NASCAR Cup Charlotte Starting Lineup: Qualifying canceled due to Hurricane Isaias rain
It seems NASCAR simply cannot escape the Saturday rain as of late. After moving both sessions two hours earlier in the day, NASCAR was forced to cancel Cup Series practice and qualifying for the Chase race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season managed to adversely impact NASCAR right in the middle of its championship battle. Rain from Hurricane Isaias ...…
NASCAR's Cup Series has seen its qualifying session canceled for the Chase race at Charlotte Motor Speedway due to Hurricane Isaias. The hurricane's rain made it impossible for both the Cup Series and the NASCAR O Reilly Series to practice or qualify, leading to the postponement of the NOAPS race to Sunday evening. NASCAR's qualifying metric, which is a weighted average of a car's position in the owner standings (30%) and the entry's finish in the most recent race (70%), will now decide the starting lineup.
Championship leader Kyle Larson will start from pole, with Chase Briscoe joining him on the front row. Denny Hamlin, the second in the standings, will start 12th, while the lowest-starting Chase drivers are Christopher Bell in 17th and Ryan Preece in 24th.
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