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NASCAR Cup Series

Coca-Cola 600

Charlotte Motor Speedway

May 29th, 2023

Race #14 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 400
Miles Raced : 600.0
Time of Race : 04 Hours 58 minutes 50 seconds
Average Speed: 120.468 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.663 seconds
Cautions: 16
Caution Laps: 83
Lead Changes: 31
Cars in Race : 37
Finished On Lead Lap: 25 (68%)

Ryan Blaney celebrates with fans after winning — Concord, North Carolina - May 29th, 2023: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 BodyArmor Cherry Lime Ford, celebrates with fans after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Logan Riely | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	S3	STUS
1	8	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	64	50	14	6	400	163	7	3	5	1	Running
2	1	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	55	42	13	1	400	91	9	1	8	4	Running
3	18	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	48	42	6	0	400	0	0	5	0	3	Running
4	7	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	34	33	1	0	400	0	0	0	10	0	Running
5	15	45	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	48	41	7	0	400	28	1	4	0	2	Running
6	5	8	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	39	35	4	0	400	1	1	7	0	7	Running
7	10	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	33	32	1	0	400	4	1	10	0	9	Running
8	11	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	39	29	10	1	400	12	1	0	1	0	Running
9	33	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	28	28	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
10	29	38	Zane Smith	Ford	27	27	0	0	400	3	1	0	0	0	Running
11	2	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	38	29	9	0	400	19	3	0	2	8	Running
12	31	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	26	26	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	10	Running
13	22	41	Ryan Preece	Ford	24	24	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
14	27	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
15	16	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
16	36	15	JJ Yeley	Ford	21	21	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
17	25	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	20	20	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
18	13	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	19	19	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
19	3	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	29	18	11	0	400	0	0	8	3	0	Running
20	20	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	17	17	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
21	17	22	Joey Logano	Ford	23	16	7	0	400	0	0	0	4	0	Running
22	14	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	17	15	2	0	400	0	0	0	9	0	Running
23	24	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
24	9	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	27	13	14	0	400	48	3	2	6	0	Running
25	23	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	12	12	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	Running
26	19	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	21	17	4	0	398	0	0	0	7	5	Running
27	32	77	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	397	0	0	0	0	0	Running
28	30	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	9	9	0	0	396	4	1	0	0	0	Running
29	34	78	BJ McLeod	Chevrolet	8	8	0	0	392	0	0	0	0	0	Running
30	12	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	14	12	2	0	377	1	1	9	0	6	Accident
31	21	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	6	6	0	0	369	0	0	0	0	0	Accident
32	26	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	341	0	0	0	0	0	Running
33	35	51	Todd Gilliland	Ford	4	4	0	0	265	0	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	6	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	185	6	1	0	0	0	Accident
35	4	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	7	2	5	0	185	20	2	6	0	0	Accident
36	28	42	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	Engine
37	37	84	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	115	0	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Ty Dillon	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	37	41	Yellow
Ty Dillon	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	38	41	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	38	41	Yellow
Jimmie Johnson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	75	79	Yellow
AJ Allmendinger	Equipment Interference	Tail End	76	79	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Unspecified Vehicle Interference	Tail End	76	79	Yellow
Austin Cindric	Unspecified Vehicle Interference	Tail End	103	107	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Equipment Interference	Pass Thru	149	153	Green
Christopher Bell	Unspecified Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	158	163	Red
Joey Logano	Equipment Interference	Tail End	160	163	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	162	163	Yellow
Jimmie Johnson	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	165	0	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	167	169	Yellow
Noah Gragson	Speeding on pit road Garage	Pass Thru	173	0	Green
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	177	181	Yellow
Austin Cindric	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	180	181	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	186	191	Yellow
Chase Elliott	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	186	0	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	189	191	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	202	207	Yellow
Daniel Suarez	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	202	207	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Equipment Interference	Tail End	233	236	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	275	280	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	276	280	Yellow
Chris Buescher	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	302	307	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	302	307	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Unspecified Loss of Wheel - 2 Laps	Other - See Notes	343	346	Green/Yellow
Michael McDowell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	344	349	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Tire violation	Tail End	360	362	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	361	362	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	361	362	Yellow
Joey Logano	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	375	380	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	375	0	Yellow
Ty Gibbs	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	375	380	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	376	380	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Charlotte Motor Speedway
Coca-Cola 600
Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
Age: 29
Team : No. 12 - BodyArmor Cherry Lime Ford
Owner: Roger Penske
Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
Ryan Blaney won the Coca-Cola 600, his eighth victory in 284 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 13 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
William Byron (second) posted his third top-10 finish in seven races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 32 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (26th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ross Chastain leads the point standings by 1 points over Ryan Blaney.

