Cup Series · 2026 · race 26 of 36
Coke Zero Sugar 400
- TrackDaytona International Speedway
- ScheduledSat, Aug 29, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET
- Laps166 of 160 scheduled
- Cars40
- Official winnerRyan Preece (#60)
- TLS leaderChase Briscoe (#19) · 5,292
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Ryan Preece (#60) | Chase Briscoe (#19) | Chase Briscoe (#19) |
| Finish | P1 | P13 | P13 |
| TLS points | 5,249 | 5,292 | 5,292 |
| ARP | 9.57 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| Laps led | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Ryan Preece (#60): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 5 laps with 9.57 average running position and 5,249 TLS points.
TLS leader — Chase Briscoe (#19): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (5,292 points). Finished P13 with 10 laps led and 9.31 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (9.31). The official winner ran a worse average position (9.57).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Ryan Preece (#60), who ranked 2nd on TLS with 5,249 points.
- TLS leader: Chase Briscoe (#19) with 5,292 points, finished P13, ARP 9.31.
- Most laps led: Austin Hill, 27 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Zane Smith ran 6th on TLS but finished P32 (26 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished P5 after running 32nd on TLS (27 spots better than they ran).
Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.
Race results
| Fin | TLS rank | Driver | Car | Make | Team | Start | Laps led | ARP | TLS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 4 | 5 | 9.57 | 5,249 |
| 2 | 17 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 17.17 | 3,980 |
| 3 | 18 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 17 | 5 | 19.07 | 3,662 |
| 4 | 20 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 19.84 | 3,534 |
| 5 | 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 32 | 1 | 31.51 | 1,585 |
| 6 | 5 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 8 | 6 | 12.93 | 4,687 |
| 7 | 25 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | 0 | 23.52 | 2,919 |
| 8 | 24 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 21.48 | 3,260 |
| 9 | 31 | Josh Berry | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 24 | 1 | 28.77 | 2,043 |
| 10 | 29 | Cole Custer | 41 | Chevrolet | Haas Factory Team | 16 | 0 | 27.56 | 2,245 |
| 11 | 27 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 30 | 0 | 25.84 | 2,532 |
| 12 | – | Harrison Burton(i) | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 5 | 0 | – | 3,206 (i) |
| 13 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 10 | 9.31 | 5,292 |
| 14 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 21 | 10 | 15.71 | 4,223 |
| 15 | 13 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 27 | 2 | 15.95 | 4,184 |
| 16 | – | * Corey Heim(i) | 67 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 11 | 0 | – | 3,615 (i) |
| 17 | 19 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 35 | 0 | 19.28 | 3,628 |
| 18 | 4 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 9 | 2 | 12.92 | 4,690 |
| 19 | 8 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 33 | 8 | 13.60 | 4,575 |
| 20 | 15 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 26 | 0 | 16.36 | 4,115 |
| 21 | 23 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 31 | 0 | 20.59 | 3,409 |
| 22 | 3 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 13 | 14 | 12.72 | 4,723 |
| 23 | 11 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 22 | 19 | 14.56 | 4,415 |
| 24 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 1 | 12 | 14.38 | 4,446 |
| 25 | 28 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 7 | 0 | 26.22 | 2,468 |
| 26 | 26 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 37 | 0 | 23.80 | 2,873 |
| 27 | – | Austin Hill(i) | 33 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | 27 | – | 4,269 (i) |
| 28 | 7 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 6 | 6 | 13.39 | 4,611 |
| 29 | – | * Daniel Dye(i) | 78 | Chevrolet | Live Fast Motorsports | 39 | 0 | – | 1,199 (i) |
| 30 | 33 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 36 | 0 | 31.78 | 1,540 |
| 31 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 10 | 2 | 14.23 | 4,470 |
| 32 | 6 | Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | 15 | 13.14 | 4,625 |
| 33 | 14 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 19 | 5 | 16.08 | 4,137 |
| 34 | 16 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 14 | 1 | 16.34 | 4,093 |
| 35 | 22 | Cody Ware | 51 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 25 | 8 | 20.04 | 3,480 |
| 36 | – | * Joey Gase(i) | 44 | Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 40 | 0 | – | 697 (i) |
| 37 | 35 | * Casey Mears | 62 | Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 38 | 0 | 34.09 | 1,147 |
| 38 | 30 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 28 | 1 | 27.54 | 2,087 |
| 39 | 21 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 15 | 0 | 18.50 | 3,488 |
| 40 | 34 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 2 | 6 | 31.03 | 1,515 |
official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend
Season standings through this race
| Rank | Driver | Car | Season points | ARP | Laps led | This race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 198,849 | 10.78 | 880 | 2,532 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 195,375 | 10.10 | 828 | 4,137 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 180,803 | 10.75 | 280 | 4,093 |
| 4 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | 178,163 | 11.63 | 359 | 5,292 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 174,906 | 11.26 | 659 | 4,470 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 174,629 | 11.99 | 559 | 3,628 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 171,780 | 11.30 | 449 | 3,662 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 164,486 | 14.32 | 214 | 4,115 |
| 9 | William Byron | 24 | 162,948 | 13.72 | 176 | 4,723 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 22 | 162,019 | 14.84 | 536 | 4,690 |
| 11 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 160,127 | 14.47 | 317 | 4,415 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 157,702 | 14.82 | 81 | 1,515 |
| 13 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 153,543 | 15.01 | 51 | 4,687 |
| 14 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 146,460 | 16.79 | 157 | 2,087 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | 144,412 | 17.00 | 40 | 3,980 |
| 16 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 141,977 | 17.21 | 55 | 5,249 |
| 17 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 134,924 | 18.79 | 177 | 4,223 |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 132,772 | 16.76 | 118 | 4,446 |
| 19 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | 132,352 | 17.44 | 269 | 4,611 |
| 20 | Erik Jones | 43 | 129,149 | 18.53 | 17 | 3,488 |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 21 | 119,793 | 20.39 | 92 | 2,043 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 119,457 | 19.48 | 24 | 3,534 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 38 | 118,795 | 19.89 | 77 | 4,625 |
| 24 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 115,265 | 21.25 | 5 | 2,919 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 113,483 | 20.56 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 101,621 | 21.83 | 64 | 4,184 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 101,318 | 23.10 | 16 | 4,575 |
| 28 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 99,985 | 21.89 | 9 | 1,540 |
| 29 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 98,318 | 23.81 | 7 | 1,585 |
| 30 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 94,206 | 19.55 | 0 | 3,260 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 89,710 | 25.50 | 2 | 2,873 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 81,744 | 26.13 | 3 | 3,409 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 41 | 77,977 | 25.37 | 3 | 2,245 |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | 76,308 | 23.42 | 8 | 2,468 |
| 35 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 51,197 | 19.72 | 19 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 50,609 | 30.43 | 10 | 3,480 |
| 37 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 3,318 | 34.98 | 0 | 1,147 |
| 38 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 3,088 | 30.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 1,917 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Kevin Magnussen | 91 | 1,244 | 23.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * BJ McLeod | 78 | 1,041 | 32.47 | 0 | 0 |