2025 Coca-Cola 600
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 13 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | May 25, 2025 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.6 km) | ||
| Average speed | 135.781 miles per hour (218.518 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.532 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 283 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Time | 29.367 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Prime Video | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte, and Jeff Gordon (stages 2–3) | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.6 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 25, 2025, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina and the 66th running of the event. It was contested over 400 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the second of the four crown jewel races.
Kyle Larson attempted a Double Duty, racing in the 2025 Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.[7] It is his second attempt after failing to succeed in 2024, as last year's Coca-Cola 600 was called for rain.[8][9][10] Larson crashed 91 laps into the Indianapolis 500, which allowed him to leave Indianapolis early and reach Charlotte in time.[11]
Ross Chastain won the race. William Byron, after dominating most of the night, leading 283 laps and sweeping the 3 stages, finished 2nd, and Chase Briscoe finished 3rd. A. J. Allmendinger and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five, and Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell, Christopher Bell, Ryan Preece, and Noah Gragson rounded out the top ten.
Chastain made history with his win, after starting from 40th position. He set the record for the lowest starting position of an eventual winner in the history of the Coca-Cola 600, as well as in the history of Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Carson Hocevar was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.926 seconds and a speed of 180.445 mph (290.398 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.926 | 180.445 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.939 | 180.366 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.115 | 179.312 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.532 and a speed of 182.852 mph (294.272 km/h).[13]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Stage Three Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage three results | |||||
Final Stage results
Stage Four Laps: 100
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 50 |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 65 |
| 3 | 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 36 |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 49 |
| 5 | 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | 32 |
| 6 | 22 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 37 |
| 7 | 15 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 31 |
| 8 | 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 41 |
| 9 | 28 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | 29 |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 32 |
| 11 | 11 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 25 |
| 13 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 400 | 27 |
| 14 | 30 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 23 |
| 15 | 24 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 22 |
| 16 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 44 |
| 17 | 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 20 |
| 18 | 34 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 399 | 19 |
| 19 | 19 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 17 |
| 21 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 398 | 16 |
| 22 | 4 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 398 | 20 |
| 23 | 33 | 87 | Connor Zilisch (i) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 398 | 13 |
| 25 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 398 | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 398 | 35 |
| 27 | 6 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 398 | 23 |
| 28 | 31 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 397 | 9 |
| 29 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 8 |
| 30 | 13 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 7 |
| 31 | 14 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 388 | 6 |
| 32 | 37 | 44 | Derek Kraus | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 380 | 5 |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Garage 66 | Ford | 343 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 306 | 18 |
| 35 | 32 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 306 | 2 |
| 36 | 25 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 1 |
| 37 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 1 |
| 38 | 21 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 245 | 1 |
| 39 | 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 236 | 1 |
| 40 | 17 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 111 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 34 among 11 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 52
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 4 hours, 25 minutes, and 8 seconds
- Average speed: 135.781 miles per hour (218.518 km/h)
