NASCAR Cup Series Daytona lineup, TV schedule for Saturday’s race

Ross Chastain is on the pole for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Aug. 29 in Daytona.

Chastain and Chris Buescher will lead the field to the green flag from the front row.

Ryan Preece starts fourth and needs a great points day plus trouble for either Shane van Gisbergen (starting sixth) or Austin Cindric (eighth) to jump into the Chase field with the 16 drivers locked after the regular-season finale.

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Here’s the full starting lineup and TV information for Saturday’s NASCAR race at Daytona.

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NASCAR Daytona TV schedule, start time for the Coke Zero Sugar 400

• Green Flag Time: Approx. 6:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 29

• Track: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) in Daytona Beach, Florida

• Length: 160 laps, 400 miles

• Stages: 35 laps, 60 laps, 65 laps

• Radio: MRN (102.5-FM The Game in Nashville)

• Streaming: HBO MAX app for in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 will be broadcast nationally on NBC. Other streaming options for the race include HBO MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.

Coke Zero Sugar 400 starting lineup

Row 1

1. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

2. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

Row 2

3. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

4. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

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Row 3

5. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

6. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 4

7. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

8. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

Row 5

9. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

10. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 6

11. Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota

12. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 7

13. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

14. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 8

15. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

16. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet

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Row 9

17. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

18. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 10

19. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

20. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 11

21. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

22. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 12

23. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

24. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Row 13

25. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

26. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

Row 14

27. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

28. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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Row 15

29. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

30. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 16

31. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 17

33. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

34. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

Row 18

35. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

36. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 19

37. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

38. Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 20

39. Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

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40. Joey Gase, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet

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