Sunday, August 25, 2024

2024 NASCAR Cup Series - Coke Zero Sugar 400

It's the penultimate race of the regular season as the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 where chaotic moments led to the unexpected ending no one saw it coming.

Shortly before the race began, it was announced that Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen, who made his name in NASCAR by winning the Chicago street race last season, is now officially on the roster for the 2025 season, representing the Trackhouse team.

Long story short but anyway, the race. As Josh Berry won Stage 1, Stage 2 witnessed The Big One on Lap 61 when Ross Chastain got turned in front of the field in 8th and triggered a multi-car mishap followed by Austin Cindric sent Kyle Larson spinning on Lap 78. As Joey Logano won Stage 2, the finale saw John Hunter Nemechek spinning, another Big One on Lap 153, and the red flag-triggering incident where Josh Berry flipped his car. As the overtime triggered, the unexpected happened.

2024 NASCAR Cup Series - Coke Zero Sugar 400
Screengrab from NASCAR

Harrison Burton wins the Coke Zero Sugar 400 of the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time ever! You never saw it coming, didn't you?

Only one race before the playoffs and the next one is the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington this September 1st. Who will be playoffs-bound? Watch for it!

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