NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 26, 2024, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina and the 65th running of the event . Originally scheduled for 400 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, the race was shortened to 249 laps due to rain. It was the 14th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the second of the four crown jewel races . Christopher Bell won the race, his first Coca-Cola 600 win, and his second of the season. Brad Keselowski finished second, and William Byron finished third. Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, and Ty Gibbs , Chase Elliott , Ross Chastain , Alex Bowman , and Josh Berry rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway , the track where the race will be held.
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway , located in Concord, North Carolina . The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track . The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area . The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.782 seconds and a speed of 181.318 mph (291.803 km/h).[ 10]
Practice results
Qualifying
Ty Gibbs scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.355 and a speed of 183.955 mph (296.047 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 100
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
5
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
3
9
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 100
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Stage Three
Laps: 100
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
9
3
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
7
5
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage three results
Final Stage results
Stage Four
Laps: 100
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
3
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
249
67
2
30
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
249
53
3
2
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
61
4
8
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
249
41
5
11
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
249
45
6
1
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
249
45
7
5
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
38
8
7
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
249
34
9
6
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
43
10
13
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
249
33
11
12
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
249
39
12
4
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
249
31
13
10
5
Justin Allgaier (i) [ a]
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
0
14
28
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
249
23
15
15
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
249
22
16
9
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
249
22
17
35
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
249
20
18
24
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
249
19
19
34
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
249
18
20
17
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
249
17
21
20
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
16
22
22
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
249
15
23
39
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
249
14
24
14
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
249
13
25
18
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
249
12
26
31
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
249
11
27
27
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
249
10
28
36
16
Shane van Gisbergen (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
249
0
29
29
84
Jimmie Johnson
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
249
8
30
26
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
249
7
31
23
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
249
6
32
32
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
249
5
33
25
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
4
34
33
15
Kaz Grala (R)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
249
3
35
21
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
2
36
38
50
Ty Dillon (i)
Team AmeriVet
Chevrolet
247
0
37
37
66
B. J. McLeod (i)
MBM Motorsports
Ford
241
0
38
19
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
170
1
39
16
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
143
5
40
40
44
J. J. Yeley (i)
NY Racing Team
Chevrolet
114
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 21 among 10 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 46 laps
Red flags: 1 for weather
Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 7 seconds
Average speed: 123.053 miles per hour (198.035 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports televised the race in the United States for the 24th consecutive year. This was the final Coca-Cola 600 aired on Fox for the foreseeable future, as the 2025 race will be aired on Prime Video . Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Fall Charlotte winner Clint Bowyer and two-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, Kevin Harvick were the color commentators. Jamie Little , Regan Smith and Josh Sims reported from pit lane during the race. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini , and Alan Cavanna were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
PRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie Brett McMillanWendy Venturini Alan Cavanna
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
Notes
References
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^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024 .
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