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C.J. Radune is favoring speedy John Hunter Nemechek, who finished sixth in this race last season and leads the series standings heading into the weekend.
Weekend Preview: Charlotte Motor Speedway
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The magic number is 269, and four drivers have a vested interest in getting there.
Hendrick Motorsports next NASCAR Cup Series victory will be the organization s 269th and will break a tie with Petty Enterprises for most all-time. That tie that has existed for one week, since reigning series champion Chase Elliott picked up the 268th win for HMS last Sunday at Circuit of The Americas.
Hendrick s first opportunity for the record triumph comes Sunday in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Elliott is the most recent winner at the 1.5-mile intermediate track, having taken the checkered flag on May 28, 2020, four days after the running of the 2020 Coke 600.
Storylines Abound Heading Into Charlotte Motor Speedway’s First-Ever NASCAR Triple-Header Coca-Cola 600 Weekend
May 24, 2021
CONCORD, N.C. (News Release) – With capacity restrictions lifted, tens of thousands of fans are expected at Charlotte Motor Speedway – and millions more will tune in from around the world – for an action-packed Coca-Cola 600 weekend this Friday through Sunday, and there will be no shortage of storylines to keep fans on the edge of their seat during the first-ever triple-header weekend of racing at the iconic superspeedway.
Here are a few of the top storylines to watch this weekend:
The Door’s Wide Open: Kyle Busch, an eight-time winner of the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, is not scheduled to participate in this year’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch’s absence substantially increases the probability of the race having a new winner as veterans Matt Crafton (2008 & 2016) and Johnny Sauter (2018)
Todd Gilliland was so fast and so determined out front in Saturday Toyota Tundra 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that his own team had to remind hi