The 2026 Coca-Cola 600 was an NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on May 24, 2026, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina and the 67th running of the event. Originally scheduled for 400 laps on the asphalt speedway, the race was shortened to 373 laps due to rain. It was the 13th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the second of the four crown jewel races.
Daniel Suárez won the race, his first win of the season and the third of his career. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Denny Hamlin finished 3rd. Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five, and Ty Gibbs, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, William Byron, and Zane Smith rounded out the top ten.
Report Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a quad-oval track is utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Storylines For the third year in a row, a driver attempted to complete the "Double Duty," as Katherine Legge attempted to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. After crashing out early in the Indianapolis 500, Legge reached Charlotte and raced the Coca-Cola 600, finishing the latter 12 laps behind the winner and in 31st place, last among cars still in the race.
Kyle Busch was scheduled to race but died on May 21, from complications with pneumonia three-days prior; Austin Hill raced in Busch's stead, RCR later changed the number 8 to number 33 and announced that the number 8 would be reserved for his son when he begins his NASCAR Cup career. During pre-race, NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell honored the late driver with a moment of silence, a missing man formation during the pace laps, as well as a silent lap on lap 8. Busch was also remembered at the Indianapolis 500 earlier that day.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer "600 Miles of Remembrance" 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Johnathan B. McCain 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Glen Jacob Whetten 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Matthew Paul Steyart 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford Matthew Ammerman 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ryan Christopher Malm 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford William C. Hooks 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Martin Anthony Lugo Jr. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Frank Perrone 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Christopher Horton 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Michael H. Ollis 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Thomas Lazzaro 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Zainah "Caye" Creamer 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Bobby Frank Limerick 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ace Wayne Tyler 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Nicholas P. DiMona ll 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford John Calvin Morgan 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford John R. Wheatley Jr. 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Ross A. Pennanen 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet William Jacobsen 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Matthew Donald Burns 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Michael L. Wright 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota Christopher Chambers 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Willis Earl Norris 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet Ralph Earle Hines 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota Glenn L. Harris 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota Jason Plite 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota Robert Wayne Crow Jr. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet Brent T. Vroman 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Reuben Marcus Fernandez III 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Eric Parker Brice 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Jack Zygmunt Sky 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford Michael David Verardo 66 Timmy Hill (i) Garage 66 Ford Richard A. Bowman 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota Nathan Gage Ingram 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Eddie Wade Forrest ll 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Mark Cardillo 78 Katherine Legge Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet Kevin Norman 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Eugene Ashley Jr. 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Anthony J. SmakaOfficial entry list
Practice Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.069 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 29.069 185.765 2 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.175 185.090 3 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.200 184.932Official practice results
Qualifying Qualifying for the race was canceled due to inclement weather. Tyler Reddick was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 3.800.
Starting lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 4 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 13 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 14 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 16 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 17 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 20 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 21 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 22 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 23 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 24 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 25 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 27 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 29 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 31 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 33 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 34 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 35 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 36 66 Timmy Hill (i) Garage 66 Ford 37 78 Katherine Legge Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 38 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 39 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing ToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 84 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 66 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 57 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 39 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 210 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 48 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 39 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 210 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Three Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 57 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 48 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 39 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 210 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Final Stage results Stage Four Laps: 73 (shortened by rain)
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 14 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 373 55 2 17 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 373 50 3 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 373 604 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 373 53 5 18 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 373 54 6 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 373 537 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 373 41 8 33 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 373 29 9 31 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 373 28 10 19 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 373 27 11 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 373 33 12 32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 373 29 13 21 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 373 30 14 4 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 373 23 15 26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 373 25 16 22 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 373 21 17 29 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 373 2018 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 373 19 19 39 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 373 0 20 20 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 373 17 21 30 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 372 16 22 24 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 372 15 23 23 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 372 14 24 28 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 372 13 25 35 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 372 12 26 15 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 372 11 27 13 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 372 0 28 38 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 371 929 34 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 371 8 30 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 367 10 31 37 78 Katherine Legge Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 361 6 32 9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 338 5 33 12 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 328 734 5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 328 2735 27 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 317 2 36 36 66 Timmy Hill (i) Garage 66 Ford 291 037 16 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 138 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 52 139 25 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 32 among 13 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 12 for 75 laps Red flags: 2 for inclement weather Time of race: 4 hours, 39 minutes, and 56 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Prime Video covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Trevor Bayne handled pit road for the television side.
Prime VideoBooth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Adam AlexanderColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Kim Coon Marty Snider Trevor Bayne
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