Kyle Larson misses qualifying, will start 39th in Coca-Cola 600

RELATED: Full lineup for Sunday's race CONCORD, N.C. -- Kyle Larson's eventful Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway ended with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points leader not being able to make a qualifying lap, meaning that Larson will line up 39th for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 (6 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). "I think rear-toe or something," Larson said when asked about the cause of the team's inspection woes. "I'm not sure. It looked like the final time -- I don't know if somebody stepped over one of the lasers and triggered a reset or whatever, but we sat on there for a minute and waited for it to restart and then we passed but we just didn’t have enough time." A NASCAR spokesperson said that the machine was fine and everything worked as it should. The team put the car on the LIS machine incorrectly. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver had smacked the outside wall in opening practice, causing damage to the right side of his car late in the day’s lone practice session. He came in third in the 85-minute session. RELATED: Larson smacks wall late in practice Starting toward the back of the field is familiar territory for Larson. At Texas last month, Larson was unable to turn a lap in qualifying and started 32nd. He came on strong to score a runner-up finish, nearly chasing down race winner Jimmie Johnson in the closing laps. "It happened to us at Texas and we rebounded from that and finished second," Larson said. In seven Charlotte starts, Larson has a top five, two top 10s, an average start of 22.7 and an average finish of 17.9. He knows that Sunday’s 400-lap, 600-mile race is a marathon, not a sprint. "I hope the VHT up top is nice," Larson said of the track. "Charlotte's a hard place to pass at, but you got 600 miles to do it. I typically don't qualify well anyway so I come from the back here a lot. I'm not too worried about it. I’ve won races from 24th in a sprint car in 30 laps so 600 miles should be OK." RELATED: Will traction compound help top line at Charlotte? Corey LaJoie (No. 83 BK Racing Toyota) also did not make it through inspection in time for qualifying and will start 40th.