The opening week of the NASCAR season quickly approaches as teams across the top three series prepare for Daytona International Speedway. Speedweeks begins with single car qualifying on Wednesday, Feb. 14. NASCAR will do a random draw to determine the qualifying order. The schedule continues with the qualifying races on Thursday, Feb. 15, and then a packed weekend of races.
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Wednesday, Feb. 14
Garage open
1 – 10:30 p.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
8:15 – 10 p.m. — Cup Series qualifying. Defending pole-winner: Alex Bowman
Thursday, Feb. 15
Garage open
8 a.m. – 6 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. — Truck Series
4 – 11 p.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
4:05 – 4:55 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series practice
5:05 – 5:55 p.m. — Truck Series practice
7 p.m. — Cup Series Duel 1 (60 laps, 150 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Defending winner: Joey Logano
8:45 p.m. — Cup Series Duel 2 (60 laps, 150 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Defending winner: Aric Almirola
Friday, Feb. 16
Garage open
7:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. — Truck Series
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series
9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. — Xfinity Series
12:30 – 8 p.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
Memorable Moments of the 2023 NASCAR Season (according to @bobpockrass).
No. 1: "Ryan Preece’s wild Daytona flip was a horrific wreck to watch. Seeing him get out brought great relief. And then he showed the world his bloodshot eyes prior to racing the following week." pic.twitter.com/91gJFgz7zF
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) December 14, 2023
1:30 – 2 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series qualifying
3 – 4:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying
4:35-5:25 p.m. — Xfinity Series practice
5:35-6:25 p.m. — Cup Series practice
7:30 p.m. — Truck Series race (100 laps, 250 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Defending winner: Zane Smith
Saturday, Feb. 17
Garage open
6 a.m. – 10 p.m. — Xfinity Series
8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Cup Series
10 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series
Track activity
10:30 – 11:20 a.m. — Cup Series practice
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Xfinity Series qualifying
1:30 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series race (80 laps, 200 miles; FS1, Radio TBA). Defending winner: Greg Van Alst
5 p.m. — Xfinity Series race (120 laps, 300 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Defending winner: Austin Hill
Sunday, Feb. 18
Garage open
8 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
2:30 p.m. — Daytona 500 (200 laps, 500 miles; Fox, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Defending winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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