2026 NASCAR Cup Series entry list for Daytona International Speedway summer race
By Staff Report
NASCAR.com
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The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Sunshine State for Saturday’s regular-season finale: the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The race will be the 26th points-paying event of the 2026 Cup Series season. Ryan Blaney is the defending winner at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
With only one race remaining until The Chase, all eyes will be on the cutline battle as Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen currently holds the 16th and final provisional postseason spot, maintaining a 31-point advantage over RFK Racing driver Ryan Preece.
Five drivers in non-chartered cars are entered for the 400-mile Daytona summer race — Joey Gase (No. 44 NY Racing Team), Casey Mears (No. 62 Beard Motorsports), Gray Gaulding (No. 66 Garage 66), Corey Heim (No. 67 23XI Racing) and Daniel Dye (No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports). One driver will fail to qualify for the event.
