DAYTONA BEACH — The Coke Zero Sugar 400 starting lineup is set.
And it wasn’t by qualifying.
Friday’s afternoon session never happened, with lightning canceling the proceedings at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR also scrapped Xfinity Series qualifying.
The starting grid for Saturday’s Cup Series race was set by metric, meaning Ryan Blaney will start on the pole.
Alex Bowman will join him on the front row.
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The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday. It’s the final event of the regular season and will determine the final two playoff drivers. It will air on NBC.
Here is the full lineup.
NASCAR starting lineup for Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona
NASCAR schedule at Daytona
Saturday
7:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series, Wawa 250 (CW)
Sunday
7:30 p.m.: Cup Series, Coke Zero Sugar 400 (NBC)
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR qualifying canceled: Starting lineup set for Coke Zero Sugar 400 race at Daytona
Reporting by Chris Vinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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