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
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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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