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2025 Daytona 500
The 2025 Daytona 500 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race and the 67th running of the event. It will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[3] It will be the first race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series. ReportBackground 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] The race will be the debut for Shane van Gisbergen in the race after signing with Trackhouse Racing.[6] The race will also be the debut multiple teams including Haas Factory Team, JR Motorsports, & Tricon Garage.[7][8][9] This will also be the first race with the potential for more than 40 cars since 2015, with Hélio Castroneves guaranteed to be in the 500 under the new Open Exemption Provisional rule. He will either make the field with a 40 car grid on speed in qualifying or in the duel races, or get the exemption as a 41st entry if necessary.[10] Entry list 
MediaTelevisionSince 2001—with the exception of 2002, 2004 and 2006—the Daytona 500 has 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. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, and Josh Sims will handle pit road for the television side. 1992 and 1998 Daytona 500 winning crew chief Larry McReynolds will provide insight on-site during the race.[11]
RadioThe 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, TBA, 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.
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