NASCAR 2023: What is the qualifying order for Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway

The Daytona International Speedway is all set to host the NASCAR 2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400 this weekend. The final race of the regular season will kick off at 7 pm ET on Saturday, August 26, in a 400-mile action-packed contest.

Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Daytona International Speedway boasts a superspeedway with a 2.5-mile-long total length. It opened in 1959 and features 31 degrees of banking in the turns, 18 degrees in the tri-oval, and three degrees in the back straightaway.

Apart from making a second appearance on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar this season, the 2.5-mile superspeedway will also host the Xfinity Series this weekend.

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 will feature 39 drivers. The qualifying session will open this racing weekend on Friday, August 25, at 5:05 pm ET on USA Network, which will determine the starting order for Coke Zero Sugar 400.

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Qualifying order for NASCAR 2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass recently took to Twitter to share the qualifying order for the upcoming Cup Series and Xfinity Series races this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway.

The qualifying order for NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400 is set to kick off with Chandler Smith running the first lap and Denny Hamlin running the final one. Here’s the full qualifying order for Coke Zero Sugar 400:

Position- Driver – Metric score

1. Chandler Smith - 41.000
2. Austin Hill - 40.650
3. Riley Herbst - 39.950
4. BJ McLeod - 35.750
5. JJ Yeley - 35.300
6. Ty Dillon - 34.650
7. Brennan Poole - 33.850
8. Josh Berry - 32.700
9. Harrison Burton - 32.100
10. Chase Briscoe - 31.050
11. Aric Almirola - 28.250
12. Erik Jones - 28.050
13. Austin Dillon - 27.450
14. Michael McDowell - 24.750
15. Justin Haley - 23.350
16. Alex Bowman - 22.400
17. Chase Elliott - 22.100
18. Daniel Suarez - 22.00
19. Corey LaJoie - 21.700
20. Austin Cindric - 20.350
21. Ryan Preece - 19.900
22. Kevin Harvick - 18.050
23. Todd Gilliland - 16.700
24. Kyle Larson - 15.050
25. Bubba Wallace - 14.850
26. Ross Chastain - 14.650
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 14.500
28. Joey Logano - 13.000
29. Kyle Busch - 12.800
30. Brad Keselowski - 12.750
31. Ryan Blaney - 10.200
32. Tyler Reddick - 9.850
33. AJ Allmendinger - 9.500
34. Ty Gibbs - 9.500
35. Chris Buescher - 7.450
36. Martin Truex Jr - 4.700
37. Christopher Bell - 3.800
38. William Byron - 2.300
39. Denny Hamlin - 2.300

Catch all the teams and drivers at the Daytona International Speedway this weekend live on NBC and MRN.