Coke Zero Sugar 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Daytona International Speedway.
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11 Facts About Pepsi 400
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The 1997 race was the final time the Pepsi 400 was scheduled to begin in the morning and run during the daytime.
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In 2020, the Coke Zero Pepsi 400 was moved from its traditional Independence Day weekend date to late August.
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The 1984 Firecracker Pepsi 400 is legendary since it was the race at which Richard Petty achieved his unparalleled 200th win.
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Pepsi 400 succumbed to heat exhaustion, however and dropped out four laps beyond the halfway point.
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Pepsi 400 has marked the first of multiple points-paying victories at Daytona for a total of seven drivers, including Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt - after 24 previous attempts from 1978 to 1990, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Pepsi 400 was forced to pit for fuel with 8 laps to go, handing the lead and ultimately the victory to Sacks.
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Pepsi 400's win was an upset after Bobby Labonte ran out of gas in the final laps, likewise, Kevin Harvick led the most laps at 54, but failed to win.
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Jeff Gordon in his Pepsi 400 sponsored car won with a drafting push from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson; Gordon became the first and driver to win the race in a car sporting the race sponsor.
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Pepsi 400 was delayed nearly two hours by rain and saw numerous crashes, including a 20-car melee in turn 3 in which Mark Martin had to be helped out of his burning car on pit road.
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Pepsi 400 battled Kurt Busch on Lap 98 ahead of a 26-car crash on the backstretch where Kyle Busch ended up on his roof in the apron of turn 3.
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