NASCAR: What time is the 2023 Daytona 500?
By Asher Fair
The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is scheduled to get underway this Sunday afternoon with the 65th annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
After an offseason of nearly three and a half months, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series is scheduled to get underway this Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway with the 65th annual Daytona 500.
The stars of the Cup Series were back in action two Sundays ago at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the Busch Light Clash, but that was an exhibition race. The real 36-race season doesn’t officially start until the Great American Race.
The single-car qualifying session, which set the front row for the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval, took place on Wednesday evening, and it was Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman who took the pole position. Teammate Kyle Larson is set to start alongside him in second place.
The entire 40-car starting lineup was solidified on Thursday night with the two Bluegreen Vacations Duels, which also eliminated two of the six non-chartered entries from competing in the main event.
See a full starting lineup for the race here.
When does the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season start?
The 65th annual Daytona 500 is scheduled to take place this Sunday, February 19. From now until the end of the season in November, there is just one weekend without a race scheduled, that being the third weekend in June.
What time is the Daytona 500?
The official start time for the Daytona 500 is listed as 2:30 p.m. ET, with the green flag slated to fly at 3:14 p.m. ET.
How to watch the Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is set to be broadcast live on Fox. The first 17 races of the season (16 if you don’t include the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway) are set to be broadcast live on either Fox or Fox Sports 1. The remaining 20 are set to be broadcast live on either NBC or USA Network.
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