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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Red White & Blue Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina Getty Images If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.
Kyle Busch is set to be remembered on Sunday as the 2026 NASCAR season heads to North Carolina for the Coca-Cola 600 race.
Charlotte Motor Speedway has confirmed a tribute this weekend to honor Busch, who died suddenly this week. Details are still being finalized as to what the tribute will entail, but the late driver’s photo has been spotted on the jumbotron at the track. Speedway’s Vice President of Communications, Jonathan Coleman, meantime, says there will be an opportunity to “pay tribute to all that [Busch] meant to the sport,” while celebrating “Charlotte Motor Speedway’s winningest driver across all three major series.”
At a Glance: Where to Watch Coca-Cola 600
Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026 Time: 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT Channel: Prime Video (get free trial here)
This year’s Coca-Cola 600 race airs live Sunday at 6 p.m. ET from Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Nascar Cup series race is airing exclusively on Prime Video, marking the first of five NASCAR Cup Series races streaming on the Amazon service this season.
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Amazon Prime members can watch the Coca-Cola 600 online by livestreaming it through Prime Video. Not a member? Get a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime here and use it to stream the NASCAR race online for free.
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Kyle Busch Tribute at Coca-Cola 600
Held during Memorial Day weekend, the Coca-Cola 600 has always been one of the most poignant races on the NASCAR circuit, with patriotic displays and songs such as “Amazing Grace” and “Taps” performed in past years alongside the National Anthem. The pre-race ceremony regularly honors military members and their families, and officials will now use this weekend’s event to honor Busch as well. Also significant: every NASCAR Cup Series driver carries the name of a fallen service member on their car; this year, the drivers will remember one of their own.
Busch’s death was announced by NASCAR on Thursday. The driver had been preparing for the Coca-Cola 600 when his family suddenly announced that he had been hospitalized with a severe illness. Details of his illness or the cause of death have not been confirmed.
Busch was 24th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings this year and was attempting to win his second Coca-Cola 600 race after taking home the checkered flag in 2018.
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The Las Vegas native, nicknamed “Rowdy,” was one of the most prolific drivers in NASCAR history, as a two-time Nascar Cup Series champion, and the winningest driver in NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts and Craftsman Truck series history. Busch was 41.
