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The 600-mile event is already the longest race on the NASCAR National Series schedule, but the event went 19.5-miles over the advertised distance, making the 2022 "Coca-Cola" 600 the longest distance race in NASCAR history. Despite the high amount of caution flags we saw during the race, the total number of 18 yellow flags thrown fell short of the record number of 22.
Chase Elliott won the Stage 1 points, barely holding off Tyler Reddick's No. 8 machine for the extra points. Elliott would succumb to an incident later in the race, NASCAR ruling him done due to their Damaged Vehicle Policy.
Trackhouse Racing showed their strength as a team during Stages 2 and 3, with Daniel Suarez winning the second stage points while Ross Chastain won the third stage points, as the "Coca-Cola" 600 is the only points-paying event on the NASCAR schedule to have four stages.
Heading later into the final stage, Kyle Larson was looking to score back-to-back "Coca-Cola" 600 victories, but a very fast Chase Briscoe in the No. 14 was hot-to-trot around the No. 5 car but failed to pass him as he spun himself around in the process. Thus, the overtime attempts began.
In the first round of overtime, multiple drivers were in position to win, but a hot run by the No. 3 car of Austin Dillon trying to steal the win away with fresh tires was destroyed by a four-wide battle to the white flag. Larson would make contact with the No. 3, turning him into the outside retaining wall across the nose of himself and Ross Chastain. Cole Custer and Joey Logano would also become victims in the incident. The leader did not reach the white flag, so NASCAR re-stacked the field for another overtime attempt.
Denny Hamlin started first in the final restart, holding off a win-hungry teammate of Kyle Busch for the checkered flag.
Here are the complete race results from Charlotte Motor Speedway:
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