NASCAR 2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400: Weather forecast for the Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway

The 2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400 is officially back, and fans are in for a high-octane 26th stock-car racing weekend of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, August 23. This year's edition at the 2.5-mile-long superspeedway will mark the 67th annual Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Forty NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be in action for qualifying on Friday, August 22, before Saturday afternoon’s race. The main event will be spread over 160 laps in Daytona Beach, Florida, divided into three stages, totalling 400 miles.

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Weather forecast for the 2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400

Here’s the weather report for NASCAR’s two national series at Daytona International Speedway, as per The Daily Down Force:

Friday, August 22, 2025

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying: High 89°F, Low 76°F, Wind 5-10 mph, p.m. showers & thunderstorms, and 50% chance of rain.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250: High 89°F, Low 76°F, Wind 5-10 mph, p.m. showers & thunderstorms, and 50% chance of rain.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Coke Zero Sugar 400: High 88°F, Low 76°F, Wind 5-10 mph, p.m. showers & thunderstorms, and 40% chance of rain.

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Full entry list for NASCAR’s 2025 Daytona race

The 2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400 iteration is set to see 40 Cup cars lined up on the grid. Here's a look at the list of drivers who will be vying to win the superspeedway track race:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Noah Gragson
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Justin Haley
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Ty Dillon
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
14. #17 - Chris Buescher
15. #19 - Chase Briscoe
16. #20 - Christopher Bell
17. #21 - Josh Berry
18. #22 - Joey Logano
19. #23 - Bubba Wallace
20. #24 - William Byron
21. #33 - Austin Hill (i)
22. #34 - Todd Gilliland
23. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
24. #38 - Zane Smith
25. #41 - Cole Custer
26. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
27. #43 - Erik Jones
28. #44 - Joey Gase (i)
29. #45 - Tyler Reddick
30. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
31. #48 - Alex Bowman
32. #51 - Cody Ware
33. #54 - Ty Gibbs
34. #60 - Ryan Preece
35. #66 - Casey Mears
36. #71 - Michael McDowell
37. #77 - Carson Hocevar
38. #78 - B.J. McLeod (i)
39. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
40. #99 - Daniel Suárez