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
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Stage 2 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
1 1 5 Kyle Larson Metro Tech Chevrolet 400 1 1 70 Running 7 327 8
2 3 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 2 2 60 Running 2 22
3 20 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red White & Blue Toyota 400 6 4 54 Running 1 1
4 4 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 400 3 3 58 Running 2 19
5 7 48 Alex Bowman Ally Patriotic Chevrolet 400 10 7 43 Running 1 5
6 6 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 400 5 10 41 Running 1 1
7 14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 400 9 36 Running 1 3
8 27 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Thrid Bank Ford 400 8 32 Running
9 15 8 Tyler Reddick Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 400 8 5 42 Running 3 6
10 5 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 400 4 6 40 Running
11 13 2 Brad Keselowski Keystone Light Ford 400 26 Running 1 6
12 2 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cottonelle Chevrolet 400 9 27 Running
13 11 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor EDGE Ford 400 24 Running 1 2
14 18 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 400 25 Running
15 9 99 Daniel Suarez Camping World Chevrolet 398 22 Running
16 19 43 Erik Jones Petty’s Garage Chevrolet 398 21 Running
17 16 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 398 20 Running
18 22 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Masterforce Tools Ford 398 19 Running 1 2
19 26 7 Corey LaJoie Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 398 18 Running
20 24 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions Ford 398 17 Running
21 23 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 397 16 Running
22 31 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 397 15 Running
23 21 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com Ford 397 14 Running
24 17 20 Christopher Bell Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Toyota 397 13 Running 1 3
25 29 38 Anthony Alfredo # Death Wish Coffee Ford 397 12 Running 2 3
26 28 37 * Ryan Preece Kroger/Coca-Cola Chevrolet 397 11 Running
27 25 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 396 10 Running
28 30 77 Justin Haley(i) Walmart Chevrolet 395 0 Running
29 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Red White Blue Toyota 391 7 12 Running
30 34 53 Cody Ware(i) US Marines Military Salutes Chevrolet 389 0 Running
31 33 78 BJ McLeod(i) Solomon Plumbing Ford 389 0 Running
32 32 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey Chevrolet 389 5 Running
33 35 15 James Davison NAVY Military Salutes Chevrolet 388 4 Running
34 36 51 Garrett Smithley(i) Air Force Military Salutes Chevrolet 387 0 Running
35 37 52 Josh Bilicki US Army Military Salutes Ford 382 2 Running
36 38 66 * David Starr(i) Richardson Service Toyota 369 0 Running
37 10 42 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 359 1 Running
38 12 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 139 1 Engine
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 58 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 150.785 MPH Margin of Victory: 10.051 Seconds
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
Race Comments: Kyle Larson has won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his eighth victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. 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.
Caution Flags: 4 for 26 laps; Laps: 102-107 (Stage 1 Conclusion [6]); 174-177 (Possible Fluid On Track [38]); 202-207 (Stage 2 Conclusion [7]); 297-306 (#6 Incident Turn 3 / Stage 3 Conclusion [43]).
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.
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
