Following the unofficial kickoff to the season with the Feb. 5 Busch Light Clash held at The Los Angeles Coliseum for the second consecutive year, NASCAR will return to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for its biggest race of the year.
Over the course of five days, Daytona will host the season openers of the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Menards series. For the first time, there will be no practice sessions prior to Cup Series qualifying or the Daytona 500 qualifying races.
(All times EST.; Schedule is tentative and subject to change)
Tuesday, February 14
2 p.m. – Random draw for Xfinity Series qualifying lineup
4 p.m. – Random draw for Cup Series qualifying lineup
Wednesday, February 15
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Daytona 500 Media Day
8:15 p.m. - NASCAR Cup Series single-car qualifying (one lap, two rounds)
Thursday, February 16
4:05 – 4:55 p.m. – ARCA Menards Series practice
5:05 – 5:55 p.m. – NASCAR Truck Series practice
7 p.m. - NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Race #1 (60 laps)
8:45 p.m. - NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Race #2 (60 laps)
Friday, February 17
1:30 p.m. – ARCA Menards Series qualifying
3 p.m. – NASCAR Truck Series qualifying
4:35 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. – NASCAR Xfinity Series practice
5:35 - 6:35 p.m. – NASCAR Cup Series practice
7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Truck Series race (100 laps)
Saturday, February 18
10:30 - 11:20 a.m. – NASCAR Cup Series final practice
11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying
1:30 p.m. – ARCA Menards Series race (80 laps)
5 p.m. – NASCAR Xfinity Series race (120 laps)
Sunday, February 19
2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 (200 laps)
