NASCAR Daytona 2015: Start time, lineup, TV schedule, live streaming for Coke Zero 400
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It's NASCAR race night at Daytona International Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday night's Coke Zero 400.
START TIME: David Spade — Joe Dirt himself — will instruct drivers to start their engines at 7:58 p.m. Eastern time tonight, followed by the green flag at 8:10 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 8:10 p.m.
RACE DISTANCE: The Coke Zero 400 is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for a total of 400 miles.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: The U.S. Navy Band of the Southeast will sing the national anthem tonight.
TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC has returned to NASCAR and will broadcast tonight's race. NBC's pre-race show begins at 7 p.m. ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will call the race on the radio.
LIVE STREAMING: NBC will live-stream the race on its website for those who sign in with cable/satellite provider's credentials.
WEATHER: The National Weather Service is calling for a typical Florida summer night, with hot, humid temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms that diminishes throughout the night.
LAST TIME: Joey Logano won the Daytona 500 during NASCAR's last trip to central Florida. And one year ago, the race was postponed to Sunday and shortened by rain, which gave the win to Aric Almirola.
STARTING LINEUP: Qualifying was rained out on Saturday, which gave the pole position to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and set the field based on speeds in Friday's first practice session.
Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona:
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Austin Dillon
- Clint Bowyer
- Paul Menard
- Trevor Bayne
- David Gilliland
- AJ Allmendinger
- David Ragan
- Jamie McMurray
- Kasey Kahne
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kyle Busch
- Brett Moffitt
- Casey Mears
- Kyle Larson
- Ryan Newman
- Michael Annett
- Matt Kenseth
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Justin Allgaier
- Landon Cassill
- Jeff Gordon
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- Brian Scott
- Danica Patrick
- Kurt Busch
- Cole Whitt
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Tony Stewart
- Brad Keselowski
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Denny Hamlin
- Aric Almirola
- Alex Bowman
- Bobby Labonte
- JJ Yeley
- Jeb Burton
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Josh Wise
- Brendan Gaughan