Harrison Burton posts first Cup Series victory at Daytona: In one of the most dramatic races of the season, 23-year-old second-generation driver Harrison Burton made a last lap pass on two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch in overtime at Daytona International Speedway to earn his first career NASCAR Cup Series win and deliver his legendary Wood Brothers Racing team its historic 100th victory. [Read More]

#21-Harrison Burton won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The win is the first of his career.
#8-Kyle Busch finished 2nd followed by #20-Christopher Bell, #15-Cody Ware, #54-Ty Gibbs, #23-Bubba Wallace, #62-Parker Retzlaff, #6-Brad Keselowski, #31-Daniel Hemric, and #17-Chris Buescher.
The race finished after the first overtime attempt. Burton restarted in second but was able to take the lead on the final lap to win by .047 second. The win is the 100th for Wood Brothers Racing.
Pole sitter #34-Michael McDowell led 24 laps and was running up front late when he was involved in an accident and finished 30th.
Stage 1 was won by #4-Josh Berry. Stage 2 was won by #22-Joey Logano.
There were 40 lead changes among 16 drivers and 7 cautions for 34 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 135.413mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Race Fast Facts – Daytona:
Harrison Burton won the Coke Zero Sugar 400, his first victory in 98 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 39 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2024.
Christopher Bell (third) posted his third top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
Carson Hocevar (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 17 points over Kyle Larson.
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Daytona:
Race 25 of 26 in the regular season
(1 race remaining in the regular season)
1) #5-Kyle Larson [4 wins], 806
2) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 743
3) #20-Christopher Bell [3 wins], 737
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 712
5) #45-Tyler Reddick [2 wins], 823 [points leader]
6) #12-Ryan Blaney [2 wins], 755
7) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 805
8) #6-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 718
9) #48-Alex Bowman [1 win], 648
10) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 586
11) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 527
12) #2-Austin Cindric [1 win], 486
13) #21-Harrison Burton [1 win], 306
14) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 695, +58 ahead of 17th
15) #54-Ty Gibbs, 676, +39 ahead of 17th
16) #17-Chris Buescher, 658, +21 ahead of 17th
Below the cutoff:
17) #23-Bubba Wallace, 637, -21 behind 16th
18) #1-Ross Chastain, 631, -27 behind 16th
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Race updates:
Checkered flag: for #21-Harrison Burton.  His first career win.
White flag: for #Busch. He leads #21-Burton.
Lap 163 – Green for the first overtime attempt.
Lap 162 – Coming to the green for the first overtime attempt: #8-Busch, #21-Burton, #20-Bell, #62-Retzlaff, #15-Ware, #42-Nemechek, #6-Keselowski, #54-Gibbs, #31-Hemric, #77-Hocevar, #23-Wallace.
Lap 161 – Pit road is open.
Lap 160 – #4-Berry is out of the car. The race will finish in overtime. Red flag has been lifted after 6 minutes, 51 seconds.
Lap 159 – Caution on the backstretch. #4-Berry and #2-Cindric into one another.  #43-Jones, #33-Hill, #71-Smith and #24-Byron also with damage #4-Berry gets upside down and spins. The car comes to a stop on its roof. Race will be red flagged. #8-Busch is the leader followed by #21-Burton, #20-Bell, #62-Retzlaff, #15-Ware, #42-Nemechek, #6-Keselowski, #54-Gibbs, #31-Hemric, #77-Hocevar, #23-Wallace.
Lap 159 – Two to go. #2-Cindric leads #4-Berry but they are still side by side.
Lap 158 – Green flag with three laps remaining. #2-Cindric, #4-Berry, #8-Busch, #24-Byron, #21-Burton, #20-Bell, #8-Gilliland, #3-Dillon, #33-Hill, and #43-Jones the top 10.
Lap 156 – #12-Blaney, #34-McDowell, and #22-Logano are out of the race after that accident.
Lap 153 – Under caution, #2-Cindric is the leader, then #4-Berry, #8-Busch, #20-Bell, and 3-Dillon.
Lap 152 – Three wide through most of the field. #34-McDowell retakes the lead.  Caution out for a big accident between turns 1 & 2. #22-Logano, #5-Larson, #34-McDowell, #45-Reddick, #23-Wallace, #51-Haley, #12-Blaney and others caught in it. It appeared to start when #2-Cindric got into the back of #34-McDowell, sending him spinning. His car briefly got airborne but sat back down as it spun.
Lap 151 – Ten laps remaining. #2-Cindric still leads over #5-Larson and #34-McDowell.
Lap 149 – #2-Cindric leads #34-McDowell, #5-Larson, #22-Logano, and #8-Busch.
Lap 146 – Restart violation for #6-Keselowski. He must serve a pass through penalty.
Lap 145 – Green flag with 16 laps remaining. Restart under review.
Lap 143 – Everyone on pit road for fuel. Off pit road: #2-Cindric, #6-Keselowski, #5-Larson, #34-McDowell, #8-Busch, #22-Logano, #12-Blaney, #4-Berry, #23-Wallace, #24-Byron.
Lap 141 – #8-Busch is the leader under caution.
