Daniel Suarez won the rain shortened Coca-Cola 600

Starting from 14th place Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet won the Coca-Cola 600, his 3rd win in 336 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 12 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 17th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota, started from 11th place posted his 22nd Top 10 finish in 35 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, and crew pose with a “Rowdy Nation” banner in memory of Kyle Busch, who passed away suddenly at the age of 41, in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts Toyota, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 18th place. 6th Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 7th Car 12 Ryan Blaney BODYARMOR FLASH I.V. Ford, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 33rd place followed by 9th place Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet, started from 31st place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford, in 10th place, started from 19th place. Connor Zilisch (39th) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 122 points over Denny Hamlin.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Interstate Batteries Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

The race had 12 Cautions for 75 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 36 for #21 spin turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 54 for #2, 88 Crash in turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 91 for #9 Crash on the backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 202 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 211 for Lost wheel from #78. 7th Caution on lap 302 for Stage 3 Conclusion. 8th Caution on lap 319 for #1, 47 Crash on the backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 330 for #60, 17, 19, 21 Crash on the backstretch. 10th Caution on lap 354 for Inclement weather. 11th Caution on lap 362 for Precipitation [Red Flag: Lap 367, 7:55]. 12th Caution on lap 373.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

The race had 32 Lead Changes among 13 drivers; T. Reddick 0; T. Reddick 1-39; C. Briscoe 40; T. Reddick 41-56; R. Chastain 57-59; R. Preece 60; Z. Smith 61-91; T. Reddick 92; M. McDowell 93-95; D. Hamlin 96; K. Larson 97-110; C. Briscoe 111-142; D. Hamlin 143-146; T. Gibbs 147; C. Bell 148-150; C. Hocevar 151-154; D. Hamlin 155-202; T. Gibbs 203; D. Hamlin 204-215; C. Briscoe 216; T. Reddick 217-221; D. Hamlin 222; T. Reddick 223-250; C. Bell 251-257; T. Reddick 258-286; D. Hamlin 287-295; C. Bell 296-308; T. Gibbs 309; C. Bell 310-312; T. Gibbs 313-326; S. Van Gisbergen 327-337; C. Bell 338-355; T. Reddick 356; D. Suarez 357-373.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Katherine Legge, driver of the #78 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet, enters her car for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Krista Jasso/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 19, 45, 11, 43, 12, 54, 60, 47, 97
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 54, 19, 45, 5, 20, 12, 17, 97, 47
Stage 3 Top 10: 20, 11, 54, 19, 5, 45, 97, 6, 12, 47

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: (L-R) NASCAR Hall of Famer and RCR team owner, Richard Childress, Samantha Busch (wife) Brexton Busch (son) and NASCAR Chief Executive Officer Steve O’Donnell stand on the grid during the remembrance ceremony for Kyle Busch, who passed away suddenly at the age of 41, prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: NASCAR Hall of Famer Kurt Busch speaks to Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia Toyota, (L) and Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, during the remembrance ceremony for his brother, Kyle Busch, who passed away suddenly at the age of 41, prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 13
Race Results for the Coca-Cola 600 – Sunday, May 24, 2026
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 373 Laps – 559.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 5/24/2026 @ 11:46 PM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 14. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 373 Running

2. 17. Car 20 Christopher Bell Interstate Batteries Toyota 373 Running

3. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 373 Running

4. 1. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts Toyota 373 Running

5. 18. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 373 Running

6. 2. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 373 Running

7. 6. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BODYARMOR FLASH I.V. Ford 373 Running

8. 33. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 373 Running

9. 31. Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 373 Running

10. 19. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 373 Running

11. 3. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile Chevrolet 373 Running

12. 32. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Three Finger Jack Chevrolet 373 Running

13. 21. Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 373 Running

14. 4. Car 71 Michael McDowell Modo Casino Chevrolet 373 Running

15. 26. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 373 Running

16. 22. Car 41 Cole Custer Sysco/Hickory Tavern Chevrolet 373 Running

17. 29. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 373 Running

18. 10. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Black’s Tire Chevrolet 373 Running

19. 39. Car 67 * Corey Heim(i) Fleetio Toyota 373 Running

20. 20. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Grillo’s Pickles Ford 373 Running

21. 30. Car 35 Riley Herbst FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota 372 Running

22. 24. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Toyota 372 Running

23. 23. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet 372 Running

24. 28. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 372 Running

25. 35. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 372 Running

26. 15. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 372 Running

27. 13. Car 33 Austin Hill(i) Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 372 Running

28. 38. Car 51 Cody Ware 9 Evel Knievel Museum/World Supercross 371 Running

29. 34. Car 21 Josh Berry eero Ford 371 Running

30. 7. Car 17 Chris Buescher Body Guard Ford 367 Running

31. 37. Car 78 * Katherine Legge e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet 361 Running

32. 9. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Patriotic Chevrolet 338 Accident

33. 12. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/SToK Ford 328 Accident

34. 5. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 328 Accident

35. 27. Car 1 Ross Chastain Jockey x Folds of Honor Chevrolet 317 Accident

36. 36. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Pinnacle Mortgage Corp. Ford 291 0 Fire

37. 16. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 89 Accident

38. 8. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Duracell Ford 52 Accident

39. 25. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Red Bull Chevrolet 52 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 48 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 39 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 119.921 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 54 lap 314/29.667. Caution Flags: 12 for 75 laps. Lead Changes: 32 among 13 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: May 31, 2026 – Nashville Superspeedway

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