Starting from 8th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Cherry Lime Ford won the Coca-Cola 600, his 8th win in 284 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Penske Racing won the 2023 Indy 500 & 2023 Coca-Cola 600, next year Penske Racing should start a F1 Team so they can also win the Monaco Grand Prix. Like Josef Newgarden went into the packed front grandstands to celebrate with fans after winning Indy 500, Ryan Blaney also went into the packed front grandstands to celebrate with fans. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Patriotic Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 8th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 18th place posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Peper Strawberries & Cream Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota, started from 15th place. 6th Place Car 8 Kyle Busch Alsco Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Coca-Cola Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, started from 33rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 38 Zane Smith Boot Barn Ford, 10th place, started from 29th place. Ty Gibbs (26th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ross Chastain leads the point standings by 1 points over Ryan Blaney.
The race had 16 Cautions for 83 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 76 for Crash in Turn 2 No. 84. 3rd Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 157 for Precipitation. 5th Caution on lap 165 for Crash on the Backstretch No. 84. 6th Caution on lap 177 for Crash on the Backstretch Nos. 6, 8 & 99. 7th Caution on lap 187 for Crash on the Frontstretch Nos. 11 & 9. 8th Caution on lap 201 for Stage 2 Conclusion/Incident Frontstretch No. 78. 9th Caution on lap 233 for Spin Frontstretch No. 20. 10th Caution on lap 276 for Crash on the Backstretch Nos. 6 & 51. 11th Caution on lap 302 for Stage 3 Conclusion. 12th Caution on lap 345 for Debris Turn 2. 13th Caution on lap 359 for Crash on the Frontstretch Nos. 4 & 45. 14th Caution on lap 364 for Crash in Turn 4 Nos. 16 & 21. 15th Caution on lap 371 for Crash on the Backstretch No. 2. 16th Caution on lap 376 for Crash in Turn 2 Nos. 5, 54, 20, 22, & 10.
The race had 31 Lead Changes among 13 drivers; W. Byron 1-13; D. Hamlin 14-32; C. Bell 33-36; D. Hamlin 37; W. Byron 38-41; R. Blaney 42-62; C. Bell 63-75; W. Byron 76-103; M. McDowell 104-107; W. Byron 108-116; C. Bell 117-147; C. Elliott 148-153; T. Reddick 154-181; R. Blaney 182-191; C. Buescher 192-203; K. Harvick 204; R. Stenhouse Jr. 205-208; K. Harvick 209-225; R. Blaney 226-232; K. Harvick 233; W. Byron 234-236; R. Blaney 237-276; K. Larson 277; W. Byron 278-281; R. Blaney 282-303; W. Byron 304-307; R. Blaney 308-344; K. Busch 345; W. Byron 346-359; Z. Smith(i) 360-362; W. Byron 363-374; R. Blaney 375-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 20, 12, 45, 19, 11, 8, 6, 5, 47
Stage 2 Top 10: 17, 4, 6, 22, 12, 20, 54, 24, 1, 23
Stage 3 Top 10: 12, 45, 19, 24, 54, 5, 8, 4, 47, 48
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Monday, 5/29/2023 @ 08:56 PM Eastern
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 14
Race Results for the Coca-Cola 600 – Monday, May 29, 2023
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 600. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Cherry Lime Ford 400 Running 2. 1. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running 3. 18. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running 4. 7. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Peper Strawberries & Cream Toyota 400 Running 5. 15. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota 400 Running 6. 5. Car 8 Kyle Busch Alsco Chevrolet 400 Running 7. 10. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Coca-Cola Chevrolet 400 Running 8. 11. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 400 Running 9. 33. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 400 Running 10. 29. Car 38 Zane Smith(i) Boot Barn Ford 400 Running 11. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 400 Running 12. 31. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Patriotic Chevrolet 400 Running 13. 22. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 400 Running 14. 27. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 400 Running 15. 16. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 400 Running 16. 36. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) Patriot Mobile Ford 400 Running 17. 25. Car 7 Corey LaJoie AeroVanti Chevrolet 400 Running 18. 13. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 400 Running 19. 3. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge Ford 400 Running 20. 20. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 400 Running 21. 17. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running 22. 14. Car 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet 400 Running 23. 24. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Jockey Chevrolet 400 Running 24. 9. Car 20 Christopher Bell Interstate Batteries Toyota 400 Running 25. 23. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 400 Running 26. 19. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 398 Running 27. 32. Car 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 397 Running 28. 30. Car 34 Michael McDowell Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford 396 Running 29. 34. Car 78 BJ McLeod B’laster Chevrolet 392 Running 30. 12. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Patriotic Chevrolet 377 Accident 31. 21. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Duracell Ford 369 Accident 32. 26. Car 43 Erik Jones U.S. AIR FORCE Chevrolet 341 Running 33. 35. Car 51 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Development & Construction Ford 265 Accident 34. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Patriotic Chevrolet 185 Accident 35. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 18 Accident 36. 28. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 117 Engine 37. 37. Car 84 * Jimmie Johnson Club Wyndham Chevrolet 115 Accident
Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 58 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 120.468 MPH. Margin of Victory: .663 Seconds. Caution Flags: 16 for 83 laps. Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 4, 2023 – World Wide Technology Raceway
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