NASCAR Daytona 500 Speedweeks schedule, TV channel, entry list for 2023 Cup opener

Following the non-championship kickoff to the season, the Feb. 5 Busch Light Clash held at The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the second consecutive year, NASCAR returns to the high banks of the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for its biggest race of the year on Sunday.

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. 

What is the NASCAR Daytona 500 Speedweeks schedule?

(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)

Tuesday, February 14

2 p.m. ET – Random draw for Xfinity Series qualifying lineup

4 p.m. ET – Random draw for Cup Series qualifying lineup

Wednesday, February 15

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET – Daytona 500 Media Day

8:15 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series single-car qualifying (one lap, two rounds) – FOX Sports 1

Thursday, February 16

4:05 – 4:55 p.m. ET – ARCA Menards Series practice – no TV

5:05 – 5:55 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series practice – FS1

7 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Race #1 (60 laps) – FS1

8:45 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Race #2 (60 laps) – FS1

Friday, February 17

1:30 p.m. ET – ARCA Menards Series qualifying – no TV

3 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series qualifying ­– FS1

4:35 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series practice – FS1

5:35 – 6:35 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series practice – FS1

7:30 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series race (100 laps) – FS1

Saturday, February 18

10:30 – 11:20 a.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series final practice – FS1

11:30 a.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying – FS1

1:30 p.m. ET – ARCA Menards Series race (80 laps) – FS1

5 p.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series race (120 laps) – FS1

Sunday, February 19

2:30 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 (200 laps) – FOX Network

Daytona 500 Flyover

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