William Byron, who recently signed a four-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports, placed third, Chris Buescher was the top-qualifying Ford driver in fourth, and A.J. Allmendinger earned his best start of the 2025 season in fifth.

Overlooked? Underappreciated? Throw any superlative you may over Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the rebranded Hyak Motorsports in 2025, but one thing has been certain through 12 races this season — consistency.

The Cup Series driver in his first season at Joe Gibbs Racing will start on front row alongside Kyle Larson for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.

Leading the field to green is a "great opportunity" for Chase Briscoe after winning pole for the Coca-Cola 600 and looks forward to showing the No. 19's speed in the longest race of the Cup Series season.

As another Coca-Cola 600 approaches Sunday evening (6 p.m. ET, Prime Video, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), it sparks all the fond memories for Ryan Blaney\"s return to Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he was victorious in the 2023 edition of NASCAR\"s longest race.

NASCAR is back in the stock car racing capital of America for the annual 600-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.