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Daytona Hosts First Cup Series Race Since Death of Kyle Busch
Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 marks the first NASCAR Cup field at Daytona without an Earnhardt or Busch driver in 48 years.
The short version
- The Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway marks the first NASCAR Cup Series race at the track since driver Kyle Busch died in May.
- Saturday's race is the first Cup Series event at Daytona since February 19, 1978, that does not feature a driver from either the Earnhardt or Busch families.
- Busch accumulated 63 Cup Series wins and two championships during his two-decade career, though he never secured a victory in the Daytona 500.
Key facts
- The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is the first NASCAR Cup Series race held at Daytona International Speedway since Kyle Busch died in May.[Fox News]
- Saturday night's event is the first Cup Series race at Daytona without an Earnhardt or a Busch in the starting field since February 19, 1978.[Fox News]
- Kyle Busch recorded 63 Cup Series wins, two championships, and 234 total victories across NASCAR's three national series during his career.[Fox News]
- Busch's death in May was the first death of an active NASCAR Cup Series driver since Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona in 2001.[Fox News]