Chris Buescher captures Coke Zero Sugar 400 to keep Chase Elliott out of NASCAR Cup playoffsDAYTONA BEACH — Chase Elliott, NASCAR’s most popular driver, will miss out on the Cup Series’ biggest stretch as the breakout season for Chris Buescher continues. Buescher’s victory during Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway was the third in five starts for the 30-year-old Texan. The 2020 Cup Series champion finished fourth to end a seven-year playoff streak dating to 2016. We’ve gone through a lot of trials and tribulations.”With a push from Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing co-owner and teammate Brad Keselowski, Buescher held off 2014 Coke Zero Sugar 400 winner and UCF alum Aric Almirola, who finished third, and Elliott. “It’s not fun.”Besides Gibbs, the crash ended the playoff hopes for defending Coke Zero Sugar 400 winner Austin Dillon and 2022 Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric.

Source: The Star August 27, 2023 09:20 UTC