The NASCAR Cup Series arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway for one of its Crown Jewel events but didn’t even make it 400 miles. The weather that hit the Indianapolis 500 made its way to the Coca-Cola 600 and shorted the race. NASCAR tried to dry the track but the high humidity and a possible restart time after 1:00 a.m. ET made the sport call the event.
[autotag]Christopher Bell[/autotag] won the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte on Sunday night. Bell won Stage 2 and proceeded to hold off Brad Keselowski at the beginning of Stage 3. Shortly after the start of Stage 3, NASCAR called a caution for rain and a red flag for lightning. What was expected to be a restarted event turned into a 375-mile race at Charlotte.
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Nonetheless, Bell has won his first Coca-Cola 600, representing his first Crown Jewel victory. The driver of the No. 20 car led the most laps and won Stage 2, so it is well deserved. After a rough stretch of races, this is exactly what Bell and the No. 20 team needed.
2024 Coca-Cola 600 results:
- No. 20 Christopher Bell
- No. 6 Brad Keselowski
- No. 24 William Byron
- No. 45 Tyler Reddick
- No. 11 Denny Hamlin
- No. 54 Ty Gibbs
- No. 9 Chase Elliott
- No. 1 Ross Chastain
- No. 48 Alex Bowman
- No. 4 Josh Berry
- No. 23 Bubba Wallace
- No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
- No. 5 Justin Allgaier
- No. 22 Joey Logano
- No. 8 Kyle Busch
- No. 34 Michael McDowell
- No. 38 Todd Gilliland
- No. 31 Daniel Hemric
- No. 43 Erik Jones
- No. 2 Austin Cindric
- No. 77 Carson Hocevar
- No. 51 Justin Haley
- No. 17 Chris Buescher
- No. 99 Daniel Suarez
- No. 14 Chase Briscoe
- No. 41 Ryan Preece
- No. 3 Austin Dillon
- No. 16 Shane van Gibsergen
- No. 84 Jimmie Johnson
- No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
- No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- No. 21 Harrison Burton
- No. 71 Zane Smith
- No. 15 Kaz Grala
- No. 7 Corey LaJoie
- No. 50 Ty Dillon
- No. 66 B.J. McLeod
- No. 10 Noah Gragson
- No. 12 Ryan Blaney
- No. 44 J.J. Yeley