Lap 140 – Caution is out on the backstretch. #42-Nemechek, who was battling #51-Haley for the lead, was hit from behind by #5-Larson and made contact with #51-Haley, spinning him out.
Lap 136 – 25 laps to go. Pit stops could be starting in the next 5 laps.
Lap 131 – #51-Haley still leads with 30 laps to go.
Lap 125 – #51-Haley still leads over #4-Berry, #42-Nemechek, #34-McDowell, and #2-Cindric.  Teams are staring to talk about the timing of their final pit stops.
Lap 120 – #51-Haley takes the lead from #34-McDowell.
Lap 115 – #34-McDowell continues to lead #51-Haley, #42-Nemechek, #5-Larson and #8-Busch.  Everyone will need to pit once more before the finish.
Lap 107 – #34-McDowell leads #51-Haley, #4-Berry, #2-Cindric and #8-Busch.
Lap 101 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 60 laps remaining in the race.
Lap 100 – Several drivers come down pit road again to top off on fuel.
Lap 99 – Most leaders on pit road during the stage break. #34-McDowell off pit road first, then #8-Busch, and #38-Gilliland. #6-Keselowski stays out and will be a lap later for fuel. #38-Gilliland was too fast on pit road and will drop to the rear.
Lap 96 – Caution for the end of stage 2: #22-Logano, #6-Keselowski, #12-Blaney, #5-Larson, #38-Gilliland, #51-Haley, #8-Busch, #24-Byron, #17-Buescher, #23-Wallace. #1-Chastain will be the free pass.
Lap 95 – #6-Keselowski leads, starting the final lap of stage 2.
Lap 94 – #5-Larson leads #6-Keselowski by .001 second.
Lap 93 – #6-Keselowski to the lead with 3 to go in stage 2.
Lap 90 – #5-Larson leads.
Lap 89 – Green with seven laps remaining in stage 2: #22-Logano#5-Larson, #12-Blaney, #6-Keselowski, #45-Reddick the top 5.
Lap 87 – With the track now clean, pit road is open. #38-Gilliland, #8-Busch, #34-McDowell, #21-Burton and #71-Hocevar are the only drivers in the top 15 that pit.
Lap 81 – #5-Larson back to the led with 15 laps remaining in stage 2, and caution is out for possible fluid on the backstretch from the car of #16-Van Gisbergen.
Lap 80 – #22-Logano’s turn back out front.
Lap 79 – #5-Larson to the lead.
Lap 76 – Now #22-Logano back out front.
Lap 75 – #23-Wallace leads again.
Lap 73 – All drivers caught in the previous accident but still on track have met minimum speed.
Lap 67 – Green flag back out with 29 laps left in stage 2. #17-Buescher leads #6-Keselowski, #22-Logano, #23-Wallace, #4-Berry.
Lap 65- #41-Preece also done for the night.
Lap 64 – #9-Elliott heads to the garage and is done for the night. Leaders pit again. Off pit road first: #17-Buescher, #6-Keselowski, #22-Logano, #23-Wallace.
Lap 63 – So far, only #10-Gragson and #11-Hamlin listed as out of the race, but #1-Chastain, #48-Bowman, #19-Truex, #7-LaJoie, and #41-Preece have lost laps.
Lap 60 – Caution is out.  Big wreck on the back stretch involving (among others):#1-Chastain, #10-Gragson, #5-Larson, #43-Jones, #19-Truex, #48-Bowman, #54-Gibbs, #7-LaJoie, #11-Hamlin, #42-Nmecheck, #24-Byron, #33-Hill, #41-Preece. Most drivers make it back to pit road.
Lap 53 – #23-Wallace to the lead again.
Lap 51 – #14-Briscoe to the lead. Still much of the field three wide.
Lap 50 – #23-Wallace back out front.
Lap 49 – 17 -Buescher is the 9th leader tonight.
Lap 47 – #23-Wallace leads for the first time tonight.
Lap 41 – Back to green for the start of the second stage. Stage 2 ends after 95 laps. 15 drivers came back down pit road before the restart to top off on gas.
Lap 39 – There was a fire at the back of #99-Suarez’s car and he gets pulled out of the car by the crew.
Lap 38 – Leaders on pit road for service. Off pit road: #22-Logano, #17-Buescher, #2-Cindric, #4-Berry, #5-Larson, #1-Chastain, #23-Wallace
Lap 35 – Caution out for the end of stage 2: #4-Berry, #22-Logano, #17-Buescher, #2-Cindric, #12-Blaney, #38-Gilliland, #6-Keselowski, #34-McDowell, #23-Byron, and #5-Larson.
Lap 31 – With 5 laps left in stage 1, #22-Logano is back in the lead.
Lap 28 – #4-Berry back to the lead.
Lap 25 – #38-Gilliland leads.
Lap 23 – #22-Logano back to the lead.
Lap 21 – #38-Gilliland leads for the first time tonight.
Lap 18 – Midway through the first stage, it’s #22-Logano, #38-Gilliland, #4-Berry, #12-Blaney, and #34-McDowell.
Lap 16 – #22-Logano leads.
Lap 15 – Back to #4-Berry out front.  The first few cars have gone single file while much of the field remains three wide.
Lap 14 – #24-Byron gets the lead from #4-Berry.
Lap 13 – #4-Berry back to the lead.
Lap 9- #6-Keselowski now out front.
Lap 8 – #4-Berry leads #34-McDowell by .001 second at the line.
Lap 7 – #22-Logano now leads #34-McDowell.  Most of the field is three wide.
Lap 2 – #34-McDowell leads the first lap.
7:53pm/et – Green flag at Daytona. #34-McDowell and #38-Gilliland on the front row. First stage is 35 laps.
7:41pm/et – Engines have been fired.
7:33pm/et -Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
7:02pm/et – NBC is now on the air with TV coverage.
4:20pm/et – Weather is still looking good for tonight, with a 25% chance of rain at 7:30pm/et and dropping from there.
The weather forecast is looking better for today/tonight at Daytona: “A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. ” The hourly forecast just calls for a 30% chance at the start of the race.

