Daytona ARCA race rescheduled to Friday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —Officials moved the ARCA Menards Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway from Saturday afternoon to Friday night.
The ARCA race was set to run Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET. However, with inclement weather in the forecast for that time, the race will run after the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race wraps up.
The Truck race begins just after 7:30 p.m. ET Friday. It is expected to get done in time for the expected ARCA start time of 10:30 p.m. ET.
The ARCA race will air on Fox Sports 2, then move to FS1 after college basketball wraps up. The Truck race will be on FS1. Both races will be on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Viewers who subscribe to FS1 may also watch the ARCA race on the FOX Sports App in its entirety. The race will also re-air on FS1 during its original Saturday timeslot.
Fans with Saturday grandstand tickets and fanzone admission are welcome to attend the Truck and ARCA doubleheader Friday night.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com