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2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Betting Preview

NASCAR Previews

29 August 2026 By Dunkel Index

NASCAR heads to Daytona International Speedway on Saturday for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Ryan Blaney returns as the defending champ at the 160 laps / 400 miles track in Daytona Beach, FL.

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COKE ZERO SUGAR 400 START TIME & RACE INFO

Event: Coke Zero Sugar 400
Where: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
When: Saturday, August 29 at 7:30 PM ET
TV: NBC

COKE ZERO SUGAR 400 FAVORITES

Joey Logano (Odds to Win: +800)

Ryan Blaney (Odds to Win: +1200)

Carson Hocevar (Odds to Win: +1200)

Bubba Wallace (Odds to Win: +1200)

William Byron (Odds to Win: +1400)

DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10

Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:

B. Wallace	40.361
R. Blaney	40.025
C. Bell	39.976
J. Logano	39.619
T. Gibbs	39.365
R. Preece	39.365
D. Hamlin	38.165
T. Reddick	33.173
C. Hocevar	32.499
K. Larson	31.208

WINNER: BUBBA WALLACE (+1200)

Wallace has excelled at superspeedways, finding his way to the front of the pack in 10 of his last 11 Daytona races. He has finished runner-up at this track three separate times. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Wallace (+1200) is our pick to take the checkered flag at Daytona on Saturday.