NASCAR will kick off the season at Daytona Beach, Florida, with a triple header at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 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; 3°. 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: Camping World Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Thursday, February 23
18.00-18.55 | noon-12:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
20.00-20.55 | 2-2:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice, FS1
22.00-22.55 | 4-4:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
01.00 | 7 p.m. | First Can-Am Duel race (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1
03.00 | 9 p.m. (approx.) | Second Can-Am Duel race (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1
Friday, February 24
18.00-18.55 | noon-12:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice, FS1
19.00-19.55 | 1-1:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice, FS1
20.00-20.55 | 2-2:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS1
21.00-21.55 | 3-3:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice, FS1
22.30 | 4:30 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds), FS1
01.30 | 7:30 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), FS1
Saturday, February 25
16.30 | 10:30 a.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds), FS1
18.30-19.55 | 12:30-1:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 final practice, FS1
21.30 | 3:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Powershares QQQ 300 (120 laps, 300 miles), FS1
Sunday, February 26
20.00 | 2 p.m. | Daytona 500 (200 laps, 500 miles), FOX / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 19.00 (Sweden)
Photo: Credit: Robert Reiners/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)