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Ross Chastain is on the pole for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Aug. 29 in Daytona.
Chastain and Chris Buescher will lead the field to the green flag from the front row.
Ryan Preece starts fourth and needs a great points day plus trouble for either Shane van Gisbergen (starting sixth) or Austin Cindric (eighth) to jump into the Chase field with the 16 drivers locked after the regular-season finale.
Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Saturday's NASCAR race at Daytona.
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NASCAR Daytona TV schedule, start time for the Coke Zero Sugar 400
Green Flag Time: Approx. 6:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 29
Track: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) in Daytona Beach, Florida
Length: 160 laps, 400 miles
Stages: 35 laps, 60 laps, 65 laps
TV coverage: NBC
Radio: MRN (102.5-FM The Game in Nashville)
Streaming: HBO MAX app for in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 will be broadcast nationally on NBC. Other streaming options for the race include HBO MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.
Coke Zero Sugar 400 starting lineup
Row 1
1. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
Row 2
3. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
Row 3
5. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
6. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
8. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 5
9. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
10. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 6
11. Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
12. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 7
13. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 8
15. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
16. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
Row 9
17. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
18. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 10
19. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
20. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
22. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 12
23. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
24. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Row 13
25. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
26. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Row 14
27. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
28. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 15
29. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
30. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 16
31. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 17
33. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
34. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 18
35. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
36. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 19
37. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
38. Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 20
39. Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
40. Joey Gase, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race
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