NASCAR schedule for 2025 Speedweeks at Daytona

The 2025 schedule officially begins for all the Nascar’s national series with Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway.

The signature event is the 67th Daytona 500, which starts at 14:30 on February 16. William Byron is the defensive winner of the Cup Series Season Opperer at the 2.5 mile Superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Chase Elliott, Byron’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, won the collision during the Bowman Gray Stadium Exhibition Race on February 2.

Three other series are also starting at Daytona this week. The Truck Series opener is on Friday, February 14 at 7:30 pm, ET on Saturday, February 15, with the season ET season, followed by the Xfinity Series opener.

Here are the daily schedules and prospects for speeds (all times are east):

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Daytona Speedweeks again

Wednesday, February 12: Mostly sunny with a highlight of 81 degrees and a 10% chance of rain at the beginning of the cup of the cup.

Thursday 13 February: Partly cloudy with a highlight of 80 degrees and a 15% chance of rain at the beginning of the qualifying race.

Friday, February 14: Sunny with a highlight of 78 degrees and a 20% chance of rain at the start of the truck race.

Saturday, February 15: Partly cloudy with a highlight of 77 degrees and a 2% chance of rain at the beginning of the Arca race, a 3% chance of rain at the beginning of the Xfinity race.

Sunday 16 February: Partly cloudy with a highlight of 78 degrees and a 19% chance of rain at the beginning of the Daytona 500.

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Daytona Speedweeks -Schedule

(All times east)

Tuesday 11 February

• 14:00 – XFinity Qualifying Random Drawing (Virtual)
• 16:00 – Qualifying random draw (virtual)
• 17:00 Cup Driver-Crew Main Meeting (Virtual)
• 17-17-Cup Hauler Showcase (One Daytona)
• 7: 15-9: 15 pm- Cup trucks enter Daytona Garage

Wednesday, February 12

Garage open

• Cup Series – 6 hours – 22:30

Trace activity

• 10:05 – 10:55 Hours – Cup Practice (FS1)
• 16:00 – Arca trucks enter
• 8:15 – 22:00 – Cup Qualifying (FS1)

Thursday 13 February

Garage open

• Cup Series – 16:00 – 23:00
• Arca – 06:00 – 18:00
• Truck Series – 10:00 – 19:00

Trace activity

• 08:00 – Truck trucks enter
• 14: 00-Arca Driver-Spotter Meeting
• 4:05 – 16:55 – Arca Practice
• 5:05 – 17:55 – Truck Practice (FS1)
• 6:35 – Cup Introductions
• 19:00 – Cup Qualifying race #1 (60 rounds, 150 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR RADIO)
• 20:45 – Cup Qualifying race #2 (60 rounds, 150 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR RADIO)

Friday, February 14

Garage open

• Cup series – 12:00 – 20:00
• Arca – 8 hours – 15:30
• Truck Series – 11:30 – 23:55 Hours
• XFINITY SERIES – 09:30 – 18:00

Trace activity

• 1:30 – 14:15 – Arca qualifying
• 3 – 16:30 – Truck Qualifying (FS1)
• 4:35 – 17:25 – XFinity Practice (CW Network)
• 5:35 – 18:25 – Cup Practice (FS1)
• 19:05: Introductions in the truck driver
• 19:30 – Truck race (100 rounds, 250 miles, stages 20/40/100; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR RADIO)

Saturday, February 15

Garage open

• Cup Series – 12:30 – 19:00
• Arca – 8:30 – 17:15
• XFINITY SERIES – 07:00 – 23:00

Trace activity

• 10 – 11:30 Hours – XFINITY QUALIFICATION (CW -NETWORK)
• 11:40 AM -ARCA -Manager -Introductions
• 12 pm – Arca Race (80 rounds, 200 miles; Fox, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR RADIO)
• 3:05 – 3:55 Hours – Cup Practice (FS2)
• 16:25 – XFINITY DRIVER -INTERES
• 17:00 – XFINITY RACE (120 rounds, 300 miles, stages 30/60/120; CW Network, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR RADIO)

Sunday 16 February

Garage open

• Cup Series – 7 hours – 21:30

Trace activity

• 10:00 – 13:30 – Prerace Entertainment (Frontstretch, Pits)
• 13:40 – Cup managers meeting
• 14:15 – Cup Intritals
• 14:30 – Daytona 500 (200 rounds, 500 miles, increase 65/130/200; Fox, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR RADIO)