UPDATE: Kurt Busch has claimed the pole, with Jimmie Johnson joining him on the front row. Last year’s pole-sitter, Aric Almirola, was the only driver to not complete a lap after he spun out. He will start in the back of the pack with Joey Gase.
The Coca-Cola 600 gets underway at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 24th, but first, we have qualifying. This marks the first NASCAR race of the restarted season to run qualifying heats rather than simply use random draw or previous race results.
Qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600 is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, and will air on FS1. It is worth noting that the Alsco Uniforms 500 on Wednesday will not be using qualifying times. It will operate like the Toyota 500 did last week in Darlington, with the first 20 on the track set by inverse order of performance at tonight’s race.
A year ago, William Byron claimed the pole and was joined by Aric Almirola in the front row. Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon were in the second row, and Kevin Harvick and Danuel Suarez were in the third row. Martin Truex, Jr. won the race after starting 14th, and was followed by Joey Logano (started 7th), Kyle Busch (started 3rd), and Chase Elliott (started 12th).
Qualifying is underway, and as results come in, we’ll be posting the full race order below.
Coca-Cola 600 race order
| Starting spot | Driver | Car # | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting spot | Driver | Car # | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet | 29.79 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.799 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.834 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet | 29.847 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 29.85 |
| 6 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 29.877 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske Ford | 29.925 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 29.946 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team Penske Ford | 29.953 |
| 10 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.956 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 30.019 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 30.02 |
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 30.027 |
| 14 | Erik Jones | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 30.033 |
| 15 | Christopher Bell | 95 | Leavine Family Racing Toyota | 30.042 |
| 16 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Germain Racing Chevrolet | 30.059 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet | 30.071 |
| 18 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 30.072 |
| 19 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 30.081 |
| 20 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing Ford | 30.095 |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | 77 | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 30.15 |
| 22 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | Stewart-Haas Racing Ford | 30.156 |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet | 30.172 |
| 24 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | GO FAS Racing Ford | 30.183 |
| 25 | John Hunter Nemechek | 38 | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 30.254 |
| 26 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske Ford | 30.313 |
| 27 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 30.324 |
| 28 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing Ford | 30.334 |
| 29 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet | 30.352 |
| 30 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing Chevrolet | 30.848 |
| 31 | Grey Gaulding | 27 | Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet | 31.16 |
| 32 | Timmy Hill | 66 | Motorsports Business Management Toyota | 31.234 |
| 33 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing Ford | 31.452 |
| 34 | J.J. Yeley | 7 | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.48 |
| 35 | Brennan Poole | 15 | Premium Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.502 |
| 36 | B.J. McLeod | 78 | B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.59 |
| 37 | Daniel Suarez | 96 | Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota | 31.858 |
| 38 | Garrett Smithley | 53 | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 31.971 |
| 39 | Joey Gase | 51 | Petty Ware Racing Ford | 33.538 |
| 40 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing Ford | Spun out |