NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: United Rentals 300
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, February 15
The Time: 5 p.m. ET
The Purse: $3,762,952
TV: CW, 4 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (120 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 120)
How To Watch NASCAR This Week:
Wednesday, February 12
o NCS Practice 1 (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 10 a.m. ET)
o NCS Qualifying (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 8 p.m. ET)
Thursday, February 13
o NCTS Practice (FS1 at 5 p.m. ET)
o Duel at Daytona (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 7 p.m. ET)
Friday, February 14
o NCTS Qualifying (FS1 at 3 p.m. ET)
o NXS Practice (CW App at 4:30 p.m. ET)
o NCS Practice 2 (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 5:30 p.m. ET)
o NCTS Race (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 7:30p.m. ET)
Saturday, February 15
o NXS Qualifying (CW App at 10 a.m. ET)
o ARCA Race (FOX, MRN, SiriusXM at 12 p.m. ET)
o NCS Final Practice (FS2, MRN, SiriusXM at 3 p.m. ET)
o NXS Race (CW, MRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)
Sunday, February 16
o DAYTONA 500 (FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN, SiriusXM at 2:30 p.m. ET)
Daytona Storylines and Insights:
- 2025 is the 44th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series (since 1982).
- Austin Hill’s seven wins on drafting tracks is tied for third all-time with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and behind only Dale Earnhardt and Tony Stewart (eight each).
- Austin Hill’s 532 laps led on drafting tracks ranks third behind Dale Earnhardt (573) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (691).
- Austin Hill has won the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona the last three years. The record for most consecutive wins in the season opener is five by Dale Earnhardt between 1990 and 1994.
- Harrison Burton finished top-10 in all four of his NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Daytona and also won the Cup race there last August.
- 14 of the last 16 Daytona races were won from a top-10 starting position including five from the front-row.
- Four of the last nine Xfinity races at Daytona ended with a last lap pass for the win (most recent: 2023).
- 16 drivers have won the last 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Daytona, only Austin Hill (3) and Justin Haley (2) have multiple wins
- Four of the last five races at Daytona ended with an overtime finish.
- Four of the last six races at Daytona have ended under caution.
- Richard Childress Racing has won the pole for six of the last seven races on drafting tracks.
- The race winner has led 20 or more laps in the Daytona season opener in four of the last six years.
- Ford has only won one of the last 32 NASCAR Xfinity Series races on drafting tracks (Cindric – Daytona, Feb. 2021)
- Chevrolet won 13 of last 16 Daytona season openers. Toyota has not won since 2008.
- Chevrolet has won the last nine NASCAR Xfinity Series Stages at Daytona (Stage 1 & 2).
- The Pole Sitter has only won two of the last 30 NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Daytona (2021 Austin Cindric and 2023 Austin Hill).
- Kaulig Racing or Richard Childress Racing have led the most laps in eight of the last 11 Daytona races.