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Race Week

9:30 a.m. CMS & NASCAR Credential Offices Open (through 8 p.m.)
10 a.m. Parking Lots Open
10:30 a.m. Infield Access Open for those with NASCAR Hard Card or NASCAR-issued Garage & Pit Pass
2 p.m. Fan Assistance Trams Running Perimeter Road
2 p.m. Fan Assistance ADA Golf Carts Running
3-8 p.m. Speed Street Hours (Including Atrium Health Play Zone)
3:30 p.m. Spectator Suites & Gate 5A Open
3:30 p.m. Winners Circle Lounge & Champions Pavilion Opens
3:30-4:20 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Practice
4:35-5:30 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Qualifying
5:30 p.m. Spectator Gates 2,3,4,7,10,11 Open
7:05 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series NC Education Lottery 200 Driver Introductions
7:30 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series NC Education Lottery 200
9:45-10 p.m. Jayco Camper Party Kick-Off With Jose Castillo (Speed Street Stage)
10-11:30 p.m. Hairball Concert (Speed Street Stage)
7:30 a.m. CMS & NASCAR Credential Offices Open (through 4:30 p.m.)
8:30 a.m. Infield Access Open for those with NASCAR Hard Card or NASCAR-issued Garage & Pit Pass
9 a.m. Parking Lots Open
10:30 a.m. Fan Assistance Trams Running Perimeter Road
10:30 a.m. Fan Assistance ADA Golf Carts Running
11 a.m Spectator Gate 5A Open
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Speed Street Hours (Including Atrium Health Play Zone)
11-11:50 a.m. NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Practice
12:05-1 p.m. NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying
1:30-2:30 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Practice
2:40-3:30 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying
3 p.m. Spectator Suites & Gates 2,3,4,5A, 7,10,11 Open
3 p.m. Winners Circle Lounge & Champions Pavilion Opens
4:20 p.m. NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Driver Introductions
5 p.m. NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Charbroil 300
8:45-10:30 p.m. 38 Special Concert (Speed Street Stage - Fan Zone)
9 a.m. Parking Lots Open
9:30 a.m. Fan Assistance Trams Running Perimeter Road
9:30 a.m. Fan Assistance ADA Golf Carts Running
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Speed Street Hours (Including Atrium Health Kid Zone)
12-1 p.m. Trackside Live With Kenny Wallace & John Roberts (Speed Street Stage)
1:30 p.m. CMS & NASCAR Credential Offices Open (through 6 p.m.)
2:30 p.m. Spectator Suites & Gates 2,3,4,5A,5B,6,7,8,10,11 Open
2:30 p.m. Infield Access Open for those with NASCAR Hard Card or NASCAR-issued Garage & Pit Pass
2:30 p.m. Winners Circle Lounge & Champions Pavilion Opens
3:30-4:30 p.m. Brad Paisley Concert (Frontstretch Pre-Race Stage)
4:30 p.m. Military Appreciation Show (Pre-Race Stage)
5:25 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
6 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600

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Monday, May 18, 2026
Mission accomplished. For the ninth straight year, ahead of the Coca-Cola 600 and Memorial Day Weekend, Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Mission 600 set out to honor the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces by pairing Coca-Cola Racing Family and other drivers alongside units from different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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As America celebrates its 250th anniversary and Charlotte Motor Speedway prepares for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day Weekend, the pinnacle salute to our military, Mission 600 went abroad on Tuesday with a virtual visit between Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Joey Logano and the U.S. Army V Corps Project Flytrap in Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania.