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Official Coca-Cola 600 entry list released, Katherine Legge locked in

39 cars will show up for NASCAR's longest race, so all will qualify

Pace lap for the Coca-Cola 600, featuring Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Pace lap for the Coca-Cola 600, featuring Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Photo by: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images

There are 39 entries for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway -- NASCAR's longest race.

Of note, with up to 40 cars allowed to take part in every race, this means Katherine Legge will be locked in as The exclusive club Katherine Legge hopes to join with historic 'Double' attempt With sponsorship from e.l.f. Cosmetics, she will drive the No. 11 HMD Motorsports/AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet at Indianapolis, and the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet at Charlotte.

Legge will be one of three open entries competing in this year's Coke 600, with reigning Truck Series champion Corey Heim back behind the wheel of the No. 67 Toyota in a fourth 23XI Racing entry, and Timmy Hill driving the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford.

Legge and Heim will both be making their Coke 600 debut, while Hill is making his first 600 start since 2020.

Ross Chastain is the defending winner of the race, Ross Chastain makes history, fighting from last to first to win the Coca-Cola 600With only 39 entries, no one can match that record this year. He will once again be sponsored by Jockey x Folds of Honor as he tries to go back-to-back in the 600 -- a feat not achieved since Jimmie Johnson did it in 2005. He is also planning on triple-duty, as Chastain has signed up to run the Truck race and O'Reilly race at Charlotte as well.

Including Chastain, seven former Coke 600 winners are taking part in the 67th running of the event, with the others being, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, and Kyle Larson.

Kyle Busch has been replaced by Austin Hill after the NASCAR legend's shocking passing on Friday at the age of 41.  Hill will drive the No. 33 and RCR will no longer use the No. 8. 

2026 Coca-Cola 600 Full Entry List

Open entries italicized / Former winners in bold

No. Driver Team Manufacturer 
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Daniel Suarez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
33 (was 8)  Austin Hill (was Kyle Busch)  Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
16 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford
66 Timmy Hill Garage 66 Ford
67 Corey Heim 23XI Racing Toyota
71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Katherine Legge Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Connor Zilisch Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

 

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