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Ross Chastain is on the pole for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Aug. 29 at Daytona.
Chastain's lap of 48.808 seconds in the second round of qualifying was a half-tenth faster than Chris Buescher for the top spot.
Austin Cindric (starting eighth) and Shane van Gisbergen (sixth) aim to hold on to the final two Chase spots in the regular-season finale, while Ryan Preece (fourth) has to make up a 31-point gap to SVG or a 44-point gap to Cindric.
Here's the full starting lineup for Saturday's NASCAR race at Daytona.
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NASCAR Daytona qualifying results, starting lineup
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Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
Joey Gase, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
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.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona: Starting lineup, TV schedule for today's Coke Zero Sugar 400
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