List of Coke Zero Sugar 400 winners

Last Modified Feb 25, 2025 08:10 GMT
NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400
NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 was won by Harrison Burton in 2024. [Credits: Getty Images]

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is the second race held at the famous Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series. The race is going to be hosted on Saturday, August 23 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 race is characterised as the NASCAR playoffs race for the Round of 16. The Daytona International Speedway has been hosting the Coke Zero Sugar 400 event every year since the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race has been sponsored by Coca-Cola since 2008 and has earned its name Coca-Cola's zero sugar cold drink. Prior to Coca-Cola, Pepsi used to sponsor the event and thus lend its name to the event. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is a 400 miles long event hosted for 160 laps. The event is a night-race and characterised by high-density crashes. In the last 21 races held at the Coke Zero Sugar 400, the event has a 0.154s-average margin. It also holds the record for the fourth closest finish in the history of the Cup Series at 0.005s.

Coke Zero Sugar 400's winners

Fireball Roberts became the first driver to claim victory in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 race. He won the race on July 4, 1959. Roberts was followed by Jack Smith and David Pearson in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Roberts returned to victory lane in 1962-1963. Harrison Burton from Wood Brothers Racing is the defending champion of the event. Burton claimed his first Cup Series victory at the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400, as per Racing Reference.

YearDayDateNo.Driver
1959SaturdayJuly 43Fireball Roberts
1960MondayJuly 447Jack Smith
1961TuesdayJuly 43David Pearson
1962WednesdayJuly 422Fireball Roberts
1963ThursdayJuly 422Fireball Roberts
1964SaturdayJuly 447A. J. Foyt
1965SundayJuly 441A. J. Foyt
1966MondayJuly 498Sam McQuagg
1967TuesdayJuly 421Cale Yarborough
1968ThursdayJuly 421Cale Yarborough
1969FridayJuly 498LeeRoy Yarbrough
1970SaturdayJuly 427Donnie Allison
1971SundayJuly 471Bobby Isaac
1972TuesdayJuly 421David Pearson
1973WednesdayJuly 421David Pearson
1974ThursdayJuly 421David Pearson
1975FridayJuly 443Richard Petty
1976SundayJuly 411Cale Yarborough
1977*MondayJuly 443Richard Petty
1978TuesdayJuly 421David Pearson
1979WednesdayJuly 421Neil Bonnett
1980FridayJuly 415Bobby Allison
1981SaturdayJuly 427Cale Yarborough
1982SundayJuly 488Bobby Allison
1983MondayJuly 421Buddy Baker
1984WednesdayJuly 443Richard Petty
1985ThursdayJuly 410Greg Sacks
1986FridayJuly 425Tim Richmond
1987SaturdayJuly 422Bobby Allison
1988SaturdayJuly 29Bill Elliott
1989SaturdayJuly 128Davey Allison
1990SaturdayJuly 73Dale Earnhardt
1991SaturdayJuly 69Bill Elliott
1992SaturdayJuly 44Ernie Irvan
1993SaturdayJuly 33Dale Earnhardt
1994SaturdayJuly 227Jimmy Spencer
1995SaturdayJuly 124Jeff Gordon
1996SaturdayJuly 64Sterling Marlin
1997SaturdayJuly 598John Andretti
1998SaturdayOctober 1724Jeff Gordon
1999SaturdayJuly 388Dale Jarrett
2000SaturdayJuly 199Jeff Burton
2001SaturdayJuly 78Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2002SaturdayJuly 615Michael Waltrip
2003SaturdayJuly 516Greg Biffle
2004Saturday SundayJuly 3–424Jeff Gordon
2005Saturday SundayJuly 2–320Tony Stewart
2006SaturdayJuly 120Tony Stewart
2007SaturdayJuly 726Jamie McMurray
2008SaturdayJuly 518Kyle Busch
2009SaturdayJuly 414Tony Stewart
2010Saturday SundayJuly 3–429Kevin Harvick
2011SaturdayJuly 26David Ragan
2012SaturdayJuly 714Tony Stewart
2013SaturdayJuly 648Jimmie Johnson
2014SundayJuly 643Aric Almirola
2015Sunday MondayJuly 5–688Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2016SaturdayJuly 22Brad Keselowski
2017SaturdayJuly 117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2018SaturdayJuly 720Erik Jones
2019SundayJuly 777Justin Haley
2020SaturdayAugust 2924William Byron
2021SaturdayAugust 2812Ryan Blaney
2022SundayAugust 283Austin Dillon
2023SaturdayAugust 2617Chris Buescher
2024SaturdayAugust 2421Harrison Burton

