Loop Data Box Score : Daytona International Speedway

Coke Zero Sugar 400

Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 Race 26 of 36 2026 Season
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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
Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 10, 2024 : Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.
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Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway : Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Ryan Preece 4 4 5 1 1 39 9.6 3 340 294 46 223 65.59 3 75.9 5 3.0 166 115.40 67
Daniel Suarez 23 15 4 2 2 36 17.1 21 425 413 12 174 40.94 3 41.6 0 0.0 166 81.20 38
Tyler Reddick 17 23 1 3 1 37 19.1 14 330 322 8 40 12.12 2 25.9 5 3.0 166 79.20 34
Michael McDowell 18 27 21 4 2 38 19.9 14 354 353 1 139 39.27 6 33.1 0 0.0 166 70.60 33
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 32 33 28 5 1 39 31.5 27 88 79 9 9 10.23 9 3.0 1 0.6 166 72.80 32
Austin Cindric 8 2 17 6 1 32 13.0 2 345 354 -9 213 61.74 1 68.1 6 3.6 166 86.00 32
Austin Dillon 29 20 26 7 3 37 23.5 22 330 322 8 51 15.45 7 12.7 0 0.0 166 79.90 30
Alex Bowman 20 37 20 8 7 38 21.5 12 238 268 -30 51 21.43 1 25.9 0 0.0 166 58.50 29
Josh Berry 24 30 19 9 1 39 28.8 15 159 160 -1 30 18.87 1 10.8 1 0.6 166 58.50 28
Cole Custer 16 17 27 10 1 40 27.6 6 190 233 -43 74 38.95 3 13.9 0 0.0 166 55.50 27
Denny Hamlin 30 29 11 11 4 39 25.8 19 278 257 21 30 10.79 6 11.5 0 0.0 166 60.10 26
Harrison Burton 5 18 18 12 2 40 21.9 -7 340 337 3 38 11.18 3 16.9 0 0.0 166 69.50 0
Chase Briscoe 12 12 36 13 1 36 9.3 -1 324 347 -23 288 88.89 0 86.1 10 6.0 166 90.10 34
Brad Keselowski 21 22 22 14 1 33 15.7 7 373 383 -10 154 41.29 3 39.8 10 6.0 166 77.60 23
John Hunter Nemechek 27 26 6 15 1 38 15.9 12 413 372 41 200 48.43 1 54.8 2 1.2 166 80.90 24
Corey Heim 11 24 12 16 1 37 19.4 -5 295 321 -26 129 43.73 2 33.7 0 0.0 166 60.90 0
Christopher Bell 35 10 16 17 2 38 19.2 18 380 368 12 130 34.21 2 32.5 0 0.0 166 69.70 20
Joey Logano 9 5 15 18 1 33 13.0 -9 385 426 -41 208 54.03 0 62.1 2 1.2 166 75.20 27
Todd Gilliland 33 9 14 19 1 36 13.5 14 319 325 -6 216 67.71 5 71.7 8 4.8 166 76.50 24
Bubba Wallace 26 21 13 20 2 38 16.3 6 453 426 27 277 61.15 2 59.6 0 0.0 166 73.40 21
Ty Dillon 31 13 33 21 5 34 20.5 10 376 365 11 148 39.36 5 33.1 0 0.0 166 71.90 16
William Byron 13 8 31 22 1 34 12.7 -9 330 318 12 239 72.42 4 67.5 14 8.4 166 96.90 22
Chase Elliott 22 3 32 23 1 38 14.5 -1 274 276 -2 148 54.01 2 54.8 19 11.5 166 95.10 16
Ross Chastain 1 11 25 24 1 38 14.5 -23 328 356 -28 250 76.22 5 61.5 12 7.2 166 89.40 13
Connor Zilisch 7 34 30 25 3 38 26.4 -18 196 216 -20 97 49.49 6 20.5 0 0.0 166 60.70 12
Noah Gragson 37 31 24 26 2 39 23.7 11 258 236 22 78 30.23 20 20.5 0 0.0 166 53.00 12
Austin Hill 3 14 37 27 1 37 15.6 -24 290 302 -12 222 76.55 4 65.1 27 16.3 166 76.80 0
Shane van Gisbergen 6 16 10 28 1 38 13.4 -22 368 356 12 200 54.35 1 63.3 6 3.6 166 79.60 19
Daniel Dye 39 38 23 29 7 40 33.8 10 108 116 -8 0 0.00 3 0.0 0 0.0 166 33.40 0
AJ Allmendinger 36 28 35 30 10 40 31.8 6 160 156 4 16 10.00 6 3.0 0 0.0 166 51.70 7
Kyle Larson 10 7 29 31 1 40 14.2 -21 337 303 34 207 61.42 2 60.8 2 1.2 166 86.30 16
Zane Smith 34 6 3 32 1 35 13.1 2 346 303 43 185 53.47 3 59.6 15 9.1 165 78.40 13
Ryan Blaney 19 1 7 33 1 35 16.2 -14 418 399 19 190 45.45 2 51.8 5 3.0 165 63.60 14
Ty Gibbs 14 25 9 34 1 38 16.5 -20 336 315 21 168 50.00 2 55.4 1 0.6 165 61.40 12
Cody Ware 25 36 34 35 1 38 20.1 -10 252 282 -30 117 46.43 3 34.3 8 4.9 165 52.00 2
Joey Gase 40 39 38 36 5 40 36.8 4 41 54 -13 0 0.00 4 1.2 0 0.0 165 30.80 0
Casey Mears 38 35 39 37 5 40 34.1 1 99 124 -25 23 23.23 0 7.8 0 0.0 165 30.30 1
Carson Hocevar 28 32 2 38 1 39 28.3 -10 190 165 25 18 9.47 6 9.6 1 0.7 154 40.70 1
Erik Jones 15 19 8 39 3 37 20.0 -24 337 331 6 101 29.97 1 29.5 0 0.0 154 53.30 8
Chris Buescher 2 40 40 40 1 40 32.0 -38 24 23 1 22 91.67 1 21.1 6 4.0 151 74.70 1