This Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series is set for its 13th points race of the 2026 season after this past weekend's All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, which marked the first time the "Monster Mile" has ever hosted an exhibition race, rather than a points race, in its 58-year history.
23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick took the pole position for Sunday's 400-lap Coca-Cola 600 around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Concord, North Carolina oval after Saturday's qualifying session was canceled due to rain.
Reddick was awarded the top spot due to NASCAR's qualifying metric, which factors in both the car's result in the most recent points race and its position in the owner standings. A full metric breakdown can be found here.
Joe Gibbs Racing's Ty Gibbs is set to join him on the front row to get the longest race of the Cup Series season underway.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Charlotte
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
2 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
3 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
4 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
5 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
6 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
7 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
8 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
9 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
10 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
11 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
12 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
13 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
14 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
15 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
16 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
17 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
18 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
19 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
20 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
21 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
22 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
23 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
24 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
25 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
27 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
28 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
29 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
30 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
31 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
33 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
34 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
35 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
36 | Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
37 | Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
38 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
39 | Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota |
The Coca-Cola 600 is set to kick off Amazon Prime Video's five-race portion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series broadcast schedule. Live coverage from Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, May 24. Don't miss any of the action from NASCAR's longest race!
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