Suárez Seeks Sweep as Spire Motorsports Heads to Championship Chase

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero Sugar 400, the final race of the 2026 regular season. With just one race remaining before the championship Chase begins, Spire Motorsports has secured a milestone: they will compete for their first-ever NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Daniel Suárez and Carson Hocevar have both clinched spots in the 16-driver Chase field following Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Suárez, piloting the No. 7 Coke Zero Sugar Chevrolet ZL1, is looking to make history by sweeping NASCAR's 2026 Coca-Cola entitlement races.

A Daytona victory Saturday would complete the sweep for Suárez, who captured his third career Cup Series victory and first with Spire Motorsports in May's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is the 26th of 36 points-paying races on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.