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Coca-Cola 600 starting grid: Starting lineup for NASCAR at Charlotte

By Brittany Frederick

May 6, 2017; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) during qualifying for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
May 6, 2017; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) during qualifying for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kevin Harvick tops the starting grid for the Coca-Cola 600. Here’s the starting lineup for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte.

Kevin Harvick has a reason to be happy as he snagged the pole for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, putting him up front for the second half of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series trip through Charlotte.

The real story for this race, though, is at the complete opposite end of the grid. Current Cup Series points leader Kyle Larson is starting all the way at the back after missing qualifying. That’s a disappointment after Larson captured the pole for last weekend’s All-Star Race.

It’s also frustrating because we’ve seen so many Cup Series drivers fail to qualify this season. Just two months ago Joey Logano was among several who didn’t make it through inspection in time to qualify at Fontana. Is this a problem NASCAR needs to address?

But for the Coca-Cola 600, Larson will be at the back. All-Star Race winner Kyle Busch starts up front with Harvick and Regan Smith, filling in for Aric Almirola in the No. 42 car, will begin Charlotte from 25th.

Below is the complete starting grid for the Coca-Cola 600:

1 – Kevin Harvick
2 – Kyle Busch
3 – Chase Elliott
4 – Matt Kenseth
5 – Erik Jones
6 – Denny Hamlin
7 – Ryan Blaney
8 – Martin Truex Jr.
9 – Clint Bowyer
10 – Brad Keselowski
11 – Jamie McMurray
12 – Kurt Busch
13 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
14 – Jimmie Johnson
15 – Danica Patrick
16 – Paul Menard
17 – Ryan Newman
18 – Trevor Bayne
19 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
20 – Daniel Suarez
21 – Michael McDowell
22 – Austin Dillon
23 – Joey Logano
24 – Kasey Kahne
25 – Regan Smith
26 – AJ Allmendinger
27 – Ty Dillon
28 – David Ragan
29 – Chris Buescher
30 – Matt DiBenedetto
31 – Landon Cassill
32 – Gray Gaulding
33 – JJ Yeley
34 – Cole Whitt
35 – Reed Sorenson
36 – Timmy Hill
37 – Derrike Cope
38 – Jeffrey Earnhardt
39 – Kyle Larson
40 – Corey LaJoie

Next: See the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series schedule

The Coca-Cola 600 takes place Sunday, May 28 at 6 p.m. ET from Charlotte Motor Speedway. The race will be nationally televised on FOX. For the latest news throughout NASCAR, follow along in the NASCAR category at FanSided here.

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