The 2015 Coca-Cola 600, the 56th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 24, 2015 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

Matt Kenseth won the pole for the race and led 26 laps on his way to a fourth-place finish.

The race had 22 lead changes among nine different drivers, as well as eight caution flag periods for 39 laps.

This was the 24th career victory for Carl Edwards, first at Charlotte Motor Speedway and fifth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing.

The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway.

It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events.

Kevin Harvick entered Charlotte with a 46-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. following his runner-up finish.

“As part of NASCAR: An American Salute, 600 Miles of Remembrance represents a special moment in time as we pay tribute to service members who have sacrificed dearly for our freedom.”[13] The Toyota pace car for the race will follow suit as well.

Kyle Busch, who has missed the first eleven races of the season following being injured in an Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway, made his first Sprint Cup Series start since the 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

30 Chevrolet for The Motorsports Group which hadn't been entered in a race since the 2015 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

32 Go FAS Racing Ford that was las driven by Joey Gase in the 2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway.

33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet that had been driven by Ty Dillon the previous week at Kansas.

We’re struggling a bit right now, so we’re just gonna work hard in practice and see what we can do.”[15] None of the five Hendrick Motorsports drivers made it to the final round of qualifying for the first time since Sonoma last June.

"[15] Mike Bliss, Jeb Burton, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Green and Travis Kvapil all failed to make the race.

[16] Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.624 and a speed of 188.653 mph (303.608 km/h).

This was a scheduled competition caution that came after Charlotte Motor Speedway general manager Marcus Smith had turns 1 and 2 washed down overnight.

Brad Keselowski was tagged for removing equipment from his pit box and restarted from the tail-end of the field.

[18] The fourth caution flew on lap 229 when Trevor Bayne collected the wall in turn 3, leaving debris on the racetrack.

The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 327 when Michael Annett, exiting turn 2, got loose and spun out on the backstretch.

The eighth caution of the race flew with 64 laps to go when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hit the wall in turn 4, leaving debris on the racetrack.

"Darian Grubb is so good as a crew chief and when it comes down to fuel mileage, there isn’t anyone else I’d want calling the shots like he did tonight.

[25] "I didn't even think fuel mileage strategy was an option," said Truex, who also led the most laps in the previous race at Kansas Speedway.

"[26] "We didn't make many adjustments throughout the race, the car was fast from the get-go," noted Truex.

This is a talented team that works extremely hard and I want nothing more than to drive their car to victory lane.

[27] As a result of the violations, crew chief Matt McCall was placed on probation through the remainder of the 2015 calendar year.

Mike Joy, former crew chief Larry McReynolds, and five-time Coca-Cola 600 winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race.

Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch, and Matt Yocum handled pit road for the television side.

Brett McMillan, Jim Noble, Steve Richards, and Doug Turnbull worked pit road for PRN.