, Newman, Martin, Kahne, and Gordon in the Top 5. By lap 35, Busch had opened a 2-second lead over Martin, who was 2nd. Tony Stewart, starting in 28th, was now in 15th. During pit stops on lap 42 after a competition caution, Johnson had the lead off pit road and gained 16 positions, followed by Busch and Martin. Newman had to come back to pit road for a lugnut replacement and Mike Bliss drove his car to the garage.

The race restarted on lap 45 with Johnson, Busch, Martin, Kurt Busch, and Denny Hamlin rounding out the Top 5. On lap 51, Ky. Busch took the lead away from Johnson with Martin still in 2nd. By lap 55, Johnson, with a loose car, had fallen to the 6th place. Rain returned by lap 71, resulting in yet another caution. After pit stops that followed, Carl Edwards gained 10 positions, Jamie McMurray gained 16, Reutimann gained 7, and Martin Truex Jr. gained 13. Vickers lost 6. Martin's crew lost a tire from their pit, resulting in a penalty for him. Robby Gordon stayed out and led a lap. Waltrip and Scott Riggs also stayed out. Approximately 55 minutes after the start of the race, the red flag was waved on lap 74 for rain. R. Gordon, Waltrip, Riggs, KY. Busch, Edwards, Reutimann, McMurray, Joey Logano, Kahne, and Juan Pablo Montoya made up the Top 10 at that time.

This red flag period lasted 54 minutes before caution laps resumed. R. Gordon, Waltrip, and Riggs made pit stops under the caution. Each of the three had a led at least a lap. The restart on lap 79 with Ky. Busch, Edwards, Reutimann, McMurray, and Logano in the Top 5. Martin served a penalty from the last pit stop and dropped to 37th place. By lap 87, Ky. Busch opened a two-second lead over second place Reutimann. On lap 93, McMurray dropped from fourth to 10th and Reutimann fell two spots from 2nd after making contact with the outside wall of Turn 4. Meanwhile, Earnhardt Jr. continued to fight an ill-handling car and on lap 111 Ky. Busch, who was leading, put him a lap down. On lap 120, Vickers took the lead from Ky. Busch. As of lap 122, Joe Nemechek, Waltrip, Harvick, and Max Papis, running 38th through 41st respectively, were a lap down. Green flag pit stops began at that point. On lap 129, Montoya took second from KY. Busch. Logano led lap 131. Reutimann and David Gilliland were deemed too fast on pit road and served penalties. Meanwhile, Dave Blaney led two laps under green flag pit stops. Blaney's stop on lap 134 ended the cycle and Ky. Busch regained the lead, followed by Vickers, Montoya, Kahne, and Johnson. Vickers took the lead on lap 146, and by lap 161, he had opened a 2.2-second lead over Montoya.

Historic moment of silence

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On lap 163, race officials threw the red flag, and ordered the cars to shut down the engines on the front stretch for a moment of silence in honor of those who died in the service of America's military. This moment took place at 3:00 pm EDT; the time was chosen because it coincides with that traditionally set aside by American tradition on Memorial Day. Members of pit crews and fans stood in observance, while drivers quietly reflected in their cars. Although this moment was not originally planned — and indeed would not have occurred if the race had not been postponed the day before — it reportedly met with praise from drivers, crews and fans.

Pit stops and resumption of race

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During the pit stops, Edwards gained six spots, Jeff Gordon gained twelve spots, Montoya lost three positions, and Vickers lost nine spots. The rain came and delayed the waving of the green flag. On lap 177, the red flag was waved for rain for the second time in the race three hours and eight minutes since the start. Kyle Busch, Kahne, Johnson, Edwards, Montoya, Logano, Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Hamlin, and Vickers are in the top ten when the red flag waved.

The field restarted on lap 180 at 3:42 pm. EDT. Twenty-six cars were on the lead lap as they took the green flag. On lap 182, Logano took fifth from Montoya and Johnson took second from Kahne. Seven laps later, Montoya, running in 7th, reported his car has tightened up. Kurt Busch, running in 15th, entered pit road for a two-tire change on lap 193 because of vibrations. Kurt Busch re-entered the race in 38th, one lap down. On lap 208, seven laps after halfway, Kyle Busch had a 2.4-second lead over Kasey Kahne. Kyle's brother, Kurt, advanced four spots from 38th since the pitstop for vibrations. On lap 213, Kenseth, running in 7th, reported his car has tightened up.

Eight laps later, rain hit the track again and forced another yellow flag for rain. On the ensuing stops, Edwards gained two spots, Vickers five spots, and Labonte seven spots. Johnson lost four spots. Reutimann, Newman, and Robby Gordon stayed on the track.

