The Coca-Cola 600, one of NASCAR’s premier events, is less than a month away. The longest race in stock car racing will take place Sunday night, May 26, at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
This year marks the 65th edition of the race, and it’s also the first time the event will be held since online North Carolina sports betting launched.
Coca-Cola 600 Odds 2024: NASCAR at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Results from Coca-Cola 600 2023:
Last year, Ryan Blaney broke a 59-race winless streak when he took the checkered flag in Charlotte. It gave his season a big boost. The third-generation racer would win twice more during the playoffs and earn his first NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
Blaney still seeks his first win of the season and has hit a bit of a skid of late. After three consecutive top-five finishes earlier this year, the 30-year-old has just one in his last six starts. This past weekend, though, he came in seventh in the Würth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway and led for 47 of the 400 laps at the Delaware track.
The Team Penske driver currently ranks seventh in this year’s Cup Series Championship race. His 342 points are 68 behind current leader Kyle Larson, who finished second on Sunday.
At BetMGM North Carolina, the sports betting partner with the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ryan Blaney has odds of +1200 to repeat as champion. Larson and William Byron, who is currently sixth in the Cup chase with 348 points, both have odds of +500. Denny Hamlin, who won Sunday and is fourth with 361 points, is the +450 favorite.
BetCarolina will post odds for this year’s Coca-Cola 600 once they become available at DraftKings North Carolina sportsbook, which is partnering with NASCAR in the state.
NASCAR Results At Charlotte: Top Charlotte Motor Speedway Drivers (Last 10 Races)
*Drivers need 5 or more races to be included.
If you’re looking for a consistent performer in Charlotte, look no further than Martin Truex Jr and Kyle Busch. Truex, 43, has won the Coca-Cola 600 twice and finished in the top 10 seven times in his last 10 years. He came in third last year.
Busch, 38, has 8 top 10s in the last 10 years, including a win there in 2018. Last year, he finished sixth.
Truex has odds of +900 at bet365 North Carolina to win his second Cup Series title. Busch, a two-time Cup Series winner, is available at +2000.
NASCAR TV Schedule This Weekend
Q & As
NASCAR returns to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend with the race being held on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Later in October, the NASCAR Cup Series will return for the Bank of America Roval 400.
Charlotte Motor Speedway sits at 1.5 miles long, featuring 24 degrees of banking on the corners. The Coca-Cola 600, which is held on May 26th, will be held at 600 miles – which is the longest race on the NASCAR schedule. The race typically lasts 4 hours.
For the upcoming May 26th race of the Coca-Cola 600, odds to win the race have not been released yet. In 2023, Kyle Larson was the favorite at +450 to win the race, while Ryan Blaney actually won the Coca-Cola 600 at +1800.
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