NASCAR hits Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night for the 2017 Coca-Cola 600 race, several hours after the 2017 Indy 500 is scheduled to finish. Defending champion Martin Truex Jr. and multiple-time race winners Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson highlight the lineup. Will Truex Jr. make it two-straight? Could Harvick capture a third win at this event, or will Jimmie Johnson capture his fifth? Here's all of the latest information on how to watch tonight's Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race live on television or online, as well as lineup and odds info.
Lineup & odds notes
This year's race will feature the No. 4 car driven by Kevin Harvick on the pole. Harvick posted a qualifying speed of 193.424 miles per hour, making for his 19th career pole win. He'll be trying for his 36th career win on Sunday. At the No. 2 spot will be Toyota driver Kyle Busch who posted a speed of 192.513 mph in qualifying, while No. 3 will be Chase Elliott (192.260 mph). Rounding out the top five are Matt Kenseth (192.130 mph) and Erik Jones (191.782 mph).
Other notable driver positions will include Denny Hamlin at the No. 6 spot, Martin Truex Jr. at No. 8, Brad Keselowski at No. 10, and Kurt Busch at No. 12. Danica Patrick has the No. 15 spot, while Jimmie Johnson is a spot ahead of her at No.
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In last year's edition of the race, Martin Truex Jr. collected the win after leading 392 of the 400 laps. He set a record with that, as well as his 588 of 600 miles led during the race. Fans will be keeping an eye on the race's defending champion, but also favorites such as Harvick who has two wins in the past six years, and Jimmie Johnson who has four total wins at this race dating back to 2003.
The Coca-Cola 600 odds on favorite to win per Vegas Insider is a tie between Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, and Martin Truex Jr. Each of these drivers had 11 to 2 odds to win. Brad Keselowski was next on the odds at 6 to 1, followed by Kevin Harvick (7 to 1). Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logan each had 8 to 1 odds to win as of the latest report from Vegas Insider.
How to watch it live
Sunday's NASCAR at Charlotte 2017 race gets started at approximately 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Live television coverage of the race will be available on Fox and their affiliate channels around the United States. There's also live streaming available for cable and satellite subscribers through the Fox Sports Go website or mobile apps.
A free option to watch the Coca-Cola 600 is to sign up for a SlingTV free one-week trial. The channel streaming service includes FOX On-Demand in select regions. New customers will need to sign up for the one-week trial through Sling.com and select the Sling Blue channel lineup. Keep in mind the service may not offer FOX On-Demand in all regions of the United States.
