(Editor’s note: The 2026 Daytona 500 start time has been moved up to 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 15. This story has been updated to reflect the change and also to note the O’Reilly Series race starting grid after qualifying Saturday.)
With one more day until the Daytona 500 (barring rain), race fans today get their first look at what once was the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
The second-tier stock car series got a new corporate sponsor and is now officially the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Tonight’s race still goes by the United Rentals 300, which will see 42 cars run 120 laps on Daytona International Speedway. It will be the second race of the day after the ARCA Menards Series gets its season underway at noon.
Last year’s Xfinity race saw Jesse Love win in overtime to end Austin Hill’s run of three straight victories in the Daytona 500 lead-in en route to edging past Connor Zilisch for the series championship. The O’Reilly Series opener will feature a pair of drivers in the 2026 Daytona 500 field, Carson Hocevar and Justin Allgaier, who finished third in the Xfinity Series standings last year. It also includes a few drivers in Friday’s Craftsman Truck Series race: Taylor Gray, Daniel Dye, Giovanni Ruggiero and, uh, Hocevar again.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the race, including TV schedule and streaming information:
Start time for NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at Daytona
- Date: Saturday, Feb. 14
- Start time: 5 p.m. ET
- Location: Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida)
The 2026 United Rentals 300 is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 14. The Daytona ARCA 200 will begin at noon.
What channel is United Rentals 300 on today? TV schedule, streaming info
- TV channel: The CW
- Live streaming: Fubo (free trial)
- Radio: MRN | SiriusXM (Channel 90)
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Daytona will broadcast nationally on The CW. The Daytona ARCA 200 can be seen on Fox. Streaming options for both include Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
Watch Daytona O’Reilly Series race live on Fubo
Daytona O’Reilly race entry list
The starting grid has been set after qualifying. See the full lineup.
- 00. Sheldon Creed
- 0. Garrett Smithley
- 1. Carson Kvapil
- 02. Ryan Ellis
- 2. Jesse Love
- 4. Cesar Bacarella
- 5. Luke Fenhaus
- 7. Justin Allgaier
- 07. Josh Belicki
- 8. Sammy Smith
- 17. Corey Day
- 18. William Sawalich
- 19. Giovanni Ruggiero
- 20. Brandon Jones
- 21. Austin Hill
- 24. Harrison Burton
- 25. Nicholas Sanchez
- 26. Dean Thompson
- 27. Jeb Burton
- 28. Kyle Sieg
- 30. Carson Ware
- 31. Blaine Perkins
- 32. Jordan Anderson
- 35. Natalie Decker
- 38. Patrick Emerling
- 39. Ryan Sieg
- 41. Sam Meyer
- 42. Carson Hocevar
- 44. Brennan Poole
- 45. Lavar Scott
- 48. Patrick Staropoli
- 51. Jeremy Clements
- 52. Daniel Dye
- 53. David Starr
- 54. Taylor Gray
- 55. Joey Gase
- 87. Austin Green
- 88. Rajuh Caruth
- 91. Mason Maggio
- 92. Josh Williams
- 96. Anthony Alfredo
- 99. Parker Retzlaff
When is the Daytona 500?
- Date: Sunday, Feb. 15
- Start time: 1:30 p.m. ET
- TV channel: Fox
- Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
- Radio: MRN | SiriusXM (Channel 90)
Coverage of the 2026 Daytona 500 is set to start at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 15 from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will call the race on Fox, and streaming options include Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
NASCAR O’Reilly Series schedule 2026
All times Eastern:
- Saturday, Feb. 14: United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida) | 5 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Feb. 21: Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 at EchoPark Speedway (Hampton, Georgia) | 5 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Feb. 28: Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas (Austin, Texas) | 3 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, March 7: GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Arizona) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, March 14: The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Las Vegas, Nevada) | 5:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, March 21: Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) | 5:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, March 28: NFPA 250 at Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, Virginia) | 3:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, April 4: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway (Rockingham, North Carolina) | 2:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, April 11: Race at Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, April 18: Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway (Kansas City, Kansas) | 7 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, April 25: Race at Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, Alabama) | 4 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, May 2: Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, Texas) | 3:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, May 9: Mission 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen, New York) | 4 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, May 16: BetRivers 200 at Dover Motor Speedway (Dover, Delaware) | 4 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, May 23: Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) | 5 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, May 30: Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway (Lebanon, Tennessee) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, June 13: MillerTech Battery 250 at Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, Pennsylvania) | 4 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, June 20: Race at Naval Base Coronado (San Diego, California) | 5 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, June 27: Race at Sonoma Raceway (Sonoma, California) | 5:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, July 4: Race at Chicagoland Speedway (Joliet, Illinois) | 5:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, July 11: Focused Health 250 at EchoPark Speedway (Hampton, Georgia) | 7 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, July 25: Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Indiana) | 4 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Aug. 8: Race at Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa) | 5 p.m. | CW
- Friday, Aug. 28: Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Sept. 5: Race at Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Sept. 12: Nu Way 225 at World Wide Technology Raceway (Madison, Illinois) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Friday, Sept. 18: Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Oct. 3: Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Las Vegas, Nevada) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Oct. 10: Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) | 4 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Oct. 17: Playoff race at Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Arizona) | 7:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Oct. 24: The Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, Alabama) | 3:30 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Oct. 31: Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, Virginia) | 4 p.m. | CW
- Saturday, Nov. 7: Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Homestead, Florida) | 5 p.m. | CW
