For the first time since the road course race at Watkins Glen International two weeks ago, the NASCAR Cup Series is running a points race this weekend, and for the first time the race at Texas Motor Speedway, it's running a points race on an oval.
Charlotte Motor Speedway is the annual host of the season's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600. This race comes one week after the season's second and final exhibition race, the All-Star Race, at Dover Motor Speedway.
Charlotte had been the traditional host of the All-Star Race until 2019. Four new tracks have hosted the event since 2020, but there have been several calls for the sport to bring the event back to Charlotte, even after the playoff race was shifted from the Roval back to the oval for the first time since 2017.
As for this weekend, however, all focus is on the season's second crown jewel event as everybody aims to get back to at least some semblance of normalcy following the tragic passing of Kyle Busch.
23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick took the pole position for Sunday's 400-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Concord, North Carolina oval by way of NASCAR's qualifying metric, as Saturday's qualifying session was rained out. Joe Gibbs Racing's Ty Gibbs was awarded P2.
A full starting lineup can be found here.
Follow along with our Coca-Cola 600 race updates from Charlotte.
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Race updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Coca-Cola 600 Stage 1 results
1 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
4 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
6 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
7 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
9 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
10 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Coca-Cola 600 Stage 2 results
1 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
5 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
8 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
9 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
10 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Coca-Cola 600 Stage 3 results
1 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
7 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
8 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
9 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
10 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Full Coca-Cola 600 results
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
2 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
3 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
4 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
5 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
6 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
7 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
8 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
9 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
10 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
11 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
12 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
13 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
14 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
15 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
16 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
17 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
18 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
19 | Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota |
20 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
21 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
22 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
23 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
24 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
25 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
26 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
27 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
28 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
30 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
31 | Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
32 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
33 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
34 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
35 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
36 | Timmy Hill, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
37 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
38 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
39 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
Full point standings following the Coca-Cola 600 can be found here.
Nashville Superspeedway is scheduled to host the next race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Live coverage of the Cracker Barrel 400 is set to be provided by Amazon Prime Video beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 31.
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