2025 Daytona 500
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
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| Race 1 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | February 16, 2025 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, TBA, and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) | ||
The 2025 Daytona 500 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race and the 67th running of the event. It will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[3] It will be the first race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series.
Report
[edit]Background
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Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[4] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[5] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[5]
The race will be the debut for Shane van Gisbergen in the race after signing with Trackhouse Racing.[6] The race will also be the debut multiple teams including Haas Factory Team after former team Stewart–Haas Racing shut down after the 2024 season, and JR Motorsports.[7][8] This will also be the first race with more than 40 cars since 2015, with Hélio Castroneves guaranteed to be in the 500 under the new Open Exemption Provisional rule.[9]
Entry list
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- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (W) denotes former winner.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]Since 2001—with the exception of 2002, 2004 and 2006—the Daytona 500 has been carried by Fox in the United States. The booth crew consists of longtime NASCAR lap-by-lap announcer Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick. Reporters TBD will handle pit road for the television side. 1992 and 1998 Daytona 500 winning crew chief Larry McReynolds will provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| Fox Television | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
TBA | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
[edit]The race will be broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network who have covered the Daytona 500 since 1970—and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. The booth crew consists of Alex Hayden, TBA, and 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace. Longtime turn announcer Dave Moody will be the lead turn announcer, calling the race from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley will work the backstretch for the race from a spotter's stand on the inside of the track & Kyle Rickey will call the race when the field races through turns 3 and 4 from the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 4. On pit road, MRN will be operated by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Brienne Pedigo.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: TBA Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey |
Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Kim Coon |
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Sturniolo, Zach (August 29, 2024). "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. NASCAR Media Group. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks — The Daytona International Speedway". Speedway Guide. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Trackhouse Racing taps Shane van Gisbergen for Cup Series in 2025". NASCAR. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Gene Haas to continue in NASCAR with new Haas Factory Team in 2025". Racer. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "JR Motorsports to enter Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier UPDATE". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ Christie, Toby (January 10, 2025). "NASCAR Adds 'Open Exemption Provisional', Tweaks DVP, Playoff Waivers in Rule Book Update". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.