NASCAR 2025: Here’s what Thursday’s schedule at Daytona International Speedway looks like

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series, Truck Series, and ARCA Series drivers are scheduled to be at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday (February 13) as the season’s first official racing weekend begins with the prestigious Daytona 500.

Following Wednesday's (February 12) single-car Daytona 500 qualifying, where Chase Briscoe won pole for the Daytona 500, the drivers will now take part in a 60-lap Duel race that will set the lineup for the 500-mile main event.

Meanwhile, NASCAR Truck Series and ARCA Series drivers will participate in their 50-minute practice sessions ahead of the duel races at 4:05 pm ET and 5:05 pm ET, respectively.

The weather forecast on Thursday at Daytona predicts partly cloudy with a high temperature of 82 degrees and a 17% chance of rain at the start of Duels.

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NASCAR’s Thursday schedule at Daytona International Speedway

Here’s the complete schedule for Thursday’s on-track action across NASCAR's national series at Daytona:

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Garage Open

6 am ET – 6 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series

10 am ET – 7 pm ET: Truck Series

4 pm ET – 11 pm ET: Cup Series

Track activity

8 am ET: Truck Series haulers enter

2 pm ET: ARCA driver-spotter meeting

4:05 pm ET – 4:55 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series practice

5:05 pm ET – 5:55 pm ET: Truck Series practice

7 pm ET: Duel 1 at Daytona (60 laps, 150 miles)

8:45 pm ET: Duel 1 at Daytona (60 laps, 150 miles)

All Thursday’s track activity at Daytona will be telecast on FS1, Motor Racing Network (MRN), and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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Bluegreen Vacations Duels starting lineup

Here is the starting order of Duel 1 and Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway:

Duel 1 order:

1. #19 - Chase Briscoe
2. #60 - Ryan Preece
3. #21 - Josh Berry
4. #3 - Austin Dillon
5. #10 - Ty Dillon
6. #38 - Zane Smith
7. #8 - Kyle Busch
8. #9 - Chase Elliott
9. #71 - Michael McDowell
10. #16 - AJ Allmendinger
11. #24 - William Byron
12. #56 - Martin Truex Jr
13. #54 - Ty Gibbs
14. #45 - Tyler Reddick
15. #23 - Bubba Wallace
16. #7 - Justin Haley
17. #40 - Justin Allgaier
18. #77 - Carson Hocevar
19. #1 - Ross Chastain
20. #91 - Helio Castroneves
21. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22. #66 - Chandler Smith
23. #44 - JJ Yeley

Duel 2 order:

1. #2 - Austin Cindric
2. #22 - Joey Logano
3. #11 - Denny Hamlin
4. #20 - Christopher Bell
5. #5 -Kyle Larson
6. #48 - Alex Bowman
7. #34 - Todd Gilliland
8. #6 - Brad Keselowski
9. #17 - Chris Buescher
10. #12 - Ryan Blaney
11. #4 - Noah Gragson
12. #99 - Daniel Suarez
13. #35- Riley Herbst
14. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
15. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen
16. #41 - Cole Custer
17. #01 - Corey LaJoie
18. #43 - Erik Jones
19. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
20. #62 - Anthony Alfredo
21. #78 - BJ McLeod
22. #51 - Cody Ware