Rolex 24 at Daytona | Take a quick tour of the busy garage area
Walk with us through the front garage area and see the teams prepping their cars for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Find the TV remote and check the batteries. You’re gonna be doing some serious channel surfing to keep up with the action when NASCAR plants itself at Daytona next week.
Fox, the network mothership, brings you the Daytona 500, as usual, as well as one of the undercards, while its offspring at FS1 and FS2 also turn on the cameras and microphones for a large chunk of the action.
The CW Network, which got an eight-race jump on its new seven-year NASCAR deal late last season, begins its first full season of Xfinity Series coverage at Daytona, replacing NBC and USA.
From practices to pre-race chatter to honest-to-goodness green flags, here’s your complete Daytona TV rundown.
Wednesday, Feb. 12: Daytona 500 gets a front row
10 a.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice (FS1)
8 p.m.: Daytona 500 pole qualifying to set the front row (FS1)
Thursday, Feb. 13: Duels at dusk set Daytona 500 field
5 p.m.: Truck Series practice (FS1)
6 p.m.: Duels pre-race coverage, (FS1)
7 p.m.: Duels at Daytona (FS1)
Friday, Feb. 14: At Daytona, these trucks always deliver
3 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying (FS1)
4:35 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice (CW)
5:30 p.m.: Daytona 500 practice (FS1)
7:30 p.m.: Truck Series “Fresh From Florida 250” (FS1)
Saturday, Feb. 15: Xfinity, ARCA twin-bill; Daytona 500 ‘happy hour’
10 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying (CW)
Noon: Daytona ARCA 200 (Fox)
3 p.m.: Final one-hour Daytona 500 practice (FS2)
5 p.m.: Xfinity Series “United Rentals 300” (CW)
Sunday, Feb. 16: The Great American Race
12:30 p.m.: Daytona 500 pre-race (Fox)
2:30 p.m.: 67th Daytona 500 (Fox)
