2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400
Daytona International Speedway · · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Preece | 4 | 40 | caution | 34 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 166 | 415 |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. This race finished under caution: the field crossed the line behind the pace car, so the seconds are official timing at the line, not racing gaps.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 166 | 5 | running | 67 | |
| 2 | 23 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | +0.024s | running | 38 | |
| 3 | 17 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 166 | 5 | +0.641s | running | 34 |
| 4 | 18 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | +0.642s | running | 33 | |
| 5 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 1 | +1.362s | running | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 166 | 6 | +2.107s | running | 32 |
| 7 | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | +2.806s | running | 30 | |
| 8 | 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | +4.088s | running | 29 | |
| 9 | 24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 166 | 1 | +4.315s | running | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 166 | +4.316s | running | 27 | |
| 11 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 166 | +4.444s | running | 26 | |
| 12 | 5 | 35 | Harrison Burton | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 166 | +6.849s | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 166 | 10 | +6.850s | running | 34 |
| 14 | 21 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 166 | 10 | +6.896s | running | 23 |
| 15 | 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 166 | 2 | +9.864s | running | 24 |
| 16 | 11 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 166 | +10.079s | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 35 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 166 | +10.080s | running | 20 | |
| 18 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 166 | 2 | +15.928s | running | 27 |
| 19 | 33 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 166 | 8 | +16.329s | running | 24 |
| 20 | 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 166 | +17.471s | running | 21 | |
| 21 | 31 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | +18.143s | running | 16 | |
| 22 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 14 | +18.346s | running | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 19 | +18.728s | running | 16 |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 12 | +19.167s | running | 13 |
| 25 | 7 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | +19.168s | running | 12 | |
| 26 | 37 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 166 | +20.558s | 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 | +24.875s | running | 19 |
| 29 | 39 | 78 | Daniel Dye | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | +59.964s | running | 0 | |
| 30 | 36 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | +72.923s | running | 7 | |
| 31 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 2 | +81.265s | running | 16 |
| 32 | 34 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 165 | 15 | +1 lap | accident | 13 |
| 33 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 165 | 5 | +1 lap | accident | 14 |
| 34 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 165 | 1 | +1 lap | accident | 12 |
| 35 | 25 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 8 | +1 lap | accident | 2 |
| 36 | 40 | 44 | Joey Gase | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 165 | +1 lap | running | 0 | |
| 37 | 38 | 62 | Casey Mears | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | +1 lap | running | 1 | |
| 38 | 28 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 1 | +12 laps | accident | 1 |
| 39 | 15 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 154 | +12 laps | accident | 8 | |
| 40 | 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 151 | 6 | +15 laps | running | 1 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Hill | 27 | 16.3% | P27 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 19 | 11.4% | P23 |
| 3 | Zane Smith | 15 | 9.0% | P32 |
| 4 | William Byron | 14 | 8.4% | P22 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 12 | 7.2% | P24 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | 10 | 6.0% | P13 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 6.0% | P14 |
| 8 | Todd Gilliland | 8 | 4.8% | P19 |
| 9 | Cody Ware | 8 | 4.8% | P35 |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | 6 | 3.6% | P6 |
| 11 | Shane van Gisbergen | 6 | 3.6% | P28 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 6 | 3.6% | P40 |
| 13 | Ryan Preece | 5 | 3.0% | P1 |
| 14 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 3.0% | P3 |
| 15 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 3.0% | P33 |
| 16 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2 | 1.2% | P15 |
| 17 | Joey Logano | 2 | 1.2% | P18 |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 1.2% | P31 |
| 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 0.6% | P5 |
| 20 | Josh Berry | 1 | 0.6% | P9 |
| 21 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 0.6% | P34 |
| 22 | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 0.6% | P38 |