Only two teams were penalized during qualifying for the 2022 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and both of them belonged to the Nascar Chevy stable.
The No. 31 Camaro ZL1 of Justin Haley and the No. 50 Camaro of Kaz Grala both failed pre-qualifying inspection twice for reasons undisclosed by the sanctioning body. As a result, each team has had a crewmember ejected from competition this weekend and will lose pit selection for Sunday’s race. Engineer Alexander Pelican was ejected from the No. 31 Camaro team, and engineer Tim Norman was ejected from the No. 51 team.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry, nailed the pole position with a time of 29.399, followed by Kurt Busch in the No. 45 Toyota in second place. Christopher Bell in the No. 20 Toyota will start third, while Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Toyota will start fourth. Breaking the Toyota monotony is William Byron, whose No. 24 Nascar Camaro will start fifth.
Nascar’s longest race will take place on May 29th at 6 p.m. ET.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 29.399 | 183.68 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 45 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Toyota | 29.402 | 183.661 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Yahoo! Toyota | 29.403 | 183.655 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Red White and Blue Toyota | 29.427 | 183.505 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Patriotic Chevrolet | 29.52 | 182.927 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford | 29.621 | 182.303 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald's Toyota | 29.623 | 182.291 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 29.638 | 182.199 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Patriotic Chevrolet | 29.643 | 182.168 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Fr8Auctions.com Ford | 29.82 | 181.087 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | BodyArmor EDGE Ford | 29.617 | 182.328 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | CommScope Chevrolet | 29.701 | 181.812 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Chevrolet | 29.721 | 181.69 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Red White and Blue Toyota | 29.725 | 181.665 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 29.76 | 181.452 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | 29.822 | 181.074 | C |
| 17 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 29.865 | 180.814 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 Ford | 29.868 | 180.796 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fifth Third Bank Ford | 29.914 | 180.517 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 29.929 | 180.427 | C |
| 21 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chicken Cock Whiskey Ford | 29.929 | 180.427 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Advent Health Chevrolet | 29.946 | 180.325 | C |
| 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 29.994 | 180.036 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 30.02 | 179.88 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 30.02 | 179.88 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 26 | 15 | Ryan Preece(i) | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 30.141 | 179.158 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 16 | Noah Gragson(i) | Charlotte Knights Chevrolet | 30.188 | 178.879 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet | 30.223 | 178.672 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Reese's Chevrolet | 30.232 | 178.619 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Boot Barn Ford | 30.317 | 178.118 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Circle B Diecast Ford | 30.469 | 177.229 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 30.729 | 175.73 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Military Salutes Ford | 30.958 | 174.43 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 50 | Kaz Grala(i) | SEGI TV Chevrolet | 31.884 | 169.364 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Generators Ford | 58.599 | 92.152 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 37 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | The USO & Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Comments
the toyotas are cheated up cars toyota has no business in nascar they are a japanese company they are not american at all
Chevrolets have been dominating last few years and the first 3rd of this year. Nascar definietly gave the toyotas an advantage in the last several weeks whether it be horsepower or grip . This is because Michael Jordan owns a 2 car toyota team that was basically handed to him on a silver platter as Nascar thinks diversity will sell tickets. Anytime a non driver like Bubba Wallace can qualify in the top 10 the fix is in . If Ford had a black driver they would have had a few advantages come their way also especially since the idiots donated 100 million to BLM. I get sick of Nascar glorifying Wallace and sticking his picture on all their promo adds with Champions when this guy has been given the best equipment for years and has won one rain shortened event where he was running so far behind that everyone in front of him wrecked and he didnt get caught up in it . Nascar is driving fans away . The last time I went to a track the attendance was pitiful!
Last two races I went to (both this year) were sold out lol attendance is fine
But the stage cautions are too much. Put it back in the driver’s and crew chiefs hands
But the stage cautions are too much. Put it back in the driver’s and crew chiefs hands
Don’t stop the race at the end of the stage . Give the top 10 their points and this will make for a strategy from the crew chiefs instead of letting the top cars re-group with new tires and fuel !