Race details:
Broadcast: NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 160 laps / 400 miles
Stages: 35 / 95 / 160
Average time of race: 2:44:33
Pit road speed: 55 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 70 mph
Fuel window: 48 laps

Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Drivers Meeting : 6:35 p.m. in the Drivers Meeting Room.
Drivers Intros: 7:00 p.m.
Invocation: 7:33:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 7:34:00 p.m.
Command: 7:41:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 7:53:00 p.m.

Paint Schemes

Joel Bray Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: none reported

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #34-Michael McDowell chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #38-Todd Gilliland took the 35th stall, after losing pit stall selection for an inspection failure.
See all pit choices on the Daytona Pit Stall page.

#34-Michael McDowell won the Busch pole for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 183.165mph for his 4th pole of the year, 1st at Daytona and 4th of his career.
#38-Todd Gilliland will start second followed by #22-Joey Logano, #41-Ryan Preece, #4-Josh Berry, #14-Chase Briscoe, #24-William Byron, #2-Austin Cindric, #5-Kyle Larson, and #9-Chase Elliott.
See the complete qualifying results and the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Starting Lineup.

Daytona International Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Michael McDowell won the Pole Award for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 with a lap of 49.136 seconds, 183.165 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 490 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 12th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in 27 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Todd Gilliland (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2024 and his first in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
Joey Logano (third) posted his 14th top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 12th in 25 races this season.
Josh Berry (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection at Daytona International Speedway is complete.

• 9 of 40 passed first attempt.
• 30 of 31 passed on second attempt.
• NCS #38 passed on third attempt. NCS # 38 Car chief Paul (Will) Norris has been ejected for remainder of this event, the NCS 38 has also lost pit selection.

Qualifying Order

There will be no practice at Daytona.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is posted, 40 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Drivers include: #15-Cody Ware, #16-Shane Van Gisbergen, #33-Austin Hill, #44-Joey Gase, #62-Parker Retlaff, #78-B.J. McLeod.
See the full entry list on the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Entry List page.

Goodyear Fast Facts — Daytona International Speedway

Race rules and information:

• Inspection Penalty Protocol
• Pit Road Penalties
• Pit Road Speeds
• Points Explanation
• Qualifying Procedures