With 11 different winners in the first 13 races, this Cup season is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable.
As the series faces the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, eight riders who won last year remain unbeaten this season in points races. This includes Ryan Blaney, who won the All-Star Race without points last weekend, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. Harvick and Truex each have two Coca-Cola 600 victories in their career, most among active riders.
Details of the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway
(All Eastern times)
HOME: Vice Admiral (retired), US Navy Advisory Board Member of the United States Navy Mary Jackson will give the order to start engines at 6:10 p.m. … The green flag is scheduled to wave at at 6:18 p.m.
PRERACE: The garage of the Cup opens at 15:00 … The presentations of the drivers are at 17:25 … The call will be made at 18:00 … The pipe band of the department of Charlotte firefighters will perform Amazing Grace at 6:01 p.m. .. SPC Will McCarthy will perform the national anthem at 6:03 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is 400 laps (600 miles) on the 1.5 mile highway.
STEPS: Stage 1 ends on lap 100. Stage 2 ends on lap 200. Stage 3 ends on lap 300.
IN POWER: Corey LaJoie (safety car) and Kyle Larson (unapproved adjustments).
Starting lineup: Charlotte Cup starting lineup
TV / RADIO: Fox will broadcast the race at 18:00 Pre-race coverage starts at 16:30 on FS1 and moves to Fox at 17:00 … Performance Racing Network radio coverage begins at at 5pm and will also be broadcast on goprn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will broadcast the PRN broadcast.
TRANSMISSION: Fox Sports
FORECAST: Weather Underground: Partly cloudy with a high of 83 degrees and a zero percent chance of rain at the start of the race
LAST TIME: Kyle Larson led 327 of the 400 laps to win last year’s Coca-Cola 600. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott finished second. Kyle Busch was third.
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