Charlotte Pre-Race Schedule: (eastern time)
-- 4:00:00pm: NSCS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
-- 4:40:00pm: Military Appreciation
-- 5:20:00pm: NSCS Drivers Introductions (43 Service members will introduce the drivers from a mic on stage and walk off behind driver.)
-- 5:43:30pm: "God Bless America" by: Danielle Johnson, Speedway Superstar
-- 5:50:00pm: Armed Forces Service Medley Performed by: Central Church of God Choir
-- 6:00:00pm: Presentation of Colors by: 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Color Guard Ft. Bragg
-- 6:00:20pm: Invocation by: Douglas Carver, Executive Director of Chaplaincy for the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board
-- 6:00:45pm: Amazing Grace by: Charlotte Fire Department Pipe Band
-- 6:02:05pm: "21 Gun Salute": Fort Bragg Firing Party
-- 6:02:35pm: Taps by: Bugler from Fort Bragg
-- 6:03:40pm: National Anthem: 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus
-- 6:05:00pm: Fly-by: 4 F-18's from VFA 103, Naval Air Station Oceana, VA
-- 6:09:30: Command to start engines by: Dr. JD Crouch II, USO President and GM Dawn Seif, wife of Andrew Seif Silver Star winner and USO Marine of the year in 2013
-- 6:18:30pm: Start of the Coca-Cola 600
eastern time (NASCAR.com)
#54-Denny Hamlin finished second,
#5-Kasey Kahne
#7-Regan Smith
#6-Darrell Wallace Jr.
#18-Daniel Suarez
#3-Ty Dillon
#9-Chase Elliott
#1-Elliott Sadler
#22-Ryan Blaney.
There were 3 cautions for 22 laps and 9 lead changes among 7 leaders. Complete results are on the Charlotte race results page (pdf).
(5-23-2015)
Let's go racin' boyz.