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NASCAR TV schedule this weekend: 2026 Daytona 500

NASCAR kicks off its season this weekend with action for all three of its national touring series.

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Here is the TV schedule ahead of practice, qualifying, and more leading up to the 2026 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.

Wednesday, Feb. 11

ARCA Menards Series practice

NASCAR Cup Series practice

  • 10 a.m. (FS1)

NASCAR Cup Series pole qualifying

  • 8:15 p.m. (FS1)

Thursday, Feb. 12

ARCA Menards Series practice

  • 4 p.m.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice

  • 5 p.m. (FS1)

NASCAR Cup Series’ Duels

  • 7 p.m. (FS1)

Friday, Feb. 13

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying

  • 3 p.m. (FS1)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series practice

  • 4:30 p.m. (CW App)

NASCAR Cup Series practice

  • 5:35 p.m. (FS1)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Fresh From Florida 250 Race

  • 7:30 p.m. (FS1)

Saturday, Feb. 14

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying

  • 10 a.m. (CW App)

ARCA Series’ Daytona ARCA 200 Race

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying

  • 12 p.m. (FOX)

NASCAR Cup Series practice

  • 3 p.m. (FS1)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts’ United Rentals 300 Race

  • 5 p.m. (CW)

Sunday, Feb. 15

NASCAR Cup Series’ Daytona 500 Race

  • 2:30 p.m. (FOX)

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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 & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.

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