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Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway postponed due to weather

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra•05/28/23•

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Coca-Cola 600
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The Coca-Cola 600 has long been a Memorial Day Weekend staple, ran on that Sunday each and every year.

However, 2023’s iteration will have to wait one more night, as the Coca-Cola 600 will now be run on Monday, May 29th due to unfavorable weather conditions at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The race will now be run on Monday at 3 p.m. ET on FOX, while the Xfinity Series race is now at 11 a.m. ET on FS1. That’s 900 miles of racing in one day, for those keeping score at home.

It’s been a wet weekend for NASCAR, as the Xfinity Series race also went through a litany of delays before being postponed, and Cup Series practice and qualifying wasn’t able to take place either. For a weekend that celebrates the history of NASCAR and everything great about the sport, the weather hasn’t exactly been a good partner.

Moreover, as a result of the canceled practice and qualifying runs, the starting lineup for the Coca-Cola 600 was automatically set according to the rule book instead of performance in qualifiers. Charlotte Motor Speedway will see William Byron in the No. 24 car start from the pole position.

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“Byron won the Cup Series’ most recent points race at Darlington Raceway and leads the series with three victories in 2023,” explained NASCAR’s official release. “The performance metric based on Darlington sets the starting lineup for the longest race of the schedule, factoring 15% of fastest lap time position, 25% of the driver’s final race finish position, 25% of the owner’s final race finish position and 35% of the owner points position.”

The full starting grid for the Coca-Cola 600 can be found below, from the aforementioned Byron to seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson, who will roll off in P37.

Coca-Cola 600 Starting Grid:

  1. #24 – William Byron
  2. #4 – Kevin Harvick
  3. #6 – Brad Keselowski
  4. #11 – Denny Hamlin
  5. #8 – Kyle Busch
  6. #9 – Chase Elliott
  7. #23 – Bubba Wallace
  8. #12 – Ryan Blaney
  9. #20 – Christopher Bell
  10. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  11. #17 – Chris Buescher
  12. #5 – Kyle Larson
  13. #21 – Harrison Burton
  14. #1 – Ross Chastain
  15. #45 – Tyler Reddick
  16. #31 – Justin Haley
  17. #22 – Joey Logano
  18. #19 – Martin Truex Jr.
  19. #54 – Ty Gibbs (R)
  20. #14 – Chase Briscoe
  21. #2 – Austin Cindric
  22. #41 – Ryan Preece
  23. #10 – Aric Almirola
  24. #99 – Daniel Suarez
  25. #7 – Corey LaJoie
  26. #43 – Erik Jones
  27. #16 – A.J. Allmendinger
  28. #42 – Noah Gragson (R)
  29. #38 – Zane Smith
  30. #34 – Michael McDowell
  31. #48 – Alex Bowman
  32. #77 – Ty Dillon
  33. #3 – Austin Dillon
  34. #78 – B.J. McLeod
  35. #51 – Todd Gilliland
  36. #15 – J.J. Yeley
  37. #84 – Jimmie Johnson

When the cars finally do grace the track, expect some phenomenal racing to take place at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Until then, NASCAR fans will wait patiently for the green flag.