NASCAR will kick off the season at Daytona Beach, Florida, with a triple header at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR Gander Truck Series, Xfinity Series and NASCAR CUP Series will all race this weekend. Daytona International Speedway opened for racing in 1959. The track is a tri-oval and is 4 km (2.5 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns; 31°, tri-oval; 18° and backstretch; 2°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Bill Elliott with 210.364 mph (42.783 sec.) February 9, 1987. The stands currently capacity are 101 000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Daytona International Speedway
Series: Gander Truck Series, Xfinity Series and NASCAR CUP Series
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Thursday, February 13
16.05 | 4:05 p.m. | NASCAR Gander Truck Series | First Practice | FS2
23.30 | 5:30 p.m. | NASCAR Gander Truck Series | Final Practice | FS1
01.00 | 7 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 | FS1, MRN
02.45 | 8:45 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 | FS1, MRN
Friday, February 14
20.05 | 2:05 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series | First practice | FS1
21.10 | 3:10 p.m. | NASCAR Gander Truck Series | Qualifying | FS1
22.32 | 4:32 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Final practice | FS1
23.05 | 5:05 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | Daytona 500 Third Practice | FS1, MRN, TSN
01.30 | 7:30 p.m. | NASCAR Gander Truck Series | NextEra 250 | FS1, MRN, VIAPLAY
Saturday, February 15
17.00 | 11 a.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Qualifying | FS1
18.30 | 12:30 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | Daytona 500 Final Practice | FS1, MRN, TSN
20.30 | 2:30 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series | NASCAR Racing Experience 300 | FS1, MRN, VIAPLAY
Sunday, February 16
20.30 | 2:30 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | Daytona 500 | FOX, MRN, TSN, VIASAT
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