Race Lineup : Daytona International Speedway
Coke Zero Sugar 400
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL
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- Daytona International Speedway
- Coke Zero Sugar 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ross Chastain
- Age: 33
- Team : No 1 - Wendy's Watermelon Lemonade Chevrolet
- Owner: Justin Marks
- Crew Chief: Brandon McSwain
- Ross Chastain won the Pole Award for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 with a lap of 48808 seconds, 184396 mph
- This is his third pole in 285 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2026
- This is his first pole in 17 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Chris Buescher (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2026 and his fifth in 22 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Austin Hill (third) posted his first top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway It is his second in 16 races this season
- Connor Zilisch (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Laps Actual: 166 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 40 Minutes 58 Seconds
- Average Speed: 154.690
- Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 41
- Green Flag Passes: 11,427 (79.9 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- Coke Zero Sugar 400
- Race Winner: Ryan Preece
- Age: 35
- Team : No 60 - Kroger/OIKOS Ford
- Owner: John Henry
- Crew Chief: Derrick Finley
- Ryan Preece won the Coke Zero Sugar 400, his first victory in 249 Cup Series races
- This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 14 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Daniel Suarez (second) posted his third top-10 finish in 19 races at Daytona International Speedway It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2026
- Tyler Reddick (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 15 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Connor Zilisch (25th) was the highest finishing rookie
- Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 89 points over Ryan Blaney
