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Start your engines! The 66th annual Daytona 500 returns to Daytona Beach, Florida a day later than previously scheduled.
Due to rain, the 2024 Daytona 500 will now be held on Monday, Feb. (19) at 4:00 p.m. ET, NASCAR announced Sunday.
Pitbull was scheduled to appear during the pre-match show. The show was canceled due to weather conditions, but Mr. Worldwide agreed to appear next year. “I'll be here in 2025,” he said he said Daytona International Speedway President Frank Kelleher on Sunday.
The multi-platinum rapper became a co-owner of the Trackhouse racing team in 2021. Trackhouse racers will compete in this year's Daytona 500.
“They don't work for me, we work together,” Pitbull he said during FS1's NASCAR race day on Sunday.
“To be able to do what we've done in the last three years is not only history, but the true story of true underdogs that no one believed.”
DJ Khaled will be the honorary starter for the Daytona 500, The Rock is Grand Marshall and Madison Marsh, the new Miss America, is the honorary car driver.
Read on to find out what time the 2024 Daytona 500 starts and how you can watch and stream for free.
Daytona 500 schedule: When and how to watch without cable
For the first time ever, fans will see a “Monday doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway,” NASCAR posted on X on Sunday.
Despite the date change, the broadcast channel remains the same: The Daytona 500 will be broadcast live on Fox at 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals race is scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. ET on FS1 (fans can listen live on Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). In addition to Fox, the Daytona 500 will be available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Viewers who already have local channels via cable, satellite, internet or digital antenna have the option to watch the game as soon as it starts or tune in earlier for the pre-game festivities.
If you don't already subscribe to a streamer, you have the option to subscribe for free (or at a discount) on DirecTV and other platforms.
DirecTV includes Fox, FS1 and other live, local and cable networks and access to streaming platforms such as Peacock. Streaming plans start at $70/month for 75+ channels.
More ways to stream the Daytona 500: Fubo TV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling and ExpressVPN for sports fans streaming internationally.
Fubo offers a 7-day free trial and streaming plans for less than $75/month. Stream local and cable channels like Fox, FS1, ESPN and more.
Sling TV is 50% off for the first month, meaning you can sign up for just $20. Click below to register.
The 2024 Nascar Cup Series schedule kicked off earlier this month with the Busch Light Clash on Feb. 3, while the Daytona showdown was scheduled for Thursday (Feb. 15).
Except for rain delaying the race, NASCAR revealed that activations, Q&As and other events at the Hard Rock Bet Fanzone and Midway are currently cancelled. However, fans with Hard Rock Bet Fanzone tickets can watch the NASCAR Xfinity Series Race and the Daytona 500.
United Rentals 300 ticket holders have priority seating until the NASCAR Xfinity Series race ends. Fans without tickets will be able to sit in seats not occupied by ticket holders.
Looking for last minute tickets? Visit SeatGeek, NASCAR's official ticket marketplace, to purchase tickets to the Daytona 500. Prices start at $59.
See the full NASCAR race schedule here.
