Kyle Larson to race Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600
Kyle Larson talks hydration, preparation, and the bodily toll of racing the “Memorial Day Double”
The NASCAR Cup Sequence rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday night to shut out essentially the most thrilling day in motor sports activities.
Following System One’s Monaco Grand Prix and IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500, the Coca-Cola 600 takes heart stage for NASCAR’s annual Memorial Day weekend occasion and the sequence’ longest race of the yr at 600 miles.
All eyes can be on Kyle Larson, who’s trying the motor sports activities double for the second consecutive yr. Larson will start his day at Indianapolis, the place he begins nineteenth within the Indy 500 within the No. 17 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Following his afternoon at Indy, he’ll instantly fly to North Carolina and hop into his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for the Coca-Cola 600, as he seeks to turn into the primary driver since Tony Stewart in 2001 to race 1,100 complete miles and full the Indy-Charlotte double.
Larson gained the Coca-Cola 600 in 2021 en path to his first Cup Sequence championship. Can he do it once more this yr? Right here’s all the knowledge it’s good to prepare for the race:
What time does the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 begin?
The Coca-Cola 600 is scheduled to start out at 6 p.m. ET Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Harmony, North Carolina.
What TV channel is the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 on?
There is no such thing as a nationwide TV broadcast for Sunday’s race. Amazon Prime Video is broadcasting the 2025 Coca-Cola 600, the primary of 5 consecutive NASCAR Cup Sequence races on the streamer. Prime will air a pre-race present at 5 p.m. ET.
Will there be a reside stream of the Coca-Cola 600?
The race will be reside streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
What number of laps is the Coca-Cola 600?
NASCAR’s longest race is 400 laps across the 1.5-mile observe for a complete of 600 miles. The race will function 4 segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 100 laps; Stage 2: 100 laps; Stage 3: 100 laps; Stage 4: 100 laps.
How will Kyle Larson get from Indianapolis to Charlotte for the Coca-Cola 600?
As quickly as Larson’s day is finished within the Indy 500 – pending any attainable climate delays – the Hendrick Motorsports driver will instantly board a helicopter at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after which get on a aircraft to fly to Charlotte. One other helicopter will take Larson to Harmony, North Carolina, for the race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Who gained the Coca-Cola 600 final yr?
Christopher Bell led 90 of 249 laps, together with the ultimate 18, within the rain-shorted race on Might 26, 2024. Bell was declared the winner underneath red-flag circumstances with Brad Keselowski ending second and William Byron third.
What’s the lineup for the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600?
(Automotive quantity in parentheses)
(19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota(5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet(24) William Byron, Chevrolet(17) Chris Buescher, Ford(16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet(42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota(54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota(4) Noah Gragson, Ford(48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet(20) Christopher Bell, Toyota(47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet(45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota(7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet(2) Austin Cindric, Ford(71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet(22) Joey Logano, Ford(84) Jimmie Johnson, Toyota(21) Josh Berry, Ford(10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet(11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota(12) Ryan Blaney, Ford(9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet(38) Zane Smith, Ford(8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet(99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet(3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet(43) Erik Jones, Toyota(60) Ryan Preece, Ford(41) Cole Custer, Ford(88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet(35) Riley Herbst, Toyota(23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota(87) Connor Zilisch, Chevrolet(34) Todd Gilliland, Ford(6) Brad Keselowski, Ford(51) Cody Ware, Ford(44) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet(66) Josh Bilicki, Ford(77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet(1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
