The 2021 Daytona 500 is expected to have about 30,000 fans in attendance at the Feb. 14 race. More:Speedway, NASCAR find ways to boost Daytona economy during COVID pandemic. DAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS: NASCAR motors on with one eye on road, another on the radar. Sorry, NASCAR fans, if you don't have a ticket for this year's Daytona 500, you weren't quick enough. Look for Elliott to emerge as the organization's best chance on Sunday. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It is time for the 65th running of the Daytona 500, NASCAR's biggest event on its biggest stage, kicking off what many believe could be one of the sport's biggest seasons. Fox Sports reporter Bob Pockrass reported that this year's precautions will include masks required for indoor spaces. The fundamentals havent changed: The drivers are every bit as daring; the cars are just as fast. Tickets are still available for events taking place earlier in the week, which include qualifying, practice and Xfinity Series, Truck Series and ARCA series races. Chases health is our primary concern, said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports in a statement from the team. Fans at the Daytona 500 will mostly stay spread out in the grandstand, while all in attendance would also requirehealth screenings, temperature checks and face-coverings. The Daytona 500 attendance ranged from 100,000 to 150,000 fans in the recent years before COVID-19. Here's what it means for Volusia tourism. Best finish: 3rd, 2014 Speedway officials have said they are limiting attendance to about 30,000 fans in the stands and a few thousand more in the infield. If you missed the news, Johnson is back in NASCAR on a part-time basis this season. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Kyle Busch, who started on the pole, led 84 of 134 laps to win Friday nights NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here's what it means for Volusia tourism. To be precise, all spectators have to wear a mask if indoors. "It's going to be the largest sporting event that happens in the United States since COVID hit,"DaytonaInternational Speedway President Chip Wile said, per Zach Dean of the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The leader is His Royal Fastness Richard Petty with seven. That includes a fifth-place run in the 2019 Daytona 500, followed up by a win two years later. Of course, he has our full support, and well provide any resources he needs. 84 Chevy of Legacy MC (Motor Club), after purchasing Richard Petty's team. Obviously, the track authorities will try everything in their power to ensure a safe environment for all. Best finish: 2nd, 2016 The 2020 Daytona 500 will look and sound unlike any other running of "The Great American Race" and not in a good way. Or perhaps you are currently reading this while dressed in your Chase Elliott pajamas and tucked into your Jimmie Johnson bed sheets. While we unfortunately won't be able to have everyone here with us in 2021, your support and passion will still be felt in February. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. The team did not state the exact nature of Elliotts injury or his status beyond this weekend. In its statement, the track did not specify how many fans will be allowed to attend the race, which is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 14. Next: The series is back in action March 18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2 p.m. Legal Statement. The NASCAR Cup Series will open its 73rd season on Valentine's Day 2021 with the 63rd running of the Daytona 500 . "Hey! Like everything else, Daytona Speedweeks and the Great American Race are different this year. Mac spends countless hours in the Ford simulator and watching film paired with onboard data, for no reason other than to win one race, the Daytona 500. On Sunday, he should have the equipment -- and the motivation -- to capture his biggest win yet. There is a temptation to include Alex Bowman on this list, who has started a record six Daytona 500s from the front row, but the last driver to this race from the front row was pole sitter Dale Jarrett in 2000. Denny Hamlin can make history!" They're gonna have to pack it up!" You're in @TravisPastrana! Michael McDowell enters the race as defending winner after the fiery last lap crash in 2021. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, It's his only career victory, and he backed that up with a seventh-place finish one year ago. More:Daytona 500 to be held with 'limited' fans in 2021 because of COVID-19 pandemic The last two NASCAR Cup races at Daytona the road course race in August and the regular-season finale a few . Chase Elliott will open up his NASCAR Cup Series championship title defense and Denny Hamlin will try to go back to back at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 14. However, Michael McDowell denied him a hat-trick in 2021. By: . Kyle Larson is also listed in that group, but we're not counting him. Hell compete in the Xfinity Series on Saturday and the Cup race on Sunday. Elliott suffered an injury to his left leg while snowboarding Friday in Colorado, the team stated. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 50 to honor his 50-0 record in the ring. Tickets for the race are still available starting at $65. It would behoove us all to believe he can totally do it again. Yes, a pair of Hendrick Motorsports Chevys are on the front row, but in the garage, the buzz is about the Fords on race day. Atlanta Motor Speedway has not released an official update on limited seating, but General Manager Brandon Hutchison said in a video released in December that the track expects to host fans in a "limited, socially distanced capacity" for the Cup race on March 21. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 Daytona International Speedway was repaved after a literal pothole showed up in the middle of the track during the 2010 Daytona 500, which was still using the asphalt that NASCAR founder Bill France laid down in 1959. Best finish: 7th, 2016 and 2019 Also, Frankie Muniz is at the World Center of Racing. What Nascar track holds the most fans? Elliott finished second last weekend at Auto Club Speedway. He'll run a part-time schedule this season as a driver/owner, behind the wheel of the No. The Daytona 500 attendance in 2021 will be limited to just 21 percent of maximum capacity. at The race is the third of the season for the Xfinity Series. Johnson has been coaching his pal Travis Pastrana -- yes, the X Games and Nitro Circus demigod, who made it into his first Daytona 500. That includes the Busch Clash on Feb. 9, Daytona 500 qualifying on Feb. 10, qualifying races on Feb. 11, truck race on Feb. 12 and the Xfinty and ARCA races on Feb. 13. Earlier this week, Daytona International Speedway announced the 2022 Daytona 500 was a sell-out. Winds 20-30 mph. The 63rd running of the Daytona 500 is scheduled for Feb. 14. In its statement, the track did not specify how many fans will be allowed to attend the race, which is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 14. 