The NASCAR Cup Series season begins at the Daytona International Speedway with the Daytona 500. How to watch qualifying, including time, TV schedule, streaming info.

NASCAR Cup cars will hit the track Wednesday, Feb. 12 as practice and qualifying get under way for the 67th Daytona 500. There will be a 10:05 a.m. practice session (coverage on FS1) for the 49 cars trying to make the 40-car field.

Although Castroneves is driving for an open team, the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner is locked into the field through a new rule that allows NASCAR to invite a “world-class driver” to each event. His Trackhouse Racing team was the only one to apply before the deadline, so he was the only driver NASCAR considered for the provisional spot.