How to watch 2023 Daytona 500 live in Canada: Date, Time, TV Channel for NASCAR today

The country will shift its focus from Arizona to Daytona this week as The NASCAR Cup Series returns on Sunday when the 2023 Daytona 500 kicks off another exciting season with the biggest race on the NASCAR schedule. The Great American Race will be held for the 65th time. Daytona will host the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck, and ARCA Menards series season openers over the course of five days.

This week, forty of the world’s best drivers will take to the track at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile tri-oval where speeds can exceed 200 mph. Winning the Great American Race alters a driver’s career forever, with their name immortalized in history. There will be 42 drivers competing in the Daytona 500. The field is capped at 40 cars, which means three drivers will go home after Thursday’s qualifying races. The race has 36 drivers confirmed through NASCAR’s charter system, so the final four spots will be decided by six drivers.

Viewing Info:

• Date: Sunday, February 19th
• Start time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• TV channel: FOX | TSN 3/5 (Canada)
• Live stream: Racepass (anywhere)

The field includes eight former NASCAR Cup Series champions and seven former 500 winners. Ty Gibbs, the youngest driver in the field, is 20 years old, and Jimmie Johnson, the oldest, is 47 years old. Johnson, driving the No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet, is one of the competitors who will have to battle their way into the main event. The other five drivers in that position have never even begun a Daytona 500.

Chandler Smith is driving the No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, Zane Smith is driving the No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford, Travis Pastrana is driving the No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota, Conor Daly is driving the No. 50 TMT Racing Chevrolet, and Austin Hill is driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet. Riley Herbst and Ty Gibbs, who are both confirmed, will also be making their first appearance in the 500.

Best ways to watch the 2023 Daytona 500 Live Nascar today

As has been done every year since 2007, the race will be broadcast live on FOX and the FOX Sports App. United States fans can watch the race on FOX Sports and Canadian fans will get the feed on TSN. If you want to stream the Daytona 500 Live Stream, RacePass will be the best, The Daytona 500 will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) in 2023. There are several live-streaming services that carry FOX for those who do not have a cable subscription, including Sling TV, Hulu, and fuboTV. So, wherever you are living check out RacePass and watch the Nascar race live from anywhere without cable via Racepass.

Schedule And Time Of The Daytona 500:

Tuesday, February 14

• 2 p.m. ET – Random draw for Xfinity Series qualifying lineup
• 4 p.m. ET – Random draw for Cup Series qualifying lineup

Wednesday, February 15

• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET – Daytona 500 Media Day
• 8:15 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series single-car qualifying which will have 2 rounds of a single lap.

Thursday, February 16

• 4:05 – 4:55 p.m. ET – ARCA Menards Series practice
• 5:05 – 5:55 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series practice
• 7 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series First Qualifying Race with 60 laps.
• 8:45 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series Second Qualifying Race with 60 laps.

Friday, February 17

• 1:30 p.m. ET – ARCA Menards Series Qualifying
• 3 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series qualifying
• 4:35 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series practice
• 5:35 – 6:35 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series practice
• 7:30 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series race of 100 laps

Saturday, February 18

• 10:30 – 11:20 a.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series final practice
• 11:30 a.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying
• 1:30 p.m. ET – ARCA Menards Series race of 80 laps
• 5 p.m. ET – NASCAR Xfinity Series race of 120 laps

Sunday, February 19

• 2:30 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 of 200 laps