NASCAR returns for the 2021 season-opener at Daytona International Speedway with all three national divisions present and seven races planned.
The jam-packed week of racing opens with the annual exhibition race known as The Clash. The event, which first took place in 1979, will feature 21 drivers. For the first time ever, it will be run on the Daytona Road Course.
Wednesday – The Clash
| Time | Event | TV | Radio |
| 7 p.m. ET | The Clash at Daytona | FS1 | MRN |
Starting Lineup
| Start | Car No. | Driver | Team |
| 1. | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske |
| 2. | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3. | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4. | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske |
| 5. | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6. | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing |
| 7. | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 8. | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 9. | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 10. | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
| 11. | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 12. | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 13. | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 14. | 23 | Ty Dillon | 23XI Racing |
| 15. | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 16. | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 17. | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 18. | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19. | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20. | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 21. | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Wednesday – Daytona 500 qualifying
| Time | Event | TV | Radio |
| 12:05 p.m. ET | Daytona 500 practice | FS1 | MRN |
| 7 p.m. ET | Daytona 500 pole qualifying | FS1 | MRN |
Thursday – The Duels
| Time | Event | TV | Radio |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | NASCAR Truck Series practice | FS1 | MRN |
| 7 p.m. ET | Duel No. 1 | FS1 | MRN |
| 8:45 p.m. ET | Duel No. 2 | FS1 | MRN |
Friday – Truck Series racing
| Time | Event | TV | Radio |
| 3 p.m ET | Truck Series qualifying | FS1 | MRN |
| 4:30 p.m. | Xfinity Series practice | FS1 | MRN |
| 7:30 p.m. | NASCAR Truck Series race | FS1 | MRN |
Saturday – Xfinity Series and ARCA racing
| Time | Event | TV | Radio |
| 9:30 a.m. ET | Daytona 500 second practice | FS2 | MRN |
| 10:30 a.m. ET | Xfinity Series qualifying | FS2/FS1 | MRN |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | Daytona 500 final practice | FS1 | MRN |
| 1:30 p.m. | ARCA Series race | FS1 | MRN |
| 5 p.m. | Xfinity Series race | FS1 | MRN |
Sunday – 63rd running of the Daytona 500
| Time | Event | TV | Radio |
| 2:30 p.m. ET | Daytona 500 | Fox Sports | MRN |
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