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Cup Series Playoff Dreams And Daytona Chaos Collide In Coke Zero Sugar 400
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – And so – again – it will come down to a perpetually thrilling night-time 400-miler at the Daytona International Speedway to finalize the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff field.
Fourteen of the 16 positions are already firmed up by winning drivers this season. The final two championship contenders will be decided in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 regular season finale on the Daytona high-banks (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Daytona Set To Shake Up Xfinity Playoff Picture With Three To Go
Three more NASCAR Xfinity Series races remain to settle which 12 drivers will advance to this year’s Playoffs and Friday night’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (730 p.m. ET on The CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has traditionally proven to be anyone’s game.
NASCAR Cup Series Star Christopher Bell Has a Wicked Good Time in Boston
LOUDON, N.H. – In anticipation of the Sept. 21 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Playoffs race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), defending two-time NHMS NCS race winner Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, spent Wednesday in Boston, Mass. touring the city and enjoying some of what it has to offer.
Richard Childress Racing Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway
Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway… The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway this weekend to race under the lights of the 2.5-mile speedway. Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 marks the 157th running of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona, and the most among all tracks in Cup Series history. Richard Childress Racing has made an impressive 202 starts at track and counts four Coke Zero Sugar 400 victories among the organization’s impressive seven points-paying wins at the track. Austin Dillon was RCR’s most recent Coke Zero Sugar 400 race winner, earning the win in 2022 to clinch a spot in the NASCAR Playoffs. Other Coke Zero Sugar 400 race winners include Kevin Harvick (2010) and Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993). RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Earnhardt – 1998, Harvick – 2007, Dillon – 2018). In addition, RCR has collected11 poles in Cup Series competition at Daytona.
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.
Spencer Boyd Lands Godspeed Auto Group as New Primary Sponsor
Mooresville, NC (August 20, 2025) Godspeed Auto Group has officially signed on as the primary sponsor of Spencer Boyd and the No. 76 Freedom Racing Enterprise Chevrolet Silverado for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s ROVAL on October 3, 2025.
Godspeed Auto Group, a leader in managing and operating Meineke franchises across the Carolinas, continues to expand its footprint in automotive service while embracing new opportunities to connect with the racing community.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Returns to Lime Rock Park July 10-11, 2026 Following Record-Breaking Debut
Lime Rock Park photo A near capacity crowd, national broadcast spotlight and community-wide impact set the stage NASCAR’s return to Northwest Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park
LAKEVILLE, CONN. (20 August 2025) — NASCAR is officially returning to Northwest Connecticut. After a landmark debut in 2025, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will race once again at Lime Rock Park on July 10-11, 2026.
ARCA Menards Series at Madison International Speedway: Badger 200 Pre-Race Notes
ARCA Menards Series at Madison International Speedway: Badger 200 Pre-Race Notes
THE RACE: Badger 200
THE PLACE: Madison International Speedway, Oregon, Wis.
THE DATE: Friday, August 22, 2025
THE TIME: 9:00 pm ET / 8 pm ET
TV: FS1, Live
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series – Daytona
Next Race: Coke Zero Sugar 400
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, August 23
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: NBC, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 400 miles (160 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 35),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 95), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 160)