DAYTONA 500 and Coke Zero Sugar 400 dates both set for next year
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2024) – The pressure is back on at Daytona International Speedway for championship hopefuls as the Coke Zero Sugar 400 returns as the regular season finale in 2025, the track announced today, as NASCAR released its full schedule for next year for all three national series.
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 will take place on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, while the season-opening DAYTONA 500 is set for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.
The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will also return to The World Center of Racing for its 2025 season opener, while the NASCAR Xfinity Series will accompany the Cup Series on both race weekends in Daytona.
“Going for the win at Daytona to catapult yourself into the Playoffs, whether it’s to start or end the regular season, is the career pass that every driver dreams of,” said Frank Kelleher, President of Daytona International Speedway. “We saw this year how much those race wins mean to drivers, teams, and their families, and The World Center of Racing will once again be the setting for the two most thrilling races on the NASCAR calendar.”
History and drama were on full display during the two NASCAR weekends on the 2.5-mile superspeedway this year. After a chaotic restart on lap 197 of 200, William Byron captured his first DAYTONA 500 championship, and he did it 40 years to the day of the first race run by his team – Hendrick Motorsports.
And just last weekend, 23-year old Harrison Burton won his first Cup Series race – and the 100th for the famed Wood Brothers Racing team – with a stunning last-lap pass of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. The win took Burton from last in points among full-time drivers to having a shot at championship glory.
The 2025 DAYTONA 500 date was announced earlier this year, returning to the Sunday of President’s Day weekend. GRAMMY® award winning artist Pitbull will get fans hyped up for race day at The World Center of Racing with the pre-race concert that afternoon.
Below are the dates for the 2025 NASCAR season at Daytona International Speedway:
DAYTONA 500 race weekend (Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth):
- Wednesday, Feb. 12 – NASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500 Qualifying Presented by Busch Light
- Thursday, Feb. 13 – NASCAR Cup Series Duel at Daytona
- Friday, Feb. 14 – NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race
- Saturday, Feb. 15 – NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300
- Sunday, Feb. 16 – NASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500
Coke Zero Sugar 400 race weekend:
- Friday, Aug. 22 – NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
- Saturday, Aug. 23 – NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400
Tickets are going fast for the 2025 DAYTONA 500, but fans can still get great seats and Hard Rock Bet Fanzone and Pre-Race Access to see Pitbull’s performance at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.
To view the entire 2025 NASCAR schedule, visit www.nascar.com/2025schedule.
About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal’s prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of The Great American Race – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as the World Center of Racing, boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. Some of the exciting racing events include January’s Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and Roar Before The Rolex 24, February’s DAYTONA 500 and Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth, March’s Bike Week At DAYTONA featuring DAYTONA Supercross and the DAYTONA 200, the August Coke Zero Sugar 400 weekend, and much more. The Speedway grounds are also used extensively for other events that include concerts such as Welcome to Rockville, sporting events including CLASH DAYTONA, civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.
For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and Snapchat.
