Daytona International Speedway, the place will the race will be held.
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[4] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[5] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[5]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(W) denotes former winner.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Since 2001—with the exception of 2002, 2004 and 2006—the Daytona 500 have been carried by Fox in the United States. The booth crew consists of longtime NASCAR lap-by-lap announcer Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick. Reporters TBD will handle pit road for the television side. 1992 and 1998 Daytona 500 winning crew chief Larry McReynolds will provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
The race will be broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network who have covered the Daytona 500 since 1970—and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. The booth crew consists of Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace. Longtime turn announcer Dave Moody will be the lead turn announcer, calling the race from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley will work the backstretch for the race from a spotter's stand on the inside of the track & Kyle Rickey will call the race when the field races through turns 3 and 4 from the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 4. On pit road, MRN will be operated by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Brienne Pedigo.
