DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 22: A general view of pre-race festivities as Kid Rock performs a concert on the infield prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 57th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Daytona Day has finally arrived. The good news is it should be a great race. The weather is perfect and 40 cars are ready to go for the victory in NASCAR's biggest race.
Without any further ado, here is everything you need to know about the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Green flag:
1:31 p.m. ET
Tune-in:
10:30 a.m. ET: "NASCAR RaceDay" (FS1)
Noon ET: "FOX NASCAR Sunday" (FOX)
1 p.m. ET: 2016 Daytona 500 (FOX)
Midnight ET: "FOX Sports Live" (FS1)
1 a.m. ET: "NASCAR Victory Lane" (FS1) (delayed)
Forecast: Perfect! Party cloudy, high of 75, zero percent chance of rain.
Grand marshal/Command to start engines: Actor Gerard Butler
Honorary starter/Wave green flag: MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.
Honorary pace car driver: WWE star John Cena
Color guard: Patrick Air Force Base Honor Guard
Invocation: Senior Pastor Sonny Gallman of Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach
Pre-race concert: Florida Georgia Line
National anthem: 82nd Airborne Division Chorus, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Flyover: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
Defending race winner/champion: Joey Logano
Front row: Chase Elliott and Matt Kenseth
Starting lineup:
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