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2023 Coca-Cola 600

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2023 Coca-Cola 600
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 14 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.6 km)
Average speed 120.465 miles per hour (193.870 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 2.550 (Pandemic Formula)
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Laps 163
Winner
No. 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart, and Danny McBride (Stage 2)
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2023 Coca-Cola 600 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 29, 2023, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina and the 64th running of the event. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 14th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the third of the four crown jewel races. The race was postponed from Sunday, May 28 to Monday, May 29, due to rain.

Report

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Background

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Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was 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.

Similar to the Daytona 500, which was a four-stage race (with the first stage being the qualifying heat race), the Coca-Cola 600 is a four-stage race, with this the only race where all four stages are in the main race itself. All four stages are scheduled to consist of 100 laps. The race is official after the second stage.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Practice was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Qualifying

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Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. William Byron was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 2.550.[9]

Starting lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
11 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
14 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
15 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
16 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
22 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
23 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
25 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
26 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
28 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
29 38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford
30 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
31 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
32 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
33 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
35 51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford
36 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
37 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

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Ryan Blaney won the race driving a Ford for Team Penske. It was Blaney's first Cup Series race win since the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race, and his first points-paying win since the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400.[10][11] Chase Elliott was suspended from the following race after he intentionally right-hooked Denny Hamlin's car in the dog-leg of the frontstretch, causing a crash.[12][13] On Wednesday May 31, NASCAR levied an L3 penalty to the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing team of Chase Briscoe for counterfeiting a single-source part. The penalty is the largest single team penalty to occur in the Next Gen era, with Briscoe's team being docked 120 driver and owner points and 25 playoff points. In addition, Briscoe's crew chief, Johnny Klausmeier, was given a six race suspension and the team was fined $250,000.[14]

Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 8
4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 3
9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 10
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Stage Three Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 9
3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2
10 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage three results

Final Stage results

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Stage Four Laps: 100

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 400 64
2 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 55
3 18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 48
4 7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 400 34
5 15 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 400 48
6 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 39
7 10 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 400 33
8 11 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 400 39
9 33 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 28
10 29 38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 400 0
11 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 38
12 31 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 26
13 22 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 24
14 27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 400 23
15 16 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 400 22
16 36 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 400 0
17 25 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 400 20
18 13 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 19
19 3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 400 29
20 20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 -103
21 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 23
22 14 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 400 17
23 24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 400 14
24 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 27
25 23 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 12
26 19 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 398 21
27 32 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 397 10
28 30 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 396 9
29 34 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 392 8
30 12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 377 14
31 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 369 6
32 26 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 341 5
33 35 51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford 265 4
34 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 185 3
35 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 185 7
36 28 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 117 1
37 37 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 115 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 31 among 13 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 16 for 83 laps
  • Red flags: 1 for 30 minutes and 48 seconds
  • Time of race: 4 hours, 58 minutes, and 50 seconds
  • Average speed: 120.465 miles per hour (193.870 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports televised the race in the United States for the 23rd consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Fall Charlotte winner Clint Bowyer, three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart, and actor Danny McBride in Stage 2 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.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Tony Stewart
Color commentator: Danny McBride (Stage 2)
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Josh Sims
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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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 Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Alan Cavanna

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Coca-Cola 600 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (May 27, 2023). "Rain cancels Coke 600 qualifying; William Byron on pole". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Spencer, Reid (May 29, 2023). "Blaney ends 59-race NASCAR Cup Series drought with Coca-Cola 600 win". Racer magazine. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (May 30, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Charlotte: Blaney caps Penske's big weekend with Coke 600 win". Autosport. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  12. ^ Bianchi, Jordan; Gluck, Jeff (May 30, 2023). "NASCAR suspends Chase Elliott 1 race for crashing Denny Hamlin: Why it's the right call". The Athletic. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  13. ^ Crandall, Kelly (May 30, 2023). "Chase Elliott given one-race suspension for Hamlin tangle". Racer. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  14. ^ Crandall, Kelly (May 30, 2023). "Hefty penalty for Briscoe, Stewart-Haas over Charlotte infraction". Racer. Retrieved May 31, 2023.


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