The Daytona Beach area begins the first three months of 2025 at full speed with motorsports events at the renowned Daytona International Speedway, where the “World Center of Racing” will be busy with activities surrounding sports, stock cars, and motorcycle racing.
The Roar Before The Rolex 24 will kick off the schedule on Jan. 17-19, the popular three-day test session for teams and drivers to prepare for the Jan. 23-26 Rolex 24 At DAYTONA Weekend. This dress rehearsal features all the cars and drivers that will compete in the prestigious Rolex 24 as well as a pair of 45-minute multi-class races with the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge.
The 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona, one of the most prestigious sports car races in the world, kicks off the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season on Jan. 25-26. The twice-around-the-clock challenge will feature pre-race grid access, the popular Ferris Wheel and fireworks, autograph sessions, live entertainment and displays from the top manufacturers. The weekend also includes the Taste of the 24 on Jan. 25 where fans can enjoy food from the area’s finest restaurants without missing any of the non-stop racing action.
The support races leading up to the Rolex 24 include the BMW M Endurance Challenge on Friday, Jan. 24, a season-opening four-hour endurance race for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season. New to the event weekend is the IMSA Classic invitational race, which will feature cars from the first three decades of IMSA sports car racing from 1973 through 1993. The competitors will practice and qualify on Jan. 23-24 with the main 30-minute IMSA Classic feature race set for Saturday morning, the last on-track activity prior to the start of the Rolex 24.
Stock cars take center stage for the 67th annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16. Leading up to NASCAR’s prestigious season opener will include:
- The DAYTONA 500 Qualifying Presented by Busch Light on February 12
- The Duel at DAYTONA 150-mile qualifying races on February 13
- The Fresh From Florida 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on February 14
- The United Rentals 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race & the ARCA Menards Series race on February 15
GRAMMY® award winning artist Armando Christian Pérez, Pitbull, will perform the DAYTONA 500 pre-race show ahead of the season-opening event.
Motorcycles will cap off the racing action in March as part of Daytona Beach Bike Week. The 55th annual DAYTONA Supercross will take place on March 1 and is the longest continuous Supercross event in America. The course will once again be designed by legendary five-time DAYTONA Supercross champion Ricky Carmichael.
Progressive American Flat Track will kick off its season at the Flat Track at Daytona International Speedway on back-to-back nights on Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7 with the DAYTONA Short Track I & II. The historic DAYTONA 200 will bring high-speed racing to the storied road course on March 6-8.
In addition to the racing action at Daytona International Speedway, the short-track action will be buzzing with events scheduled at both New Smyrna Speedway and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville.
