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2021 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer
Radio in the United States
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2021 Daytona 500, the 63rd running of the event, is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on February 14, 2021. It is contested over 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It will be the first race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida that is one of six superspeedways, the others being Auto Club Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Talladega Superspeedway.

Background

Daytona International Speedway, the circuit where the 62nd annual Daytona 500 took place. The first twenty laps were raced on Sunday afternoon and the remaining laps (including the green-white-checkered finish) were completed on Monday evening.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[3] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[4] The race will be the return of multiple retired drivers, such as Jamie McMurray[5] and Derrike Cope, the 1990 winner.[6] The race will also be the debut of drivers Anthony Alfredo, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric[7] and Noah Gragson[8] The race will also be the debut of many new teams, most notably 23XI Racing.[9]

Media

Television

See also: NASCAR on television and radio § Beyond the United States

Since 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, three–time Daytona 500 champion Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Vince Welch will handle pit road for the television side. 1992 and 1998 Daytona 500 winning crew chief Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox Television
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer		 Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Vince Welch		 Larry McReynolds

Radio

The race will be broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network—who has 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 is 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 works the backstretch for the race from a spotter's stand on the inside of the track & Kyle Rickey calls 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 is manned by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		 Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey		 Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Kim Coon

References

  1. ^ "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. NASCAR Media Group. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks — The Daytona International Speedway". Speedway Guide. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  5. ^ Fair, Asher. "NASCAR: Jamie McMurray lands 2021 Daytona 500 ride". beyondtheflag.com. Beyond the Flag. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. ^ McCarriston, Shanna. "Derrike Cope, 62, will race in the 2021 Daytona 500 -- 31 years after he last won the race". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Fair, Asher. "NASCAR: Austin Cindric lands 2021 Daytona 500 ride". Beyondtheflag.com. Beyond the Flag. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Fair, Asher. "NASCAR: 2021 Daytona 500 entry list continues to grow". Beyondtheflag.com. Beyond the Flag. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Associated Press. "23XI Racing fully funded for debut season with Bubba Wallace". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2021.


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