Overview
- The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway will feature a 40-car field, including past champions, rising rookies, and surprise entries.
- Defending champion Christopher Bell returns in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, aiming to secure a second consecutive victory after his rain-shortened 2024 win.
- Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson will make his 700th career start, driving the No. 84 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club, a team he co-owns.
- Eighteen-year-old Connor Zilisch, recovering from a back injury, will make his first NASCAR Cup Series oval start in the No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
- The race will honor 42 fallen service members as part of the '600 Miles of Remembrance' program, with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth serving as Grand Marshal.