| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2012 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist, Sam Bass. The painting is called "LET FREEDOM RACE!" | |||
| Date | May 27, 2012 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunshine with a high temperature around 88 °F (31 °C); wind out of the SSE at 2 mph (3.2 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 155.687 miles per hour (250.554 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty Motorsports | ||
| Time | 27.988 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 204 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2012 Coca-Cola 600, the 53rd annual race, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 27, 2012, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps, it was the twelfth race of the 2012 season. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports took his first win of the season, while Denny Hamlin finished second and Kyle Busch finished third.
- ^ "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Brian (May 23, 2012). "The Coca-Cola 600". Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Official Race Results : Coca-Cola 600". NASCAR. Retrieved May 29, 2012.