It's race day at Daytona International Speedway, and that means it's time for NASCAR's most iconic race and its most famous track.
NASCAR Cup Series drivers will take the track for the 66th annual Daytona 500, seeking to etch their name in history and lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane.
It will be an all Ford front row with two former Daytona 500 winners pacing the field. Joey Logano, the 2015 winner, won the pole Wednesday night. The two-time Cup Series champion will start alongside 2021 Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell.
Thursday night's Daytona Duel winners will start on Row 2. Tyler Reddick starts third to lead the Toyota contingent, followed by fellow Toyota driver Christopher Bell. Chase Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, starts fifth, the best of the Chevrolet drivers.
The biggest thing to watch, however, might be the weather. Rain is forecast all day and into the evening on Sunday, leaving a strong chance that the start of the race is delayed – or even postponed until Monday.
Here is all the information you need to get ready for the 2024 Daytona 500, the season-opener of the NASCAR Cup Series:
The 2024 Daytona 500 is scheduled for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET at Daytona International Speedway.
Fox is broadcasting the Daytona 500 and has a pre-race show beginning at 1 p.m. ET. Fox Sports 1 (FS1) will have an earlier pre-race show at 11 a.m. ET.
The Daytona 500 can be live streamed on the FoxSports website and on the FoxSports app.
The Weather Channel is calling for rain until late at night on Sunday, though there is a chance the rain leaves the area in the early evening. Temperatures range from the high 50s to low 60s throughout the day.
The race is 200 laps around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for a total of 500 miles.
The race will feature three segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 65 laps; Stage 2: 65 laps; Stage 3: 70 laps.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. edged 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano in double overtime to win the 2023 Daytona 500, notching his third career Cup victory and first since he won the Daytona summer race in 2017.
Here is the lineup, with car number in parentheses and manufacturer:
1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
2. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford
3. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
4. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
5. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
6. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
7. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
9. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
10. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
11. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
12. (21) Harrison Burton, Ford
13. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
14. (71) Zane Smith, Chevrolet
15. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
16. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
17. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
18. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
19. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
20. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford
21. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
22. (51) Justin Haley, Ford
23. (84) Jimmie Johnson, Toyota
24. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
25. (41) Ryan Preece, Ford
26. (36) Kaz Grala, Ford
27. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
28. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
29. (7) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet
30. (4) Josh Berry, Ford
31. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford
32. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
33. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
34. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
35. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
36. (15) Riley Herbst, Ford
37. (31) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet
38. (10) Noah Gragson, Ford
39. (62) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet
40. (60) David Ragan, Ford
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