The NASCAR Cup series arrives at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday at the end of the normal season and the 16-driver playoff draw is set.
Here’s everything you want to know to be in a position for Coke Zero Sugar 400:
DEBUT TIME: 7:30 p.m. Et.
Television: NBC. Pre-race transmission begins at 7 p.m. And.
RADIO: Motorsport network. STREAMING: For those who can connect with their cable/satellite provider’s credentials, they can stream on stream.nbcsports.com.
COURSE DISTANCE: 160 laps around the 2.5-mile oval for a total of miles.
STEP LONGUEURS (step by step): Step 1:50, Step 2:50, Step 3:60.
PLAYOFFS: There are 16 playoff positions and there are 14th sessions for Saturday night’s race. There are 3 driving forces in the bubble, which fight for two problem-based playoff positions. Matt DiBenedetto, 15th, leads William Byron on five tracks and seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson on nine tracks. If the race is won through a driving force that has not yet qualified for the playoffs, there will only be one place left in the playoffs according to the problems.
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LAST TIME: Denny Hamlin started the 2020 season by winning the Daytona 500 in February after leading 79 laps as the race ended cautiously in overtime. It’s the first of six wins this season for Hamlin. And a year ago, Justin Haley, who won the Xfinity Series race on Saturday night, led a spin of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 2019 before the rain hit the region and suspended the race after 127 laps, leaving Haley as the winner.
QUALIFICATIONS: There were no tests or qualifications at Daytona this weekend. The composition was taken in our mind using the new FORMULA based on the NASCAR competition, which takes into account the final position of the last race (weighted to 50%), the skill rating of team owners (35%) and the fastest lap of the last race (15%).
LINEUP: Math leader Kevin Harvick, who will start from the pole after completing first in all of the above categories. Stewart-Haas Racing has seven wins this season to lead the series. Martin Truex Jr. will sign up for him in the front row after completing a moment last weekend at any of the doubles races at Dover International Speedway.
Here’s The Coke Zero Sugar 400:
Row 1: Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr.
Row 2: Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski
Row 3: Aric Almirola, William Byron
Row 4: Jimmie Johnson, Alex Bowman
Row 6: Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon
Row 7: Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer
Row 8: Matt DiBenedetto, Cole Custer
Row 9: Chris Buescher, Tyler Reddick
Row 10: Matt Kenseth, Erik Jones
Row 11: Bubba Wallace, Ryan Newman
Row 12: Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek
Row 13: Corey LaJoie, Michael McDowell
Row 14: Chase Elliott, Ryan Preece
Row 15: Ty Dillon, Daniel Suarez
Row 16: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Brennan Poole
Row 17: JJ Yeley, Quin Houff
Row 18: Timmy Hill, Ross Chastain
Row 19: Joey Gase, James Davison
Row 20: Josh Bilicki, Brendan Gaughan