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David Ragan - Front Row Motorsports-34

David Ragan cites the Coca-Cola 600 right up there with the rest of NASCAR's historic races: the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and the Southern 500.

Only the 600-miler is an even greater test of the endurance of both the driver and the car. "Half-way into the Coca-Cola 600, you're 300 miles in. And in a typical race you don't have much longer to go. In fact, that's about the standard distance of a Nationwide race. But in the 600, they tell you you're just half-way and you've got to do 300 miles all over again. So, it is a long night."-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 9:43 PM
Josh Wise - Front Row Motorsports-35

Josh Wise will run his first Coca-Cola 600 this Memorial Day weekend and has been preparing both physically and mentally.

Wise is a triathlete, with both Half Iron Man and Full Iron Man competitions on his schedule this year. He says his physical conditioning has him ready to run the extra mileage in Sunday night's Cup race. He's preparing mentally with racing simulators, video and a little help from his teammates.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 9:39 PM
David Gilliland - Front Row Motorsports-38

The annual Coca-Cola 600 is one of David Gilliland's favorite races; it's also among the most challenging.

Gilliland has 13 career starts at the 1.5-mile oval. His best finish came last fall when he finished 23rd at the October Sprint Cup event. He says adjustability is the key to making it through Sunday night's 600-mile event - being ready to adapt the car to the changing conditions over the course of the night. Gilliland also points to the importance of not losing focus and making mistakes during the extra 100 miles of the marathon race.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 9:36 PM
Timmy Hill - FAS Lane Racing-32

Timmy Hill, the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, has five previous NASCAR starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway as well as a start last weekend in the Sprint Showdown.

Said Hill: "Charlotte is one of the few tracks that I have already had Sprint Cup experience at along with it being my favorite 1.5-mile track. My debut with FAS Lane Racing came in the fall race at Charlotte last year. This will be my first 600 mile race so patience and focus will be keys for me throughout the night."-Integrity Sports Marketing
May 21 - 9:30 PM
Kyle Busch - Joe Gibbs Racing-18

The Coca-Cola 600 will mark Kyle Busch’s 19th points-paying Sprint Cup start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

He has eight top-fives, 11 top-10s, and has led a total of 793 laps in the 18 Cup starts at Charlotte. His average Charlotte finish is 15.3. Busch will look to add to his impressive list of "doubles" this weekend at Charlotte as he has captured both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races on the same weekend eight times – twice this season. Both of Busch’s Sprint Cup wins this season – Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. in March and Texas in April – were preceded by a Nationwide Series win the day before. Busch is competing in both series again this weekend at Charlotte.-True Speed Communication
May 21 - 9:24 PM
Kenny Wallace - RAB Racing-29-NNS

Charlotte Motor Speedway will see a familiar face Saturday for the History 300, as Kenny Wallace climbs back behind the wheel of the No. 29 RAB Racing ToyotaCare Camry.

Wallace has notched seven laps led, seven top-10, and 20 top-20 finishes in a span of 22 years racing at Charlotte. He will pilot RAB Racing chassis No. 40 in Saturday's NNS race. This chassis last saw action at Richmond in April, when Alex Bowman piloted this Toyota Camry to a 27th-place finish.-RAB Racing
May 21 - 9:15 PM
Ryan Newman - Stewart Haas Racing-39

In 24 Sprint Cup starts at Charlotte, Ryan Newman has four top-five finishes and eight top-10s.

He has led 273 laps, has an average start of 6.9 and an average finish of 20.1 at CMS. He has nine poles at Charlotte – the most of any active Sprint Cup driver. Newman’s first career pole came at Charlotte on May 27, 2001, in only his third Sprint Cup start. The feat tied Newman with Mark Martin for earliest career Sprint Cup pole. Although Newman doesn’t have a points-paying Sprint Cup win at Charlotte, he does have three victories at the track – an ARCA win (October 2000), a win in the NASCAR All-Star Race (May 2002) and a win in the Nationwide Series (October 2005).-True Speed Communication
May 21 - 9:10 PM
Trevor Bayne - Roush Fenway Racing-6-NNS

This Saturday Trevor Bayne will try to improve on his third-place finish during last fall’s NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS).

Bayne is the strongest NNS passer at CMS, averaging 40.7 Quality Passes during a race (passing a car running in the top15 while under green). Chassis RK-763 last ran at Auto Club Speedway in March. The car spent much of the night in the top five before finishing ninth and recording one of Bayne’s three top-10 finishes this season. This is the first of three races that the No. 6 Ford Mustang will feature new partner Pillow Pets.-Roush Fenway Racing
May 21 - 9:02 PM
Chris Buescher - Roush Fenway Racing-16-NNS

Chris Buescher will attempt to make his first start at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this weekend.

The 20-year-old driver has competed in three races this season and has been the highest finishing Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang in each of those races. Buescher finished seventh at Bristol, 17th at Texas and 12th at Darlington Raceway. The No. 16 team brings chassis RK-747 to the track for the second time this season. This chassis last drove to a 17th-place finish at TMS in April, with Buescher behind the wheel.-Roush Fenway Racing
May 21 - 8:59 PM
Travis Pastrana - Roush Fenway Racing-60-NNS

Travis Pastrana visits Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second time in his NASCAR Nationwide Series career.

