It’s almost time to go racing again, so be sure to know what’s going on when with the 2018 Speedweeks schedule for all the action at Daytona.
Even when the winter gets coldest and bleakest, NASCAR fans can take comfort in one thing: Daytona is right around the corner. In fact, it’s a week earlier in 2018, so the offseason will wrap up soon and engines will be firing at Daytona International Speedway.
In some ways, it’s the dawn of a new era, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. heading to the broadcast booth and leaving a massive popularity void just waiting to be filled. It’s going to be strange not seeing him in the Daytona 500, but with a wave of new talent entering the fold — and the current stars of the sport not universally thrilled about it — this season should get off to an exciting start at Speedweeks.
And as always, it’s not just the Cup Series drivers starting off their season at Daytona, as the XFINITY Series and Truck Series both said goodbye to their reigning champions who moved up a step. All eyes should be on the first races in both of those series to see how the new campaign will shape up.
With that in mind, here’s the complete 2018 Speedweeks schedule for Daytona, courtesy of NASCAR.com, so you know what’s going on when. We’ll post an update with full TV details for practice and qualifying when they become available.
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Speedweeks 2018 schedule from Daytona International Speedway
(all times Eastern)
Saturday, Feb. 10
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice (Advance Auto Parts Clash) – 10:35 a.m.
- Cup Series first practice – 1:05 p.m.
- Cup Series final practice – 3:05 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11
- Cup Series qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds) – 12:15 p.m., FOX
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash – 3:00 p.m., FS1
Thursday, Feb. 15
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice – 11:35 a.m.
- Truck Series second practice – 2:25 p.m.
- Truck Series final practice – 4:35 p.m.
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am Duel 1 – 7:00 p.m., FS1
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am Duel 2 – 9:00 p.m., FS1
Friday, Feb. 16
- NASCAR Xfinity Series practice – 12:05 p.m.
- Cup Series practice – 1:05 p.m.
- Xfinity Series final practice – 2:05 p.m.
- Cup Series practice – 3:05 p.m.
- Truck Series qualifying – 4:30 p.m.
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 – 7:30 p.m., FS1
Saturday, Feb. 17
- Xfinity Series qualifying – 9:35 a.m.
- Cup Series final practice – 12:05 p.m.
- NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 – 2:30 p.m., FS1
Sunday, Feb. 18
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 – 2:30 p.m., FOX