NASCAR starting positions for the Coca-Cola 600; Qualifying and practice results from Charlotte Motor Speedway
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green in the Coca-Cola 600. Tonight, teams roll to the track for a round of practice and qualifying to set the starting grid for the 600-mile race.
View the NASCAR starting lineup for Charlotte Motor Speedway below.
Charlotte Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
NASCAR Qualifying
Report
Corey LaJoie and Kyle Larson both tagged the wall in Group A practice. Both cars would hit the track for qualifying.
Ryan Preece spun in group B practice. Additionally, Kaz Grala had his hood pop up after exiting the pit lane.
Kyle Larson was fastest overall in practice. He turned a 29.589.
For qualifying, the field is split into two groups. The top 5 from each group advance into round two of qualifying to make a second run for the pole position.
Brad Keselowski spun on hos qualifying lap. The car bottomed out and the lost it off turn four but kept it out of the wall.
NASCAR Qualifying Times (Round 1 – Group A – Top 5) : 1. Kurt Busch (29.459); 2. Denny Hamlin (29.577); 3. Alex Bowman (29.652); 4. Bubba Wallace (29.655); 5. Michael McDowell (29.861)
NASCAR Qualifying Times (Round 1 – Group B – Top 5) : 1. Kyle Busch (29.452); 2. Christopher Bell (29.462); 3. William Byron (29.466); 4. Austin Cindric (29.535); 5. Tyler Reddick (29.584)
Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position. He turned a 29.399 in round two. Kurt Busch completes the front row.
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
May 29, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time (In Final Round)
1. Denny Hamlin
29.399
2. Kurt Busch
29.402
3. Christopher Bell
29.403
4. Kyle Busch
29.427
5. William Byron
29.520
6. Austin Cindric
29.621
7. Bubba Wallace
29.623
8. Tyler Reddick
29.638
9. Alex Bowman
29.643
10. Michael McDowell
29.820
Failed to advance out of round 1
11. Ryan Blaney
29.617
12. Daniel Suarez
29.701
13. Chase Elliott
29.721
14. Martin Truex Jr
29.725
15. Chase Briscoe
29.760
16. Austin Dillon
29.822
17. Harrison Burton
29.865
18. Kevin Harvick
29.868
19. Chris Buescher
29.914
20. Justin Haley
29.929
21. Cole Custer
29.929
22. Ross Chastain
29.946
23. Joey Logano
29.994
24. Aric Almirola
30.020
25. Erik Jones
30.020
26. Ryan Preece
30.141
27. Noah Gragson
30.188
28. Ty Dillon
30.223
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30.232
30. Todd Gilliland
30.317
31. BJ McLeod
30.469
32. Josh Bilicki
30.729
33. Cody Ware
30.958
34. Kaz Grala
31.884
35. Brad Keselowski
58.599
36. Kyle Larson
No Time
37. Corey LaJoie
No Time
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Practice Results
May 28, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Larson
29.589
2. Alex Bowman
29.637
3. Ross Chastain
29.703
4. Austin Cindric
29.705
5. Martin Truex Jr
29.730
6. Kyle Busch
29.753
7. Denny Hamlin
29.758
8. Daniel Suarez
29.802
9. Ryan Blaney
29.847
10. Joey Logano
29.853
11. Erik Jones
29.885
12. William Byron
29.897
13. Bubba Wallace
29.937
14. Chase Elliott
29.963
15. Christopher Bell
29.983
16. Corey LaJoie
30.013
17. Kurt Busch
30.075
18. Michael McDowell
30.146
19. Chris Buescher
30.161
20. Ryan Preece
30.188
21. Chase Briscoe
30.206
22. Tyler Reddick
30.206
23. Todd Gilliland
30.232
24. Cole Custer
30.266
25. Aric Almirola
30.277
26. Justin Haley
30.287
27. Harrison Burton
30.294
28. Brad Keselowski
30.306
29. Noah Gragson
30.369
30. Kevin Harvick
30.395
31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30.424
32. Ty Dillon
30.666
33. Austin Dillon
30.730
34. Cody Ware
30.738
35. NJ McLeod
30.909
36. Josh Bilicki
31.251
37. Kaz Grala
31.795
