2026 North Carolina Education Lottery 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Dover Motor Speedway
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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 oval, it will the tenth race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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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) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4) | ||
Report
Background
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.[5] He would later die the same day from illness.[6]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.