Michael McDowell put his No. 34 Ford Mustang on the pole for Saturday’s running of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
McDowell will be joined by teammate Todd Gilliland on the front row while the first six cars in the field will be Fords as Joey Logano, Ryan Preece, Josh Berry , and Chase Briscoe will follow. In seventh, William Byron is the first Chevrolet while the first Toyota is 17th place starter Martin Truex Jr.
Coverage of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 will air on NBC and the NBC Sports App beginning at 7:30 pm ET on Saturday night.
Coke Zero Sugar 400 Starting Lineup
Qualifying: August 23, 2024; Race to be held: August 24, 2024
| Pos | Driver | Sponsor | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | Long John Silver’s Ford | 49.136 | 183.165 |
| 2 | Todd Gilliland | Grillo’s Pickles Ford | 49.234 | 182.801 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 49.358 | 182.341 |
| 4 | Ryan Preece | TRUEWERK Ford | 49.366 | 182.312 |
| 5 | Josh Berry # | eero Ford | 49.397 | 182.197 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Compact Tractors Ford | 49.398 | 182.194 |
| 7 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | 49.435 | 182.057 |
| 8 | Austin Cindric | Menards/Tarkett Ford | 49.451 | 181.998 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 49.478 | 181.899 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 49.518 | 181.752 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 49.556 | 181.613 |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | King’s Hawaiian Ford | 49.575 | 181.543 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | Fifth Third Bank Ford | 49.584 | 181.51 |
| 14 | Ryan Blaney | Advance Auto Parts Ford | 49.587 | 181.499 |
| 15 | Noah Gragson | Rush Truck Centers Ford | 49.612 | 181.408 |
| 16 | Austin Dillon | BREZTRI Chevrolet | 49.614 | 181.4 |
| 17 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 49.677 | 181.17 |
| 18 | Bubba Wallace | Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 49.69 | 181.123 |
| 19 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Cares Toyota | 49.722 | 181.006 |
| 20 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging Ford | 49.724 | 180.999 |
| 21 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 49.741 | 180.937 |
| 22 | Daniel Suarez | Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Chevrolet | 49.767 | 180.843 |
| 23 | Austin Hill(i) | United Rentals Chevrolet | 49.769 | 180.835 |
| 24 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 49.772 | 180.825 |
| 25 | Tyler Reddick | MoneyLion Toyota | 49.774 | 180.817 |
| 26 | Ty Gibbs | REAGAN The Movie Toyota | 49.792 | 180.752 |
| 27 | Christopher Bell | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 49.794 | 180.745 |
| 28 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 49.82 | 180.65 |
| 29 | Parker Retzlaff(i) | Funkaway Chevrolet | 49.821 | 180.647 |
| 30 | Zane Smith # | Ambetter Health Chevrolet | 49.844 | 180.563 |
| 31 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 49.847 | 180.552 |
| 32 | Shane Van Gisbergen(i) | Safety Culture Chevrolet | 49.882 | 180.426 |
| 33 | Cody Ware | Jacob Construction/Parts Plus Ford | 49.924 | 180.274 |
| 34 | Corey LaJoie | Celsius Chevrolet | 49.927 | 180.263 |
| 35 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/BIGGIE Muffins/Capri Sun Chevrolet | 50.057 | 179.795 |
| 36 | Justin Haley | Beef a Roo Ford | 50.065 | 179.766 |
| 37 | Carson Hocevar # | Premier Security Chevrolet | 50.079 | 179.716 |
| 38 | BJ McLeod(i) | Power Slap Chevrolet | 50.721 | 177.441 |
| 39 | Joey Gase(i) | NFPA Chevrolet | 51.395 | 175.114 |
| 40 | Erik Jones | Famiy Dollar Toyota | 0 | 0 |
