The NASCAR Cup Series competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night. It began with a touching, emotional tribute to Kyle Busch, who died at 41 on Thursday, May 21. Following the tribute, NASCAR waved the green flag. Unfortunately, the race didn’t complete all 600 miles; however, it produced a special winner.
Daniel Suarez and the No. 7 team for Spire Motorsports won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte on Sunday night, earning their first victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. Suarez was able to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin after taking two tires before rain ended the event.
A moment Daniel Suárez will never forget ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YPpCSYULBd
— Sports on Prime (@SportsonPrime) May 25, 2026
Suarez, a former Kyle Busch Motorsports driver, couldn’t hold back his emotions after learning he had won the Coca-Cola 600. It was a special moment for the Spire Motorsports driver. Now, Suarez hopes to carry this momentum into the next NASCAR weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.
NASCAR results: 2026 Coca-Cola 600
- No. 7 Daniel Suarez
- No. 20 Christopher Bell
- No. 11 Denny Hamlin
- No. 45 Tyler Reddick
- No. 5 Kyle Larson
- No. 54 Ty Gibbs
- No. 12 Ryan Blaney
- No. 22 Joey Logano
- No. 24 William Byron
- No. 38 Zane Smith
- No. 97 Shane Van Gisbergen
- No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- No. 43 Erik Jones
- No. 71 Michael McDowell
- No. 6 Brad Keselowski
- No. 41 Cole Custer
- No. 48 Alex Bowman
- No. 16 AJ Allmendinger
- No. 67 Corey Heim
- No. 34 Todd Gilliland
- No. 35 Riley Herbst
- No. 23 Bubba Wallace
- No. 77 Carson Hocevar
- No. 4 Noah Gragson
- No. 10 Ty Dillon
- No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
- No. 33 Austin Hill
- No. 51 Cody Ware
- No. 21 Josh Berry
- No. 17 Chris Buescher
- No. 78 Katherine Legge
- No. 3 Austin Dillon
- No. 60 Ryan Preece
- No. 19 Chase Briscoe
- No. 1 Ross Chastain
- No. 66 Timmy Hill
- No. 9 Chase Elliott
- No. 2 Austin Cindric
- No. 88 Connor Zilisch
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Daniel Suarez wins rain-shortened 2026 Coca-Cola 600, full results