Rain continues to plague a sad weekend in Charlotte, as the NASCAR world mourns the loss of 41-year-old champion Kyle Busch.
So far, there has been no on-track activity. Practice and qualifying for both of the lower divisions was canceled, and the Truck race has been postponed twice already.
While they did manage to get on track for practice ahead of NASCAR’s longest race, qualifying for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 has been canceled as well.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. lead the 45-minute practice ahead of misting conditions.
Championship leader Tyler Reddick will lead the field to the green flag, sharing the front row with Ty Gibbs.
Watkins Glen winner Shane van Gisbergen will start third, Michael McDowell fourth, and Chase Briscoe fifth.
Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric, Austin Dillon, and AJ Allmendinger will fill out the remainder of the top ten.
Katherine Legge, who qualified 26th for the Indianapolis 500, is attempting the ‘Double’ and will start 37th in the Coca-Cola 600. And while we wait for actual racing to begin, Busch’s No. 8 remains at the top of the track’s scoring pylon…
Kyle Busch tribute at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Photo by: David Jensen / Getty Images
All 39 entries will start the race. The full starting lineup can be found below:
2026 Coca-Cola 600 Starting Lineup
Pos.
Driver
1
Tyler Reddick
2
Ty Gibbs
3
Shane van Gisbergen
4
Michael McDowell
5
Chase Briscoe
6
Ryan Blaney
7
Chris Buescher
8
Austin Cindric
9
Austin Dillon
10
AJ Allmendinger
11
Denny Hamlin
12
Ryan Preece
13
Austin Hill (driving Busch’s renumbered #33)
14
Daniel Suarez
15
John Hunter Nemechek
16
Chase Elliott
17
Christopher Bell
18
Kyle Larson
19
Zane Smith
20
Todd Gilliland
21
Erik Jones
22
Cole Custer
23
Carson Hocevar
24
Bubba Wallace
25
Connor Zilisch
26
Brad Keselowski
27
Ross Chastain
28
Noah Gragson
29
Alex Bowman
30
Riley Herbst
31
William Byron
32
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
33
Joey Logano
34
Josh Berry
35
Ty Dillon
36
Timmy Hill
37
Katherine Legge
38
Cody Ware
39
Corey Heim
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