{"id":468279,"date":"2026-02-11T15:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468279\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:32:09","slug":"nascar-tv-schedule-this-weekend-2026-daytona-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468279\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR TV schedule this weekend: 2026 Daytona 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR kicks off its season this weekend with action for all three of its national touring series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-attachment-id=\"52475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theracingexperts.com\/jkopp_nascar_cup_2025_daytona_500_-william-byron-victory-lane-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theracingexperts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jkopp_NASCAR_CUP_2025_Daytona_500_-WILLIAM-BYRON-VICTORY-LANE-edited-2.jpg?fit=2872%2C1914&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2872,1914\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;JOSIAH KOPP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1739735287&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;COPYRIGHT 2024&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jkopp_NASCAR_CUP_2025_Daytona_500_ WILLIAM BYRON VICTORY LANE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo: Josiah Kopp\/TRE&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theracingexperts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jkopp_NASCAR_CUP_2025_Daytona_500_-WILLIAM-BYRON-VICTORY-LANE-edited-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theracingexperts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jkopp_NASCAR_CUP_2025_Daytona_500_-WILLIAM-BYRON-VICTORY-LANE-edited-2.jpg?fit=500%2C333&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jkopp_NASCAR_CUP_2025_Daytona_500_-WILLIAM-BYRON-VICTORY-LANE-edited-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52475\"  \/>Photo: Josiah Kopp\/TRE<\/p>\n<p>Here is the TV schedule ahead of practice, qualifying, and more leading up to the 2026 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Feb. 11<\/p>\n<p>ARCA Menards Series practice<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series practice<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series pole qualifying<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Feb. 12<\/p>\n<p>ARCA Menards Series practice<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series\u2019 Duels<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Feb. 13<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series practice<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series practice<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series\u2019 Fresh From Florida 250 Race<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Feb. 14<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying<\/p>\n<p>ARCA Series\u2019 Daytona ARCA 200 Race<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series practice<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts\u2019 United Rentals 300 Race<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Feb. 15<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series\u2019 Daytona 500 Race<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c00eba7836d57d81398f6890891356accc0c2ecfee72cab6e5f4905465d86c59.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-140 photo\" height=\"140\" width=\"140\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.<\/p>\n<p>From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications &amp; Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book &#8220;All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story&#8221; with racer Geoff Bodine.<\/p>\n<p>Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.<\/p>\n<p>You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASCAR kicks off its season this weekend with action for all three of its national touring series. 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