Zane Smith and the No. 38 Aaron’s Lucky Dog Ford Team Daytona International Speedway Competition Notes
Coke Zero Sugar 400
NASCAR Celebrates United States Navy’s 250th Anniversary with New Street Race at Naval Base Coronado featuring All Three National SeriesDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2025) – NASCAR introduced another innovative national series schedule as the 2026 slates were announced for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly NASCAR Xfinity Series) and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. New and returning venues highlight next season’s schedule, including all three national series competing on the streets at Naval Base Coronado in NASCAR San Diego, NASCAR Championship Weekend homecoming to Homestead-Miami Speedway, the NASCAR All-Star Race moving to Dover Motor Speedway and Cup Series points races returning to Chicagoland Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Front Row Motorsports / Noah Gragson / Coke Zero Sugar 400
RFK Racing Daytona II Event Info:
Date: Saturday, Aug. 23
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Format: 160 Laps, 400 Miles, Stages: 35-90-160
TV: NBC
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
CRAFTSMAN Truck Series rookie Kaden Honeycutt goes into his first Playoff appearance in rather unusual circumstances. The talented 22-year-old drove a truck for Niece Motorsports the first 16 weeks of the season and is now steering the No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota for the Playoffs.
Honeycutt addressed the change in teams Tuesday and said he was optimistic going forward, driving the truck for the injured owner-driver Stewart Friesen.
This season’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series seven-race Playoff slate will feature a couple different venues – the one-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the Charlotte ROVAL road course high on the minds of the drivers.
There have been seasons when the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series did not always feature a “gentlemen’s agreement” of sorts when it came to close-quarter driving or important Playoff cutoff races. Interestingly, the drivers this season, say competition has been notably more respectful than in some previous years.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – While the 10-driver NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff field does not deny Regular Season Champion Corey Heim – a series-best seven-time race winner – certainly holds a commanding presence in the 2025 title run, his competition says it is ready to be put to the championship test.
Toyota GAZOO Racing – Corey Heim
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Quotes
CONCORD, N.C. (August 19, 2025) – TRICON Garage driver Corey Heim was made available to the media on Tuesday as part of NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Media Day.
In 25 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Spire Motorsports has logged one win, three top-five and seven top-10 finishes. Spire Motorsports earned its inaugural NCS victory in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley earned the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona on July 7, 2019. Spire Motorsports fields the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet ZL1s in the NCS with Justin Haley, Michael McDowell and Carson Hocevar, respectively.
