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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona Beach, Fla.: Coke Zero 400 at a glance

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the defending champion of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the defending champion of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. AP

Distance: 160 laps, or 400 miles.

Where: Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile, high-banked, asphalt, trioval in Daytona Beach, Fla.

When: 7:45 p.m., Saturday.

TV: NBC.

Radio: Motor Racing Network.

Last year’s winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Also this week: Subway Firecracker 250, Xfinity Series, Daytona International Speedway, 7 p.m., Friday, NBC Sports Network.

Worth mentioning: Earnhardt’s victory in 2015 came in the early hours of Sunday morning after a lengthy rain delay. ... NBC takes over broadcasting for the remainder of the season, taking the baton from Fox.

David Scott’s Power 16

1. Kevin Harvick (1st last week): Wasn’t a factor at Sonoma, but solid sixth place.

2. Joey Logano (3): Was waiting to take advantage behind Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin at Sonoma, but chance never materialized.

3. Brad Keselowski (2): 15th place at Sonoma first outside top 10 in seven races.

4. Kurt Busch (4): Ten consecutive top-10s.

5. Carl Edwards (7): Sonoma’s pole winner managed fourth-place finish.

6. Kyle Busch (6): Back in top 10 at Sonoma for first time since winning at Kansas.

7. Martin Truex Jr. (8): Had one of the strongest cars at Sonoma.

8. Chase Elliott (5): First Cup road course race for the rookie was an education (21st).

9. Denny Hamlin (15): Will be replaying how he drove that final turn at Sonoma in his mind for a long time.

10. Jimmie Johnson (10): Usual summer doldrums for the No. 48 team seem to be in full swing.

11. Tony Stewart (16); 12. Kyle Larson (9); 13. Ryan Newman (13); 14. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (14); 15. Matt Kenseth (12); 16. Austin Dillon (11).

Points Standings

Sprint Cup

1. Kevin Harvick, 562

2. Kurt Busch, 527

3. Carl Edwards, 510

4. Brad Keselowski, 506

5. Joey Logano, 493

6. Chase Elliott, 473

7. Jimmie Johnson, 469

8. Martin Truex Jr, 452

9. Kyle Busch, 452

10. Matt Kenseth, 430

11. Denny Hamlin, 421

12. Dale Earnhardt Jr, 413

13. Ryan Newman, 402

14. Austin Dillon, 400

15. Jamie McMurray, 398

16. Kasey Kahne, 385

17. Ryan Blaney, 382

18. AJ Allmendinger, 365

19. Trevor Bayne, 361

20. Kyle Larson, 355

Xfinity

1. Daniel Suarez, 490

2. Elliot Sadler, 469

3. Ty Dillon, 455

4. Justin Allgaier, 422

5. Brandon Jones, 417

6. Brendan Gaughan, 412

7. Erik Jones, 411

8. Brennan Poole, 407

9. Darrell Wallace Jr., 373

10. Ryan Reed, 331

Truck

1. William Byron, 226.

2. Matt Crafton, 225.

3. Timothy Peters, 221.

4. Daniel Hemric, 216.

5. Johnny Sauter, 204.

6. John Hunter Nemechek, 192.

7. Ben Kennedy, 192.

8. Tyler Reddick, 191.

9. Christopher Bell, 185.

10. Ben Rhodes, 181.

This story was originally published June 30, 2016 at 4:54 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona Beach, Fla.: Coke Zero 400 at a glance."

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