Last May he raced at the 1.5-mile track, finishing 24th in just his fourth NNS start overall. For the second time this season, the No. 60 team brings Chassis RK-740 to the track. This chassis last raced to a 10th-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March. Pastrana remains 15th in the NNS point standings.-Roush Fenway Racing
May 21 - 8:57 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

After being sidelined for eight races, Michael Annett will return to the driver's seat of the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Annett was medically cleared today after suffering a broken and dislocated sternum after an accident in the season-opening Nationwide Series event at Daytona. He underwent surgery for his injuries and was sidelined for three months to allow his injuries to heal. Medical doctors, along with NASCAR officials, determined he was cleared to drive in the upcoming NNS race at Charlotte following an MRI on Monday afternoon.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 8:54 PM
Danica Patrick - Stewart Haas Racing-10

The Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway will mark Danica Patrick’s 22nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and her second at Charlotte.

She started 40th and finished 30th in May 2012 at the 1.5-mile oval. Patrick competed in three NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Charlotte and scored two top-15 finishes. Last week, she started seventh and finished ninth in the non-points Sprint Showdown. Patrick then won the Sprint Fan Vote, which made her eligible for the Sprint All-Star Race. She started 22nd and finished 20th in the 90-lap exhibition race.-True Speed Communication
May 21 - 8:44 PM
Aric Almirola - Richard Petty Motorsports-43

Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Air Force Ford team look to repeat last year's speed in the Coca-Cola 600.

Almirola and team won the pole in last year's 600-mile event and finished 16th in his Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway debut. In just his second start at the 1.5-mile track, Almirola started 15th and drove to the 12th position. The No. 43 team has prepared chassis No. 848 for the Coca-Cola 600. Almirola drove the chassis at Kansas Speedway in April where he started eighth and finished sixth.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 8:37 PM
Marcos Ambrose - Richard Petty Motorsports-9

Marcos Ambrose heads into Charlotte looking for the speed he found last year when the team qualified on the outside pole for the Coca-Cola 600.

Ambrose has eight starts in point races at Charlotte. He tallied two top-10 finishes and a best finish of fifth with Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. In last season's Coca-Cola 600, a broken wheel hub ended the team's hopes of finishing up front.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 8:34 PM
Dakoda Armstrong - Turn One Racing-60-CWTS

Dakoda Armstrong returns to the RCR Nationwide Series No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro this weekend for his second, of five, scheduled appearances in the 2013 season.

Saturday's History 300 marks Armstrong's first Nationwide Series appearance at Charlotte Motor Speedway and his third-career Nationwide Series start. The Indiana native has one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start to his credit at the 1.5-mile facility, starting 24th and finishing 13th in May 2012.-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:30 PM
Austin Dillon - Richard Childress Racing-3-NNS

In Austin Dillon's lone Nationwide Series appearance at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2012, he earned an 11th-place finish after starting second.

The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has two starts at Charlotte in the Truck Series, earning his best finish of seventh in the May 2011 event. Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 119 in the History 300. He raced this Chevrolet Camaro to a third-place finish, after starting third, at Texas Motor Speedway in April.-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:26 PM
Brian Scott - Richard Childress Racing-2-NNS

Brian Scott has six previous Nationwide Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, earning one top-five (fifth in 2011) and three top-10 finishes.

Additionally, the Boise, Idaho native has four top-10 starts, with his best starting spot of seventh coming in the fall 2012 event. After eight races in the 2013 season, Scott is currently eighth in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, 58 markers out of first.-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:24 PM
Jeff Burton - Richard Childress Racing-31

The 2013 Coca-Cola 600 marks Burton's 39th start at the 1.5-mile Charlotte facility and his 667th-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Throughout the years, he has amassed three wins, eight top-five and 15 top-10 finishes at the track, leading 435 laps. Burton has made six previous visits to Charlotte's Victory Lane across Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series competition. He owns two Coca-Cola 600 race trophies from wins in 1999 and 2001, the 2008 Charlotte 500 race trophy, hardware from three Nationwide Series victories (2000, 2002 and 2007) and one Nationwide Series pole award (2001).-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:21 PM
Paul Menard - Richard Childress Racing-27

Paul Menard has 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His best start of fifth and best finish of eighth both came in 2010. The Wisconsin native has completed 4,044 of 4,246 laps attempted (95.5 percent) at the 1.5-mile track. In last year's 600-mile race Menard started the No. 27 Chevrolet from the ninth position and fought a tight-handling race car thought the event, ultimately finishing 15th.-Richard Childress Racing
May 21 - 8:17 PM
Greg Biffle - Roush Fenway Racing-16

Fastenal is proud to honor military service men and women, both active and retired, with a three-car tribute on the No. 16, 17 and 99 Ford Fusions at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600.

These three cars, known as the Fastenal Tribute Cars, will feature the names of current Fastenal employees who served in the military. David MacFadden (First Sergeant, U.S. Army) will be displayed on the hood of the No. 99, and Brian Ashbee (Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Navy) and Anthony Phillips (Private First Class, U.S. Army) will see their names on the hood of the No. 17.-Roush Fenway Racing
May 21 - 12:02 PM

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