This is the second straight weekend in the city as Kevin Harvick is coming off of a victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race, giving him five wins already on the young season.
If he were to win again Sunday, he would be the eighth driver to win both the All-Star race and the Coca Cola 600 after Darrell Waltrip (1985), Davey Allison (1991), Dale Earnhardt (1993), Jeff Gordon (1997), Jimmie Johnson (2003), Kasey Kahne (2008) and Kurt Busch (2010).
The 400 laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 1.5-mile track changes drastically from start to finish. As the sun sets and the track becomes cooler, the more grip on the racetrack a car has. But when the green flag drops, the hot track can cause cars to slip and slide.
Harvick is coming off of back-to-back wins, but Kyle Busch remains the leader in the points standings. Daniel Suarez is also coming off of a second-place finish in the All-Star race and a third at the Monster Mile at Dover.
Here’s the weekend schedule:
NASCAR at Charlotte 2018: TV channel and streaming info
Note: All times are ET
Thursday May, 24 2:35-3:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1 4:05-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, FS1 6:00-6:50 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1 7:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award qualifying, FS1
Streaming: FuboTV (free 7-day trial)
Friday, May 25 OFF
Saturday, May 26 9:05-9:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1 10:10 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Pole qualifying, FS1 11:05-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1 1 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Alsco 300 (200 laps, 300 miles)
Sunday, May 27 6 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 (400 laps, 600 miles), FOX
Streaming: FuboTV
NASCAR Cup Series points standings
The complete standings can be found below.
- Kyle Busch, 17 playoff points 2. Joey Logano -12, 7 PP 3. Kevin Harvick -19, 24 PP 4. Brad Keselowski -107, 4 PP 5. Kurt Busch -110, 2 PP 6. Clint Bowyer -117, 5 PP 7. Denny Hamlin -123, 1 PP 8. Martin Truex Jr. -127, 7 PP 9. Ryan Blaney -138, 3 PP 10. Aric Almirola -161 11. Kyle Larson -167 12. Jimmie Johnson -217 13. Erik Jones -218 14. Alex Bowman -232 15. Chase Elliott -237 16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -238 17. Austin Dillon -262 18. Paul Menard -263 19. William Byron -274 20. Ryan Newman -278 21. Daniel Suarez -280 22. Darrell Wallace Jr. -296 23. AJ Allmendinger -303 24. Jamie McMurray -309 25. David Ragan -312
Which NASCAR Cup Series drivers are racing at Kansas?
There are 41 Cup drivers entered in Sunday’s race, meaning all drivers will make the race with Thursday’s qualifying setting their starting positions. Here is the list of participating Cup drivers in alphabetical order by first name:
AJ Allmendinger Alex Bowman Aric Almirola Austin Dillon BJ McLeod Brad Keselowski Chase Elliott Chris Buescher Clint Bowyer Corey LaJoie Daniel Suarez Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. David Ragan Denny Hamlin Erik Jones Gray Gaulding Jamie McMurray Jimmie Johnson JJ Yeley Joey Logano Landon Cassill Kasey Kahne Kevin Harvick Kurt Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Larson Martin Truex Jr. Matt DiBenedetto Matt Kenseth Michael McDowell Paul Menard Parker Kligerman Reed Sorenson Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ross Chastain Ryan Blaney Ryan Newman TBA (No. 51 team) Timmy Hill Ty Dillon William Byron