Daytona 500 Start Time: Daytona Starting 500 Grid: Daytona 500 Schedule: Daytona 500 Tickets – Daytona 500 Start Time Last weekend was the Super Bowl, but today is the Super Bowl of racing! The NASCAR Sprint Cup series kicks off today with a 43 car field at the legendary Daytona International Speedway for the 52nd time. NASCAR has been racing at the Daytona Beach circuit since 1959 when Lee Petty won the event. While IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix may be better known – and watched – world-wide, in the United States the Daytona 500 is racing’s biggest race of the year.

Last weekend was the Super Bowl, but today is the Super Bowl of racing! The NASCAR Sprint Cup series kicks off today with a 43 car field at the legendary Daytona International Speedway for the 52nd time.

NASCAR has been racing at the Daytona Beach circuit since 1959 when Lee Petty won the event. While IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix may be better known – and watched – world-wide, in the United States the Daytona 500 is racing’s biggest race of the year. And it is NASCAR’s biggest race of the year.

The winner of the Daytona 500 is presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane, and the winning car is displayed, in race-winning condition, for one year atDaytona 500 Experience, a museum and gallery adjacent to Daytona International Speedway.

The event serves as the final event of Speed weeks, sometimes also referred to as “The Great American Race” or the “Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.” This race is held on second or third Sunday in February.

But if Stewart faults, keep an eye on a highly motivated Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch. What better way for Junior to break out of his slump than a win at the Daytona 500 ? As for Kyle Busch, he has been the second most consistent driver over the last five events with three top-fives. Only his brother Kurt has been better.

We’ll also put up Juan Pablo Montoya as a possible contender for the win. The Earnhardt-Ganassi team showed very well in the Chase last season, and Montoya is ready to become a regular race winner.

Here are the 2010 Daytona 500 lineup. Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson are betting favorites in 2010 Daytona 500. 14 Chevrolets, 13 Toyotas, 13 Fords, and 3 Dodges enter this year’s Daytona 500 and 8 former Daytona champions are joining this race. Below are the details on 2010 Daytona 500 lineup and start time.

Row 1: Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Row 2: Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne
Row 3: Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart
Row 4: Kyle Busch, Juan Pablo Montoya
Row 5: Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch
Row 6: Regan Smith, Elliot Sadler
Row 7: Jamie McMurray, Martin Truex, Jr.
Row 8: A.J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano
Row 9: Ryan Newman, Marcos Ambrose
Row 10: David Ragan, David Reutimann
Row 11: Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers
Row 12: Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth
Row 13: Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski
Row 14: Carl Edwards, Mike Bliss
Row 15: Michael McDowell, Scott Speed
Row 16: Max Papis, Paul Menard
Row 17: John Andretti, Robby Gordon
Row 18: Travis Kvapil, Sam Hornish, Jr.
Row 19: Robert Richardson, Boris Said
Row 20: Jeff Burton, Bill Elliot
Row 21: Joe Nemechek, Bobby Labonte
Row 22: Michael Waltrip