It used to be that the only thing you needed to watch the Daytona 500 was a TV and a cooler of cheap beer.
The 68th running of the "Great American Race" goes green this Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. ET, kicking off the NASCAR Cup Series season with 500 miles of restrictor-plate chaos at the World Center of Racing. The race will be broadcast with Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick in the booth.
If you are looking to watch the drama unfold, the television landscape has shifted. The main event on Sunday will air on Fox, but for the cord-cutters who have ditched traditional cable, the network has finally rolled out a direct-to-consumer solution.
"Fox One" launched in 2025, offering a standalone streaming option for $19.99 a month. It includes the local Fox feed along with FS1. If you are just here for the 500, the service offers a seven-day free trial, which is the most cost-effective way to see if William Byron can land a third consecutive Harley J. Earl trophy.
The Field Is Set
The field will be chasing Kyle Busch, who finally secured his first Daytona 500 pole position on Wednesday night. This marks Busch's twenty-first attempt at the race, and he enters the weekend looking to break the longest active losing streak in the garage. He shares the front row with Chase Briscoe.
This year marks a quarter-century since the sport lost Dale Earnhardt in the final corner of this race in 2001.
Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
1. Kyle Busch
2. Chase Briscoe
3. Joey Logano
4. Chase Elliott
5. Ryan Blaney
6. Carson Hocevar
7. Austin Dillon
8. Kyle Larson
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Michael McDowell
11. John Hunter Nemechek
12. Christopher Bell
13. Shane van Gisbergen
14. Josh Berry
15. Daniel Suarez
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17. Casey Mears
18. Todd Gilliland
19. Ryan Preece
20. Ty Gibbs
21. Alex Bowman
22. Denny Hamlin
23. Cole Custer
24. Erik Jones
25. Noah Gragson
26. Tyler Reddick
27. Bubba Wallace
28. Riley Herbst
29. Corey Heim
30. Zane Smith
31. Jimmie Johnson
32. Connor Zilisch
33. Cody Ware
34. Ty Dillon
35. AJ Allmendinger
36. Austin Cindric
37. Ross Chastain
38. Anthony Alfredo
39. William Byron
40. Justin Allgaier
41. Chris Buescher
Weekend Schedule: 2026 Daytona 500
Friday, February 13
ARCA Series Qualifying - 1:30 p.m. ET
Truck Series Qualifying - 3 p.m. ET
Xfinity Series Practice - 4:30 p.m. ET (CW)
NASCAR Cup Series Practice - 5:35 - 6:25 p.m. ET (FS1)
Fresh from Florida 250 Truck Series race (100 laps) - 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
Saturday, February 14
Xfinity Series Qualifying - 10 a.m. ET (CW)
ARCA Menards Series 200 race (80 laps) - 12 p.m. ET (FOX)
NASCAR Cup Series final practice - 3 - 3:55 p.m. ET (FS1)
United Rentals 300 Xfinity Series race (120 laps) - 5 p.m. ET (CW)
Sunday, February 15
NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 (200 laps) - 2:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
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