Memorial Day weekend means homecoming for the NASCAR Cup Series and the longest mileage race on the calendar. For the Coca-Cola 600 the series moved to Charlotte Motor Speedway in the suburbs of the Queen City, where each team’s headquarters are located.
Hendrick Motorsports, actually located down the road from the speedway, comes into this season as the team with five wins out of 13 races, plus last weekend’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Coca-Cola 600:
Coca-Cola 600 TV/Streaming/Radio Schedule
Eastern all the time
Saturday, May 27
7-9 PM: Practice & Qualify (FS1, Fox Sports App, PRN)
Sunday, May 28
5:30-6 pm Pre-Race Show (FOX, Fox Sports App, PRN)
6-10 pm: Coca-Cola 600 (FOX, Fox Sports App, PRN)
Coca-Cola 600 Details
Way: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5-mile dog-leg oval), Concord, North Carolina
Length: 400 laps for 600 miles
Banking: 5 degrees on straights, 24 degrees on turns
Last Year’s Winners: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Top Drivers and Best Bets for the Coca-Cola 600
Hendrick Motorsports has been dominating tracks 1.5 miles or less and that’s it Reflected in BetMGM odds Weekend Admission. Kyle Larson (+400) dominated last weekend’s NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro and has won two short tracks so far while William Byron (+700) has won three of four intermediate track races this season .
best chances to win
Kyle Larson +400
William Byron +700
Denny Hamlin +750
Martin Truex Jr. +900
Chase Elliott +900
We wrote in more depth about odds earlier in the week and recommend finding good mid-tier value in Tyler Reddick (+1600), who has an average finish of 9.3 in four starts at Charlotte and Kevin Harvick (+1700) , who has won. there three times. Ty Gibbs (+6000), making his first Cup start at Charlotte, is an attractive longshot as he has won two Xfinity races and finished second.
Coca-Cola 600 Entry List
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindrich (2), Team Penske Ford.
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoey (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Zane Smith (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Eric Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Jimmie Johnson (84), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Coca-Cola 600 Seasons
seeks forecast Cool temperatures and rain throughout the weekend, which will make schedulers rub their temples at the speedway. In addition to the Cup cars, the track will feature practice, qualifying and races for the ARCA Menards, Craftsman Trucks and Xfinity Series. With Monday being a federal holiday, NASCAR may be inclined to push the Cup race back more quickly rather than waiting for weather to clear late on Sunday.
