Sunday’s Daytona 500 drops the green flag on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season (well, not exactly, but we’ll get to that). Here is what to know before the race, which will be televised on Fox beginning at 1:30 p.

A five-race mid-season competition ultimately will pit two drivers vying for a $1 million prize. The tournament begins June 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, followed by trips to the Chicago Street Course, Sonoma Raceway and Dover Motor Speedway before the July 27 finale in Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Brickyard 400.