NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 race
The NASCAR Cup Series is back on the track and racing for points in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte.
NASCAR is coming off of its All-Star Race, a race that involved little passing up front, an underwhelming format and poor race direction by the sanctioning body. The less said, the better.
The series is still about a month away from serious playoff picture talk, but it remains that 11 drivers have won the first 13 races. This is the halfway point of the regular season.
Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race:
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte schedule
Green Flag Time: 5 p.m. CT on Sunday
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5 mile oval) in Concord, North Carolina
Length: 400 laps, 600 miles
Stages: 100 laps, 100 laps, 100 laps, 100 laps
TV coverage: FOX
Radio: PRN (102.5-FM in Nashville)
Streaming: FOX Sports app (subscription required); GoPRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Practice and qualifying: 6:45 p.m. CT Saturday qualifying on FOX Sports 1; 6 p.m. CT Saturday practice
Xfinity Series this week: Alsco Uniforms 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 12 p.m. CT Saturday on FS1 and PRN
Truck Series this week: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (134 laps, 200 miles) at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 7:30 p.m. CT Friday on FS1 and MRN
Coca-Cola 600 starting lineup
Row 1
1. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2. Kurt Busch, No. 45 23XI Racing Chevrolet
Row 2
3. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 3
5. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 4
7. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
8. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 5
9. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 6
11. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
12. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota
Row 7
13. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 8
15. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
16. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 9
17. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
18. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 10
19. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
20. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
22. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 12
23. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
24. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 13
25. Erik Jones, No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
26. Ryan Preece, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Row 14
27. Noah Gragson, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
28. Ty Dillon, No. 42 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 15
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
30. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 16
31. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford
32. Josh Bilicki, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 17
33. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
34. Kaz Grala, No. 50 TMT Racing Chevrolet
Row 18
35. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
36. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 19
37. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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