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Daytona Speedweek
Daytona Speedweek presented by AdventHealth is a series of racing events that take place during January and February at Daytona International Speedway. Traditionally leading up to the Daytona 500, in 2021 it concluded with the Daytona road course race.
Nearby tracks New Smyrna Speedway and Volusia County Speedway also run special events during the period. There is also a Monster Jam event held at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Monster Energy Supercross raced at Camping World Stadium in Orlando which is about an hour South of the speedway. The races took place on February 13 and 20, which was the same day as both NASCAR Xfinity Series races at the speedway.
Through 2014, Speedweeks informally kicked off in early January with off-season testing at Daytona. The NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regularly conducted annual preseason tests on the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) oval, under the moniker "Preseason Thunder". From 2015-2021, the January test sessions were removed as part of NASCAR's overall ban on private testing. In January 2022 Preseason Thunder returned as a two-day test with only the NASCAR Cup Series, in order to test the Next Gen car.
In mid-January, the ARCA Menards Series has a two day test held on Friday and Saturday.
Also in January, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Pilot Challenge conducts a test session on the Daytona road course, in preparations for the Rolex 24. It is nicknamed the "Roar Before the 24." During this test session the IMSA Prototype Challenge series which is a feeder division for the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has a 3 hour race usually held Saturday afternoon during the weekend of events. The first race for the series was held in 2018 and was originally 1 hour and 45 minutes. Before 2021 the Roar Before the 24 was held the first weekend in January but since 2021 it has been the weekend before the Rolex 24. Starting in 2021 the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar championship will have a 100 minute race to start the line up for the Rolex 24. The race takes place on Sunday afternoon during the Roar Before the 24. Also starting in 2021 the roar before the 24 will be the weekend before the Rolex 24. Originally it was the first weekend in January but due to ongoing COVID-19 and travel problems in 2021 the race was rescheduled. In 2023 The IMSA Prototype Challenge race was dropped because of the lack of entries in the series. IMSA has since replaced the Prototype Challenge series with the new VP Fuels Sports Car Challenge series which uses the LMP3 car, they were part of the Prototype Challenge and have also added GT4 cars like used in the Michelin Pilot Challenge. The new format will be two 30 min. sprint races with one being held on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Also in 2023 the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship dropped the 100 min. qualifying race which was used in both 2021 and 2022. The series will go back to using a 15 minute qualifying session for each class like they have used before hand. Before 2021, Rolex 24 qualifying was held the Thursday before The 24 hours but in 2023 it will be held during the Roar Before The 24 on Sunday.
The first major event of Speedweeks is the 24 Hours of Daytona. Currently it is held the final weekend of January, which is also on the weekend of the conference championship games of the NFL Playoffs due to the Pro Bowl now being the bye week for the Super Bowl since the 2021 NFL season made an adjustment that became a 17-game schedule. This weekend has been specifically chosen to avoid conflict with the Super Bowl. Before 2006 the Rolex 24 was held the first weekend in February which was the weekend directly before NASCAR events started and the same day as the Super Bowl.
Before the 24 Hour race weekend, Speedweeks kicks off with "Roar Before The 24" weekend, which includes practice sessions for all IMSA and support races on the card, with sessions across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
In 2021, a 100-minute qualifying race was added to Roar weekend which set the grid for the 24 hour race the following weekend. This also took place in 2022 but was removed for 2023.
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Daytona Speedweek
Daytona Speedweek presented by AdventHealth is a series of racing events that take place during January and February at Daytona International Speedway. Traditionally leading up to the Daytona 500, in 2021 it concluded with the Daytona road course race.
Nearby tracks New Smyrna Speedway and Volusia County Speedway also run special events during the period. There is also a Monster Jam event held at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Monster Energy Supercross raced at Camping World Stadium in Orlando which is about an hour South of the speedway. The races took place on February 13 and 20, which was the same day as both NASCAR Xfinity Series races at the speedway.
Through 2014, Speedweeks informally kicked off in early January with off-season testing at Daytona. The NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regularly conducted annual preseason tests on the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) oval, under the moniker "Preseason Thunder". From 2015-2021, the January test sessions were removed as part of NASCAR's overall ban on private testing. In January 2022 Preseason Thunder returned as a two-day test with only the NASCAR Cup Series, in order to test the Next Gen car.
In mid-January, the ARCA Menards Series has a two day test held on Friday and Saturday.
Also in January, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Pilot Challenge conducts a test session on the Daytona road course, in preparations for the Rolex 24. It is nicknamed the "Roar Before the 24." During this test session the IMSA Prototype Challenge series which is a feeder division for the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has a 3 hour race usually held Saturday afternoon during the weekend of events. The first race for the series was held in 2018 and was originally 1 hour and 45 minutes. Before 2021 the Roar Before the 24 was held the first weekend in January but since 2021 it has been the weekend before the Rolex 24. Starting in 2021 the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar championship will have a 100 minute race to start the line up for the Rolex 24. The race takes place on Sunday afternoon during the Roar Before the 24. Also starting in 2021 the roar before the 24 will be the weekend before the Rolex 24. Originally it was the first weekend in January but due to ongoing COVID-19 and travel problems in 2021 the race was rescheduled. In 2023 The IMSA Prototype Challenge race was dropped because of the lack of entries in the series. IMSA has since replaced the Prototype Challenge series with the new VP Fuels Sports Car Challenge series which uses the LMP3 car, they were part of the Prototype Challenge and have also added GT4 cars like used in the Michelin Pilot Challenge. The new format will be two 30 min. sprint races with one being held on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Also in 2023 the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship dropped the 100 min. qualifying race which was used in both 2021 and 2022. The series will go back to using a 15 minute qualifying session for each class like they have used before hand. Before 2021, Rolex 24 qualifying was held the Thursday before The 24 hours but in 2023 it will be held during the Roar Before The 24 on Sunday.
The first major event of Speedweeks is the 24 Hours of Daytona. Currently it is held the final weekend of January, which is also on the weekend of the conference championship games of the NFL Playoffs due to the Pro Bowl now being the bye week for the Super Bowl since the 2021 NFL season made an adjustment that became a 17-game schedule. This weekend has been specifically chosen to avoid conflict with the Super Bowl. Before 2006 the Rolex 24 was held the first weekend in February which was the weekend directly before NASCAR events started and the same day as the Super Bowl.
Before the 24 Hour race weekend, Speedweeks kicks off with "Roar Before The 24" weekend, which includes practice sessions for all IMSA and support races on the card, with sessions across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
In 2021, a 100-minute qualifying race was added to Roar weekend which set the grid for the 24 hour race the following weekend. This also took place in 2022 but was removed for 2023.