Due to no practice and qualifying for the remaining 2020 season, NASCAR uses three weighted and averaged competition-based performance metrics from the most recently completed race to determine the Starting lineup and Pit selection order for each race:
* Owner points position (weighted at 35%)
* Finish position (weighted at 50%)
* Fastest lap rank (weighted at 15%)
Drivers Entered: 40
Laps Scheduled: 160
Laps Actual: 164 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.119 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 39 Minutes 59 Seconds
Average Speed: 153.766
Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
Lead Changes: 35
Green Flag Passes: 7,842 (54.8 passes per green flag lap)
Daytona International Speedway
62nd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400
Race Winner: William Byron
Age: 22
Team : No. 24 - Liberty University Chevrolet
Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
William Byron won the 62nd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400, his first victory in 98 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2020.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
Chase Elliott (second) posted his first top-10 finish in 10 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2020.
Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 30 races at Daytona International Speedway.
John Hunter Nemechek (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
William Byron and Matt DiBenedetto clinch the final two spots in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Byron becomes the 21st different driver to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway and the 11th to do it in the summer race.
Daytona Beach, Florida -
January 29, 2023 :
The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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