Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Chase Elliott kicked off the 9th annual Mission 600 with a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, touring the F-35B flight line, training on an F-18 simulator, and spending time with the Marines of Aviation Group 31 ahead of the Coca-Cola 600.
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Mission 600 is a community and military outreach initiative created through a collaboration between Charlotte Motor Speedway and the Department of War, connecting members of the Coca- Cola Racing Family and other NASCAR drivers with military installations across the mid-Atlantic United States and around the world. Through a series of visits and engagements, including an annual wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the program honors servicemen and women while building anticipation for the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day Weekend.
Serving as a lead-in to the Speedway’s Salute The Troops pre-race show, Mission 600 brings together representation from all six branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and thankfully recognizes both past and present service and sacrifice, while reinforcing the spirit of unity and patriotism that defines the Coca-Cola 600.
9Years Strong
6Branches Honored
600Miles. One Salute.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain, team owner Justin Marks and a group of Coca-Cola partners and supporters to kick off Military Appreciation Month with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Ahead of next month’s 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway launched its eighth year of Mission 600 this week with Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Chase Elliott visiting Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533.
Friday, May 8, 2026
Continuing Charlotte Motor Speedway’s month-long Mission 600 campaign, a prelude to the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Austin Dillon and his Richard Childress Racing teammate Tyler Rader visited and trained alongside members of the 82nd Airborne division at Fort Bragg on Thursday.
Friday, May 15, 2026
Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Daniel Suárez and his Spire Motorsports crew chief, Ryan Sparks, visited Seymour Johnson Air Force Base on Thursday for the final leg of Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2026 Mission 600 campaign.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary and Charlotte Motor Speedway prepares for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day Weekend, the pinnacle salute to our military, Mission 600 went abroad with a virtual visit between Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Joey Logano and the U.S. Army V Corps Project Flytrap in Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania.
Rev up your Memorial Day weekend in 2027 with the historic 68th running of the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s toughest test of man and machine! Coca-Cola 600 festivities include:
- Salute the Troops Patriotic Pre-Race Show
- Driver Appearances and Autographs
- Friday/Saturday/Sunday Concerts