The Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, is probably the most well-known raceway in the United States.
Built on a swamp in the 1950’s, this monster-of-a racetrack seats 168,000, and every seat is needed. The speedway got a facelift on Dec. 2010, on friday Dec. 12th the final touches were done to the track by Lane Construction, who is the company in charge of giving this important racetrack the repaved. Lane Construction, which repaved other ISC race tracks including Talladega Superspeedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and Darlington Raceway, estimated 50,000 tons of asphalt to repave more than 1.4 million square feet of Daytona International Speedway.
| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
| 11am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 1pm |
Admission Gates open |
| 1pm - 5pm |
ARCA Practice |
| 12pm - 6pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 6pm |
Garages close |
| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| 9am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 9am - 7pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am - 4pm |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (Must be 18 or older) |
| 2pm |
Admission Gates open |
| 2pm |
ARCA Qualifying (Two laps, all positions) |
| 5pm - 5:45pm |
NSCS Budweiser Shootout Practice |
| 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
NSCS Budweiser Shootout Final Practice |
| 8pm |
NSCS Budweiser Shootout Draw Party located outside Turn 4 tunnel on the "SPEED" stage |
| 9pm |
Garages close |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
| 9am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 9am - 10am |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours (Must be 18 or older) |
| 9am |
Midway display area opens outside Turn 4 |
| 9am - 4:30pm |
Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy photos in Gatorade Victory Lane |
| 9am - 6pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am |
Admission Gates open |
| 10am- 10:45am |
ARCA Final Practice |
| 10am - 8pm |
Rock Wall & Power Jump in Kids Area in Sprint FANZONE |
| 11am - 1pm |
NSCS Practice |
| 12:30pm - 2pm |
ARCA All Access/Autograph session in garage |
| 2pm - 3:45pm |
NSCS Practice |
| 4pm - 6pm |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (All ages) |
| 4:40pm |
ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards: Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 (80 laps, 200 miles) |
| 7:48pm (approx.) |
Budweiser Shootout Driver Introductions |
| 8:29pm |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Shootout (75 laps, 187.5 miles) |
| 11:30pm |
Garages close |
| Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
| 7am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 7am - 2:30pm |
Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy photos in Gatorade Victory Lane |
| 8am - 4pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 9am - 12pm |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (All ages) |
| 10am - 4pm |
Rock wall & Power Jump in Kids Area in Sprint FANZONE |
| 12pm |
Admission Gates open |
| 1:05pm |
DAYTONA 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger (Two laps, two positions) |
| 5pm |
Garages close |
| Wednesday, Feburary 22, 2012 |
| 9am |
Admission Gates open |
| 10am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 10am - 3pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am - 5pm |
Rock Wall & Power Jump in Kids Area in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am - 5pm |
Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy photos ni Gatorade Victory Lane |
| 12pm - 1:30pm |
NSCS Practice |
| 2:30pm - 4pm |
NSCS Practice (Final Practice before Gatorade 150's) |
| 7pm |
Garages close |
| Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| 7am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 8am |
Admission Gates open |
| 8am - 1pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 8am - 12:30pm |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (All ages) |
| 9am |
Midway display area opens outside Turn 4 |
| 9am - 9:50am |
NNS Practice |
| 9am - 2pm |
Rock Wall & Power Jump in Kids Area in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am - 1pm |
Live Music: The Trans Ams on the Sprint FANZONE Main Stage |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
Budweiser Clydesdale appearance |
| 12:10pm - 1pm |
NCWTS Practice |
| 1:40pm (approx.) |
Gatorade Duel Race #1 Driver Introductions |
| 2:19pm |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gatorade Duel At Daytona (60 laps - 150 miles, each race) |
| 5pm |
NNS garages close |
| 6pm |
NSCS garages close |
| 6pm - 7:20pm |
NCWTS Final Practice |
| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
| 7am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 7am - 7pm |
Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy photos in Gatorade Victory Lane |
| 7am - 10am |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (Must be 18 or older) |
| 8am - 4pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am |
Midway display area opens outside Turn 4 |
| 10am - 8pm |
Rock Wall & Power Jump in Kids Area in Sprint FANZONE |
| 11am |
Admission Gates open |
| 11am - 12pm |
NSCS Practice |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
NSCS Practice |
| 1:05pm |
NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 Qualifying (Two laps, all positions) |
| 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (Must be 18 or older) |
| 2:30pm - 3:15pm |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Driver Autograph Session in Sprint FANZONE |
| 3:30pm - 6pm |
Budweiser Clydesdale appearance in Sprint FANZONE |
| 3:30pm - 6:30pm |
Live Music: Megaphone on the Sprint FANZONE Main Stage |
| 4pm |
NSCS garages close |
| 4:05pm |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 Qualifying (Two laps, all positions) |
| 6:30pm |
NNS garages close |
| 7pm (approx.) |
NextEra Energy Resources 250 Driver Introductions |
| 7:52pm |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 (100 laps, 250 miles) |
| Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
| 9am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 9am |
Admission Gates open |
| 9am |
Midway display area opens outside Turn 4 |
| 9am - 10am |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (Must be 18 or older) |
| 9am - 12pm |
Inspection Station Activity in Sprint FANZONE |
| 9am - 2pm |
Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy photos in Gatorade Victory Lane |
| 9:30am |
Driver Appearance: Elliott Sadler on the Sprint FANZONE Main Stage |
| 10am - 12pm |
Budweiser Clydesdale appearance in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am - 2pm |
Rock Wall & Power Jump in the Kids Area in Sprint FANZONE |
| 10am - 12:30pm |
Live Music: Hayfire on the Sprint FANZONE Main Stage |
| 12:45pm (approx.) |
DRIVE4COPD 300 Driver Introductions |
| 1:36pm |
NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 (120 laps, 300 miles) |
| 5pm |
Garages close |
| Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
| 7am |
Sprint FANZONE & garages open |
| 7am - 1pm |
Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy photos in Gatorade Victory Lane |
| 8am |
Admission Gates open |
| 8am |
Superstretch Fan Experience & Budweiser Party Porch open |
| 8am - 11:30am |
Sprint FANZONE Guided Garage Tours courtesy of Goodyear (All ages) |
| 8am - 12pm |
Inspection station Activity |
| 8am - 1pm |
Rock Wall & Power Jump in Kids Area |
| 9am |
Midway display area opens outside Turn 4 |
| 9am - 9:40am |
US Air Force Thunderbirds Autograph Session in Sprint FANZONE |
| 12:20pm |
DAYTONA 500 Pre-Race Show/Concert on Pit Road |
| 12:40pm (approx.) |
DAYTONA 500 Driver Introductions |
| 1:29pm |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series DAYTONA 500 (200 laps, 500 miles) |
Daytona is also the location of NASCAR headquarters. The track at Daytona Speedway is 2.5 miles long and is a
tri-oval super speedway. The Sprint Cup series racers will be back for the July Daytona race, the Pepsi 400.
NASCAR Nationwide Series fans can check out their favorite stock car racers here in February for the Orbitz 300
and in July for the Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo. Also in February, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will
host the Chevy Silverado HD 250.
Jamie McMurray Wins 52nd Annual Daytona 500. Jamie McMurray captured the 52nd annual Daytona 500 victory in a gripping finish on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.
Jamie McMurray passed Greg Biffle with one lap remaining and parried a charge by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win in his first race since returning to Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. The race concluded after 208 laps — eight more than the scheduled distance because of a new rule that mandated three attempts at a green-white-checkered finish.
The annual NASCAR race at Daytona had previously been staged on a 4.1-mile
beach and road course in the area. The 2001 Daytona 500 was the darkest day in NASCAR history as Dale Earnhardt was
taken from NASCAR during an ill fated accident at the end of the race. In 2004, Daytona International Speedway
broke ground on a multi-million, multi-faceted infield renovation project which includes a new tunnel located in
Turn 1 that will accommodate team transport vehicles and guest's specialty vehicles.