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Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. We hope they enjoy the race on TV. The Daytona 500 is many things. 6-keys: media/spln/nascar/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. I have no idea if she is a car person, but she did graduate from El Camino Real High School. According to the wise guys in the desert, the consensus top picks are three-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin (+1100 via Caesars), followed by a five-pack of drivers at +1200, including Ryan Blaney, who should have won this race a year ago, Joey Logano, who won the first of Thursday night's Duel 150s, Kyle Busch and Elliott. Fans will have their temperatures takenand watch the race from pods separated by at least 6 feet. #DAYTONA500 | @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/c0yrKB7ptt, Daytona International Speedway (@DISupdates) December 2, 2020. Fans who purchased tickets are also able to defer orders to the 2022 Spring event (date TBA). Finally, McDowells 2021 win also proved that some other teams could be dark horses for the win. Cup Series drivers will practice and qualify Saturday before the Xfinity Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But attendance will be less than a third of normal which could make it the smallest official crowd in the races history. Are there any limits on the number of fans allowed to attend? Ben Rhodes placed third and was followed by Corey Heim and Ty Majeski. 2023 www.news-journalonline.com. If Hamlin wins his fourth Daytona 500, he will move out of a tie with three other drivers (Jarrett, Jeff Gordon and Bobby Allison) for third place on the all-time victories list and into a tie for second with Cale Yarborough. We feel as though we have the perfect dates for both of our NASCAR Cup Series events.". He will be joined on the front row by Justin Allgaier (182.778 mph). "The Great American Race will once again have the aura and atmosphere that fans have come to know and love. "While we won't be able to have a capacity crowd here in February, we are excited that we can host the Daytona 500 with those in attendance, as well as for the millions who will tune in . Virus or no, the racing will be every bit as good, a dazzling display of skill, speed and no small amount of luck, with dramatic lead changes and big questions: Which contenders will make it to the finish line, and how many multi-car pileups will there be? But this year will once again prove what fans already know: It is never boring. That amounts to just over 21,000 people at a facility that can seat over 101,500. Problem was that when the Chevys tried to team up in the aerodynamic draft, their cool-looking pointy noses acted like a cow catcher on a train and punted cars out of the way instead of pushing them. He finished second in the Daytona 500 in 2017 and 2020 and won the 400-miler in August 2021. "What an incredible way to begin Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth by announcing that we have completely sold out of the NASCAR Cup Series season-opening DAYTONA 500," Daytona International Speedway President Frank Kelleher said in a release. 2021's Daytona 500: One-third of the crowds, all the excitement. Daytona 500 Weekend Schedule Released Find Out the Practice, Qualifying and We are so thankful to the fans who have reserved their place in what will be yet another history-making event at The World Center of Racing. Daytona 500 to Host 30,000 Fans in NASCAR Season Opener Author: Madeline Coleman Publish date: Jan 30, 2021 Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile announced on Saturday that he. NASCAR's Damaged Vehicle Policy had previously stated that cars being worked on by teams on pit road had six minutes to get back on the racetrack or be eliminated. Daytona 500 fully sold out; race attendance could reach 150,000. Its the race every driver dreams of winning, such is the prestige and history in being able to call yourself a Daytona 500 winner.. The 2021 Daytona 500 had just 30,000 in attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time. From 1995-2020, U.S. television ratings for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500 which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing; however, in 2021 the Indianapolis 500 surpassed the Daytona 500 in TV ratings . "It's going to be the largest sporting event that happens in the United States since COVID hit,", Fans at the Daytona 500 will mostly stay spread out in the grandstand, while all in attendance would also require. The Daytona 500 attendance in 2021 will be limited to just 21 percent of maximum capacity. Now its up tothe fans: They must follow the rules and do what they can to keep everyone safe. The only real indication will come after the Busch Clash race at the LA Coliseum. The 2021 event was held with capacity restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic and only had about 30,000 fans in attendance, while this year's number will be well over 100,000. Perhaps you are one of those people. At Inter-Miami CF Stadium an hour north of the track, allotted attendance has hovered between 14% and 20% of the stadium's 18,000-seat capacity for soccer events in recent months. "Hey, I think this track surface has really developed a lot of character!" The track did not host fans for its last Cup race in September and no update has been provided on whether entry will be limited for the race on March 7. Chandler Smith scored his first career Xfinity pole, posting the fastest lap in Friday nights Xfinity Series qualifying session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But how many fans are in attendance at the superspeedway in 2022 for the Daytona 500? The Daytona 500 is one of the greatest spectacles in all of sports, and fans from all over the world converge in Daytona Beach to be a part of motorsports biggest day, track president Chip Wile said in the statement. Feb 14, 2021; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series drivers Denny Hamlin (11), Kyle Busch (18), Martin Truex Jr. (19) and Bubba Wallace (23) during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). Earlier this week, Daytona International Speedway announced the 2022 Daytona 500 was a sell-out. Two years ago, Almirola had a car strong enough to win one of the 150-mile duels, but his 500 ended in heartbreak when he was taken out in a crash on Lap 15. All rights reserved. In August 2021, he led 36 laps en route to an eighth-place finish.