Daytona International Speedway Hosts NASCAR Cup Series Cutoff Race In Primetime This Saturday Night On NBC And Peacock

• NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Iconic Daytona International Speedway this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; Countdown to Green Gets Underway at 7 p.m. ET
• Top 16 Drivers in Points Standings Advancing to NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs; Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman Among Drivers on the Bubble

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 21, 2025 – Daytona International Speedway hosts the NASCAR Cup Series’ cutoff race in primetime this Saturday, Aug. 23, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. With 14 of 16 drivers already having punched their postseason tickets, two Playoff spots are on the line on Saturday night at the Coke Zero Sugar 400, with multiple drivers in contention who could qualify based on points or a race win.

Additionally, NBC Sports will present the final Pro Motocross race of the season from Budds Creek this Saturday live at 1 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock, along with IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Michelin GT Challenge from Virginia International Raceway this Sunday live at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.

NASCAR CUP SERIES: DAYTONA

It’s a cutoff race! The NASCAR Cup Series regular season concludes this Saturday, Aug. 23, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Fla., with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Live pre-race coverage on NBC and Peacock begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green.

Heading into this weekend’s race, the top 16 drivers in the points standings will advance to the Playoffs, which begin in Darlington on Aug. 31. With 14 spots already clinched, two remain up for grabs, with multiple drivers in contention for a playoff berth.

NBC Sports’ broadcast team of veteran motorsports play-by-play commentator Leigh Diffey, 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton, and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte will call the action. Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Parker Kligerman will serve as pit reporters.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett and Hyak Motorsports co-owner Brad Daugherty will anchor coverage from the Peacock Pit Box on Saturday.  Marty Snider will host pre- and post-race coverage alongside Jarrett and Daugherty.

Jarrett won this race in 1999 and is a three-time winner of the Daytona 500 (1993, 1996, 2000), while Letarte won the 2014 Daytona 500 while serving as Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s crew chief.

Last weekend’s race in Richmond saw Austin Dillon (25^th, -379 points) take the win with Alex Bowman (9^th, -154) and Ryan Blaney (5^th, -83) rounding out the top three. William Byron won the Daytona 500 earlier this year (1^st, 839 points). Tyler Reddick and Bowman currently hold the final two playoff spots.

The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will present the final 14 NASCAR Cup Series races in 2025 across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 2. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2025 NASCAR coverage, and here for more information on Peacock’s streaming coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series. Live coverage of qualifying will be presented on truTV this Friday starting at 5:05 p.m. ET.

BROADCAST TEAM

• Play-by-Play: Leigh Diffey
• Analysts: Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
• Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman

STUDIO TEAM

• Host: Marty Snider
• Studio Analysts: Dale Jarrett, Brad Daugherty

HOW TO WATCH

• TV – NBC
• Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app