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NASCAR at Charlotte: TV schedule, dates, times, qualifying drivers for Coca-Cola 600
Formally known as the World 600, the Coca-Cola 600 has been NASCAR's longest race since 1960 and returns Sunday night in the sport's backyard.
The 400 laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway's 1.5-mile track Sunday 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.
The race also reminds us that the NASCAR season is a third of the way finished. So far Kyle Larson leads the points standings but Kyle Busch owns the momentum after winning Saturday night's All-Star Race on the same track.
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If he wins on Sunday, Kyle Busch will become the eighth driver to win both the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and Coca-Cola 600: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Davey Allison (1991), Dale Earnhardt (1993), Jeff Gordon (1997), Jimmie Johnson (2003), Kasey Kahne (2008) and Kurt Busch (2010).
Kyle Busch also won Friday's Truck Series race at Charlotte but won't be driving in this weekend's Xfinity Series event as he focuses on NASCAR's marathon and winning his first official race of the Cup Series season.
Here's the weekend schedule:
NASCAR at Charlotte schedule, TV channel info
(All times ET)
Thursday, May 25
2-3:25 p.m.: Cup Series practice, FS1
4-4:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice, FS1
6-6:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
7:15 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying, FS1
Friday, May 26
OFF
Saturday, May 27
9-9:55 a.m.: Cup Series practice, FS1
10:05 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Cup Series final practice, FS1
1 p.m.: Xfinity Series Hisense 4K TV 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), FS1
What TV channel is the NASCAR race at Charlotte on Sunday?
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 begins at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday and can be seen on Fox and the Fox Sports GO app.
What are the stage lengths for NASCAR at Charlotte?
The Coca-Cola 600, which is 400 laps and 600 miles, will be broken into four 100-lap stages.
Saturday's Xfinity Series Hisense 4K TV 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) will be broken into three stages: Lap 45, Lap 90 and Lap 200.
Which NASCAR drivers are racing at Charlotte?
There are 41 Cup drivers entered in the Coca-Cola 600, meaning one driver will miss Sunday's race based on Thursday night's qualifying speed. Here is the list of participating Cup drivers in alphabetical order:
AJ Allmendinger
Aric Almirola
Austin Dillon
Brad Keselowski
Carl Long
Chase Elliott
Chris Buescher
Clint Bowyer
Cole Whitt
Corey LaJoie
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Danica Patrick
Daniel Suarez
David Ragan
Denny Hamlin
Elliott Sadler
Erik Jones
Gray Gaulding
Jamie McMurray
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Jimmie Johnson
Joey Gase
Joey Logano
Kasey Kahne
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson
Landon Cassill
Martin Truex Jr.
Matt DiBenedetto
Matt Kenseth
Michael McDowell
Paul Menard
Reed Sorenson
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ryan Blaney
Ryan Newman
Timmy Hill
Trevor Bayne
Ty Dillon
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