NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona: Starting lineup, TV schedule for today's Coke Zero Sugar 400

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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