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The Daytona venue for one of the "coolest" races of the summer begins at sundown on one of the biggest American holiday weekends ...

The Coke Zero 400, (formerly known as The Pepsi 400, or more popularly The Firecracker 400) is a 160 lap, 400 mile nighttime race run by some of NASCAR's biggest superstars.

One of NASCAR's most prestigious events — and the only other besides the Daytona 500 to be held at Daytona International Raceway — the Coke Zero 400 attracts the sport's most famous stars and cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

The race also happens to be scheduled around an American celebration of epic proportions, the annual 4th of July weekend.

Coke Zero 400 tickets traditionally go on sale in November, but if you haven't got a ticket to one of the hottest races of the summer, tune in Saturday night on July 7, 2012 for the 54th annual running starting with complete TV coverage on cable channel TNT beginning at 7:30PM ET.

Watch as top racers, as well as defending champ David Ragan (who won the 2011 hair raising crash-filled race), battle it out to the finish line at the 2012 mid-summer classic.

More about the Coke Zero 400 around the Web:

Elsewhere on the Web, check out more information on driver profiles, stats & photos ...

Daytona Int'l Speedway - The official site with all the latest action, driver profiles, pictures, gallery, complete schedule, track map, 3-D seating charts, online shop and ticket information.

NASCAR.com - All you need to know about the Coke Zero 400 including info on the cars, the drivers, the numbers, the track. Also check out videos, audio and news on the race as the big night draws near.

Coke Zero 400 - Good background on the history of the race & the special lighting used during the nighttime race, a listing of all past winners, and related photos, from Wikipedia.

Daytona Race Fans - Daytona area info, racing info, racing photos, driver info - with links to each driver's official Web site - NASCAR links and a busy message board.

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