NASCAR Qualifying Results & TV Schedule: Daytona (August 2026)

Daytona International Speedway qualifying results, TV schedule and race info for the NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series drivers are rolling to the track in Daytona Beach, Florida for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. This qualifying session on the 2.5-mile of Daytona International Speedway will set the lineup for Saturday night’s race. It’s the regular-season finale, locking 16 drivers into The Chase.

View the NASCAR qualifying results, TV and race info for Daytona International Speedway below.

This race is the first with a new rules package. Cars are fitted with less power in addition to aerodynamic changes. These are designed to create larger runs in the race.

Ty Gibbs is allowed a second run after his initial qualifying run. This is due to an error from NASCAR officials

Ty Gibbs was allowed a second qualifying lap at Daytona

Ross Chastain will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime at 48.808 seconds in the final round of qualifying.

Race Purse:
$11,233,037

Stages:
35/95/160

Daytona International Speedway
TV Schedule

The following includes all on-track NASCAR action:

Saturday
August 29, 2026

7:30pm ET
NBC | HBO Max | MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race

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Daytona International Speedway
Starting Lineup
August 29, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Ross Chastain
48.808

2. Chris Buescher
48.859

3. Austin Hill
48.863

4. Ryan Preece
48.881

5. Riley Herbst
48.976

6. Shane van Gisbergen
49.019

7. Connor Zilisch
49.020

8. Austin Cindric
49.071

9. Joey Logano
49.074

10. Kyle Larson
49.082

NASCAR Qualifying Results – Round 1 (Top 10): 1. Ryan Preece (48.897); 2. Riley Herbst (48.949); 3. Austin Hill (48.955); 4. Ross Chastain (48.958); 5. Chris Buescher (49.002); 6. Connor Zilisch (49.046); 7. Shane van Gisbergen (49.094); 8. Austin Cindric (49.095); 9. Kyle Larson (49.097); 10. Joey Logano (49.097)

Failed to advance out of Round 1

10. Corey Heim
49.101

11. Chase Briscoe
49.104

12. William Byron
49.117

13. Erik Jones
49.140

14. Ty Gibbs
123

15. Erik Jones
49.140

16. Cole Custer
49.144

17. Tyler Reddick
49.145

18. Michael McDowell
49.149

19. Ryan Blaney
49.154

20. Alex Bowman
49.176

21. Brad Keselowski
49.204

22. Chase Elliott
49.232

23. Daniel Suarez
49.240

24. Josh Berry
49.282

25. Cody Ware
49.302

26. Bubba Wallace
49.330

27. John Hunter Nemechek
49.335

28. Carson Hocevar
49.336

29. Austin Dillon
49.343

30. Denny Hamlin
49.360

31. Ty Dillon
49.361

32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
49.375

33. Todd Gilliland
49.388

34. Zane Smith
49.402

35. AJ Allmendinger
49.485

36. Christopher Bell
49.486

37. Noah Gragson
49.500

38. Casey Mears
49.520

39. Daniel Dye
49.555

40. Joey Gase
49.933

Failed to qualify

Gray Gauding
50.058

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NASCAR Cup Series points ahead of Daytona International Speedway

Pos | Driver

1. Denny Hamlin
1,001

2. Ryan Blaney
-77

3. Ty Gibbs
-121

4. Tyler Reddick
-141

5. Christopher Bell
-263

6. Chase Briscoe
-274

7. Kyle Larson
-293

8. Chase Elliott
-294

9. Joey Logano
-319

10. Chris Buescher
-325

11. Carson Hocevar
-329

12. William Byron
-357

13. Daniel Suarez
-363

14. Bubba Wallace
-371

15. Austin Cindric
-402

16. Shane van Gisbergen
-415

— Playoff Cutline —

17. Ryan Preece
-31

18. Brad Keselowski
-66

19. Ross Chastain
-81

20. Erik Jones
-96

Links

Daytona International Speedway | NASCAR