NASCAR Cancels Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying, Putting Tyler Reddick on Pole for 67th Charlotte Race
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Updated · Motorsport.com · May 23
NASCAR Cancels Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying, Putting Tyler Reddick on Pole for 67th Charlotte Race
14 articles · Updated · Motorsport.com · May 23
Rain wiped out Coca-Cola 600 qualifying at Charlotte, leaving championship leader Tyler Reddick on pole and Ty Gibbs alongside him on the front row.
NASCAR also scrapped qualifying across its top three divisions, with weather already canceling lower-series practice and qualifying and delaying the Truck race twice.
Shane van Gisbergen starts third, followed by Michael McDowell and Chase Briscoe, while all 39 entries will take the green flag under the rulebook-set lineup.
Katherine Legge, attempting the Indianapolis 500-Coca-Cola 600 'Double,' will roll off 37th as Charlotte endures a rain-hit weekend overshadowed by mourning for Kyle Busch.
Qualifying was rained out. Does the points leader now have an unfair advantage in the Coca-Cola 600?
With a legend gone, can his replacement driver overcome immense pressure at NASCAR's longest race?
Can Katherine Legge defy history and conquer the grueling 1,100-mile 'Double' challenge this Sunday?