Coca-Cola 600: NASCAR weekend TV schedule from Charlotte

There’s plenty of racing to watch this weekend, including 600 miles of Cup Series action from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night.

The Daytona 500 is the biggest event on the NASCAR calendar, but an argument can be made that Memorial Day weekend is bigger for racing in general in the U.S. The Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 will once again be held on the same day, with an XFINITY Series race on Saturday afternoon just for good measure.

That’s a lot of racing, and the Coca-Cola 600 will be a fitting end to all of it. Always a test of endurance as well as speed, there’s nothing else quite like it on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series slate.

Kevin Harvick will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday, while points leader Kyle Larson, who didn’t even make it out for a qualifying attempt thanks to inspection issues, will start 39th. Yes, he’s lining up next to Corey LaJoie, an unusual sight this season, to say the least.

The XFINITY Series drivers don’t have it quite as tough since they only go 300 miles, but that’s still long compared to most of their races. They’ll have plenty of Cup Series company on Saturday, with Harvick, the Dillon brothers, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski all choosing to make it a total of 900 miles around Charlotte Motor Speedway for the holiday.

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After everyone took Friday off, here’s the full TV schedule for the weekend, courtesy of NASCAR.com.

Saturday, May 27

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, 9 a.m., FS1
• NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, 10:05 a.m., FS1
• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, 11:30 a.m., FS1
• NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 4K TV 300, 1 p.m., FS1

Sunday, May 28

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600, 6 p.m., FOX