Daniel Suarez claimed victory in the weather-shortened NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night, May 24, 2026.
Heavy rain forced officials to end the race early at lap 373, 27 laps short of the scheduled 400-lap distance.
The race was declared official after passing the halfway mark, following a second weather disruption.
Suarez, driving the No. 7 car, led 17 laps and held off Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin before the final red flag.
This win marks Suarez's first NASCAR Cup Series triumph since his victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in February 2024.
Christopher Bell finished second, followed by Denny Hamlin in third, Tyler Reddick in fourth, and Kyle Larson rounding out the top five.
The event carried a somber tone as the racing community honored NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, who passed away suddenly at age 41 on May 21.
The Coca-Cola 600 was the first Cup Series race held since his death.
Weather conditions heavily disrupted the race weekend, canceling qualifying sessions and causing multiple delays.
A brief 10-minute red flag occurred after 366 laps due to a nearby storm system, but drivers briefly returned to green-flag conditions before final rains halted the event.
The Coca-Cola 600 features four distinct racing stages, making it the highest-scoring points race of the NASCAR season.
Kyle Larson won the opening stage, Denny Hamlin claimed the second, and Christopher Bell took the third stage victory.
The race concluded a major weekend in motorsports, following Felix Rosenqvist's victory in the Indianapolis 500 and Kimi Antonelli's win in Formula One's Canadian Grand Prix.
Full Race Results
- 1. Daniel Suarez – 55 points
- 2. Christopher Bell – 50 points (15 stage points)
- 3. Denny Hamlin – 60 points (26 stage points)
- 4. Tyler Reddick – 53 points (20 stage points)
- 5. Kyle Larson – 54 points (22 stage points)
- 6. Ty Gibbs – 53 points (21 stage points +1 fastest lap)
- 7. Ryan Blaney – 41 points (11 stage points)
- 8. Joey Logano – 29 points
- 9. William Byron – 28 points
- 10. Zane Smith – 27 points
- 11. Shane van Gisbergen – 33 points (7 stage points)
- 12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 29 points (4 stage points)
- 13. Erik Jones – 30 points (6 stage points)
- 14. Michael McDowell – 23 points
- 15. Brad Keselowski – 25 points (3 stage points)
- 16. Cole Custer – 21 points
- 17. Alex Bowman – 20 points
- 18. AJ Allmendinger – 19 points
- 19. Corey Heim – 18 points
- 20. Todd Gilliland – 17 points
- 21. Riley Herbst – 16 points
- 22. Bubba Wallace – 15 points
- 23. Carson Hocevar – 14 points
- 24. Noah Gragson – 13 points
- 25. Ty Dillon – 12 points
- 26. John H. Nemechek – 11 points
- 27. Austin Hill – 10 points
- 28. Cody Ware – 9 points
- 29. Josh Berry – 8 points
- 30. Chris Buescher – 10 points (3 stage points)
- 31. Katherine Legge – 6 points
- 32. Austin Dillon – 5 points
- 33. Ryan Preece – 7 points (3 stage points)
- 34. Chase Briscoe – 27 points (24 stage points)
- 35. Ross Chastain – 2 points
- 36. Timmy Hill – 0 points
- 37. Chase Elliott – 1 point
- 38. Austin Cindric – 1 point
- 39. Connor Zilisch – 1 point
