Race Results : Charlotte Motor Speedway

Coca-Cola 600

Charlotte Motor Speedway , Concord, NC

Sunday, May 24th, 2026 Race 13 of 36 2026 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Laps Actual: 373 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 4 Hours 39 Minutes 56 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 119.921
  • Cautions: 12 for 75 laps
  • Lead Changes: 32
  • Green Flag Passes: 4,278 (14.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • Coca-Cola 600
  • Race Winner: Daniel Suarez
  • Age: 34
  • Team : No 7 - Freeway Insurance Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Dickerson
  • Crew Chief: Ryan Sparks
  • Daniel Suarez won the Coca-Cola 600, his third victory in 336 Cup Series races
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 12 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Charlotte Motor Speedway It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2026
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 22nd top-10 finish in 35 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • Connor Zilisch (39th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 122 points over Denny Hamlin
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
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Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 S3 STATUS
1 14 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 373 17 1 0 0 21 Running
2 17 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 50 35 15 0 373 44 5 0 6 1 Running
3 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 60 34 26 0 373 75 6 4 1 2 Running
4 1 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 53 33 20 0 373 119 7 3 4 6 Running
5 18 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 54 32 22 0 373 14 1 1 5 5 Running
6 2 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 53 32 21 0 373 17 4 7 2 3 Running
7 6 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 41 30 11 0 373 0 0 6 7 9 Running
8 33 22 Joey Logano Ford 29 29 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 13 Running
9 31 24 William Byron Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 20 Running
10 19 38 Zane Smith Ford 27 27 0 0 373 31 1 0 0 15 Running
11 3 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 33 26 7 0 373 11 1 10 9 7 Running
12 32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 29 25 4 0 373 0 0 9 10 10 Running
13 21 43 Erik Jones Toyota 30 24 6 0 373 0 0 5 0 11 Running
14 4 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 373 3 1 0 0 22 Running
15 26 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 25 22 3 0 373 0 0 0 0 8 Running
16 22 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 17 Running
17 29 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 31 Running
18 10 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 18 Running
19 39 67 Corey Heim Toyota 0 0 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 23 Running
20 20 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 17 17 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 26 Running
21 30 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 16 16 0 0 372 0 0 0 0 24 Running
22 24 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 15 15 0 0 372 0 0 0 0 28 Running
23 23 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 372 4 1 0 0 25 Running
24 28 4 Noah Gragson Ford 13 13 0 0 372 0 0 0 0 27 Running
25 35 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 372 0 0 0 0 29 Running
26 15 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 11 11 0 0 372 0 0 0 0 32 Running
27 13 33 Austin Hill Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 372 0 0 0 0 30 Running
28 38 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 371 0 0 0 0 34 Running
29 34 21 Josh Berry Ford 8 8 0 0 371 0 0 0 0 19 Running
30 7 17 Chris Buescher Ford 10 7 3 0 367 0 0 0 8 14 Running
31 37 78 Katherine Legge Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 36 Running
32 9 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 338 0 0 0 0 33 Accident
33 12 60 Ryan Preece Ford 7 4 3 0 328 1 1 8 0 12 Accident
34 5 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 27 3 24 0 328 34 3 2 3 4 Accident
35 27 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 317 3 1 0 0 16 Accident
36 36 66 Timmy Hill Ford 0 0 0 0 291 0 0 0 0 35 Fire
37 16 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 37 Accident
38 8 2 Austin Cindric Ford 1 1 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 38 Accident
39 25 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 39 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Alex Bowman Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Timmy Hill Speeding on pit road Tail End 36 39 Yellow
Connor Zilisch Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 53 0 Yellow
Zane Smith Speeding on pit road Tail End 91 95 Yellow
Christopher Bell Equipment Interference Tail End 91 95 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 107 108 Yellow
Christopher Bell Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box Tail End 205 207 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 206 207 Yellow
Katherine Legge Unspecified Loss of Wheel - 2 Laps Other - See Notes 209 215 Green/Yellow
Katherine Legge Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 209 215 Yellow
Katherine Legge Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Entry Tail End 209 215 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 214 215 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 256 260 Green
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 301 0 Yellow
Austin Dillon Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 322 326 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Equipment Interference Tail End 322 326 Yellow
Josh Berry Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 329 337 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 330 337 Yellow
Chris Buescher Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 331 337 Yellow
Riley Herbst Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 336 337 Yellow
Cody Ware Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 366 369 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 366 369 Yellow
Noah Gragson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 367 369 Yellow