Starting from pole Car 5 Kyle Larson Metro Tech Chevrolet won the 62nd Annual COCA-COLA 600, his 8th win in 238 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 10th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is Hendrick Motorsport’s 269th NASCAR Cup Series win – the series-most for a single organization. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota, started from 20th place posted his 20th Top 10 finish in 33 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Patriotic Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, started from 14th place. 8th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Thrid Bank Ford, started from 27th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet, started from 15th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, in 10th place, started from 5th place. Chase Briscoe (23rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 4 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 174 for Possible Fluid On Track. 3rd Caution on lap 202 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 297 for #6 Crash in Turn 3 / Stage 3 Conclusion.
Lead Changes: 23 among 13 drivers; K. Larson 1-47; W. Byron 48-49; B. Keselowski 50-55; M. DiBenedetto 56-57; A. Alfredo # 58; K. Larson 59-131; C. Elliott 132-148; T. Reddick 149; C. Bell 150-152; K. Larson 153-174; A. Bowman 175-179; D. Hamlin 180-182; C. Elliott 183-187; K. Larson 188-230; W. Byron 231-247; T. Reddick 248-249; A. Dillon 250; A. Alfredo # 251-252; K. Larson 253-305; K. Busch 306; K. Larson 307-346; T. Reddick 347-349; R. Blaney 350-351; K. Larson 352-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 9, 24, 4, 3, 18, 19, 8, 47, 48
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 9, 24, 18, 8, 4, 48, 17, 11, 3
Stage 3 Top 10: 5, 24, 18, 9, 48, 8, 11, 3, 23, 4
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 15
Race Results for the 62nd Annual COCA-COLA 600 – Sunday, May 30, 2021
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 600. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson Metro Tech Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 2. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 3. 20. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota 400 Running |
| 4. 4. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 5. 7. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 6. 6. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 7. 14. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 400 Running |
| 8. 27. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Thrid Bank Ford 400 Running |
| 9. 15. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 10. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 400 Running |
| 11. 13. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Keystone Light Ford 400 Running |
| 12. 2. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cottonelle Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 13. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor EDGE Ford 400 Running |
| 14. 18. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 400 Running |
| 15. 9. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Camping World Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 16. 19. Car 43 Erik Jones Petty’s Garage Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 17. 16. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 398 Running |
| 18. 22. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Masterforce Tools Ford 398 Running |
| 19. 26. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 20. 24. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions Ford 398 Running |
| 21. 23. Car 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 397 Running |
| 22. 31. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 397 Running |
| 23. 21. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com Ford 397 Running |
| 24. 17. Car 20 Christopher Bell Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Toyota 397 Running |
| 25. 29. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Death Wish Coffee Ford 397 Running |
| 26. 28. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Kroger/Coca-Cola Chevrolet 397 Running |
| 27. 25. Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 396 Running |
| 28. 30. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Walmart Chevrolet 395 Running |
| 29. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Red White Blue Toyota 391 Running |
| 30. 34. Car 53 Cody Ware(i) US Marines Military Salutes Chevrolet 389 Running |
| 31. 33. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Solomon Plumbing Ford 389 Running |
| 32. 32. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey Chevrolet 389 Running |
| 33. 35. Car 15 James Davison NAVY Military Salutes Chevrolet 388 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 1, 78 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 58 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 150.785 MPH. Margin of Victory: 10.051 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 26 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 13 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #5 180.282 mph Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 6, 2021 – Sonoma Raceway
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