Hottest Coca-Cola 600s on record
Today we celebrate the 60th running of NASCARs Coca-Coal 600 at Charlotte motor-speedway. It will likely be the hottest on record. I put together a spreadsheet of the high temperatures for each race day from the Concord Regional Airport.
HOTTEST ON RECORD
- 96° 5/27/1962
- 95° 5/24/1970
- 94° 6/19/1960
- 93° 5/25/1975
- 92° 5/28/2006
SPREADSHEET OF HIGHS FOR EVERY SINGLE RACE
| YEAR | DATE | CAR | WINNER | CAR | DISTANCE | RACE TIME | AVG SPEED | HIGH TEMP |
| 1960 | June 19* | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 5:34:06 | 107.735 | 94° |
| 1961 | 28-May | 3 | David Pearson | Pontiac | 600 (965.606) | 5:22:29 | 111.633 | 67° |
| 1962 | 27-May | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:46:44 | 125.552 | 96° |
| 1963 | June 2* | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:31:52 | 132.417 | 81° |
| 1964 | 24-May | 41 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | 600 (965.606) | 4:46:14 | 125.772 | 91° |
| 1965 | 23-May | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:55:38 | 121.722 | 85° |
| 1966 | 22-May | 42 | Marvin Panch | Plymouth | 600 (965.606) | 4:26:35 | 135.042 | 87° |
| 1967 | 28-May | 14 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | 600 (965.606) | 4:25:02 | 135.832 | 90° |
| 1968 | 26-May | 3 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 382.5 (615.574) | 3:04:14 | 104.207 | 72° |
| 1969 | 25-May | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Mercury | 600 (965.606) | 4:27:56 | 134.361 | 87° |
| 1970 | 24-May | 27 | Donnie Allison | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:37:36 | 129.68 | 95° |
| 1971 | 30-May | 12 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | 600 (965.606) | 4:16:20 | 140.422 | 57° |
| 1972 | 28-May | 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 600 (965.606) | 4:13:04 | 142.255 | 69° |
| 1973 | 27-May | 71 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 600 (965.606) | 4:26:53 | 134.89 | 77° |
| 1974 | 26-May | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 540 (869.045) | 3:58:21 | 135.72 | 83° |
| 1975 | 25-May | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 600 (965.606) | 4:07:42 | 145.327 | 93° |
| 1976 | 30-May | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 600 (965.606) | 4:22:06 | 137.352 | 77° |
| 1977 | 29-May | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 600 (965.606) | 4:21:29 | 137.676 | 83° |
| 1978 | 28-May | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:20:12 | 138.355 | 87° |
| 1979 | 27-May | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:23:24 | 136.674 | 71° |
| 1980 | 25-May | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 5:01:51 | 119.265 | 81° |
| 1981 | 24-May | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 600 (965.606) | 4:38:22 | 129.326 | 88° |
| 1982 | 30-May | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:36:48 | 130.058 | 90° |
| 1983 | 29-May | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:15:51 | 140.707 | 83° |
| 1984 | 27-May | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 600 (965.606) | 4:38:34 | 129.233 | 90° |
| 1985 | 26-May | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:13:52 | 141.807 | 81° |
| 1986 | 25-May | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:16:24 | 140.406 | 84° |
| 1987 | 24-May | 21 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:33:48 | 131.483 | 89° |
| 1988 | 29-May | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:49:15 | 124.46 | 83° |
| 1989 | 28-May | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:09:52 | 144.077 | 89° |
| 1990 | 27-May | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 600 (965.606) | 4:21:32 | 137.65 | 85° |
| 1991 | 26-May | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:19:05 | 138.951 | 86° |
| 1992 | 24-May | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:30:43 | 132.98 | 89° |
| 1993 | 30-May | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:07:25 | 145.504 | 86° |
| 1994 | 29-May | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:18:10 | 139.445 | 76° |
| 1995 | 28-May | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 3:56:55 | 151.952 | 72° |
| 1996 | 26-May | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:03:56 | 147.581 | 84° |
| 1997 | May 25–26* | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 499.5 (803.867) | 3:39:10 | 136.745 | 85°/82° |
| 1998 | 24-May | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:23:53 | 136.424 | 89° |
| 1999 | 30-May | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 3:57:50 | 151.367 | 87° |
| 2000 | 28-May | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:12:23 | 142.64 | 90° |
| 2001 | 27-May | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:20:40 | 138.107 | 77° |
| 2002 | 26-May | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 600 (965.606) | 4:21:23 | 137.729 | 89° |
| 2003 | 25-May | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 414 (666.268) | 3:16:50 | 126.198 | 74° |
| 2004 | 30-May | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:12:10 | 142.763 | 87° |
| 2005 | 29-May | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 5:13:52 | 114.698 | 82° |
| 2006 | 28-May | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 600 (965.606) | 4:39:25 | 128.84 | 92° |
| 2007 | 27-May | 25 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:36:27 | 130.222 | 90° |
| 2008 | 25-May | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 600 (965.606) | 4:25:09 | 135.772 | 76° |
| 2009 | May 25* | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 340.5 (547.981) | 2:48:59 | 120.899 | 80° |
| 2010 | 30-May | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 600 (965.606) | 4:08:20 | 144.966 | 84° |
| 2011 | 29-May | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 603 (970.434) | 4:33:14 | 132.414 | 86° |
| 2012 | 27-May | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 3:51:14 | 155.687 | 90° |
| 2013 | 26-May | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:35:49 | 130.521 | 79° |
| 2014 | 25-May | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:07:27 | 145.484 | 83° |
| 2015 | 24-May | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 600 (965.606) | 4:03:34 | 147.803 | 84° |
| 2016 | 29-May | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 600 (965.606) | 3:44:05 | 160.655 | 88° |
| 2017 | May 28–29* | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 600 (965.606) | 4:19:22 | 138.8 | 90°/87° |
| 2018 | 27-May | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 600 (965.606) | 4:23:22 | 136.692 | 88° |
| 2019 | 26-May |
