Starting from pole Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota won the 63rd Annual COCA-COLA 600, his 48th win in 592 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 20th Top 10 finish in 31 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This was the longest COCA-COLA 600 with 413 laps. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White and Blue Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 21st Top 10 finish in 34 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 10th Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 18th place posted his 21st Top 10 finish in 40 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford, started from 15th place followed by 5th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Yahoo! Toyota, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Reese’s Chevrolet, started from 29th place. 8th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford, started from 10th place followed by 9th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 36th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Patriotic Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 9th place. Harrison Burton (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 34 points over Ross Chastain.
The race had 18 Cautions for 90 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 19 for #15, 16 and 17 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 34 for #77 Spin in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 47 for #18 Spin in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 62 for #7 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 127 for #23 Spin in Turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 147 for #2 Spin in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 167 for #5 Spin in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 188 for #9 Crash in Turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 193 for #4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 19 21, 23, 24, 34, 38, 45 Big Crash on the Frontstretch. 11th Caution on lap 202 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 12th Caution on lap 221 for #4 Crash in Turn 2. 13th Caution on lap 255 for #16 Spin in Turn 4. 14th Caution on lap 302 for Stage 3 Conclusion. 15th Caution on lap 341 for Debris in Turn 1 from #8. 16th Caution on lap 347 for #14, 17, 38 and 99 Crash on the Frontstretch [Red Flag: 11:00]. 17th Caution on lap 400 for #14 Spin in Turn 1. 18th Caution on lap 406 for #1, 3, 5, 19, 22, 41 and 47 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 31 Lead Changes among 13 drivers; D. Hamlin 0; K. Busch 1-2; D. Hamlin 3-9; K. Busch 10-39; B. Wallace 40; K. Busch 41-45; D. Suarez 46-62; C. Elliott 63-66; W. Byron 67; C. Elliott 68-110; R. Chastain 111-128; C. Elliott 129-148; R. Blaney 149-150; K. Larson 151; C. Elliott 152-170; R. Chastain 171-196; D. Suarez 197-204; J. Logano 205-213; D. Suarez 214-220; R. Chastain 221-251; D. Suarez 252-255; R. Chastain 256-259; C. Briscoe 260; R. Chastain 261-303; T. Reddick 304-322; R. Chastain 323-353; K. Larson 354-395; C. Briscoe 396; K. Larson 397-404; D. Hamlin 405-411; K. Busch 412; D. Hamlin 413.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 8, 20, 1, 23, 12, 47, 19, 48, 11
Stage 2 Top 10: 99, 1, 43, 14, 47, 22, 4, 8, 19, 20
Stage 3 Top 10: 1, 14, 5, 8, 99, 22, 41, 17, 3, 11
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 14
Race Results for the 63rd Annual COCA-COLA 600 – Sunday, May 29, 2022
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 413 Laps – 619.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 413 Running 2. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White and Blue Toyota 413 Running 3. 18. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 413 Running 4. 15. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 413 Running 5. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell Yahoo! Toyota 413 Running 6. 8. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 413 Running 7. 29. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Reese’s Chevrolet 413 Running 8. 10. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford 413 Running 9. 36. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 413 Running 10. 9. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Patriotic Chevrolet 413 Running 11. 17. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 413 Running 12. 14. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Red White and Blue Toyota 413 Running 13. 28. Car 42 Ty Dillon Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 413 Running 14. 25. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 413 Running 15. 22. Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 413 Running 16. 30. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Boot Barn Ford 413 Running 17. 24. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 412 Running 18. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Military Salutes Ford 412 Running 19. 31. Car 78 BJ McLeod Circle B Diecast Ford 407 Running 20. 23. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 405 Accident 21. 21. Car 41 Cole Custer Chicken Cock Whiskey Ford 405 Accident 22. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 405 Accident 23. 34. Car 50 * Kaz Grala(i) SEGI TV Chevrolet 400 Running 24. 27. Car 16 Noah Gragson(i) Charlotte Knights Chevrolet 386Â Throttle 25. 12. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 346 Accident 26. 19. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 346 Accident 27. 20. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 343 Engine 28. 7. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 200 DVP 29. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor EDGE Ford 195 Accident 30. 35. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 193 Accident 31. 2. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 191 Accident 32. 5. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Patriotic Chevrolet 191 Accident 33. 13. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Chevrolet 188 DVP 34. 6. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford 145 Accident 35. 37. Car 7 Corey LaJoie The USO & Coca-Cola Chevrolet 60 Accident 36. 32. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 31 Accident 37. 26. Car 15 Ryan Preece(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 16 DVP
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated No. 5, 10, 41, 47, 50 (unapproved adjustments) and No. 7 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 5 Hrs, 13 Mins, 8 Secs. Average Speed: 118.703 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.119 Seconds. Caution Flags: 18 for 90 laps. Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award to be awarded to the fastest qualifier eligible to participate.: Denny Hamlin, #11. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Harrison Burton, #21.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 5, 2022 – World Wide Technology Raceway
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