FOX Sports 2013 NASCAR Daytona Speedweeks Coverage

SPEED™ Carries Budweiser Duel, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Opener Live

NASCAR on FOX opens its 13th season with expanded coverage from Daytona, providing live programming across three FOX Sports Media Group networks – FOX Sports, FOX Deportes and SPEED.

The flag officially drops on FOX Sports’ 2013 Speedweeks coverage with the newly named Sprint Unlimited at Daytona, live and in prime time on Saturday, Feb 16 at 8:00pm ET, followed by live coverage of Daytona 500 Qualifying, Sunday at 1:00pm ET.

Coverage of the Daytona 500 on FOX begins Sunday, Feb 24 with Fusion Evolution presented by Ford, a 30-minute special at 11:30am ET, followed by the traditional one-hour NASCAR on FOX pre-race program, live at noon ET from the Hollywood Hotel, Fox Sports’ state-of-the-art mobile studio located in the Daytona International Speedway infield. Host Chris Myers is joined by two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip and his brother, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip. At 1:00pm ET, Darrell joins NASCAR on FOX race announcer Mike Joy and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Larry McReynolds in call the 55th running of the “Great American Race.”

This season, FOX Deportes, the No. 1 sports network in Spanish, offers coverage of 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, seven live, including the Daytona 500. In addition, FOX Deportes Speedweeks coverage also includes the Sprint Unlimited and Daytona 500 qualifying as part of a deal reached last summer. Jorge Koechlin and Tony Rivera call the action on-track, while FOX Deportes produces original NASCAR-related programs specifically for its Latino fan base. This series is complemented by daily NASCAR news segments on Central FOX, the network’s signature news, highlights and information program and No. 1 sports news program on Spanish cable.

SPEED opens its coverage from Daytona on Feb. 14 with a NASCAR Race Hub special from Daytona Speedweeks Media Day. In addition to covering practice and qualifying sessions, SPEED is once again home to the Budweiser Duel and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opener from Daytona.

Major events from 2013 Daytona Speedweeks from the FOX Sports Media Group family of networks (all times Eastern and subject to change):

Feb. 14

NASCAR Race Hub – Media Day Special (SPEED, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.)

Feb. 15

Sprint Unlimited practice (SPEED, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., LIVE)
Sprint Unlimited final practice (SPEED, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., LIVE)

Feb. 16

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice (SPEED, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., LIVE)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice (SPEED, 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., LIVE)
ARCA Racing Series race (SPEED, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., LIVE)
NASCAR RaceDay – Sprint Unlimited (SPEED, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., LIVE)
Sprint Unlimited (FOX & FOX Deportes, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., LIVE)

Feb. 17

Daytona 500 Qualifying (FOX & FOX Deportes, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., LIVE)
Sprint Unlimited Replay (SPEED, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Taped)

Feb. 20

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice (SPEED, Noon to 1:30, LIVE)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice (SPEED, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., LIVE)

Feb. 21

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice (SPEED, Noon to 1 p.m., LIVE)
NASCAR RaceDay – Budweiser Duel (SPEED, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., LIVE)
NASCAR Budweiser Duel (SPEED, 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m, LIVE)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice (SPEED, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., LIVE)

Feb. 22

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice (SPEED, 11 a.m. to Noon, LIVE)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice (SPEED, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30, LIVE)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying (SPEED, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., LIVE)
NCWTS Setup (SPEED, 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., LIVE)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race (SPEED, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., LIVE)

Feb. 23

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice (SPEED, 10:30 a.m. to Noon, LIVE)

Feb. 24

NASCAR RaceDay – Daytona 500 (SPEED, 9 a.m. to Noon, LIVE)
FOX Daytona 500 Special (11:30 a.m. to Noon)
FOX NASCAR Sunday – Daytona 500 (FOX, Noon to 1 p.m., LIVE)
55^th Running of the Daytona 500 (FOX & FOX Deportes 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., LIVE)

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