Coke Zero Sugar 400 team winners year-by-year

Jim Stephens and Pontiac won the first ever Coke Zero Sugar 400 race held during the 1959 Cup Series season. Pontiac were able to claim multiple consecutive victories in the event with different teams from 1959 to 1962. Homan-Moody and Ford were the first to end Pontiac's dominance in the race. The 2024 Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 event was won by Wood Brothers Racing and Ford.

YearDayDateTeamManufacturer
1959SaturdayJuly 4Jim StephensPontiac
1960MondayJuly 4Jack SmithPontiac
1961TuesdayJuly 4John MasoniPontiac
1962WednesdayJuly 4Banjo MatthewsPontiac
1963ThursdayJuly 4Holman-MoodyFord
1964SaturdayJuly 4Ray NichelsDodge
1965SundayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingFord
1966MondayJuly 4Ray NichelsDodge
1967TuesdayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingFord
1968ThursdayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingMercury
1969FridayJuly 4Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord
1970SaturdayJuly 4Banjo MatthewsFord
1971SundayJuly 4Nord KrauskopfDodge
1972TuesdayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingMercury
1973WednesdayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingMercury
1974ThursdayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingMercury
1975FridayJuly 4Petty EnterprisesDodge
1976SundayJuly 4Junior Johnson & AssociatesBuick
1977*MondayJuly 4Petty EnterprisesDodge
1978TuesdayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingMercury
1979WednesdayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingMercury
1980FridayJuly 4Bud Moore EngineeringMercury
1981SaturdayJuly 4M.C. Anderson RacingBuick
1982SundayJuly 4DiGard MotorsportsBuick
1983MondayJuly 4Wood Brothers RacingFord
1984WednesdayJuly 4Curb RacingPontiac
1985ThursdayJuly 4DiGard MotorsportsChevrolet
1986FridayJuly 4Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1987SaturdayJuly 4Stavola Brothers RacingBuick
1988SaturdayJuly 2Melling RacingFord
1989SaturdayJuly 1Robert Yates RacingFord
1990SaturdayJuly 7Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
1991SaturdayJuly 6Melling RacingFord
1992SaturdayJuly 4Morgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet
1993SaturdayJuly 3Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
1994SaturdayJuly 2Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord
1995SaturdayJuly 1Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1996SaturdayJuly 6Morgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet
1997SaturdayJuly 5Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord
1998SaturdayOctober 17Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1999SaturdayJuly 3Robert Yates RacingFord
2000SaturdayJuly 1Roush RacingFord
2001SaturdayJuly 7Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
2002SaturdayJuly 6Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
2003SaturdayJuly 5Roush RacingFord
2004Saturday SundayJuly 3–4Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2005Saturday SundayJuly 2–3Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
2006SaturdayJuly 1Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
2007SaturdayJuly 7Roush Fenway RacingFord
2008SaturdayJuly 5Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
2009SaturdayJuly 4Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
2010Saturday SundayJuly 3–4Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
2011SaturdayJuly 2Roush Fenway RacingFord
2012SaturdayJuly 7Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
2013SaturdayJuly 6Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2014SundayJuly 6Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
2015Sunday MondayJuly 5–6Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2016SaturdayJuly 2Team PenskeFord
2017SaturdayJuly 1Roush Fenway RacingFord
2018SaturdayJuly 7Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
2019SundayJuly 7Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
2020SaturdayAugust 29Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2021SaturdayAugust 28Team PenskeFord
2022SundayAugust 28Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
2023SaturdayAugust 26RFK RacingFord
2024SaturdayAugust 24Wood Brothers RacingFord

