The eve before Memorial Day, the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series continues in Charlotte Motor Speedway for the biggest oval racing event of the season, the Coca-Cola 600.
As Kyle Larson is busy with his Indy 500 campaign, his reserve driver, Justin Allgaier, takes over the wheel of the #5 Chevrolet Camaro stock car until he comes back, which will be a long one due to the 4-hour weather delay there.
After the traditional pre-race ceremony saluting the troops, the Memorial Day racing event in the NASCAR calendar is on. The first stage saw a slow start for Larson's reserve driver Allgaier but clawed through the top. As William Byron won Stage 1, Stage 2 saw disaster for Ryan Blaney as he banged through the wall followed by word from Hendrick Motorsports saying Kyle Larson was en route to Charlotte after finishing 18th at the Indy 500. As Noah Gragson slides out of the race, Christopher Bell wins Stage 2.
As the race paused for a Memorial Day tradition, Stage 3 kicked off until precipitation grounded the race to a halt. As Kyle Larson arrived and the track-drying commenced, organizers said it would take a long time to get it dried up.
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Due to inclement weather, high humidity, and the likelihood of resuming the race at 0100 hours local time with the track-drying process, the race has ground to a premature end. Christopher Bell, currently leading the race, wins the Coca-Cola 600.
The next race is at World Wide Technology Raceway for the Enjoy Illinois 300 this June 2.
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