Ross Chastain delivered a stunning performance at Daytona International Speedway, capturing pole position with a blistering lap of 48.809 seconds.
Pole Position Drama
He will share the front row with Chris Buescher, who posted a close 48.859-second effort, while Austin Hill impressed in his career‑best qualifying run, starting third.
Trackhouse Racing continued its resurgence, with three of its cars cracking the top ten. Austin Cindric, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson will line up eighth, ninth and tenth respectively, underscoring the team’s ability to overcome earlier engine setbacks.
The 40‑car field was trimmed to 40 starting spots from 41 entries, leaving one driver and team without a spot. Corey Heim emerged as the highest‑qualifying open entrant in eleventh, while Ty Gibbs earned a second chance after a caution and finished fourteenth.
The race will feature a mix of Chase contenders such as Ryan Preece and Shane van Gisbergen alongside veteran competitors like Kyle Larson and Joey Logano, promising a tightly contested Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar 400.