The Coca Cola 600, which takes place annually during Memorial Day weekend as a key event in the NASCAR Cup Series, coincided with the 2024 North Carolina Republican Party Convention that concluded ...

Former President Donald Trump’s jet flies over the crowd before he attends the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 auto race, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Concord, N.C.

Former President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after the race was paused for a moment of silence in honor of Memorial Day as he attends the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 auto race, Sunday, May 26, 2024 ...

Former US President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the upcoming general election, was welcomed to NASCAR's Coca Cola 600 event on Sunday with thunderous applause. Many chanted ...

The Coca-Cola 600 is one of NASCAR’s longest races. The Sunday race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord is sold out and expected to draw presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump.

Former President Donald Trump smiles as a military jet does a flyover while he attends the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 auto race, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Concord, N.C.

This year, though, NASCAR’s surprise pick is already turning heads. Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, will serve as Grand Marshal for the 2025 Coca-Cola 600.

Former President Donald Trump talks with Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet and team owner Richard Childress prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor ...