NASCAR Sprint Cup teams return to Daytona International Speedway for the 2015 Daytona 500, Sunday, Feb. 22, beginning at 1pm ET on FOX. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2014 Daytona 500 after a lengthy rain delay. Top contenders include Ryan Newman, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson and 2014 Cup champion Kevin Harvick. Jeff Gordon starts the race on the pole in his final season as a full-time driver. Kurt Busch has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for his legal situation. Regan Smith will drive the No. 41. Kyle Busch will also miss the Daytona 500 after a head-on crash into the inside wall at Saturday’s XFINITY Series race. Matt Crafton will drive the No. 18 Sunday.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015 Key Dates
Feb. 14: Sprint Unlimited (Daytona), FOX
Feb. 15: Daytona 500 Qualifying (Daytona), FOX
Feb. 19: Budweiser Duels (Daytona), FS1
Feb. 22: Daytona 500 (Daytona), FOX
May 15-16: Sprint Showdown/All-Star Race (Charlotte), FS1
May 24: Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte), FOX
July 5: Coke Zero 400 (Daytona), NBC
July 26: Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis), NBCSN
Sept. 20: Chase begins: MyAfibStory.com 400 (Chicagoland), NBCSN
Nov. 22: Season finale: Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead-Miami), NBC
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