NASCAR 2023: Preview and odds for Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 marks the 26th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. The green flag is set to drop at 7 pm ET on Saturday, August 26, at the Daytona International Speedway.

A total of 39 drivers will compete over 160 laps in this week’s NASCAR Cup Series race. This will be the 65th annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 hosted by the Daytona International Speedway in the history of the Cup Series.

The 2.5-mile superspeedway consists of 31 degrees of banking in the turns, 18 degrees in the tri-oval, and three degrees in the back straightaway. The venue began hosting NASCAR races in 1959 and currently hosts the Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship, Xfinity Series, Truck and ARCA Menards Series.

Heading to the Daytona International Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott stands at the top of the odds table at +1100 to win Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400, according to dknetwork.draftkings.com.

Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, and Joey Logano are the three drivers who are tied for the second-highest odds at -1200 to claim the race.

They are followed by William Byron at +1400, Denny Hamlin at +1400, Brad Keselowski at +1400, Chris Buescher at +1800, and Ross Chastain at +2000 in the top-five highest odds.

Austin Dillon, the defending champion of the event, is coming into the race with the sixth-highest odds at +2200.

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Opening odds for 2023 NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400

Here are the odds for all participating NASCAR Cup Series drivers competing at the Daytona International Speedway:

1. Chase Elliott, +1100
2. Ryan Blaney, +1200
3. Kyle Busch, +1200
4. Joey Logano, +1200
5. William Byron, +1400
6. Denny Hamlin, +1400
7. Brad Keselowski, +1400
8. Chris Buescher, +1800
9. Ross Chastain, +2000
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., +2000
11. Kyle Larson, +2000
12. Daniel Suarez, +2000
13. Bubba Wallace, +2000
14. Martin Truex Jr., +2200
15. Austin Dillon, +2200
16. Austin Cindric, +2200
17. Aric Almirola, +2200
18. Christopher Bell, +2500
19. Alex Bowman, +2500
20. Tyler Reddick, +2800
21. Ty Gibbs, +2800
22. Michael McDowell, +2800
23. Ryan Preece, +3500
24. Kevin Harvick, +3500
25. Erik Jones, +3500
26. Chase Briscoe, +3500
27. A.J. Allmendinger, +4500
28. Corey Lajoie, +5000
29. Todd Gilliland, +6000
30. Justin Haley, +6000
31. Josh Berry, +6500
32. Harrison Burton, +6500
33. Austin Hill, +7000
34. Riley Herbst, +10000
35. Chandler Smith, +10000
36. Ty Dillon, +30000
37. Brennan Poole, +30000
38. JJ Yeley, +50000
39. BJ McLeod, +100000

The live telecast of Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 can be viewed on NBC and MRN.