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Concord, N.C. • Kyle Larson believes he's on the verge of kicking in the door and getting his first Sprint Cup win.

The 23-year-old finished second two weeks ago at Dover, then had a chance to win the All-Star exhibition race at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend before losing control of his car and hitting the wall following a challenge from Joey Logano. He wound up finishing 16th, missing out on a losing out on a chance for a breakthrough win and the $1 million first-place prize.

"It would mean a lot to get it anywhere, but especially here at Charlotte, close to home," Larson said. ". ... We have been rolling good the last few weeks. Hopefully, we can keep the momentum going. Our car has been getting a lot faster."

Whether it will be fast enough on Sunday night in the Coca-Cola 600 remains to be seen.

There have been great expectations thrust upon Larson, who has gone 87 races without a Sprint Cup victory.

But his recent success, which includes holding off Chase Elliott to win the third segment of the Sprint Showdown last week to race his way into the All-Star race, has him feeling confident. But certainly not overconfident.

"A lot of the times I've seen drivers in the past that run well in the All-Star race don't run well at the 600," Larson said. "Hopefully, that is not the case this week, but we are going to work really hard to try and have a good run. Hopefully, it all works out."

Larson, who'll start 24th on Sunday night, is expected to receive plenty of competition from Logano, who has won the past two races at Charlotte.

Logano will start on the front row Sunday night alongside Martin Truex Jr.

"This has become one of our best race tracks for sure," Logano said. "Winning the last two races here, it gives you a lot of confidence going into races."

But Logano is quick to point out this will be the third different rules package in the last three races at Charlotte, and the track is always changing depending on the weather.

"It feels like it is something different every time," Logano said.

Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick has also been strong at Charlotte. Harvick has one win, two second-place finishes and a ninth-place outing in his four points races here since joining Stewart-Haas Racing. He won in October 2014 when he led 162 laps and beat Jeff Gordon to the finish line.

Harvick said since his arrival at SHR, his confidence has risen while driving at CMS.

"I think we got everything straightened out over the last couple of years," Harvick said. "Since I got to Stewart-Haas Racing, it's been a really good racetrack for us and the results have been great." —

Sunday's lineup

Coca-Cola 600 Lineup

At Charlotte Motor Speedway

Concord, North Carolina

Race distance: 600 miles, 400 laps

1. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 192.328 mph.

2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 192.007.

3. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 191.428.

4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 191.388.

5. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 190.968.

6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 190.503.

7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 190.282.

8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 190.268.

9. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 189.853.

10. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 189.587.

11. (27) Paul Menard, Chevy, 189.162.

12. (24) Chase Elliott ., Chevy, 187.963.

13. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevy, 190.114.

14. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevy, 189.927.

15. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevy, 189.853.

16. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 189.820.

17. (13) Casey Mears, Chevy, 189.820.

18. (21) Ryan Blaney ., Ford, 189.807.

19. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevy, 189.527.

20. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 189.274.

21. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevy, 189.188.

22. (34) Chris Buescher ., Ford, 188.673.

23. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 188.508.

24. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevy, 187.931.

25. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 188.851.

26. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 188.659.

27. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 188.534.

28. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevy, 188.515.

29. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevy, 188.376.

30. (44) Brian Scott ., Ford, 188.016.

31. (7) Regan Smith, Chevy, 187.480.

32. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevy, 187.266.

33. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 187.201.

34. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 186.955.

35. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 186.780.

36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevy, 185.586.

37. (30) Josh Wise, Chevy, 183.181.

38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevy, 183.088.

39. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt ., Ford, 180.717.

40. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevy, 179.432.