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NASCAR practice speeds, lap averages and notes for the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Use the NASCAR stats and data to build DFS lineups on DraftKings. Ricky Stenhouse Jr was fastest.
The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday evening.
The 39-car field was supposed to be split into two groups for practice, but due to rain and simply getting a session in, NASCAR allowed all teams to practice in one big group.
Below you will find key notes from the practice session as well as the practice speeds for all drivers.
Important Practice Notes
Carson Hocevar - The No. 77 Chevrolet had a bunch of speed in it during practice, and Hocevar mentioned how good it was. Additionally, during one of the brief stoppages for rain, the team realized that the car had a tire going down, so that was good fortune on them to find that issue before something major possibly happened.
Austin Dillon - Unlike Hocevar, Austin Dillon was not as lucky and had a tire go down while on track. He was able to limp the No. 3 Chevrolet back into the pits with minimal damage.
William Byron - One notable quote during practice on Saturday came from William Byron, who said that the session wasn't very helpful in preparing for the race because of the green race track.
William Byron told @AlanCavanna practice wasn't super helpful for preparing for 600 miles at @CLTMotorSpdwy.
"We only had one set of tires so we didn't learn a lot. The tires had a lot of wear after a few laps on a cool, green track."
— PRN (@PRNlive) May 23, 2026
2026 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Practice Speed Chart
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| Rank | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 29.069 | 185.765 | 2 | 31 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Carson Hocevar | 29.175 | 185.090 | 2 | 19 | -0.106 |
| 3. | Michael McDowell | 29.200 | 184.932 | 2 | 28 | -0.131 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 29.240 | 184.679 | 2 | 34 | -0.171 |
| 5. | Corey Heim | 29.276 | 184.451 | 3 | 37 | -0.207 |
| 6. | Kyle Larson | 29.279 | 184.433 | 2 | 38 | -0.210 |
| 7. | Christopher Bell | 29.291 | 184.357 | 3 | 40 | -0.222 |
| 8. | Ty Gibbs | 29.305 | 184.269 | 1 | 40 | -0.236 |
| 9. | Erik Jones | 29.308 | 184.250 | 3 | 39 | -0.239 |
| 10. | Josh Berry | 29.316 | 184.200 | 2 | 36 | -0.247 |
| 11. | Connor Zilisch | 29.324 | 184.150 | 1 | 37 | -0.255 |
| 12. | Denny Hamlin | 29.341 | 184.043 | 2 | 32 | -0.272 |
| 13. | Austin Cindric | 29.361 | 183.917 | 3 | 35 | -0.292 |
| 14. | William Byron | 29.368 | 183.874 | 3 | 21 | -0.299 |
| 15. | Chase Briscoe | 29.379 | 183.805 | 3 | 25 | -0.310 |
| 16. | Chris Buescher | 29.385 | 183.767 | 2 | 42 | -0.316 |
| 17. | Ross Chastain | 29.453 | 183.343 | 3 | 34 | -0.384 |
| 18. | Daniel Suarez | 29.454 | 183.337 | 2 | 31 | -0.385 |
| 19. | Ryan Preece | 29.478 | 183.187 | 3 | 29 | -0.409 |
| 20. | Bubba Wallace | 29.489 | 183.119 | 3 | 40 | -0.420 |
| 21. | Ty Dillon | 29.494 | 183.088 | 2 | 30 | -0.425 |
| 22. | Cole Custer | 29.499 | 183.057 | 2 | 35 | -0.430 |
| 23. | AJ Allmendinger | 29.516 | 182.952 | 3 | 33 | -0.447 |
| 24. | Tyler Reddick | 29.522 | 182.914 | 1 | 36 | -0.453 |
| 25. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 29.532 | 182.852 | 3 | 39 | -0.463 |
| 26. | Alex Bowman | 29.547 | 182.760 | 6 | 29 | -0.478 |
| 27. | Riley Herbst | 29.566 | 182.642 | 3 | 41 | -0.497 |
| 28. | Austin Hill | 29.577 | 182.574 | 3 | 41 | -0.508 |
| 29. | Joey Logano | 29.636 | 182.211 | 3 | 35 | -0.567 |
| 30. | Austin Dillon | 29.663 | 182.045 | 2 | 15 | -0.594 |
| 31. | Noah Gragson | 29.686 | 181.904 | 4 | 31 | -0.617 |
| 32. | Brad Keselowski | 29.691 | 181.873 | 2 | 38 | -0.622 |
| 33. | Zane Smith | 29.711 | 181.751 | 2 | 35 | -0.642 |
| 34. | John Hunter Nemechek | 29.774 | 181.366 | 2 | 37 | -0.705 |
| 35. | Chase Elliott | 29.799 | 181.214 | 3 | 36 | -0.730 |
| 36. | Cody Ware | 29.978 | 180.132 | 4 | 28 | -0.909 |
| 37. | Todd Gilliland | 30.003 | 179.982 | 2 | 28 | -0.934 |
| 38. | Katherine Legge | 30.600 | 176.471 | 6 | 28 | -1.531 |
| 39. | Timmy Hill | 31.390 | 172.029 | 18 | 32 | -2.321 |
2026 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte 10-Lap Average Chart
| Rank | Driver | From Lap | To Lap |
Avg Speed
|
| 1. | Michael McDowell | 1 | 10 | 181.725 |
| 2. | Erik Jones | 1 | 10 | 181.272 |
| 3. | Austin Cindric | 1 | 10 | 181.248 |
| 4. | Riley Herbst | 1 | 10 | 181.047 |
| 5. | Connor Zilisch | 1 | 10 | 180.863 |
| 6. | Christopher Bell | 2 | 11 | 180.734 |
| 7. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 180.546 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 14 | 180.540 |
| 9. | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 10 | 180.009 |
| 10. | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | 179.998 |
| 11. | Noah Gragson | 1 | 10 | 179.585 |
| 12. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 30 | 39 | 178.782 |
| 13. | Zane Smith | 10 | 19 | 178.328 |
| 14. | Ty Dillon | 6 | 15 | 177.912 |
| 15. | Corey Heim | 15 | 24 | 177.274 |
| 16. | Ross Chastain | 12 | 21 | 177.253 |
| 17. | Daniel Suarez | 15 | 24 | 177.175 |
| 18. | Ty Gibbs | 17 | 26 | 176.964 |
| 19. | Joey Logano | 16 | 25 | 176.832 |
| 20. | Ryan Blaney | 19 | 28 | 176.792 |
| 21. | Alex Bowman | 17 | 26 | 176.690 |
| 22. | Chris Buescher | 15 | 24 | 176.649 |
| 23. | Bubba Wallace | 21 | 30 | 176.580 |
| 24. | Cole Custer | 17 | 26 | 176.252 |
| 25. | Tyler Reddick | 22 | 31 | 176.038 |
| 26. | John Hunter Nemechek | 19 | 28 | 175.890 |
| 27. | Austin Hill | 19 | 28 | 175.635 |
| 28. | Chase Elliott | 26 | 35 | 174.959 |
| 29. | Kyle Larson | 25 | 34 | 174.170 |
| 30. | Todd Gilliland | 19 | 28 | 173.650 |
| 31. | AJ Allmendinger | 23 | 32 | 173.328 |
| 32. | Cody Ware | 16 | 25 | 173.189 |
| 33. | Katherine Legge | 1 | 10 | 171.786 |
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