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Ryan Blaney surged from 13th to the lead in the final two laps to win the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Blaney crossed the line 0.031 seconds ahead of Daniel Suarez in a hectic finish to conclude the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Justin Haley finished third, followed by Cole Custer and Erik Jones.
Without a first-time winner, Alex Bowman and Tyler Reddick advanced to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs by virtue of their points finishes in the regular season.
Bowman's playoff destiny was in jeopardy after an early incident, finishing 36th. A first-time winner would have pushed Bowman out of the playoff picture, but instead, he joins the grid of 16 postseason competitors.
As fate would have it, the drivers who finished second through sixth were all seeking a playoff berth with their first wins of the year. Chris Buescher finished sixth, followed by Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry and Chase Elliott.
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Coke Zero Sugar 400 Unofficial Results
| Fin | No | Driver | Laps |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 160 |
| 2 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 160 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Haley | 160 |
| 4 | 41 | Cole Custer | 160 |
| 5 | 43 | Erik Jones | 160 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 160 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 160 |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 160 |
| 9 | 21 | Josh Berry | 160 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 160 |
| 11 | 34 | * Todd Gilliland | 160 |
| 12 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 160 |
| 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 160 |
| 14 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 160 |
| 15 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 160 |
| 16 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 160 |
| 17 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 160 |
| 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 160 |
| 19 | 24 | William Byron | 160 |
| 20 | 51 | Cody Ware | 160 |
| 21 | 45 | * Tyler Reddick | 160 |
| 22 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 160 |
| 23 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 160 |
| 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 160 |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 160 |
| 26 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 159 |
| 27 | 22 | Joey Logano | 159 |
| 28 | 44 | * Joey Gase(i) | 157 |
| 29 | 66 | * Casey Mears | 156 |
| 30 | 33 | * Austin Hill(i) | 155 |
| 31 | 38 | * Zane Smith | 154 |
| 32 | 78 | * BJ McLeod(i) | 137 |
| 33 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 95 |
| 34 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 81 |
| 35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28 |
| 36 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 27 |
| 37 | 23 | * Bubba Wallace | 27 |
| 38 | 4 | * Noah Gragson | 27 |
| 39 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 27 |
| 40 | 35 | * Riley Herbst # | 27 |