Race Recap

Ryan Blaney breaks 59-race NASCAR Cup Series drought with Coca-Cola 600 win

May 29th, 2023

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

Finally.

Breaking a 59-race drought in Monday’s rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ryan Blaney gave team owner Roger Penske his first same-year sweep of IndyCar’s biggest race and NASCAR’s longest.

With a dominant No. 12 Team Penske Ford that gained long-run speed as the race progressed, Blaney led a race-high 163 of 400 laps and held off polesitter William Byron for his first victory on the 1.5-mile Charlotte oval and the eighth of his career.

A day after Josef Newgarden delivered Penske’s 19th Indianapolis 500 victory with a last-lap pass, Blaney won for the first time since taking the checkered flag at Daytona on Aug. 28, 2021.

“I might shed a tear,” said Blaney, clearly emotional during his post-race interview on the frontstretch. “I just was able to get the lead, and that car was so good that I could kind of bide my time a little bit and then we were able to drive off. I was hoping no caution, just because you never know.

“I know we had the car to do it, but restarts can be crazy… You start to get to feel like you can't win anymore when you don't win in a while. It kind of gets hard. So just super thankful to the 12 guys for believing in me…

“It’s just so cool. What a weekend with Newgarden and Roger winning at Indy and us winning the 600. I mean that’s just so cool. That kind of snaps our winless streak right there, and that’s even better.”

After a spate of cautions late in the race, Blaney led the field to green with 20 laps left and built a one-second lead over Byron before winning by .663 seconds. Martin Truex Jr. ran third ahead of 23XI Racing teammates Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick.

Blaney won the race’s third stage and is second in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, one point behind Ross Chastain, who finished 22nd.

Byron, who collected his eighth top-10 finish this season, pursued Blaney for the final 20 laps, but to no avail.

“We just needed a little bit,” said Byron, who led 91 laps and repeatedly regained the top spot from the No. 1 pit stall in a race that featured 16 cautions for 83 laps. “Really happy for Ryan. He really deserves it. He's a good dude. Cool to see him get a win…

“The car was great tonight. Just not quite good enough. Really proud of the effort. Pit crew was phenomenal on pit road. Those guys are just high energy, and that pit stall helps… Just proud of where our team is at. Just needed a little bit more.”

The wreck that set up the final 20-lap green-flag run was one of the race’s most severe. Kyle Larson slid sideways and after a restart on Lap 375 and bounced off other front-running cars like a pinball. Collected in the wreck were Christopher Bell, who had shown early speed; Ty Gibbs; Joey Logano and Aric Almirola.

Just as significant was an accident on Lap 185 that knocked defending race winner Denny Hamlin and five-time most popular driver Chase Elliott out of the race.

After Hamlin crowded Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet into the outside wall, Elliott hooked Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota on the frontstretch. Hamlin’s car bounced off the wall after a brutal impact and collected Elliott’s Camaro on the rebound.

Both cars were damaged too severely to continue.

Hamlin and crew chief Chris Gabehart were convinced Elliott turned Hamlin’s Camry in retaliation.

“It’s a tantrum and he shouldn’t be racing next week,” Hamlin said after exiting the infield care center. “Right-rear hooks are absolutely unacceptable. I don’t care. It is the same thing that Bubba Wallace did with Kyle Larson. Exact same. He shouldn’t be racing. It’s a tantrum.”

Elliott denied the incident was intentional on his part.

“No, like I said, once you hit the wall in these things, you can’t drive them anymore,” Elliott said. “So, no, just unfortunate circumstances.”