2025 Coca-Cola 600 outcomes: Ross Chastain goes from worst to first, wins with late cross on William Byron

CONCORD, N.C. — After beginning NASCAR’s longest race from shotgun on the sector, Ross Chastain ended his 600-mile journey in Victory Lane when he handed William Byron with six laps to go to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Chastain’s win is the primary of 2025, the sixth of his profession, and his first in certainly one of NASCAR’s crown jewel races.

After chopping a left rear tire and crashing in apply on Saturday, Chastain was compelled to overlook qualifying and needed to begin Sunday’s race from fortieth beginning spot. Utilizing the size of the race to his benefit and dealing his manner by way of the sector, Chastain was capable of finding the entrance by the ultimate run, passing Denny Hamlin for second earlier than closing in on Byron, who had the dominant automobile and led 283 laps all through the night. Hamlin then dropped out of the race for the win, as he was compelled to come back to pit highway low on gas with 12 laps to go.

Then, Hamlin would create Chastain’s likelihood: As Byron got here as much as lap Hamlin, Chastain was in a position to mount a run and lower to the within getting into Flip 1, sliding up in entrance of Byron and pinching his run to the surface off to finish the cross.

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In successful the Coca-Cola 600 from fortieth beginning spot, Chastain additionally grew to become the primary driver to win a Cup race from an official beginning spot of final since Corridor of Famer Bobby Allison did so at Richmond in 1969. By extension, Chastain additionally turns into the primary driver in NASCAR’s trendy period (1972-present) to win from the ultimate beginning spot.

“After I left the store final night time, I went over, sat on this automobile for the primary time — It was about 10 o’clock after I left. They labored till 2:30, they have been again at 5:30 this morning. Most of them drive 30, 45 minutes dwelling, a bit bathe I feel, I do not even know in the event that they slept to get this factor prepared. And that is the dedication it takes from Trackhouse,” Chastain instructed Prime Video. “There have been folks there that had their Saturdays off yesterday, and so they got here in … To drive on that ultimate run within the World 600 and cross two vehicles that had been manner higher all night time — (crew chief) Phil Surgen needed me to pit two laps earlier, I went two laps longer simply out of a bit little bit of confusion. And man, that paid off on the finish.

“These Goodyear Eagles held on longer as a result of they have been a bit bit brisker. And holy cow, we simply gained the World 600!”

Byron was compelled to accept second, adopted by Chase Briscoe and two drivers A.J. Allmendinger, and Brad Keselowski, who earned their first top-five finishes of the season. Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell, Christopher Bell, Ryan Preece and Noah Gragson rounded out the highest 10.

Kyle Larson’s Indy-Charlotte Double ends with crashes in both Indianapolis 500, Coca-Cola 600

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After racing within the Indianapolis 500 earlier within the day, Kyle Larson was in a position to make it to Charlotte for the Coke 600, making him the fifth driver in historical past to race in each the Indy 500 and Coke 600 on the identical day. Larson led 34 laps early, however that will show to be the excessive level of a day that ended on two completely different lows.

After Larson after he hit the wall and spun coming off Flip 4 halfway by way of the primary stage, he and his Hendrick Motorsports workforce needed to deal with a knocked-out toe hyperlink, prompting them to make a number of journeys down pit highway to make repairs and totally consider the suspension. Simply as Larson gave the impression to be getting again within the race previous the midway level, he could be collected in a multi-car crash on the frontstretch on Lap 245, ending his night time and ending his Indy-Charlotte Double properly wanting the aim of racing all 1,100 doable miles. Larson additionally crashed out at Indianapolis, having been eradicated from the Indy 500 in a multi-car crash on Lap 92.

Chastain is the eighth completely different driver to win a Cup race this season, that means that half of the out there spots on NASCAR’s playoff grid have now been stuffed on the midway level of the common season. The second half of the common season will start subsequent week at Nashville Superspeedway, the place Chastain is a previous winner.

Coca-Cola 600 outcomes

1. #1 – Ross Chastain
2. #24 – William Byron
3. #19 – Chase Briscoe
4. #16  A.J. Allmendinger
5. #6 – Brad Keselowski
6. #9 – Chase Elliott
7. #71 – Michael McDowell
8. #20 – Christopher Bell
9. #60 – Ryan Preece
10. #4 – Noah Gragson
11. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
12. #21 – Josh Berry
13. #43 – Erik Jones
14. #88 – Shane van Gisbergen (R)
15. #8 – Kyle Busch
16. #11 – Denny Hamlin
17. #22 – Joey Logano
18. #34 – Todd Gilliland
19. #10 – Ty Dillon
20. #3 – Austin Dillon
21. #41 – Cole Custer
22. #17 – Chris Buescher
23. #87 – Connor Zilisch
24. #54 – Ty Gibbs
25. #51 – Cody Ware
26. #45 – Tyler Reddick
27. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
28. #35 – Riley Herbst (R)
29. #48 – Alex Bowman
30. #7 – Justin Haley
31. #2 – Austin Cindric
32. #44 – Derek Kraus
33. #66 – Josh Bilicki
34. #77 – Carson Hocevar
35. #23 – Bubba Wallace
36. #99 – Daniel Suarez
37. #5 – Kyle Larson
38. #12 – Ryan Blaney
39. #38 – Zane Smith
40. #84 – Jimmie Johnson