Six Hundred Marathon Miles: Live-Blogging NASCAR’s Longest Race

I’ll be honest: The Coca-Cola 600 is one of my favorite races of the year.

I know, it doesn’t make sense. The 600 can often be miles and miles and miles of endless single-file racing as the cars tick off the laps and day turns into night.

And especially for someone who prefers shorter races, it sounds crazy that I love the 600.

But I do. Here’s why: It’s the one race that you know – just know – is going to take a long time. So there’s no urgency when watching it. You can sit back, relax and watch everything unfold.

It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Knowing that somehow makes it easier to just watch and enjoy.

On Memorial Day Weekend, that’s a good thing. And this year, you can watch it unfold along with the rest of us in the race-day chat.

We’ll all find out at the same time who becomes the latest driver to add his name to the prestigious list of past winners.

“The Coke 600 comes into everybody’s conversation,” Jeff Burton said. “You hear Daytona, you hear Indy, you hear the Coke 600. ... It’s pretty far up there (in prestige).”

Keep checking back here for updates, analysis and the live chat.

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