The 2025 Daytona 500, the 67th running of “The Great American Race,” will be held on February 16, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race is the most prestigious event in NASCAR and is considered one of the most important races in all of motorsports and attracts a large audience and media coverage.
The 2025 Daytona 500 will be the first race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and will be the first race under NASCAR’s new Next Gen car. The race will also be the first Daytona 500 to be held under the NASCAR Playoffs format, which was introduced in 2014. The Playoffs format rewards drivers for their performance throughout the regular season and gives them a chance to compete for the championship in a single-elimination tournament at the end of the season.