NASCAR results, highlights: Buescher wins at Daytona, Preece has scary wreck, Wallace advances to playoff

Coke Zero Sugar 400 results

1. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

2. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

3. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

4. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

5. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

6. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

7. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

8. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

9. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

10. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

11. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

12. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

13. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

14. Austin Hill (62), Beard Motorsports Chevrolet

15. Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

16. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

17. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

18. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

19. J.J. Yeley (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

20. Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

21. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

22. Josh Berry (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

23. BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

24. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

25. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

26. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

27. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

29. A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

30. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

31. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

32. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

33. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

35. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

36. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

37. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

38. Riley Herbst (36), Front Row Motorsports Ford

39. Brennan Poole (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings

1. William Byron – 2,036

2. Martin Truex Jr. – 2,036

3. Denny Hamlin – 2,025

4. Chris Buescher – 2,021

5. Kyle Busch – 2,019

6. Kyle Larson – 2,017

7. Christopher Bell – 2,014

8. Ross Chastain – 2,011

9. Brad Keselowski – 2,010

10. Tyler Reddick – 2,009

11. Joey Logano – 2,008

12. Ryan Blaney – 2,008

13. Michael McDowell – 2,007

14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 2,005

15. Kevin Harvick – 2,004

16. Bubba Wallace – 2,000

Coke Zero Sugar 400 TV and streaming schedule

All times Eastern

Friday
5-6:30 p.m.: Qualifying (USA, NBC Sports app)

Saturday
7-7:30 p.m.: Pre-race show (NBC, Peacock)
7:30-10:30 p.m.: Coke Zero Sugar 400 (NBC, Peacock)

Coke Zero Sugar 400 track, lap count, stage lengths

Track: Daytona International Raceway (2.5-mile, tri-oval superspeedway) in Daytona Beach, Florida
Length: 160 laps for 400 miles
Stages: 35, 60 and 65 laps
Banking: Turns – 31 degrees | Tri-oval – 18 degrees | Backstretch – 3 degrees

Coke Zero Sugar 400 starting lineup

1. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

2. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

3. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

4. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

5. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

6. Riley Herbst (36), Front Row Motorsports Ford

7. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

8. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

9. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

10. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

11. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

12. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

13. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

14. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

15. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

16. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

17. A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

18. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

19. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

20. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

21. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

22. Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

23. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

24. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

25. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

26. Austin Hill (62), Beard Motorsports Chevrolet

27. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

29. Josh Berry (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

30. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

31. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

33. J.J. Yeley (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

34. Brennan Poole (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

35. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

36. Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

37. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

38. BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

39. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

Top drivers and best bets for the Coke Zero Sugar 400

For the second straight week, Chase Elliott is a favorite in a must-win situation. Oddsmakers like a desperate Elliott with Hendrick Motorsports horsepower on a superspeedway, so he enters the weekend as the co-favorite with Denny Hamlin at +1200, according to BetMGM.

Best odds to win
Chase Elliott +1200
Denny Hamlin +1200
Ryan Blaney +1300
Brad Keselowski +1300
Joey Logano +1300

In addition to the favorites, Yahoo Sports' Nick Bromberg wrote on the betting outlook earlier in the week and identified Ross Chastain (+2500) and Christopher Bell (+3000) as good midtier bets. If you want a long shot, A.J. Allmendinger — who could still make the playoffs on points, but a win would secure it — is sitting out there at 40-to-1.

Playoff bubble entering Coke Zero Sugar 400

Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski are locked into the playoffs on points after their finishes at Watkins Glen. Wallace sits on the cut line 32 points ahead of Ty Gibbs. The good news for Wallace is that he owns the second-best average Daytona finish in the field, at 13th; the bad news is he could easily be ganged up on in the draft by multicar teams, with drivers off the cut line looking to vault ahead him and 23XI.

16. Bubba Wallace +32
17. Ty Gibbs -32
18. Daniel Suárez -43
19. A.J. Allmendinger -72
20. Alex Bowman -96

Coke Zero Sugar 400 entry list

Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Brennan Poole (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Riley Herbst (36), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Josh Berry (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
J.J. Yeley (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Austin Hill (62), Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Coke Zero Sugar 400 weather forecast

The forecast is hot and dry with temperatures in the lower 90s for both days of Cup Series running. Hotter weather does mean more tire degradation, but more than that, fuel burning faster will be a greater influence on the pit strategy as fuel windows shorten.