Sprint Cup - Start Times Finalized For 2013 Budweiser Speedweeks
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DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 1, 2013: For the fourth straight year, the 55th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 24, NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race, is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time (TV – FOX Sports, Radio – MRN Radio).
Start times for the other remaining events of Budweiser Speedweeks 2013 at Daytona International Speedway are as follows:
Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 26-27, 3:30
p.m. (SPEED)
Lucas Oil 200 ARCA Racing Series, Feb. 16,
4:30 p.m. (SPEED)
Daytona Shootout, Feb.
16, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Daytona 500 Qualifying,
Feb. 17, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Budweiser Duel, Feb. 21, 2
p.m. (SPEED)
NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. (SPEED)
300 NASCAR
Nationwide Series, Feb. 23, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Matt Kenseth, who won the 2012 Daytona 500 with Roush Fenway Racing, will attempt to be the first driver since Sterling Marlin (1994-1995) to win “The Great American Race” for a second straight year with his new team Joe Gibbs Racing.
Tickets for NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race – the 55th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 24 – start at $65 and are available at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.
For the second straight year, the Speedway is offering special youth pricing for the Daytona 500. Children 12 and under will receive 50 percent off all backstretch grandstand seats for the Daytona 500 while supplies last. In addition, children 12 and under are free in the Sprint FANZONE throughout Budweiser Speedweeks.