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Welcome to the "World Center of Racing"

This is the The Autochannel guide to Daytona International Speedway. Here you will find out about upcoming events, how to get tickets, where to stay and much more. There is also a Speedway map which shows all of the track facilities and some of the surrounding area.

The Speedway annually presents at least eight separate racing weekends including stock cars, sports cars, motorcycles and go-karts. Its program, which includes months of testing, is more varied than any other racing facility in the world, thus, the Speedway is known as the "World Center of Racing."

The track includes a 2.5 mile trioval used by stock cars and a 3.56 mile road course used by the sports cars, motorcycles and go-karts. The road course includes about a mile of track in the infield and most of the trioval. The east and west turns of the trioval are banked 31 degrees and the start/finish line is banked 18 degrees.

Annual NASCAR Events

Sunday, February 18, 1996

SPEEDWEEKS 1996

The multi-million dollar Daytona 500, the most prestigious event in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, is annually the culmination of Speedweeks, a 16 day, three weekend motorsports festival.

Scheduled for Sunday February 18, the 38th Daytona 500 will feature the best stock car drivers in the world including defending two-time 500 winner, Sterling Marlin, 1995 Winston Cup Champion, Jeff Gordon and 7-time Winston Cup Champion, Dale Earnhardt. The schedule for the Speedweek 1996 looks like this:

  • Feb. 10 Daytona 500 pole qualifying
  • Feb. 11 Busch Clash of '96
  • Feb. 11 33nd Daytona ARCA 200 Supercar Series race
  • Feb. 15 37th Gatorade Twin 125-mile Qualifying Race 1
  • Feb. 15 37th Gatorade Twin 125-mile Qualifying Race 2
  • Feb. 16 18th Annual Florida 200 NASCAR Goody's Dash
  • Feb. 16 Round One of IROC XIX Series
  • Feb. 17 38th Goody's 300 Busch SeriesRace
  • Feb. 18 38th Annual Daytona 500 Winston Cup Series Race
Saturday, July 6, 1996

AN ALL-AMERICAN EVENT & WEEKEND

Scheduled for Saturday, July 6, the 38th Pepsi 400, the 1995 Winston Cup Champion and defending Pepsi 400 champion Jeff Gordon will lead the NASCAR contigent into Daytona and they will follow this schedule:
  • Jul. 4 Pepsi 400 pole qualifying
  • Jul. 5 Pepsi 400 second round qualifying
  • Jul. 6 38th Annual Pepsi 400 Winston Cup Series Race
Here's your opportunity to experience the legendary Daytona International Speedway. See the same NASCAR Winston Cup Series stars and cars that battle it out in the season opening Daytona 500. The Pepsi 400 marks the start of the second half of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule which means that the teams and drivers will be going all out to win and start their final drive towards the Winston Cup.

TICKET INFORMATION

Call Daytona's ticket office for choice seats: 904-253-RACE (7223).

The Daytona International Speedway's ticket office has a TDD Phone System available to better serve hearing-impaired customers. The number for the TDD Phone System is (904)-254-6700.

VISITORS CENTER

The Daytona International Speedway Visitors' Center is open daily from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm year round. Located on the Speedway grounds it includes:
  • Daytona USA - A highly interactive motorsports-themed attraction that will manifest the color and excitement of racing at Daytona International Speedway and the fascinating history of auto-racing on Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach.
    Scheduled to open July of 1996.
  • Track Tours - Guided tours of the speedway are conducted daily except during races and special events.
  • Budweiser Video Wall - Presents excerpts from early racing films on the beach, the construction of the speedway and an overview of stock car, motorcycle and sports car racing
  • Gallery of Legends - One of the largest and most comprehensive collections of historic photos and memorabilia anywhere.
  • Pit Shop A wide variety of quality merchandise and "race fan essentials".
  • Race Day - From Dawn to Determination - Enjoy a surround sound audio presentation from a seat in a Daytona grandstand.
  • Greater Daytona Beach Area Welcome Center - Knowledgeable staff provides information on area accomodations, attractions and events.

SPEEDWAY LOCATION

Daytona International Speedway is located approximately one mile east of I-95 on U.S. Route 92 (W. International Speedway Boulevard) in Daytona Beach, Fla., adjacent to Daytona International Airport.

Directions

From I-95: Southbound take exit 87A; Northbound take exit 87. Go east on U.S. 92 (West International Speedway Boulevard) one mile.

From Orlando on I-4: Take I-95 north 1/4 mile to exit 87. Go east on U.S 92 one mile.

Address:

Daytona International Speedway P.O. Box 2801 - Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2801 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114-1243

Call 904-253-RACE (7223) for more information on any of these facilities.