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NASCAR Sunday will close three weeks of racing at Daytona International Speedway with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 on the Daytona Road Course.
The World Center of Racing hosts the first two races of the 2021 Cup Series season, which were preceded by six days of Speedweeks activity on the track. The last day of the stretch will be a 70-lap test for the drivers on the 3.61-mile road course.
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The starting line-up for Sunday’s race at Daytona will be led by 2020 Series champion Chase Elliott, who has won the last four road races of the Cup, and 2021 Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell.
Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about the O’Reilly 253 Sunday auto parts schedule in Daytona.
What time does the NASCAR race start today?
- Dated: Sunday February 21
- Start time: 3 p.m. ET (green flag at 3:20 p.m. ET)
The green flag for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona Road Course is to be waved at 3:20 p.m. ET.
Although NASCAR will race the Daytona Road Course on Sunday even though it is wet, there will always be weather-related threats: if the rain is too heavy, if there is lightning in the area, or if it there is too much water on the course. The weather forecast for Daytona Beach, Florida on Sunday is partly cloudy, temperatures in the mid-60s and about a 15 percent chance of precipitation.
What channel is NASCAR on today?
- Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona (Daytona Road Course)
- Dated: Sunday February 21
- TV channel: Fox (TSN5 in Canada)
- Direct: Fox sports go | fuboTV (7 day free trial)
- Radio: MRN
Fox and FS1 are the networks that televise NASCAR races in the first four months of the Cup Series program. Fox will broadcast Sunday’s race, which will take place on the Daytona Road Course. The race is the second of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Fox and FS1 are scheduled to broadcast Cup Series races during the June 13 All-Star Race in Texas. NBC and NBCSN are expected to broadcast other 2021 NASCAR Cup Series races, including the playoffs.
As with all Cup Series races on Fox this season, Mike Joy will call the race with help from analysts Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer and Larry McReynolds.
NASCAR Live Stream for Daytona Road Course
Anyone with a cable or satellite subscription can live stream the Sunday afternoon NASCAR race at Daytona through FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports Go app.
For those who don’t have a cable or satellite subscription, there are seven OTT (over-the-top) TV streaming options that offer Fox and FS1 – Sling, Hulu, YouTubeTV, fuboTV, Vidgo, AT&T Now and TVision. Of the seven, Hulu, YouTubeTV, and fuboTV offer free trial options.
Below are links to each of them.
2021 NASCAR Cup Series Calendar
Below is the remaining schedule for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series regular season and playoffs, starting with Sunday’s race on the Daytona Road Course.
NASCAR Cup Series 2021 regular season
| Dated | Race | Track | Time | TV | Radio |
| the 21st of February | O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 in Daytona | Daytona Road course | 3 p.m. | Fox | MRN |
| February 28 | Dixie Vodka 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | MRN |
| March 7 | Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube | Las Vegas Auto Circuit | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | PRN |
| March 14 | NASCAR Cup Series Race in Phoenix | Phoenix raceway | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | MRN |
| March 21st | Pleats of honor Quiktrip 500 | Atlanta Auto Circuit | 3 p.m. | Fox | PRN |
| March 28 | Food City Dirt Race | Bristol Motor Circuit | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | PRN |
| April 10 | Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Motor Circuit | 7:30 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| April 18 | Toyota 400 owners | Richmond Raceway | 3 p.m. | Fox | MRN |
| April 25 | GEICO 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 2:00 p.m. | Fox | MRN |
| May 2nd | NASCAR Cup Series Race in Kansas | Kansas Speedway | 3 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 9 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Darlington | Darlington Motor Circuit | 3:30 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 16 | Drydene 400 | Dover International Speedway | 2:00 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| 23 May | NASCAR Cup Series Race at COTA | Circuit of the Americas | 2:30 p.m. | FS1 | PRN |
| May 30 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Circuit | 18 hours | Fox | PRN |
| June 6 | Toyota / Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway | 4 p.m. | FS1 | PRN |
| June 13 | NASCAR All-Star Open | Texas motor speedway | 18 hours | FS1 | MRN |
| June 13 | NASCAR All-Star Race | Texas motor speedway | 8 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| June 20 | Ally 400 | Nashville Superspeedway | 3:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN | MRN |
| June 26 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono-1 | Pocono Raceway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| June 27 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono-2 | Pocono Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| 4th July | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Road America | Road America | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| 11 July | Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart | Atlanta Auto Circuit | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
| July 18 | Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 | New Hampshire Motor Circuit | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
| August 8 | Go bowling at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| August 15th | Big Machine Vodka 400 at brickyard powered by Florida Georgia Line | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | 13 hours | NBC | IMS |
| 22 august | FireKeepers 400 Casino | Michigan International Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| August 28 | Coca Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Motor Circuit | 7 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Playoff Round of 16
| Dated | Race | Track | Time | TV | Radio |
| Sep 5 | Cook Out Southern 500 | Darlington Motor Circuit | 18 hours | NBCSN | MRN |
| Sep 11 | Federated auto parts 400 | Richmond Raceway | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| Sep 18 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | Bristol Motor Circuit | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Playoffs Round of 16
| Dated | Race | Track | Time | TV | Radio |
| Sep 26 | South point 400 | Las Vegas Auto Circuit | 7 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
| October 3 | YellaWood 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 2:00 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| October 10 | Bank of America ROVAL 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course | 2:00 p.m. | NBC | PRN |
NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Playoff Round of 16
| Dated | Race | Track | Time | TV | Radio |
| October 17 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 | Texas motor speedway | 2:00 p.m. | NBC | PRN |
| October 24 | Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| October 31 | Xfinity 500 | Martinsville Motor Circuit | 2:00 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Championship Playoff 4
| Dated | Race | Track | Time | TV | Radio |
| November 7 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship | Phoenix raceway | 3 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
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