Ricky Stenhouse Jr. paced the lone on-track practice session in the NASCAR National Series this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stenhouse turned a 29.069-second lap time in practice for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600, which allowed him to top his rival, Carson Hocevar, for the top spot in the session.
Behind Hocevar was Michael McDowell in third, while Ryan Blaney and Corey Heim rounded out the top-five fastest drivers in the session.
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2026 Coca-Cola 600 Practice Results
| Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports Three Finger Jack Chevrolet | 29.069 | 0.000 | 185.765 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | 29.175 | 0.106 | 185.090 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet | 29.200 | 0.131 | 184.932 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske BODYARMOR FLASH I.V. Ford | 29.240 | 0.171 | 184.679 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | 67 | * Corey Heim(i) | 23XI Racing Fleetio Toyota | 29.276 | 0.207 | 184.451 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.279 | 0.210 | 184.433 | 2 | 38 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 29.291 | 0.222 | 184.357 | 3 | 40 |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 29.305 | 0.236 | 184.269 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 29.308 | 0.239 | 184.250 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing eero Ford | 29.316 | 0.247 | 184.200 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet | 29.324 | 0.255 | 184.150 | 1 | 37 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota | 29.341 | 0.272 | 184.043 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Duracell Ford | 29.361 | 0.292 | 183.917 | 3 | 35 |
| 14 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Chevrolet | 29.368 | 0.299 | 183.874 | 3 | 21 |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.379 | 0.310 | 183.805 | 3 | 25 |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Body Guard Ford | 29.385 | 0.316 | 183.767 | 2 | 42 |
| 17 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Jockey x Folds of Honor Chevrolet | 29.453 | 0.384 | 183.343 | 3 | 34 |
| 18 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 29.454 | 0.385 | 183.337 | 2 | 31 |
| 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / SToK Ford | 29.478 | 0.409 | 183.187 | 3 | 29 |
| 20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Toyota | 29.489 | 0.420 | 183.119 | 3 | 40 |
| 21 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 29.494 | 0.425 | 183.088 | 2 | 30 |
| 22 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Chevrolet | 29.499 | 0.430 | 183.057 | 2 | 35 |
| 23 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Black's Tire Chevrolet | 29.516 | 0.447 | 182.952 | 3 | 33 |
| 24 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Mobil 1 / O'Reilly Auto Parts Toyota | 29.522 | 0.453 | 182.914 | 1 | 36 |
| 25 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing SuperFile Chevrolet | 29.532 | 0.463 | 182.852 | 3 | 39 |
| 26 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.547 | 0.478 | 182.760 | 6 | 29 |
| 27 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota | 29.566 | 0.497 | 182.642 | 3 | 41 |
| 28 | 33 | Austin Hill(i) | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 29.577 | 0.508 | 182.574 | 3 | 41 |
| 29 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 29.636 | 0.567 | 182.211 | 3 | 35 |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Patriotic Chevrolet | 29.663 | 0.594 | 182.045 | 2 | 15 |
| 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | 29.686 | 0.617 | 181.904 | 4 | 31 |
| 32 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 29.691 | 0.622 | 181.873 | 2 | 38 |
| 33 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Rent to Own Ford | 29.711 | 0.642 | 181.751 | 2 | 35 |
| 34 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 29.774 | 0.705 | 181.366 | 2 | 37 |
| 35 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 29.799 | 0.730 | 181.214 | 3 | 36 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racig Evel Knievel Museum / World Supercross Chevrolet | 29.978 | 0.909 | 180.132 | 4 | 28 |
| 37 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | 30.003 | 0.934 | 179.982 | 2 | 28 |
| 38 | 78 | * Katherine Legge | Live Fast Motorsports e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet | 30.600 | 1.531 | 176.471 | 6 | 28 |
| 39 | 66 | * Timmy Hill(i) | Garage 66 Ford | 31.390 | 2.321 | 172.029 | 18 | 32 |
