NASCAR releases 2023 Daytona 500 Speedweek schedule with a major change
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2022 Daytona 500
The 2023 cup season, which will mark the 75th anniversary of the cup series, will make its official start with the Daytona 500 speed weeks. The event is scheduled two weeks after the unofficial season opener, the LA Clash at the Colosseum. The 500-mile race is expected to kick start another iconic premier stock car racing series.
The 2022 season will start with the speed weeks, the five-day racing extravaganza that will kick start the Xfinity, Truck, ARCA, and the cup series. One major update to the schedule has been the talking point in the cup garage. For the first time in its history, NASCAR has decided to scrap the Cup practice session before the qualifier. The cup season will start with the Random draw for the Cup Series qualifying line-up.
The season will not represent the 75 years of NASCAR history; it’s also an opportunity for the sport to showcase the decades of development it has gone through. A more competitive and safer Next-Gen car. The Daytona 500 will also mark the full-time debut of 2022 Xfinity series champion Ty Gibbs and P2 finisher Noah Gregson. The return of Jimmie Johsnon to the cup series with Petty GMS is another thing to watch out for.
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2023 Daytona 500 Speedweek Schedule
| Tuesday, February 14 | |
| Random draw for Xfinity Series qualifying lineup | 2 p.m.est |
| Random draw for Cup Series qualifying lineup | 4 p.m.est |
| Wednesday, February 15 | |
| Daytona 500 Media Day | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Cup Series single-car qualifying (one lap, two rounds) | 8:15 p.m.est |
| Thursday, February 16 | |
| ARCA Menards Series practice | 4:05 – 4:55 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Truck Series practice | 5:05 – 5:55 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Race #1 (60 laps) | 7 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Race #2 (60 laps) | 8:45 p.m.est |
| Friday, February 17 | |
| ARCA Menards Series Qualifying | 1:30 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Truck Series qualifying | 3 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series practice | 4:35 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Cup Series practice | 5:35 – 6:35 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Truck Series race (100 laps) | 7:30 p.m.est |
| Saturday, February 18 | |
| NASCAR Cup Series final practice | 10:30 – 11:20 a.m.est |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying | 11:30 a.m.est |
| ARCA Menards Series race (80 laps) | 1:30 p.m.est |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series race (120 laps) | 5 p.m.est |
| Sunday, February 19 | |
| Daytona 500 | 2:30 p.m.est |
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