Hamlin ended up winning the Coke 600 in a race by surviving a war of attrition. By mileage terms, it was the longest in NASCAR history, as the Coke 600 turned into the Coke 619.5 due to double overtime, which made the cars run 413 laps instead of the usual 400. In terms of time, it was also the second-longest Coke 600 of the modern era, going for 5 hours, 13 minutes and 8 seconds. First of all, the Coke 600 crowd was enormous compared to what it looked like in past years (two of them impacted by COVID). The race stood in stark contrast to the 2021 Coke 600, which was boring in numerous ways.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2022 04:30 UTC