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NASCAR Cup Series race number 26 of 36
Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:40:58
Average speed: 154.69 mph
Pole speed: 184.396 mph
Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: under
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 41
Green flag passes: 11,427 (79.9 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Ross Chastain1Chevrolet48.808   184.396  
2   Chris Buescher17Ford48.859   184.204  
3   Austin Hill33Chevrolet48.863   184.188  
4   Ryan Preece60Ford48.881   184.121  
5   Riley Herbst35Toyota48.976   183.763  
6   Shane Van Gisbergen97Chevrolet49.019   183.602  
7   Connor Zilisch88Chevrolet49.020   183.599  
8   Austin Cindric2Ford49.071   183.408  
9   Joey Logano22Ford49.074   183.397  
10   Kyle Larson5Chevrolet49.082   183.367  
11   Corey Heim67Toyota49.101   183.296  
12   Chase Briscoe19Toyota49.104   183.284  
13   William Byron24Chevrolet49.117   183.236  
14   Ty Gibbs54Toyota49.123   183.214  
15   Erik Jones43Toyota49.140   183.150  
16   Cole Custer41Chevrolet49.144   183.135  
17   Tyler Reddick45Toyota49.145   183.132  
18   Michael McDowell71Chevrolet49.149   183.117  
19   Ryan Blaney12Ford49.154   183.098  
20   Alex Bowman48Chevrolet49.176   183.016  
21   Brad Keselowski6Ford49.204   182.912  
22   Chase Elliott9Chevrolet49.232   182.808  
23   Daniel Suarez7Chevrolet49.240   182.778  
24   Josh Berry21Ford49.282   182.622  
25   Cody Ware51Chevrolet49.302   182.548  
26   Bubba Wallace23Toyota49.330   182.445  
27   John H. Nemechek42Toyota49.335   182.426  
28   Carson Hocevar77Chevrolet49.336   182.423  
29   Austin Dillon3Chevrolet49.343   182.397  
30   Denny Hamlin11Toyota49.360   182.334  
31   Ty Dillon10Chevrolet49.361   182.330  
32   Ricky Stenhouse Jr47Chevrolet49.375   182.278  
33   Todd Gilliland34Ford49.388   182.231  
34   Zane Smith38Ford49.402   182.179  
35   Christopher Bell20Toyota49.485   181.873  
36   A.J. Allmendinger16Chevrolet49.485   181.873  
37   Noah Gragson4Ford49.500   181.818  
38   Casey Mears62Chevrolet49.520   181.745  
39   Daniel Dye78Chevrolet49.555   181.616  
40   Joey Gase44Chevrolet49.933   180.242  
41   Gray Gaulding66Ford50.058   179.791  

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Gray Gaulding (#66)