NASCAR doubles down on San Diego as military-base racing gets bigger
Naval Base Coronado is back in 2027, but San Diego is just the beginning of NASCAR’s plan to take stock car racing to military installations across America.
Naval Base Coronado is back in 2027, but San Diego is just the beginning of NASCAR’s plan to take stock car racing to military installations across America.
Josh Berry is getting very good at being a lame duck
Layne Riggs arrives at the Truck Chase with bad intentions
Nothing says NASCAR victory like a giant lobster on the wall
One Trackhouse driver is doing math. The other wants to floor it
Tyler Reddick goes terribly fast after going terribly slow
Ryan Blaney overcame a miserable pit stop and a furious late charge from Bubba Wallace to win at Loudon for the second straight year.
Friday, August 28
3 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, ESPN Unlimited
5 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, truTV
7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway, The CW
Saturday, August 29
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, NBC

Coke Zero Sugar 400
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Date: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
TV:NBC
Green Flag: 7:30 PM ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Laps: 160
Miles: 400
Track: 2.5 mile paved track
Defending Winner: Ryan Blaney
Dollar Tree 301
Winner: Ryan Blaney
Average Speed of Race Winner: 94.133 MPH
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 22 Mins, 59 Secs.
Margin of Victory: .586 Seconds
Caution Flags: 9 for 51 laps
Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers
Stage 1 Top 10: 5,20,77,24,21,12,54,60,97,19
Stage 2 Top 10: 12,21,23,60,5,6,17,54,11,20
Fastest Lap: #77 Lap 143 / 29.812
| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | G/L | |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 1001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 924 | -77 | 0 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 880 | -121 | 0 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 860 | -141 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 738 | -263 | -2 |
| 6 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 727 | -274 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 708 | -293 | -1 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 707 | -294 | 2 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | 682 | -319 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 676 | -325 | 0 |
| 11 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 672 | -329 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | William Byron | 644 | -357 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 638 | -363 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 630 | -371 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 599 | -402 | 0 |
| 16 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 586 | -415 | 0 |
CHASE CUTOFF
| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | G/L | |
| 17 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 555 | -446 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 520 | -481 | -1 |
| 19 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 505 | -496 | 1 |
| 20 | 43 | Erik Jones | 490 | -511 | 0 |