Daniel Suarez wins the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 after NASCAR honors the late Kyle Busch

Daniel Suarez's rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 victory carried extra weight as the sport remembered Kyle Busch tonight. The Mexican-born driver captured his third Cup Series win and first since 2024, aided by a two-tire pit stop and a favorable weather break. Suarez held off Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin on restarts after Busch's death three days earlier, becoming the first Mexican-born Coke 600 victor. Team owner Joe Gibbs Racing celebrated, while Hamlin acknowledged that the day belonged to Suarez and Busch's memory. The regional emotion underscored the Coke 600 as NASCAR mourned a towering Kyle Busch. Busch died after pneumonia progressed to sepsis, families confirmed, altering the mood around Charlotte Motor Speedway. Racing officials honored Busch with No. 8 decals, a signature on the frontstretch grass, and a highway billboard near the track. The two Joe Gibbs Racing teammates had a chance to catch Suarez on the two restarts, but couldn't clear his No. 7 Chevrolet. Kyle Larson won the first stage, Hamlin the second, Bell the third, and the 39-car field carried the No. 8 tribute. The Coke 600 concluded amid late-night drizzle, with the race ultimately called as conditions worsened.