Watch, Stream, TV Channel, Schedule, Best Bets, Weather and more
Memorial Day weekend marks a homecoming for the NASCAR Cup Series and the longest-mileage race on the calendar. The series will be moved to Charlotte Motor Speedway in suburban Queen City for the Coca-Cola 600, where all teams’ headquarters are located.
Hendrick Motorsports, literally down the road from the speedway, is considered the team to beat, having won five of the 13 races so far this season plus last weekend’s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro.
Here’s everything you need to know before the Coca-Cola 600:
Coca-Cola 600 TV/Streaming/Radio Program
Always east
Saturday May 27th
7-9 p.m.: Training and Qualification (FS1, Fox Sports App, PRN)
Sunday May 28th
17:30-18:00: Pre-Race Show (Fox, Fox Sports App, PRN)
6-10 p.m.: Coca-Cola 600 (Fox, Fox Sports App, PRN)
Details on the Coca-Cola 600
Rail: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5 mile dogleg oval), Concord, North Carolina
Length: 400 laps for 600 miles
banking: 5 degrees straight, 24 degrees cornering
Last year’s winner: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Top drivers and best bets for the Coca-Cola 600
Hendrick Motorsports has been dominant at circuits 1.5 miles or shorter, and it is reflected in BetMGM’s odds beginning of the weekend. Kyle Larson (+400) dominated last weekend’s NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro and has won at two short circuits so far, while William Byron (+700) has won three of the four moderate circuit races this season.
Best odds
Kyle Larson +400
William Byron +700
Denny Hamlin +750
Martin Truex Jr. +900
Chase Elliott +900
We wrote more about the odds earlier in the week and recommend, in Tyler Reddick (+1600), who is averaging 9.3 in four starts at Charlotte, and in Kevin Harvick (+1700), who won, to find a good mid-range value three times there. Ty Gibbs (+6000), making his first Cup start in Charlotte, is a tempting outsider having won and finished second in two Xfinity races.
Coca-Cola 600 Participant List
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford|
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Zane Smith (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Jimmie Johnson (84), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Coca-Cola 600 weather
The prognosis demands Cool temperatures and rain all weekend, which will rub the temples of the schedulers at the speedway. In addition to the Cup cars, the track hosts practice, qualifying and racing for the ARCA Menards, Craftsman Truck and Xfinity Series. With Monday being a holiday, NASCAR may be more inclined to reschedule the Cup race faster than wait for the weather to clear until late Sunday night.