On lap 227, the third red flag of the race was waved with Reutimann, Newman, Robby Gordon, Edwards, Vickers, Kyle Busch, Kahne, Montoya, Logano, and Kenseth in the top ten. Hours later the race was called official giving Reutimann his first Cup series win in 76 starts. Newman, the polesitter, finished in second in his Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet. Robby Gordon finished third, his first top 5 finish since the 2007 Watkins Glen race[11] Carl Edwards had the highest finishing Ford in fourth place. Kyle Busch had led the most laps (173), finished sixth. Kasey Kahne, the defending winner,[12] had the highest finishing Dodge in seventh. Rookie Joey Logano finished ninth. Bill Elliott, in his 800 career start,[13] finished 15th. Marcos Ambrose, the last driver on the lead lap, came in 26th.

Firsts

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David Reutimann won his first race in the Sprint Cup Series. It was also the first win for Michael Waltrip Racing in the Sprint Cup Series and the first for Michael Waltrip as an owner. This was the first win for a car with the number 00 in Sprint Cup history and the first win for Toyota at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the Cup series. Also, due to the rainout, this marked the first time the actual race was held on Memorial Day. Also, this was the first Sprint Cup race at Charlotte to be held during the day since 2001.

Results

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Fin[14][15] St # Driver Sponsor Make Team Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 21 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 227 5 running 190 403998
2 1 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Chevy Stewart-Haas Racing 227 2 running 175 326754
3 37 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam, Operation Homefront Toyota Robby Gordon Motorsports 227 1 running 120 208985
4 19 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford Roush Fenway Racing 227 0 running 160 207531
5 8 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 227 33 running 160 177898
6 2 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 227 173 running 160 200198
7 6 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports 227 0 running 146 159998
8 9 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 227 0 running 142 151773
9 14 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 227 1 running 143 163351
10 30 17 Matt Kenseth R & L Carriers Ford Roush Fenway Racing 227 0 running 134 160965
11 13 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 227 0 running 130 122655
12 20 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford Hall of Fame Racing 227 0 running 127 135829
13 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 227 6 running 129 158751
14 3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 227 0 running 121 145951
15 10 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford Wood Brothers Racing 227 0 running 118 106000
16 26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge Penske Racing 227 0 running 115 121610
17 4 5 Mark Martin Carquest, Kellogg's Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 227 0 running 112 111785
18 18 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 227 0 running 109 116648
19 28 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot, Old Spice Chevy Stewart-Haas Racing 227 0 running 106 109973
20 16 16 Greg Biffle 3M, Red Cross Ford Roush Fenway Racing 227 0 running 103 116175
21 33 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Vise-Grip Ford Roush Fenway Racing 227 0 running 100 105050
22 35 12 David Stremme Penske Racing Dodge Penske Racing 227 0 running 97 128615
23 12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops, National Wild Turkey Federation Chevy Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 227 0 running 94 131140
24 34 6 David Ragan UPS Ford Roush Fenway Racing 227 0 running 91 102325
25 40 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy Richard Childress Racing 227 0 running 88 137731
26 23 47 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford, Clorox Toyota JTG Daugherty Racing 227 0 running 85 104898
27 29 71 David Gilliland CompUSA Chevy TRG Motorsports 226 0 running 82 89200
28 25 66 Dave Blaney Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Prism Motorsports 226 2 running 84 91175
29 31 98 Paul Menard Johns Manville, Menards Ford Yates Racing 226 0 running 76 121956
30 39 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 226 1 running 78 99925
31 15 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports 226 0 running 70 98775
32 38 44 A.J. Allmendinger Hunt Brothers Pizza Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports 226 0 running 67 88150
33 36 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevy Richard Childress Racing 226 0 running 64 106975
34 17 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Taste Protector Dodge Penske Racing 226 0 running 61 106900
35 42 43 Reed Sorenson U.S. Air Force Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports 226 0 running 58 125101
36 24 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios, Hamburger Helper Chevy Richard Childress Racing 226 0 running 55 95625
37 11 87 Joe Nemechek G.P.'s Enterprises Inc. Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 226 0 running 52 87400
38 43 36 Scott Riggs Cooter's Backyard Bar & Grill Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 225 3 running 54 87285
39 41 34 Tony Raines Taco Bell Chevy Front Row Motorsports 225 0 running 46 95175
40 27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard, AMP Energy Chevy Hendrick Motorsports 225 0 running 43 105065
41 22 29 Kevin Harvick Shell, Pennzoil Chevy Richard Childress Racing 224 0 running 40 124283
42 32 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota Germain Racing 219 0 running 37 86850
43 7 09 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Dodge Phoenix Racing 42 0 vibration 34 87817
Failed to qualify
44 41 J.J. Yeley SmallSponsor.com Toyota Mayfield Motorsports
45 73 Mike Garvey Quality Concrete Dodge H&S Motorsports
46 64 Todd Bodine Gunselman Mortorsports Toyota Gunselman Mortorsports
47 06 David Starr Roni Deutch Tax Center Dodge Boys Will Be Boys Racing

References

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  10. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  11. ^ 2007 Watkins Glen race results.
  12. ^ 2008 Coca-Cola 600 race results
  13. ^ "Bill Elliott: Welcome to NASCAR's 800 Club". Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
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