Entry List
The official 2020 Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Coke Zero Sugar 400
Saturday, August 29th, 2020
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Due to no practice and qualifying for the remaining 2020 season, NASCAR uses three weighted and averaged competition-based performance metrics from the most recently completed race to determine the Starting lineup and Pit selection order for each race:
- * Owner points position (weighted at 35%)
- * Finish position (weighted at 50%)
- * Fastest lap rank (weighted at 15%)
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Laps Actual: 164 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.119 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 39 Minutes 59 Seconds
- Average Speed: 153.766
- Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
- Lead Changes: 35
- Green Flag Passes: 7,842 (54.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- 62nd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400
- Race Winner: William Byron
- Age: 22
- Team : No. 24 - Liberty University Chevrolet
- Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
- William Byron won the 62nd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400, his first victory in 98 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
- Chase Elliott (second) posted his first top-10 finish in 10 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2020.
- Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 30 races at Daytona International Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- William Byron and Matt DiBenedetto clinch the final two spots in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
- Byron becomes the 21st different driver to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway and the 11th to do it in the summer race.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Smithfield Hometown Original | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 36 | Ford | PIRTEK | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 41 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 43 | Ford | America Strong | Rick Ware Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 44 | Chevrolet | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 30 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 44 | Ford | Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 42 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 35 | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 40 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 48 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Phil Surgen |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 35 | Ford | CarParts.com | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 42 | Ford | Guranteed Rate | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 10, 1975 | 45 | Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports / South Point Casino | Beard Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 30 | Chevrolet | Dow VORASURF | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 32 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 27 | Toyota | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 26 | Ford | Body Armor | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 21 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Trump 2020 | GO FAS Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 22 | 53 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | Sparks | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Chevrolet | Hooters | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 25 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 29 | Ford | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | RFK Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 27 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 24 | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 28 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 29 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 28 | Toyota | CommScope | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 30 | 77 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 31 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 32 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 33 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Sacramento, CA | Apr 11, 1991 | 29 | Chevrolet | Remember Everyone Deployed | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 34 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 22 | Ford | HaasTooling.com / Autodesk | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 35 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 25 | Chevrolet | Ariens | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 36 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | KCMG | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 37 | 00 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Good Greek Movers | StarCom Racing | George Church |
| 38 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 23 | Ford | Fire Alarm Services | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 39 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Rheem / Johns Manville | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 40 | 51 | James Davison | Melbourne, Australia | Aug 28, 1986 | 34 | Ford | Signing Day | Petty Ware Racing | Michael Hillman |