NASCAR Coca-Cola 600: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

NASCAR fans are in for an action-packed weekend of stock car racing at the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 14th race of the 2024 season, the Coca-Cola 600, on Sunday, May 26.

This weekend, the 1.5-mile-long quad-oval track on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the fifth time. A total of 39 Cup Series drivers will compete over 400 laps in Concord, North Carolina, divided into three stages, adding up to 600 miles overall.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week's NASCAR’s all three national series events at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, according to raceweather.net:

Saturday, May 25, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Practice: High 88°F, Low 69°F, Partly Sunny with Evening Scattered Showers & Thunderstorms, SE 5-15 mph and 10% chance of rain.

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 88°F, Low 69°F, Partly Sunny with Evening Scattered Showers & Thunderstorms, SE 5-15 mph and 10% chance of rain.

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Coca-Cola 600: High 89°F, Low 67°F, Mostly Cloudy with Isolated PM Showers, Varying 5 mph and 40–50% chance of rain.

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in Concord, North Carolina, in several ways, especially in May or June.

The factors that could affect Sunday’s race are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

The 2024 iteration of the Coca-Cola 600 is set to see a total of 39 Cup Series drivers lined up on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 - Kaz Grala (R)
15. #16 - Shane van Gisbergen (i)
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
18. #20 - Christopher Bell
19. #21 - Harrison Burton
20. #22 - Joey Logano
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #24 - William Byron
23. #31 - Daniel Hemric
24. #34 - Michael McDowell
25. #38 - Todd Gilliland
26. #41 - Ryan Preece
27. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
28. #43 - Erik Jones
29. #44 - J. J. Yeley (i)
30. #45 - Tyler Reddick
31. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
32. #48 - Alex Bowman
33. #50 – Ty Dillon
34. #51 - Justin Haley
35. #54 - Ty Gibbs
36. #66 - David Starr
37. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
38. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
39. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
40. #99 - Daniel Suárez

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Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Charlotte Motor Speedway for Coca-Cola 600 on May 26 at 6 pm ET on FOX and PRN.