NASCAR Cup Series · 2026

Coke Zero Sugar 400 2026Results, Stages & Qualifying

FinalRound 26

Track: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Raced: Sat, Aug 29, 7:30 PM ET

Coke Zero Sugar 400 2026, round 26 of the NASCAR Cup Series, at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL, August 29, 2026. Ryan Preece won. Full results, stage results, qualifying and points.

Race Summary

Winner

Ryan Preece

Laps

166

Lead changes

Leaders

Laps led: Austin Hill (27), Chase Elliott (19), Zane Smith (14), William Byron (14), Ross Chastain (12), Chase Briscoe (10), Brad Keselowski (10), Todd Gilliland (8), Cody Ware (8), Chris Buescher (6), Shane Van Gisbergen (6), Austin Cindric (6), Ryan Preece (6), Ryan Blaney (5), Tyler Reddick (5), Kyle Larson (2), Joey Logano (2), John Hunter Nemechek (2), Ty Gibbs (1), Josh Berry (1), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1), Carson Hocevar (1).

Coke Zero Sugar 400 2026 Results

Fin	St	Car	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	4	#60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford	166	6	Running	67
2	23	#7	Daniel Suárez	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	38
3	17	#45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	166	5	Running	34
4	18	#71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	33
5	32	#47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	HYAK Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	1	Running	32
6	8	#2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	166	6	Running	32
7	29	#3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	30
8	20	#48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	29
9	24	#21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	166	1	Running	28
10	16	#41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	27
11	30	#11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	166	0	Running	26
12	5	#35	Harrison Burton	23XI Racing	Toyota	166	0	Running	0
13	12	#19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	166	10	Running	34
14	21	#6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	166	10	Running	23
15	27	#42	John H. Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	166	2	Running	24
16	11	#67	Corey Heim	23XI Racing	Toyota	166	0	Running	0
17	35	#20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	166	0	Running	20
18	9	#22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	166	2	Running	27
19	33	#34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	166	8	Running	24
20	26	#23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	166	0	Running	21
21	31	#10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	16
22	13	#24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	14	Running	22
23	22	#9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	19	Running	16
24	1	#1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	166	12	Running	13
25	7	#88	Connor Zilisch	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	12
26	37	#4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	166	0	Running	12
27	3	#33	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	166	27	Running	0
28	6	#97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	166	6	Running	19
29	39	#78	Daniel Dye	Live Fast Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	0
30	36	#16	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	166	0	Running	7
31	10	#5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	166	2	Running	16
32	34	#38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	165	14	Accident	13
33	19	#12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	165	5	Accident	14
34	14	#54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	165	1	Accident	12
35	25	#51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	165	8	Accident	2
36	40	#44	Joey Gase	NY Racing Team	Chevrolet	165	0	Running	0
37	38	#62	Casey Mears	Beard Motorsports	Chevrolet	165	0	Running	1
38	28	#77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	154	1	Accident	1
39	15	#43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	154	0	Accident	8
40	2	#17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	151	6	Running	1

Fin = finishing position, St = starting position, Led = laps led. Points are the driver's race points.

Stage Results

Stage 1

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Shane Van Gisbergen#97	10
2	Ty Gibbs#54	9
3	Joey Logano#22	8
4	Erik Jones#43	7
5	Chase Briscoe#19	6
6	Kyle Larson#5	5
7	Bubba Wallace#23	4
8	Ryan Preece#60	3
9	John H. Nemechek#42	2
10	Austin Cindric#2	1

Stage 2

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Ryan Blaney#12	10
2	Ryan Preece#60	9
3	Zane Smith#38	8
4	William Byron#24	7
5	Todd Gilliland#34	6
6	Kyle Larson#5	5
7	Chase Briscoe#19	4
8	Daniel Suárez#7	3
9	Chase Elliott#9	2
10	Austin Hill#33	0

Top 10 of each stage, by car number joined to the race entry.

Qualifying

Pos	Car	Driver	Time
1	#1	Ross Chastain	48.808
2	#17	Chris Buescher	48.859
3	#33	Austin Hill	48.863
4	#60	Ryan Preece	48.881
5	#35	Riley Herbst	48.976
6	#97	Shane Van Gisbergen	49.019
7	#88	Connor Zilisch	49.020
8	#2	Austin Cindric	49.071
9	#22	Joey Logano	49.074
10	#5	Kyle Larson	49.082
11	#67	Corey Heim	49.101
12	#19	Chase Briscoe	49.104
13	#24	William Byron	49.117
14	#54	Ty Gibbs	49.123
15	#43	Erik Jones	49.140
16	#41	Cole Custer	49.144
17	#45	Tyler Reddick	49.145
18	#71	Michael McDowell	49.149
19	#12	Ryan Blaney	49.154
20	#48	Alex Bowman	49.176
21	#6	Brad Keselowski	49.204
22	#9	Chase Elliott	49.232
23	#7	Daniel Suárez	49.240
24	#21	Josh Berry	49.282
25	#51	Cody Ware	49.302
26	#23	Bubba Wallace	49.330
27	#42	John H. Nemechek	49.335
28	#77	Carson Hocevar	49.336
29	#3	Austin Dillon	49.343
30	#11	Denny Hamlin	49.360
31	#10	Ty Dillon	49.361
32	#47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	49.375
33	#34	Todd Gilliland	49.388
34	#38	Zane Smith	49.402
35	#20	Christopher Bell	49.485
36	#16	AJ Allmendinger	49.485
37	#4	Noah Gragson	49.500
38	#62	Casey Mears	49.520
39	#78	Daniel Dye	49.555
40	#44	Joey Gase	49.933
41	#66	Gray Gaulding	50.058

Weekend schedule

QualifyingFri, Aug 28, 5:00 PM ET · Done
RaceSat, Aug 29, 7:30 PM ET · Done

Race weather

Conditions: Clear
Temperature: 27°C (80°F)
Humidity: 86%
Wind: 9 km/h (6 mph)