2022 Coca-Cola 600
The 2022 Coca-Cola 600, the 63rd running of the event, is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on May 29, 2022, Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, U.S. It is contested over 400 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it will be the 14th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the third of the four crown jewel races.
| Race details[1][2] | |||
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| Race 14 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | May 29, 2022 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.6 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and TBA | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
Report
Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Similar to the Daytona 500, which was a four-stage race (with the first stage being the qualifying heat race), the Coca-Cola 600 is a four-stage race, with this the only race where all four stages are in the main race itself. All four stages are scheduled to consist of 100 laps. The race is official after the second stage.
Media
Television
Fox Sports will televise the race in the United States for the 22nd consecutive year. Mike Joy will be the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Fall Charlotte winner Clint Bowyer and a commentator TBA will be the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Vince Welch will report from pit lane during the race. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| Fox | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: TBA | Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race will broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and will be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow will call the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright will call the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson will call the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini will be the pit reporters during the broadcast.
| PRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
References
- "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2022.