2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | August 24, 2024 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | TBA, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Jimmie Johnson | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Jason Toy (3 & 4) | ||
The 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 24, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway, it is the 25th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report[edit]
Background[edit]
The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, a race track located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, the track is the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010. On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway is being worked on by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, and it cost US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands include 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000.[5][6] The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks.
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media[edit]
Television[edit]
NBC Sports will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2000 Coke Zero 400 winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson[7] will call the race from the broadcast booth. Reporters TBA will handle the pit road duties from pit lane.
| NBC | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: TBA Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Jimmie Johnson |
TBA |
Radio[edit]
MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Rusty Wallace will call the action for MRN when the field races thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody will call the action for MRN from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field races thru turns 1 & 2. Mike Bagley will work the Daytona Backstretch for MRN from a spotter's stand in the inside of the track. Jason Toy will work the action for MRN when the field races thru turns 3 & 4. Pit road will be operated by lead pit reporter Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Chris Wilner.
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
|---|---|---|
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Jason Toy |
Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Chris Wilner |
References[edit]
- ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Reed, Steve (January 22, 2013). "Daytona International unveils plans for upgrade". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Daytona Rising". Daytona International Speedway. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Jimmie Johnson joins NBC Sports motorsports coverage for four races in 2024". NBC Sports. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.