Race Results : 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
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 67 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 166 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Running |
| 2 | 23 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 3 | 17 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 18 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 5 | 35 | Harrison Burton | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 12 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 166 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Running |
| 14 | 21 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 11 | 67 | Corey Heim | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 35 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 33 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Running |
| 20 | 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 31 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 166 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 7 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 37 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 3 | 33 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 6 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 166 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 39 | 78 | Daniel Dye | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 36 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Running |
| 32 | 34 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 165 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Accident |
| 33 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 165 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Accident |
| 34 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 165 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Accident |
| 35 | 25 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 36 | 40 | 44 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 38 | 62 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 28 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 15 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Mears | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Riley Herbst | Pre-Race to the Rear Driver Change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Chris Buescher | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 37 | 0 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Equipment Interference | Tail End | 40 | 43 | Yellow |
| Chris Buescher | Speeding on pit road Garage | Tail End | 41 | 0 | Yellow |
| Ryan Blaney | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Noah Gragson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Cody Ware | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Carson Hocevar | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Josh Berry | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Ty Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Zane Smith | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Tyler Reddick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Casey Mears | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| AJ Allmendinger | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 93 | 101 | Green/Yellow |
| Ryan Blaney | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 96 | 101 | Yellow |
| Chase Elliott | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 96 | 101 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Austin Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Kyle Larson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Zane Smith | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Erik Jones | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Ty Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| AJ Allmendinger | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Cody Ware | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Ty Gibbs | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Noah Gragson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Carson Hocevar | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Daniel Dye | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 100 | 101 | Yellow |