2017 Coca Cola 600 Results from Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2017
Sunday turned into Monday during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600, and it was worth the wait for Austin Dillon.
The Richard Childress Racing driver made a late-race fuel gamble pay off, saving just enough to win his first Monster Energy Series race on fumes and putting the iconic No. 3 back in Victory Lane.
Sunday was Dillon’s first points-paying race with new crew chief Justin Alexander following the departure of Richard “Slugger” Labbe.
Kyle Busch finished second, followed by Martin Truex Jr. — who led 233 laps — in third, Matt Kenseth in fourth and Denny Hamlin in fifth.
The race was red-flagged for 1 hour, 39 minutes and 56 seconds in the middle of Stage 2 due to inclement weather, with lightning near the track forcing a stoppage, then heavy rains necessitating a much longer break.
Front-runners Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski were wiped out from contention just 20 laps in on a weird wreck, with Elliott hitting a piece of debris and damaging his No. 24 Chevrolet, and Keselowski sliding through fluid and rear-ending the slowed Elliott under caution.
Next up for the Monster Energy Series is the AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway (June 4, 1 p.m. ET, FS1). It’s the first of two races this season on the 1-mile concrete oval, and the 13th of 36th races in 2017.
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2017 Coca Cola 600 Results
Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 28, 2017
1. Austin Dillon
2. Kyle Busch
3. Martin Truex Jr
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Kurt Busch
7. Erik Jones
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Ryan Newman
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr
11. Daniel Suarez
12. Jamie McMurray
13. Paul Menard
14. Clint Bowyer
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
16. Trevor Bayne
17. Jimmie Johnson
18. AJ Allmendinger
19. Michael McDowell
20. Chris Buescher
21. Joey Logano
22. Regan Smith
23. David Ragan
24. Ryan Blaney
25. Danica Patrick
26. JJ Yaley
27. Gray Gaulding
28. Landon Cassill
29. Timy Hill
30. Reed Sorenson
31. Derrike Cope
32. Corey LaJoie
33. Kyle Larson
34. Cole Whitt
35. Kasey Kahne
36. Ty Dillon
37. Matt DiBenedetto
38. Chase Elliott
39. Brad Keselowski
40. Jeffrey Earnhardt
