NASCAR at Charlotte race results: Larson dominates 2021 Coca-Cola 600

Chase Elliott will look to become the first back-to-back winner of the 2021 NASCAR season on Sunday, a week after winning the rain-shortened Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas.

Luckily for Elliott, he has enjoyed plenty of success at Charlotte Motor Speedway, finishing second at the 2020 Coca-Cola 600 — albeit in heartbreaking fashion — and then returning to win the Alsco Uniforms 500 and Bank of America Roval 400.

Elliott, who finished third in Saturday’s qualifying and is fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings, has raced exceptionally well in the last four races: He finished in the top 10 at Kansas, Darlington, Dover and Texas, including top-five finishes at all but Darlington.

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NASCAR at Charlotte live updates, highlights from Coca-Cola 600

All times Eastern

7:29 p.m.: Larson, Elliott, Harvick, Byron, Kyle Busch, Truex, Dillon, Bowman, Stenhouse and Bubba Wallace make up your top 10 heading into Stage 2 after the pit. Reddick fell out of the top 10 after overshooting his pit and backing up into it. He’s 12th.

7:24 p.m.: That stage win, by the way, was Larson’s NASCAR-leading seventh of the season. He led 95 out of 100 laps.

7:20 p.m.: Caution 1. And that does it for a relatively uneventful Stage 1. Larson takes the stage win, followed by Elliott, Byron, Harvick, Dillon, Kyle Busch, Truex, Tyler Reddick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman in the top 10, respectively.

6:59 p.m.: Per the Fox telecast, Ross Chastain’s car has suffered a broken oil pump belt. His crew will try to replace it but that could very well spell the end of his day.

6:58 p.m.: And now DiBenedetto surrenders the lead by pitting. Larson overtakes Alfredo and regains the lead.

6:57 p.m.: Meanwhile, DiBenedetto takes over first place after Keselowski pits for the first time.

6:56 p.m.: Curious. Ryan Blaney is in for his second stop. He’s getting work done on his car, so something must have gone awry in the first pit.

6:54 p.m.: Brad Keselowski, Matt DiBenedetto, Anthony Alfredo, Larson and Elliott make up your top five, respectively, after the pit. William Byron, Kevin Harvick, Austion Dillon, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. round out the top 10.

6:53 p.m.: A portion of the field is pitting on Lap 50. Believe that costs Larson the lead for the first time today, as well.

6:48 p.m.: Kyle Busch is making moves. He’s currently No. 7 after starting the race in the 20th position.

6:40 p.m.: Elliott has moved up one spot, but still trails race leader Kyle Larson by nearly a second. Larson has the entire first quarter of Stage 1.

6:30 p.m.: Reminder: No competition caution for today’s race. Stages 1, 2 and 3 will each last 100 laps. There will be a moment of remembrance after Stage 2.

6:28 p.m.: And they’re off!

6:23 p.m.: The cars are out on the track. Green wave should wave here any minute now.

6:20 p.m.: Almost that time:

NASCAR start time today

The green flag for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., about 15 miles northeast of uptown Charlotte, is scheduled to wave after 6 p.m. ET.

NASCAR starting lineup at Charlotte

Here is the complete NASCAR starting lineup for the Coca-Cola 600: