The 2026 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is an upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that will be held on May 22, 2026, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 134 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it will be the tenth race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the 24th running of the event.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5] | |||
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| Race 10 of 25 in the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Spire Motorsports | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Eric Brennan, Michael Waltrip, and Joey Logano | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman | ||
| Turn announcers | Andrew Kurland (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
Report
editBackground
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The race will be held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus Smith serving as track president.
Kyle Busch had originally intended to run in the race with Spire Motorsports in the No. 7 truck, but withdrew from the race on May 21, 2026 after being hospitalized with Corey Day substituting.[6] He would later die the same day from illness.[7]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Starting lineup
editPractice and qualifying were originally scheduled to be held on Friday, May 22, at 3:30 PM and 4:35 PM EST, but were both cancelled due to inclement weather.[8][9] Corey Day, driving for Spire Motorsports as a relief driver for the late Kyle Busch, was awarded the pole position as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 1.000.[10]
Starting lineup
editRace
editRace results
editStage results
editStage One Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | 1 |
Final Stage results
editStage Three Laps: 74
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
References
edit- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ Brooks, Amanda (2026-05-21). "Kyle Busch out of NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck race with severe illness". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ Page, Scott (2026-05-21). "Sad News: Kyle Busch has passed away at 41 | Jayski". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Charlotte Race Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ↑ Christie, Toby (May 22, 2026). "Weather Washes Out NASCAR Truck Series Practice and Qualifying At Charlotte". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 22, 2026.