NASCAR Cup Series qualifying: Full starting lineup at Daytona

Two more drivers are set to punch their NASCAR Cup Series playoff tickets in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway..

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series regular season is scheduled to end at the same place it started: Daytona International Speedway.

Two of the 16 playoff spots are still up for grabs heading into Saturday night’s 160-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval, and unless somebody wins from below the cut line, those spots are set to go to 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman, as nobody else can possibly get in on points.

Qualifying for this race is set to utilize the standard superspeedway qualifying format. Each of the 40 drivers on the entry list is set to make a single-lap qualifying attempt in the first round; there are no groups. The fastest 10 drivers are set to advance to the second round shootout for the pole position.

The qualifying order was determined by a new formula that NASCAR developed to replace the formula that had been used from 2020 to 2024. The previous formula featured four variables, while the new one features only two, making it much more straightforward and easier to understand.

A full explanation of the current metric can be found here.

Follow along with our Coke Zero Sugar 400 qualifying updates from Daytona.

Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Daytona

Round 1 qualifying results
Round 2 qualifying results
Full Daytona starting lineup

Daytona International Speedway is scheduled to host the Coke Zero Sugar 400 beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET this Saturday, August 23, and live coverage from the “World Center of Racing” is set to be provided by NBC. Start a free trial of FuboTV and don’t miss the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale!