Winners: Kyle Larson (Cup); Ty Gibbs (Xfinity) (ARCA); John Hunter Nemechek (Truck)
Kyle Larson Wins; Hendrick Motorsports Breaks NASCAR Record
Kyle Larson dominated Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to give Hendrick Motorsports and team owner Rick Hendrick the most wins by a race team in NASCAR history.
Larson led 327 of 400 laps in NASCAR’s longest race of the season, securing Hendrick Motorsports its 269th Cup Series win. It broke a tie with Petty Enterprises atop the all-time win list for team owners.
As part of a special annual Memorial Day weekend tribute known as 600 Miles of Remembrance, the names of U.S. Armed Forces members who sacrificed their lives were proudly displayed on the windshields of each car.
NASCAR also briefly halted the race following Stage 2 for a moment of remembrance to honor those who’ve given the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
269 wins. One team.
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) May 31, 2021
Thank you to the countless people who have supported us and made this record-breaking win possible. pic.twitter.com/rgEP0IyDHh
Ty Gibbs Converts Spin-And-Win, Lands 2nd Xfinity Victory
Ty Gibbs won his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in the sixth start of his career, recovering from a spin off Turn 4 to take the checkered flag in Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs led the final 20 laps, surviving two eventful restarts during that stretch to beat series leader Austin Cindric to the finish line by .437 seconds.
Gibbs, who won’t turn 19 until Oct. 4, is the youngest winner at Charlotte in any of NASCAR’s top three national divisions.
Wow! What a day!!! Thank you everyone! 2 wins in 6hours!! 😊👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/9bcW9umUeT
— Ty Gibbs (@TyGibbs_) May 30, 2021
John Hunter Nemechek Nets Camping World Trucks Win
With his third victory of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, John Hunter Nemechek reaffirmed Kyle Busch Motorsports’ mastery of 1.5-mile intermediate tracks Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Nemechek held off Sunoco rookie Carson Hocevar over a closing 10-lap green-flag run after a violent crash at the entrance to the tri-oval stripped the body off Johnny Sauter’s No. 13 Toyota and slowed the race for nine caution laps.
The victory was Nemechek’s first at Charlotte and the ninth of his career. It came after the driver of the No. 4 KBM Toyota clipped the wall early in Friday’s practice and ran just 10 circuits in the session.
“Hats off to all my guys, (crew chief) Eric Phillips , all my guys, everyone who works on this thing — everyone at KBM, the chassis shop, the fab shop… (owner) Kyle (Busch) for this opportunity,” said Nemechek, who beat a fast-closing Hocevar to the finish line by .419 seconds. “I’m so blessed to be in this spot.
Winner @CLTMotorSpdwy last night! Thankful I get to drive these fast @ToyotaRacing tundras! Thank you for all the congratulations messages! @Mobil1 | @KBMteam | @ToyotaRacing |#here4wins | #teamtoyota pic.twitter.com/qyX1JjcXil
— John Hunter Nemechek (@JHNemechek) May 30, 2021
Ty Gibbs Wins General Tire 150 (ARCA)
Driving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Gibbs led all 100 laps of the General Tire 150 hours after he took the checkered flag in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the 1.5-mile quad oval in Concord, North Carolina.
Gibbs now has won four of the six races the ARCA Menards Series has contested in 2021. He won his second Xfinity Series race in his sixth series start.
The Saturday sweep makes Gibbs the first driver two win both an ARCA Menards Series race and a NASCAR national series race since Sam Mayer did so with ARCA Menards and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series wins at Bristol Motor Speedway last season.
2 races
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) May 30, 2021
2 wins
Not bad for a Saturday's work. @TyGibbs_ WINS the @GeneralTire 150 at @CLTMotorSpdwy pic.twitter.com/WJRssSnCWJ
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