Friday marks the midpoint of the three-day racing weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
Because of Thursday’s rainout, the Sprint Cup Series will have a 45-minute practice session from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ET.
Later, both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Sprint Cup Series have qualifying sessions.
Then, the first race of the weekend -- the Xfinity Series Subway Firecracker 250 -- is slated to take the green flag at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Here’s how today’s schedule shapes up:
(All times Eastern)
8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Sprint Cup garage open
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. - Sprint Cup practice (NBCSN)
Noon - Xfinity garage opens
2:10 p.m. - Xfinity qualifying; single car/two rounds (NBCSN)
3:45 p.m. - Xfinity driver-crew chief meeting
4:10 p.m. - Sprint Cup qualifying; single car/two rounds (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
7 p.m. - Xfinity driver introductions
7:30 p.m. - Firecracker 250 Xfinity race; 100 laps, 250 miles (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
