Coke 600 Results: Who Won the Charlotte Marathon, Full Finishing Order & Highlights

Ross Chastain storms from 40th on the grid to win the 2025 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, passing a dominant William Byron with six laps remaining to claim his first victory of the NASCAR Cup Series season and the second crown-jewel triumph of his career. Key race facts • Distance: 400 laps / 600 mi on the 1.5-mile quad-oval • Average speed: 135.781 mph • Lead changes: 34 among 11 drivers • Cautions: 8 for 52 laps • Time of race: 4 h 25 m 08 s Why this Coke 600 win matters • Record breaker: Chastain’s win from P40 sets a new mark for the deepest starting spot of any Charlotte winner, eclipsing Jimmie Johnson’s 37th-to-first run in 2003. • Points shake-up: Byron’s stage-sweep (he led 283 laps) cushions his championship lead, while Chastain vaults to eighth in the standings. • Memorial Day momentum: The Coke 600 completes NASCAR’s marquee tripleheader weekend, following the Monaco GP and Indianapolis 500. Top-10 Coca-Cola 600 results 1. Ross Chastain – Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet) 2. William Byron – Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) 3. Chase Briscoe – Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) 4. A.J. Allmendinger – Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet) 5. Brad Keselowski – RFK Racing (Ford) 6. Chase Elliott – Hendrick Motorsports 7. Michael McDowell – Spire Motorsports 8. Christopher Bell – Joe Gibbs Racing 9. Ryan Preece – RFK Racing 10. Noah Gragson – Front Row Motorsports Notable story lines • Indy-Charlotte Double drama: Kyle Larson’s bid for the Indy 500/Coke 600 “Double” ended in crashes at both venues, leaving him 37th in Charlotte and 470 points behind Byron in the standings. • Rookie spotlight: New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen finished 14th on debut at NASCAR’s longest race, while fellow rookie Riley Herbst came home 28th. • Manufacturer duel: Chevrolet extends its edge over Toyota and Ford, 487-459-437, in the 2025 OEM championship chase. Updated Cup Series top five after Charlotte 1. William Byron – 499 pts 2. Kyle Larson – 470 (-29) 3. Christopher Bell – 425 (-74) 4. Chase Elliott – 415 (-84) 5. Tyler Reddick – 392 (-107) Full finishing order at a glance (positions 11-40) 11 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 12 Josh Berry 13 Erik Jones 14 Shane van Gisbergen 15 Kyle Busch 16 Denny Hamlin 17 Joey Logano 18 Todd Gilliland 19 Ty Dillon 20 Austin Dillon 21 Cole Custer 22 Chris Buescher 23 Connor Zilisch (i) 24 Ty Gibbs 25 Cody Ware 26 Tyler Reddick 27 John Hunter Nemechek 28 Riley Herbst (R) 29 Alex Bowman 30 Justin Haley 31 Austin Cindric 32 Derek Kraus 33 Josh Bilicki (i) 34 Carson Hocevar 35 Bubba Wallace 36 Daniel Suárez 37 Kyle Larson 38 Ryan Blaney 39 Zane Smith 40 Jimmie Johnson What’s next Teams have just six days to regroup before the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, the first race of June and another critical stop on the road to the Playoffs.