RACE RECAP
Daniel Suárez won the Coca-Cola 600 with a pit call, a restart and 17 laps of blocking before the weather made the result official. Crew chief Ryan Sparks took two right-side tires under the Lap 356 lightning caution, moving Suárez from the middle of the pack to the lead. After rain paused the race again and NASCAR restarted it on Lap 370, Suárez cleared Christopher Bell with a push from Kyle Larson and stayed in front until the sky opened for good three laps later.
The race was called after 373 of 400 scheduled laps, giving Suárez the third Cup victory of his career, his first crown-jewel win and his first victory with Spire Motorsports' No. 7 Chevrolet. The moment landed with extra weight because Suárez dedicated the win to Kyle Busch, who had mentored him after he arrived from Mexico and helped launch the path that eventually made Suárez an O'Reilly Series champion and Cup winner.
Bell finished second after leading 44 laps, one spot short of a second rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 win in three years. Denny Hamlin was third, polesitter Tyler Reddick fourth and Larson fifth. Reddick had the strongest car for much of the night, leading a race-high 119 laps, but the late caution and two-tire call flipped the race away from the long-run favorites. The event featured 32 lead changes among 13 drivers and 12 cautions for 75 laps.
BY THE NUMBERS
KEY TAKEAWAYS
VALUE PICKS
BUSTS
PERFECT LINEUP
Optimal 5-driver roster for this race
| Group | Driver | Salary | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | $10 | 1 | 90.00 2 × 45.00 | |
B | $10 | 2 | 71.75 1.75 × 41.00 | |
C | $10 | 3 | 60.00 1.5 × 40.00 | |
D | $10 | 4 | 48.75 1.25 × 39.00 | |
E | $10 | 5 | 38.00 1 × 38.00 |


