Daytona 500: Live updates from NASCAR’s biggest race

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Charlotte Observer NASCAR reporter Alex Zietlow will be tossing along live updates throughout Sunday’s race from Daytona International Speedway in the section below. Refresh for the latest news. Full results will be posted at the end of the race.

Live updates from the Daytona 500

11:17 a.m.: A bunch of big names have rolled through the media center this morning. That includes Bethume-Cookman President Lawrence M. Drake, who announced a partnership with NASCAR; Daytona International Speedway president Frank Kelleher, who announced an eighth-straight sell-out for the Daytona 500; and country music star Dierks Bentley, who will be providing the pre-race concert.

11:10 a.m.: Some reading before The Great American Race: Richard Petty relives the first Daytona 500 in 1959; why Bubba Wallace loves the Daytona 500; why Kyle Busch is at-times frustrated by the Daytona 500; how Denny Hamlin’s new podcast is changing the game; how the Daytona 500 could set the stage for NASCAR’s next generation; and why actor Frankie Muniz is pursuing a racing career at 37 years old. (Oh — and Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana and Conor Daly will make history.)

How to watch, listen, stream, purse

• Race: DAYTONA 500
• Place: Daytona International Speedway
• Date: Sunday, February 19
• Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
• Purse: $26,934,357
• TV: FOX, 1 p.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Stream: FOX Sports, FuboTV
• Distance: 500 miles (200 laps)
• Stages: Stage 1 (ends on Lap 65), Stage 2 (ends on Lap 130), Stage 3 (ends on Lap 200).

Daytona 500 starting lineup

Alex Zietlow writes about NASCAR, Charlotte FC and the ways in which sports intersect with life in the Charlotte area for The Observer, where he has been a reporter since August 2022. Zietlow’s work has been honored by the N.C. and S.C. Press Associations, as well as the APSE, which awarded him with Top-10 finishes in the Beat Writing and Short Feature categories in its 2021 writing contest. He previously wrote for The Herald in Rock Hill from 2019-22.