CONCORD, N.C. - Preparation for the sport's longest race began on Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway with practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series.
After some time in Indianapolis preparing for the 2025 Indianapolis 500, Kyle Larson was back behind the wheel of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com entry for practice. Were Larson able to complete all 1,100 miles of the #Hendrick1100 tomorrow, he would become the second driver in history to accomplish the feat.
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Check out the starting lineup for the Coca-Cola 600:
NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 starting lineup
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 #Hendrick1100 Chevrolet
- William Byron, No. 24 Axalta Patriotic Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
- John Hunter Nemecheck, No. 42
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54
- Noah Gragson, No. 4
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Patriotic Chevrolet
- Christopher Bell, No. 20
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45
- Justin Haley, No. 7
- Austin Cindric, No. 2
- Michael McDowell, No. 71
- Joey Logano, No. 22
- Jimmie Johnson, No. 84
- Josh Berry, No. 21
- Ty Dillon, No. 10
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Patriotic Chevrolet
- Zane Smith, No. 38
- Kyle Busch, No. 8
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99
- Austin Dillon, No. 3
- Erik Jones, No. 43
- Ryan Preece, No. 60
- Cole Custer, No. 41
- Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88
- Riley Herbst, No. 35
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23
- Connor Zilisch, No. 87
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6
- Cody Ware, No. 51
- Derek Kraus, No. 44
- Josh Bilicki, No. 66
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77
- Ross Chastain, No. 1
What time is the Coke 600?
Sunday's main event will start at 6 p.m. ET with coverage on Prime Video.