The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona on Saturday for the penultimate race of the regular season, and no one appears to be hotter than Tyler Reddick.
Reddick is coming off a win in the FireKeepers Casino 400, which represented his third consecutive top-three finish and seventh consecutive top-six finish. While two wins aren't as many as some other drivers, Reddick enters the Coke Zero Sugar 400 leading the Cup Series standings.
Reddick doesn't have a win in the Coke Zero Sugar 400, however. Chris Buescher secured the victory last year, edging out Brad Keselowski in a race that required overtime. Now sitting 12th in the Cup Series standings, Buescher is looking for his first win of the season and what would be a massive step toward the playoffs.
Here's a look at the pole winner and complete starting order for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 in Daytona.
MORE: Full NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2024
Who won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 pole for 2024?
Michael McDowell won the pole for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. It's McDowell's fourth pole of the season.
McDowell will be joined by fellow Front Row Motorsports driver Todd Gilliland on the front row, while Joey Logano and Ryan Preece finished third and fourth, respectively.
McDowell doesn't have a win in 2024, with his best finish coming in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 when he was the runner-up. The 39-year-old enters Saturday 21st in the NASCAR Cup Series standings.
Here's the complete starting lineup for the Coke Zero Sugar 400.
Coke Zero Sugar 400 starting lineup 2024
Starting pos. | Driver | Car No. | Team |
1 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
2 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
3 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
4 | Ryan Preece | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
5 | Josh Berry | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
6 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
7 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
8 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Team Penske |
9 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
10 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
11 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
12 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | RFK Racing |
13 | Chris Buescher | 17 | RFK Racing |
14 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
15 | Noah Gragson | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
16 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
17 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
18 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
19 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
20 | Harrison Burton | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
21 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
22 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing |
23 | Austin Hill | 33 | Richard Childress Racing |
24 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Trackhouse Racing |
25 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 23XI Racing |
26 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
27 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
28 | Daniel Hemric | 31 | Kaulig Racing |
29 | Parker Retzlaff | 62 | Beard Motorsports |
30 | Zane Smith | 71 | Spire Motorsports |
31 | John H. Nemechek | 42 | Legacy Motor Club |
32 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 16 | Kaulig Racing |
33 | Cody Ware | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
34 | Corey Lajoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports |
35 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
36 | Justin Haley | 51 | Rick Ware Racing |
37 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
38 | BJ McLeod | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports |
39 | Joey Gase | 44 | NY Racing Team |
40 | Erik Jones | 43 | Legacy Motor Club |