Coke Zero Sugar 400 multiple-time winners

David Pearson, one the NASCAR Cup Series Hall of Famers, has won five races in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 event's history. He is the most successful driver in the event followed by Cale Yarborough and Tony Stewart who has four wins each in the event. Richard Petty has three wins in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 making him the most victorious driver at the Daytona International Speedway in the Cup Series. However, none of the drivers of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series grid have claimed more than one victory in the event, as of February 2025.

WinsDriverYears Won
5David Pearson1961, 1972–1974, 1978
4Cale Yarborough1967–1968, 1976, 1981
Tony Stewart2005–2006, 2009, 2012
3Fireball Roberts1959, 1962–1963
Richard Petty1975, 1977, 1984
Bobby Allison1980, 1982, 1987
Jeff Gordon1995, 1998, 2004
2A. J. Foyt1964–1965
Bill Elliott1988, 1991
Dale Earnhardt1990, 1993
Dale Earnhardt Jr.2001, 2015

Coke Zero Sugar 400 team multiple-time winners

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is considered to be one of the oldest NASCAR Cup Series. Moreover, many teams have attained a lot of success in the event. Wood Brothers Racing has won 10 races in the history of the event. They are followed by Hendrick Motorsports with seven wins to their name. RFK Racing takes up the third position with six wins in the event, as of February 2025.

WinsTeamYears Won
10Wood Brothers Racing1965, 1967–1968, 1972–1974, 1978–1979, 1983, 2024
7Hendrick Motorsports1986, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2013, 2015, 2020
6RFK Racing2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2023
4Joe Gibbs Racing2005–2006, 2008, 2018
Richard Childress Racing1990, 1993, 2010, 2022
3Junior Johnson & Associates1969, 1976, 1994
Petty Enterprises/Richard Petty Motorsports1975, 1977, 2014
2Banjo Matthews1962, 1970
Ray Nichels1964, 1966
DiGard Motorsports1982, 1985
Melling Racing1988, 1991
Robert Yates Racing1989, 1999
Morgan-McClure Motorsports1992, 1996
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.2001–2002
Stewart-Haas Racing2009, 2012
Team Penske2016, 2021

Coke Zero Sugar 400 manufacturer multiple-time winners

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 race sees a close rivalry between the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturers, Ford and Chevrolet. The two manufactuerers were on equal footing but Ford took the lead with one victory in 2024. Ford has 22 wins in the event and Chevrolet lags closely behind with 21 wins. On the other hand, Toyota has only won two races in the event far away from the competition between Ford and Chevrolet. Mercury is the most successful former manufacturer in the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 event with seven wins throughout the history of the event.

WinsManufacturerYears Won
22Ford1963, 1965, 1967, 1969–1970, 1983, 1988–1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016–2017, 2021, 2023–2024
21Chevrolet1985–1986, 1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1996, 1998, 2001–2002, 2004–2006, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2015, 2019–2020, 2022
7Mercury1968, 1972–1974, 1978–1980
5Dodge1964, 1966, 1971, 1975, 1977
Pontiac1959–1962, 1984
4Buick1976, 1981–1982, 1987
2Toyota2008, 2018

FAQs on Coke Zero Sugar 400 winners

A. Harrison Burton is the defending winner of the Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400.

A. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 event lasts for 400 miles in total throughout the event.

A. The Daytona 500 race in 2025 was won by William Byron.

A. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 race allows for a maximum of 40 race cars on the field.

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