Christopher Bell wins the Coca-Cola 600 after race called with 151 laps left due to wet weather

CONCORD, N.C. – Christopher Bell gained the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway after the race was known as with 151 laps remaining after being halted for greater than two hours due to rain.

Bell led a race-high 90 laps to win his eighth profession Cup Sequence race, and his first Coca-Cola 600.

Brad Keselowski completed second, William Byron was third, Tyler Reddick was fourth and Denny Hamlin rounded out the highest 5.

The race was red-flagged simply as Kyle Larson arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway to take over driving the Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet. Monitor officers tried to dry the monitor however have been unable to take action with the moisture within the air.

Kyle Larson arrives for Coca-Cola 600 and set to take over for Justin Allgaier following rain delay

Kyle Larson arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway and deliberate take over driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports on the Coca-Cola 600 whereas followers hoped the race would resume following a race delay.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 26: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com H1100 Chevrolet, arrives throughout a climate delay and prepares for the NASCAR Cup Sequence Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Might 26, 2024 in Harmony, North Caroli

After ending 18th on the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500, Larson flew in two helicopters and one airplane to make it again in time to complete NASCAR’s longest race.

Justin Allgaier began the race within the No. 5 automobile and was operating in thirteenth place with 151 laps to go when the race was red-flagged.

Monitor officers estimated it might be a minimum of half-hour earlier than the race resumed.

Larson arrived on the monitor on a golf cart, jogged to his pit stall in his hearth swimsuit and then placed on his helmet and ready to get into the automobile. As he was doing so, the race was stopped.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 26:, The #5 HendrickCars.com H1100 Chevrolet, pushed by Kyle Larson is parked and lined throughout a climate delay within the NASCAR Cup Sequence Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Might 26, 2024 in Harmony, North Caroli

Allgaier, who runs primarily within the Xfinity Sequence, was chosen to switch Larson as a result of they’ve an identical physique kind and seat setup.

Larson hoped to develop into the primary driver since Tony Stewart to run all 1,100 laps on the double, however rain in Indianapolis rapidly nixed these plans. The four-hour delay compelled Hendrick Motorsports use a backup driver.

Larson completed the Indy 500 with about 120 laps into the 400-lap Coca-Cola 600, then departed for Charlotte.

He by no means obtained to show a lap at Charlotte.

DEFENDING CHAMP OUT EARLY

Ryan Blaney’s bid to develop into the primary back-to-back winner of the Coca-Cola 600 since Jimmie Johnson in 2004-05 ended when his entrance proper tire went down on lap 143, sending him and the No. 12 Ford into the wall and ending his night time.

“I simply got here off pit street and put tires on it and I don’t know if I ran over one thing, however one among them blew,” Blaney mentioned. “I blew a tire going into (flip) three, so I don’t know if I hit one thing or what, nevertheless it’s type of odd. We’ll have to return and check out it. It stinks.”

TRUMP ON HAND

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 26: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears on throughout the NASCAR Cup Sequence Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Might 26, 2024 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Picture by Jared C.

Former President Donald Trump watched the race alongside automobile proprietor Richard Childress atop the pit field for the No. 3 Chevrolet.