DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Welcome to 2026 Daytona Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth, your full roadmap to the most action-packed week of racing on the planet — stock cars, trucks, ARCA machines and even some short-track thrills nearby. From qualifying through the Duels into the Daytona 500, here’s everything you need to follow every rev, draft and draft-strategy gaggle from Wednesday, Feb. 11 through Sunday, Feb. 15. Buckle up — and yes, some humor and wheel knowledge are included
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DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS SCHEDULE
📍 Wednesday, Feb. 11
• Cup Practice — 10 a.m. ET (FS1) — Early shake-down for the big boys.
• Cup Qualifying — 8:15 p.m. ET (FS1) — Single-car runs set the pole and the Daytona 500 lineup — and determine who goes into Duel 1 and Duel 2.
🎙️ Radio: MRN Radio + SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
📍 Thursday, Feb. 12
• America 250 Florida Duel 1 — 7 p.m. ET (FS1) — 60 laps to set inside rows for the Daytona 500.
• America 250 Florida Duel 2 — 8:45 p.m. ET (FS1) — Another 60 laps to fill the outside rows and cement the lineup.
🎙️ Radio: MRN Radio + SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
📍 Friday, Feb. 13
• Truck Series Qualifying — 3 p.m. ET (FS1) — Pole run for the Craftsman Trucks.
• Fresh From Florida 250 (Trucks) — 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1) — The season opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, with plenty of superspeedway drafting chaos.
🎙️ Radio: NRN (Trucks), MRN Radio + SiriusXM (Cup).
📍 Saturday, Feb. 14
• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying — 10 a.m. ET (The CW) — Sets the United Rentals 300 fields.
• General Tire 200 (ARCA) — Noon ET (FOX) — ARCA roars first on Saturday with its superspeedway tribute.
• United Rentals 300 (O’Reilly) — 5 p.m. ET (The CW) — The NASCAR second-tier series takes center stage with youthful energy and drafting pressure.
🎙️ Radio: MRN + SiriusXM for Cup; separate feeds for ARCA & O’Reilly.
📍 Sunday, Feb. 15
• Daytona 500 (Cup) — 2:30 p.m. ET (FOX) — The crown jewel of stock car racing.
🎙️ Radio: MRN + SiriusXM NASCAR Radio — often the best way to soak in every “bam! shove!” through the tri-oval.
2025 SPEEDWEEKS WINNERS (THE YEAR THAT WAS)
• Fresh From Florida 250 (Trucks) — Corey Heim drove to victory (after the on-track winner Parker Kligerman was disqualified in post-race inspection).
• ARCA at Daytona — Brenden “Butterbean” Queen held off a wild field in the ARCA season opener.
• United Rentals 300 (O’Reilly) — Jesse Love dominated and held off chaos in overtime.
• Daytona 500 (Cup) — William Byron took the checkered flag in a rainy, attrition-filled contest.
These results are the benchmark — and the trophies the 2026 contenders want to topple.
MORE THAN JUST THE BIG TRACK
While Daytona International Speedway is the mothership for NASCAR Speedweeks, central Florida’s short-track and dirt-racing culture hums all week long:
• World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway — nightly asphalt action on the half-mile with late models, Super Stocks and legendary short-track drivers mixing it up every night (streamed on FloRacing).
• Volusia County Dirt Tracks — For fans of four-corners sideways and mud-splattering antics, nearby Volusia Speedway’s dirt programs supplement your Speedweeks tourism with sprint cars, modifieds and old-school thrills. (Check local track listings; these are grassroots events not broadcast on national TV. FloRacing and DirtVISION should have it.)
And for history hounds — you can walk the old Daytona Beach road course (the shoreline-to-pits route where legends once ripped tin and throttle) a short drive from the Speedway. It’s free, it’s iconic, and it’s the best place to tell someone you literally walked where Daytona legends raced.
NETWORKS AND HOW TO FOLLOW
TV:
• FOX / FS1 — Cup practice, qualifying, Duels, Trucks & ARCA.
• The CW — O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (United Rentals 300).
• FOX (Main) — Daytona 500 and ARCA.
Radio:
• MRN Radio + SiriusXM NASCAR Radio — Cup + Duels + 500.
• NRN & MRN Feeds — For Trucks, O’Reilly & ARCA depending on series.
Streaming: Platforms vary by network — FOX Sports App, Peacock for some segments, network apps and FloRacing for New Smyrna short-track nights.
FINAL LAP
Whether you’re a drafting strategist, a wheel-wagging short-tracker, or just a fan who loves to grip the armrest during a last-lap pack-squeeze, Daytona Speedweeks 2026 has something for you. From single-car qualifying drills on Wednesday night to the final flyovers on Sunday’s Daytona 500, it’s the grandest opening chapter in every driver’s season — and arguably the most fun week these wheels will spin all year.
Stay tuned, stay loud, and enjoy every bump draft and carnage caution this year.
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